The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
 
     The delegation of the Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports concluded its duty visit to Hangzhou and Dongyang today (August 3) and returned to Hong Kong in the evening.
 
     On the last day of visit, the delegation visited the New Yuanmingyuan in Hengdian World Studios in Dongyang to learn about the cultural attraction that blends Chinese and Western cultures and architecture. The New Yuanmingyuan was built at a 1:1 scale to replicate the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, and is divided into Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Parks, as well as other attractions.
 
     In summing up the four-day duty visit, the delegation leader Mr Vincent Cheng described the visit as fruitful and inspiring. “Through visiting Hangzhou’s and Dongyang’s sports and cultural infrastructure, as well as exchanging views with the officials of the provincial and municipal governments, members have gained valuable insights from their experience in hosting major sports events and promoting the development of the sports and cultural industries. This will facilitate our discussion with the Government on the strategies for promoting sports in the community, developing elite athletes and making Hong Kong a venue for major international sports events. This also helps promote Hong Kong as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange,” Mr Cheng said.
 
     Mr Cheng expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the arrangements made by various departments of the governments of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou City and Dongyang City, making the duty visit a huge success.
 
     The delegation, consisting of 16 LegCo Members, visited Hangzhou and Dongyang from July 31 to August 3. The delegation was led by the Chairman of the LegCo Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports cum leader Mr Vincent Cheng, Deputy Chairman of the Panel cum deputy leader Ms Joephy Chan and Panel member cum deputy leader Mr Kenneth Fok. The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, also participated in part of the duty visit.

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports will depart for Hangzhou tomorrow (July 31) to conduct a four-day duty visit from July 31 to August 3.

     The objectives of the visit are for Members to visit the two major venues of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou, to understand Hangzhou’s policies and measures for industrialisation of sports and sports in the community, as well as to gain first-hand experience in promoting sports to all in Hangzhou. Members will also make use of this opportunity to understand Hangzhou’s recent development, the related policies and achievements of the cultural industry. During the visit, Members will exchange views with representatives of the provincial and municipal governments.

     The delegation will visit the following places and organisations:
 

• Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV and Tourism
• Hangzhou Grand Theatre
• Hangzhou Sports Bureau
• Huanglong Sports Centre
• 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Organising Committee
• Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium
• Asian Games Village
• China Woodcarvings Museum
• Dongyang Luzhai Scenic Area
• Hengdian World Studios

     The delegation is led by the Chairman of Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports, Mr Vincent Cheng. Deputy delegation leaders are the Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Ms Joephy Chan, and Panel member, Mr Kenneth Fok. Other participating Panel members include Mr Ma Fung-kwok, Mr Luk Chung-hung, Dr Johnny Ng, Mr Kenneth Leung, Mr Rock Chen, Ms Chan Hoi-yan, Mr Benson Luk and Professor Lau Chi-pang; as well as non-Panel members Mr Paul Tse, Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Mr Duncan Chiu, Ms Judy Chan and Ms Lillian Kwok.

     At the invitation of the Panel, the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, will join part of the duty visit.

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council Panel on Security visited the Flight Simulator Training Centre of the Government Flying Service (GFS) and the Base of the Customs Canine Force today (May 9) to enhance Members’ understanding on the work of the two disciplined services.
 
     Members first visited the Flight Simulator Training Centre in the Headquarters of GFS in Chek Lap Kok and received a briefing on the helicopter flight simulator (the Simulator) to gain a better understanding on how it helps GFS to conduct pilot training that meets international civil aviation standards and its operational needs.  
 
Accompanied by the Controller of GFS, Captain West Wu, Members observed a demonstration of the Simulator and experienced firsthand the high-fidelity helicopter flying conditions. Meanwhile, Members visited other facilities at the GFS Headquarters, such as the Hangar and the Virtual Reality Aircrew Training System.
 
     Members then went to the Base of the Customs Canine Force at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and toured the Base’s facilities, including the puppy activity room, breeding room and detector dog kennel. Accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise (Control and Enforcement), Mr Chan Tsz-tat, Members also understood how the smart collar developed by the Customs and Excise Department can help dog handlers monitor the body conditions of the detector dogs, such as their heart rates when they detect drugs, etc, and observed a demonstration of detector dogs detecting smuggled tobacco products.
 
     Members who joined the visit were the Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Ms Carmen Kan and Panel members, Mr Paul Tse, Ms Elizabeth Quat, Dr Chow Man-kong and Ms Joephy Chan; as well as a non-Panel member, Mr Chan Siu-hung.