Hong Kong – DSJ leads delegation to explore in Huizhou development opportunities for legal services sector (with photos/video)
DSJ leads delegation to explore in Huizhou development opportunities for legal services sector (with photos/video)
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The Deputy Secretary for Justice, Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan, leading a delegation comprising young lawyers and law students, continued his visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) today (September 8).
This morning, Mr Cheung and the delegation visited the Huizhou Zhongkai Hong Kong-Macao Youth Entrepreneurship Base, and met with the Executive Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Huizhou Municipal Committee, the Director of Bureau of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs of Huizhou Municipality, Ms Zhong Yonglan.
At an experience sharing session on start-ups in the Mainland, they exchanged views with the Hong Kong young entrepreneurs regarding the challenges they faced, the legal services and support they needed for their business development. The Base, the first national technology business incubator in the Pearl River Delta region targeted youths of Hong Kong and Macao, seeks to build an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem for young people from these places.
In the afternoon, they visited a well-established Mainland law firm in Huizhou to have in-depth exchanges with their local counterparts on the challenges in handling cross-boundary civil and commercial as well as arbitration matters and explore room for strengthening co-operation between the legal sectors of both places.
Mr Cheung and his delegation then concluded the visit and returned to Hong Kong.
Mr Cheung said that although the visit to Shenzhen was cancelled at the last minute due to extreme weather conditions, the visit to Huizhou has not only demonstrated the Department of Justice’s commitment to connect with young lawyers, but also enabled young Hong Kong solicitors and barristers as well as law students, through interactive exchanges with their Mainland counterparts and enterprises, to have a deeper understanding of the opportunities in developing the legal services market in the Mainland, the challenges arising from foreign-related legal matters faced by the enterprises as well as the positive role Hong Kong legal professionals could play to contribute to the rule of law development of the GBA and the country.
CE leads delegation to arrive at Singapore for ASEAN visit (with photos)
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SCS leads Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments to conduct study and duty visit in Beijing and Hangzhou (with photos)
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The Director of the China Institute of Fudan University, Professor Zhang Weiwei, gave a lecture on China’s democratic politics to the participants so as to let them have an in-depth understanding of the country’s unique system to achieve substantive democracy, good governance and stable and sustainable development. After completing the study programme, Vice President of the NAG Mr Gong Weibin, attended and delivered a speech at the closing ceremony.
In the afternoon, Mrs Yeung and the Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments visited the 1954 Constitution Archives Exhibition Hall in Hangzhou. It is the place where the 1954 Constitution, the first Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, was drafted.
She said the Constitution is the fundamental law of the state. Civil servants of the HKSAR must have a grasp of the Constitution of the country and accurately understand and safeguard the constitutional order established under the Constitution and the Basic Law. The senior civil servants should set themselves as good examples in this regard.
The delegation will obtain a deeper understanding of the practical experience of grassroots governance and common prosperity in Zhejiang Province tomorrow (June 28).
CE leads delegation to begin visit programme in Chongqing (with photos/video)
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Members of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government delegation include the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau; the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong; and the Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Clement Woo.
Upon arrival in Chongqing in the afternoon, Mr Lee and the delegation visited the Chongqing International Finance Square (Chongqing IFS), a development project with investment from Hong Kong enterprises, to learn more about the development of Hong Kong enterprises in Chongqing. Opened in 2017, the Chongqing IFS is the largest integrated development project in the financial centre of the Liangjiang New Area. Noting that Hong Kong is Chongqing’s largest source of external investment with diversified business portfolios of more than 3 400 Hong Kong investment projects, Mr Lee said he was pleased to learn that Hong Kong enterprises are actively unleashing their creativity to support the development of Chongqing as an international consumption centre.
In the evening, Mr Lee met and exchanged views with Hong Kong people and representatives of Hong Kong enterprises in Chongqing under the arrangement by the Chongqing Liaison Unit of the HKSAR Government. Mr Lee thanked Hong Kong enterprises for their active participation in Chongqing’s development, which has paved the way for co-operation between the two places. With the establishment of a Hong Kong-Chongqing co-operation mechanism, he expressed his hope that Hong Kong enterprises and youths could fully leverage on the new opportunities brought by the co-operation between the two cities, with a view to promoting economic, trade and cultural exchanges, telling good stories of Hong Kong, and opening a new chapter for business and talent exchanges between the two places.
Mr Lee will continue his visit in Chongqing and attend the High-Level Meeting cum First Plenary Session of the Hong Kong/Chongqing Co-operation Conference tomorrow (May 11).
CE leads HKSAR Government and LegCo delegation to begin four-day visit to GBA in Shenzhen (with video)
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Hong Kong – CE leads delegation to arrive at Singapore for ASEAN visit (with photos)
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, led a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) delegation to arrive at Singapore this afternoon (July 23) and begin the visit programme in three countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Upon arrival in Singapore, Mr Lee met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Singapore, Ms Sun Haiyan. Mr Lee expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Sun and the Embassy for the continuous support to the HKSAR Government and the thoughtful arrangements for this visit. He also thanked the Embassy for its care for Hong Kong people in Singapore. The HKSAR Government will continue to promote business and cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Singapore, and tell Hong Kong’s good stories in Singapore and other ASEAN countries.
Noting that Hong Kong and Singapore have always maintained close bilateral trade relations, Mr Lee said that Singapore is the fourth largest trading partner of Hong Kong, and it is also the largest trading partner of Hong Kong among the 10 ASEAN countries. He expressed his hope to strengthen the high-level connection with the Singapore Government through this visit.
Mr Lee will continue his visit in Singapore tomorrow (July 24) to meet with government leaders and visit an enterprise. He will also attend a business dinner jointly organised by the HKSAR Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to exchange views with local business leaders.Hong Kong – SCS leads Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments to conduct study and duty visit in Beijing and Hangzhou (with photos)
The delegation of Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on a study and duty visit led by the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, completed the study programme at the National Academy of Governance (NAG) this morning (June 27). They arrived in Zhejiang Province in the afternoon and visited the 1954 Constitution Archives Exhibition Hall.Hong Kong – CE leads delegation to begin visit programme in Chongqing (with photos/video)
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, arrived in Chongqing today (May 10) with his delegation and began a three-day visit to the city.Hong Kong – CE leads HKSAR Government and LegCo delegation to begin four-day visit to GBA in Shenzhen (with video)
The delegation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Legislative Council (LegCo) led by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, arrived in Shenzhen today (April 21) to begin its four-day visit to Mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
Mr Lee is the leader of the delegation, while the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, and the President of the LegCo, Mr Andrew Leung, are the deputy leaders of the delegation. The delegation attended a dinner hosted by the Secretary of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee, Mr Meng Fanli, and the Mayor of the Shenzhen Municipal Government, Mr Qin Weizhong.
Noting that this time he is leading a large-scale delegation to visit Mainland GBA cities, Mr Lee said that this trip would further lead all sectors of Hong Kong society to learn about and participate in the development of the GBA and integrate into the overall development of the country more proactively. He believed that this trip will help enhance effective co-operation between Hong Kong and Mainland GBA cities.
The delegation will be divided into two groups in Shenzhen to allow the participating members to visit more places. The two groups will be led by Mr Lee, Mr Chan and Mr Leung. The itinerary of the delegation in Shenzhen covers various areas including innovation and technology, transport, energy industry, youth entrepreneurship, innovation and technology companies and cultural and tourism facilities.Ads
