MSG Officials: Papua Is Stable and Conducive Overall
JAKARTA, June 20, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) team, led by Director General Leonard Louma and Executive Advisor Christopher Nisbert, emphasized that Papua is stable, and conducive overall. Economic and social activities are well and normal. The statement was released after MSG officials visited the Land of Cenderawasih, as Papua is known, traveling overland from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) to Jayapura on Monday, 17 June.
Usman Kansong, Head of the Public Communication Task Force for Papua Welfare, appreciated the MSG team’s visit. “This is a positive step, and I would like to express my appreciation for MSG because its two leaders were able to witness the real conditions in Bumi Cenderawasih, and various developments that the government has undertaken in Papua,” he said in Jakarta on Tuesday, 18 June.
During their visit, both Leonard Louma and Christopher Nisbert agreed that Indonesia could serve as a good example of how a country manages its borders. These best practices could be emulated in border areas in the MSG region. They also believe that Indonesia’s role in the ASEAN region will be crucial and beneficial for MSG member countries, providing various advantages and benefits in multiple fields.
Specifically, Leonard Louma revealed that he would promote cooperation in the plantation sector within MSG that involves Indonesia, including a vanilla plantation program in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Therefore, he believes it is necessary to create an economic corridor in the form of an MSG vanilla association to strengthen the vanilla commodity in the region.
Indonesia’s involvement is crucial because it is believed to help open the ASEAN market. This is highly beneficial as MSG is working to build communication and involve Indonesia regionally. During his visit, Leonard Louma also discussed the potential for cooperation in education between MSG and Indonesia, suggesting that student and faculty exchanges can be realized soon.
Separately, Senior Advisor Theo Litaay of the Presidential Staff Office deemed the MSG leaders visit to Indonesia a significant breakthrough that benefits the region across various economic, socio-cultural, and political sectors. “Such regional cooperation will expand economic growth towards the Pacific. The region will benefit from economic growth in Southeast Asia as a driver for development. That is from a regional perspective,” he said.
Leonard Louma and Christopher Nisbert, with their entourage, arrived in Indonesia from Port Moresby via overland journey to the Skouw-Wutung border on Monday, 17 June. They arrived at the border post around 10:00 AM local time, accompanied by Indonesian Consul General Tangkuman Alexander, and left the post with Representatives of the Border Affairs and Cooperation Agency of Papua Province as they continued their journey to the city of Jayapura, observing developments in Papua.
Both MSG leaders attended the MSG Security Strategy (MSG SS) on Wednesday, 19 June, in Jakarta, organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The MSG SS aims to gather various input from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), including civil society, regarding key priorities in addressing security challenges in the region.
* Note: The Melanesian Spearhead Group is an intergovernmental organization, composed of the four Melanesian states of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front of New Caledonia. In June 2015, Indonesia was recognized as an associate member.
For more information, please contact the Director General of Public Information and Communication, Usman Kansong (+62 81 678 5320), or visit https://infopublik.id for up-to-the-minute news.
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Hong Kong – Principal Officials of HKSAR Government tour 18 districts to pay year-end caring visits (with photos/video)
Principal Officials of HKSAR Government tour 18 districts to pay year-end caring visits (with photos/video)
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The year-end caring visits in 18 districts co-ordinated by the Home Affairs Department continued today (February 9). Principal Officials (POs) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government continued to pay visits to grassroots families in various districts today, including Kwun Tong, Kowloon City, Tuen Mun, Yau Tsim Mong and Tsuen Wan Districts, to distribute blessing bags in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
Accompanied by the District Officer (Kwun Tong), Mr Denny Ho, the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, together with Kwun Tong District Council members and representatives from the District Services and Community Care Team (Kwun Tong), visited an elderly singleton, a person with disabilities and an elderly couple living in Tak Tin Estate, Lam Tin, to chat with them. Chinese New Year blessing bags were distributed to the families with an aim to deliver the HKSAR Government’s seasonal greetings and celebrate the festive joy with citizens. Accompanied by the District Officer (Kowloon City), Miss Alice Choi, the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, together with Kowloon City District Council members and representatives from Care Teams (Kowloon City), visited ethnic-minority families living in Mei King Street, To Kwa Wan, and Ka Wai Chuen, Hung Hom, to learn about their daily lives and needs, and presented them with blessing bags to share the festive joy of the Chinese New Year together.
Accompanied by the District Officer (Kwun Tong), Mr Denny Ho, the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with Kwun Tong District Council members and representatives from the Care Team (Kwun Tong), visited an elderly singleton and an elderly couple living in Tsui Ping (South) Estate, Kwun Tong. Accompanied by the District Officer (Yau Tsim Mong), Mr Edward Yu, the Secretary for Housing, Ms Winnie Ho, together with a Yau Tsim Mong District Council member and a representative from the Care Team (Yau Tsim Mong), visited singleton elderly people living in Tai Kok Tsui subdivided flats.
In addition, accompanied by the District Officer (Tsuen Wan), Mr Billy Au, the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, together with Tsuen Wan District Council members and representatives from the Care Team (Tsuen Wan), visited and sent festive fruits to an ethnic-minority household and presented blessing bags to elderly households living in Shek Wai Kok Estate, Tsuen Wan. Accompanied by the District Officer (Tuen Mun), Mr Michael Kwan, the Acting Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Joseph Chan, together with Tuen Mun District Council members and representatives from the Care Team (Tuen Mun), visited elderly couples and an elderly singleton living in Tai Hing Estate, Tuen Mun.
POs of the Government paid visits to elderly people and grassroots families in 18 districts for three consecutive days (February 7 to 9) to distribute Chinese New Year blessing bags on behalf of the HKSAR Government to share the festive joy with citizens.
Major infrastructure projects undertaken by China Communications Construction Company Limited(CCCC) have received widespread praise from global officials in charge of transportation at two side events of the recently concluded 2023 Global Sustainable Transport Forum (GSTF). The 2023 GSTF and the 15th International Exhibition on Transport Technology and Equipment, hosted by China’s Ministry of Transport, were held from Sept. 25 to 26 in Beijing. CCCC has actively participated in the forum and organized the forum’s two side events themed “effectively advancing high-quality international infrastructure connectivity for coordinated regional economic development” and “smart, green and sustainable transportation infrastructure”, respectively. During riveting discussions on the sustainable development of global transportation at the side events, ministers of transport and experts in transportation from many countries lauded landmark infrastructure projects built by CCCC, such as the Mombasa – Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya, the Colombo Port City of Sri Lanka, and the China-Laos Railway. “I was there at the inauguration ceremony,” said Kipchumba Murkomen, the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport and Public Works, pointing to a photo showing the inauguration ceremony of the Mombasa – Nairobi SGR with excitement. “Companies like CCCC have done a fantastic job in our country in modernizing our railway system. Now we have an SGR system of almost 600 kilometers, and we believe that system will be further extended,” said Murkomen. He also pointed out that CCCC has made great efforts to ensure ecological conservation during the construction of the railway. By transforming some technologies and building wildlife crossings, among many other measures, CCCC has managed to minimize the environmental impact of the project, according to Murkomen. Calling the China-Laos Railway one of the models of green transportation system, Ngampasong Muongmany, the Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport, underscored the importance of realizing “green, low-carbon and sustainable transportation”, and noted that various countries should work together to achieve the goal. Participants in the events also recognized the rich fruits of international cooperation in the transportation sector under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative over the past 10 years and shared their views on green development in the future. “Because Sri Lanka highly values international exchanges in transportation construction, the Belt and Road Initiative is very important for us,” said Bandula Gunawardhana, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Transport, Highways, and Mass Media. “It (the Belt and Road Initiative) is an excellent initiative, as all initiatives that are promoting connectivity in transport, just to connect better the world,” said Francisco Esteban Lefler, President of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC). Media Contact Principal Officials of HKSAR Government visit grass-roots families in Wong Tai Sin District for distribution of Chinese New Year blessing bags (with photos/video)
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During the visit, the POs chatted with the households to understand their daily needs and distributed the Chinese New Year blessing bags to them in celebration of the festival.
Principal Officials of HKSAR Government visit grass-roots families in Eastern District for distribution of Chinese New Year blessing bags (with photos/video)
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The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, and the Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, together with a number of POs visited the Eastern District today.
Accompanied by the District Officer (Eastern), Mr Simon Chan, Mr Chan, together with the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, and the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, visited an elderly singleton and the elderly doubletons living in Healthy Village, North Point. The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, and the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, also visited the elderlies living in Heathy Village.
Mr Cheuk, together with the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, and the Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Mr Lam Sai-hung, also visited an elderly singleton and the grass-root family living in Oi Tung Estate, Sau Kei Wan.
Officials from multiple countries applaud infrastructure projects built by China Communications Construction Company
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Topic: Press release summaryHong Kong – Principal Officials of HKSAR Government visit grass-roots families in Wong Tai Sin District for distribution of Chinese New Year blessing bags (with photos/video)
The Principal Officials (POs) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government today (January 23) continued to participate in the Chinese New Year Home Visit Programme co-ordinated by the Home Affairs Department. They paid visits to grass-roots families in Wong Tai Sin District and distributed to them blessing bags in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
The Deputy Secretary for Justice, Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan, together with a number of POs visited the Wong Tai Sin District today.
Accompanied by the District Officer (Wong Tai Sin), Mr Steve Wong, Mr Cheung, together with the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, visited the grass-roots family, the elderly singleton and the elderly doubleton living in Lok Fu Estate, Wong Tai Sin. Meanwhile, the Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau together with the Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms Lillian Cheong, also visited the elderly singletons living in the Estate.
The POs of the Government had visited the elderlies and grass-roots families in different districts from January 21 to 23 and delivered the Chinese New Year blessing bags and seasonal greetings to the households.
Hong Kong – Principal Officials of HKSAR Government visit grass-roots families in Eastern District for distribution of Chinese New Year blessing bags (with photos/video)
The Chinese New Year Home Visit Programme co-ordinated by the Home Affairs Department commenced today (January 21). The Principal Officials (POs) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government will pay visits to grass-roots families in different Districts for three consecutive days (January 21 to 23) during the Chinese New Year to distribute blessing bags in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
The POs visited the elderlies and grass-roots families during the festival and chatted with them to understand their daily needs. Chinese New Year blessing bags were distributed to the families with an aim to deliver the HKSAR Government’s seasonal greetings and celebrate the festive joy with citizens.
The POs of the Government will continue to visit grass-roots families on January 22 and 23 to extend warm regards in celebration of the festival.
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