Hong Kong – SDEV visits Nanshan District in Shenzhen to inspect the development of local districts (with photos)
SDEV visits Nanshan District in Shenzhen to inspect development of local districts (with photos)
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The Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn, today (June 1) visited Nanshan District in Shenzhen to inspect the development and implementation of local districts in the area.
Ms Linn visited the Houhai Core District, the Dachong Village Renovation Development, and the Dasha River Ecological Corridor Development in Nanshan District, Shenzhen.
During the visit, the representatives from the People’s Government of Nanshan District, Shenzhen and the developer shared their experience in developing local districts through district-wide coordinated approach, including the application of innovative ideas to transform old districts into new development areas integrating industries, culture, commercial activities, education and residential functions, as well as to convert polluted river into an ecological corridor. Under this development approach, a single developer would, in accordance with the spatial and industrial planning by the government, undertake various tasks in the development process of the entire district, including clearance and compensation, detailed design, construction, operation of the commercial and residential properties, and management of the newly built community facilities, with a view to enhancing efficiency and coherence of development in the district.
Ms Linn said that the development of the Northern Metropolis is one of the priorities of the current-term Government, and the area will integrate quality life, development of industries, and culture and leisure. It is the new engine for Hong Kong to scale new heights. During the development process of the Northern Metropolis, the Government will adopt a development model of high efficiency and quality, taking into account the actual circumstances in Hong Kong and making reference to the experience of developing and transforming old districts in other areas including the Mainland.
The Under Secretary for Development, Mr David Lam; and the Director of the Preparatory Office for Northern Metropolis, Mr Vic Yau, also joined the visit.
The delegation returned to Hong Kong this afternoon.
SCS visits Peking University (with photos)
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S for S visits Guangzhou and Shenzhen (with photos)
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Mr Tang yesterday (April 26) concluded the visit to Beijing and departed for Guangzhou. This morning, he called on the Director of the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department, Mr Wang Zhizhong, and exchanged views on issues involving the two places, such as the flow of talent, joint efforts to combat cross-boundary criminal activities, cross-boundary smuggling and parallel trading activities, as well as illegal immigrants. Expressing his gratitude to the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department for its support for the work of the Security Bureau and its disciplined services, Mr Tang said he hopes that the two places will build on the existing solid foundation to take forward collaboration on all fronts to support the work of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to safeguard national security and stability in society.
In the afternoon, Mr Tang departed for Shenzhen to call on the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau. He met with the Director General, Mr Liu Guozhou, and discussed with him the flow of talent, emergency rescue and the collaboration on combatting various cross-boundary crimes. Mr Tang and Mr Liu also shared with each other experiences on combatting crimes, especially deception offences. Mr Tang said that the Mainland and Hong Kong have been working closely and that he looks forward to strengthening co-operation and exchanges with the Shenzhen Municipality and working together to take forward the relevant key areas of work.
Mr Tang concluded the four-day visit to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen and returned to Hong Kong in the evening.
CE visits single elderly persons in Kwai Tsing and Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park (with photos/videos)
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In the morning, Mr Lee, accompanied by the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, and the Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Alice Cheung, first visited single elderly tenants in Cheung Hang Estate, Tsing Yi, to learn about their living conditions and express warm wishes and care for them. Mr Lee distributed gift packs filled with new year blessings to the elderly persons and put up spring couplets for them, wishing them a healthy Year of the Rabbit.
Mr Lee said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government spares no effort in improving elderly services with due emphasis on both quality and quantity, and adheres to the policy objective of promoting “ageing in place as the core, with institutional care as back-up”.
He put forward in the Policy Address the regularisation of the Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly in the third quarter this year as well as enhancement of the Elderly Health Care Voucher Scheme by allowing the shared use of vouchers between spouses and increasing the annual voucher by $500 to promote the use of primary healthcare services, with a view to responding to the needs of the elderly for healthcare services and improving the standard of services.
Mr Lee then visited the wet market of Cheung Hang Estate and chatted with different vendors and local citizens to learn more about the market situation as Hong Kong gradually returns to normalcy.
Accompanied by the Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong, and the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Ms Irene Young, Mr Lee visited the Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park in the afternoon. He chatted with operators of new year flower stalls and members of the public to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the Lunar New Year Fair this year.
Mr Lee said, “The Government continuously relaxes anti-epidemic measures to promote the gradual resumption to normalcy of Hong Kong society while managing relevant risks. The Lunar New Year fairs, which were cancelled in the past two years, have come back this year, and members of the public could enjoy gathering and doing new year shopping at the flower markets with their families and friends again. As various events will be resumed in Hong Kong this year, society will regain the impetus for economic growth. I wish all sectors of the community every success and prosperity in the Year of the Rabbit.”
FS visits 56th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo with Consuls-General of five ASEAN countries (with photos)
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Hong Kong – SCS visits Peking University (with photos)
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, visited Peking University today (April 28) to call on the President of the university, Mr Gong Qihuang, to exchange views on collaboration in training for the civil service and to explore room for further co-operation.
Mrs Yeung said, “I am delighted to have the opportunity to exchange views with Mr Gong again after our meeting at the Central Government Offices in Hong Kong early last month. Peking University has always been a key partner for civil service training for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). We have a history of more than 20 years of co-organising national studies courses with Peking University and we will have closer co-operation in future.
“Among the two new training programmes to be launched by the Civil Service College (CSC) this year, one of them is an in-depth training programme in collaboration with the Institute for Hong Kong and Macau Studies of Peking University on ‘one country, two systems’ and contemporary China for directorate officers.”
In September last year, the HKSAR Government and Peking University launched a two-year Master’s Degree in Public Policy Programme for senior civil servants of the HKSAR. Participants are required to attend the programme on a full-time basis at the university in their first year, and complete a thesis while working in Hong Kong in their second year for graduation. The Civil Service Bureau is arranging a second batch of senior civil servants to attend this two-year Master’s Degree in Public Policy Programme run by the university in 2023.
Mrs Yeung had a working seminar with the Dean of the School of Government of Peking University, Professor Yan Jirong. She also took the opportunity to meet the HKSAR civil servants who have enrolled in the Master’s Degree in Public Policy Programme at the university to learn more about their study experiences.
She said, “I am pleased that the civil servants have the opportunity to conduct social research in different regions during their studies to experience the country’s development in person. For example, they learned about the implementation of the country’s poverty alleviation measures by conducting social research on ‘rural revitalisation and regional development’ in Midu County, Yunnan Province in February this year. In the past, it might not be possible for the trainees to visit rural areas in the course of training. I believe that the classroom training and field visits would enable colleagues to learn from their first-hand experience, stimulate their thinking, and deepen their understanding of the country’s development so that they will contribute their best to the society after returning to Hong Kong.”
Another training programme to be launched by the CSC this year is a dedicated seminar series on the theme of “Holistic View of National Security” to foster civil servants’ understanding of the challenges facing Hong Kong in safeguarding national security in the complex international environment and the responsibilities civil servants should shoulder in safeguarding national security.
Mrs Yeung concluded her visit to Beijing today.Hong Kong – S for S visits Guangzhou and Shenzhen (with photos)
The Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, called on the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department and the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau in Guangzhou and Shenzhen respectively today (April 27). Hong Kong – CE visits single elderly persons in Kwai Tsing and Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park (with photos/video)
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, today (January 20) visited single elderly persons and shops in Kwai Tsing District in the morning, and toured the Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park in the afternoon to extend festive greetings to citizens.Hong Kong – FS visits 56th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo with Consuls-General of five ASEAN countries (with photos)
The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, today (December 22) invited Consuls-General of five countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Hong Kong to visit booths at the 56th Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo at Victoria Park.
Those who toured the Expo included the Consul-General of the Philippines in Hong Kong, Mr Raly Tejada; the Consul-General of Indonesia in Hong Kong, Mr Ricky Suhendar; the Consul-General of Vietnam in Hong Kong, Mr Pham Binh Dam; the Consul-General of Malaysia in Hong Kong, Mr Muzambli Markam; and the Consul-General of Thailand in Hong Kong, Mr Chaturont Chaiyakam, together with staff members of the Consulates-General and representatives of business chambers of the relevant countries.
Mr Chan visited various booths at the Expo with the Consul-General delegations. The exhibitors include some Hong Kong brands and products that are currently scaling and expanding their business into the Southeast Asian market, and some distributors of Southeast Asian products in Hong Kong. Mr Chan also invited the Consuls-General and delegation representatives to taste some local food and drinks, as well as signature food from ASEAN countries.
“The Expo is an important annual event to promote Hong Kong brands and products. ASEAN is Hong Kong’s second largest trading partner, and our bilateral trade relationship is becoming more important. This joint visit is an opportunity to enhance the promotion of Hong Kong products to ASEAN countries, so as to explore more room for Hong Kong enterprises to develop. At the same time, this visit also demonstrated that products of Southeast Asian countries have huge potential in the Hong Kong market. We welcome more enterprises and products in the region to expand their marketing and development in Hong Kong. Such interactive exchanges and mutually beneficial development will help further promote bilateral trade and friendship between Hong Kong and the ASEAN,” Mr Chan said. Joining the delegations of Consuls-General were the President of the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, Dr Allen Shi, and several committee members.
Mr Chan said that, to further consolidate Hong Kong’s status as an international trade centre, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is seeking the support of members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for Hong Kong’s early accession. The RCEP, which consists of 15 member economies, including ASEAN, is currently the world’s largest free trade agreement, covering more than 30 per cent of the world’s population and total gross domestic product.Ads
