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HKSAR Government strongly disapproves and opposes US report on human rights ****************************************************************************      The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government today (April 23) strongly disapproves and rejects the unfounded and biased content related to Hong Kong contained in the United States (US) Department of State’s so-called 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.             A HKSAR Government spokesperson said, “The HKSAR Government strongly disapproves and opposes the US’ repeated tactics through the so-called report in making slandering remarks against Hong Kong, where ‘one country, two systems’ is successfully implemented. The US is once again overriding the rule of law with ... Read more

HKSAR Government District Officers continue duty visit to Zhejiang Province (with photos) *****************************************************************************************      ​The delegation of the District Officers (DOs) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government for a study programme on district governance continued its duty visit to Zhejiang Province today (April 20) to gather a deeper understanding of the implementation of modernisation with Chinese characteristics and district governance matters in Zhejiang.       The delegation is led by the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak and the members include the Permanent Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Ms Shirley Lam; the Director of Home Affairs, ... Read more

HKSAR Government strongly condemns and rejects UK six-monthly report on Hong Kong *********************************************************************************      The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) strongly disapproved of and rejected the untruthful remarks, slanders and smears against various aspects of the HKSAR in the so-called six-monthly report on Hong Kong: July to December 2023 of the United Kingdom (UK) on April 15.      A spokesman for the HKSAR Government said, “The HKSAR Government strongly condemns and rejects the wanton slander and political attacks in the UK’s so-called six-monthly report where the ‘one country, two systems’ principle is successfully implemented. The HKSAR is an ... Read more

HKSAR Government strongly condemns twisted remarks by US and Canada on Safeguarding National Security Ordinance ******************************************************************************************      The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government today (April 13) strongly condemned the United States (US) and Canada for smearing the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (the Ordinance) under the pretext of the so-called foreign travel advice updates that the risks of travelling to Hong Kong would increase after the Ordinance comes into effect. It is a political manoeuvre with fact-twisting and scaremongering remarks to spread panic.      A spokesman for the HKSAR Government said, “The offences endangering national security stipulated by the Ordinance target ... Read more

Government establishes Working Group on Patriotic Education ***********************************************************      The Government announced today (April 8) the establishment of the Working Group on Patriotic Education under the Constitution and Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee (CBLPSC). The Working Group will co-ordinate the work of government departments and non-governmental organisations in taking forward patriotic education and dovetailing with the Patriotic Education Law of the People’s Republic of China, with a view to enhancing education on our country’s history, culture and current affairs on different fronts, promoting patriotism and ensuring its continuity from generation to generation.             The Chief Executive announced in the Policy Address ... Read more