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Home-developed C919 and ARJ21 aircraft will touch down in Hong Kong for the first time from next Tuesday to next Sunday, Chief Executive John Lee announced today at a media session ahead of the Executive Council meeting. With the visit marking the C919’s first journey out of the Mainland, Mr Lee said this illustrates
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The Housing Authority today demonstrated the lifting and installation of a Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) module at a public housing site on Anderson Road, the authority’s first project to be completed by adopting MiC. Senior Architect in the Housing Department John Lo said at the demonstration that MiC 1.5 is in use at the
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Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan took part in the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group’s Steering Committee meeting on December 3 as part of his trip to the United Arab Emirates to attend the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). At the meeting in Dubai,
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(To watch the full media session with sign language interpretation, click here.) Chief Executive John Lee today said the Government will spare no effort in bringing fugitive offenders involved in endangering national security to justice. He made the statement this morning while responding to questions from the media concerning Agnes Chow, who was
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The Registration & Electoral Office will open four mock polling stations for four days starting tomorrow to help District Council geographical constituency (DCGC) electors familiarise themselves with voting procedures. The 2023 District Council Ordinary Election will be held on December 10. The four mock polling stations will be set up at North Point Community
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Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin will depart for Tokyo, Japan, tomorrow to attend a launch symposium on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development in Asia’s latest Programme for International Student Assessment results. Ms Choi will also participate in a panel discussion session at the symposium. During the trip, Ms Choi will visit
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Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Algernon Yau today led a business delegation of enterprises of Belt & Road countries operating in Hong Kong to start a two-day visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) in Shenzhen. Being the first business networking event organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
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The Monetary Authority and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) today announced the launch of the FPS x PromptPay Link for cross-border QR payment between Hong Kong and Thailand. The arrangement will provide a fast, secure and easily accessible cross-border retail payment service to people travelling between the two places, hence supporting tourism and economic
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November was much warmer than usual in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory said today. The monthly mean temperature of 23.5 degrees Celsius, monthly mean maximum temperature of 26.1 degrees Celsius and monthly mean minimum temperature of 21.6 degrees Celsius were above normal and respectively the second, the third and the fourth highest on
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Secretary for Justice Paul Lam will depart this afternoon on a three-day visit to Vietnam, where he will attend the 13th China-ASEAN Prosecutors-General Conference and deliver a speech at a plenary session. As a member of the Chinese delegation, Mr Lam will attend bilateral meetings between the delegation and member states of the Association
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The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force said today it had taken note of a women’s claim on social media to have jumped bail. It strongly condemned her actions, which it said were irresponsible and against the rule of law. On August 10, 2020, the woman was arrested over suspected collusion with
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Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan attended the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai and joined discussions at the Local Climate Action Summit today. During the summit, Mr Tse made it clear that in addition to striving to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050, Hong Kong
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The Citywide Inter-school National Security Knowledge Challenge was launched today to tie in with Constitution Day on December 4 and National Security Education Day on April 15, 2024. The quiz is jointly organised by the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Security Bureau, the Education Bureau and Hong Kong Shine Tak Foundation. Speaking in a video speech, Chief
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Secretary for Transport & Logistics Lam Sai-hung will visit Shanghai tomorrow and proceed to Hangzhou on December 6. Together with members of the Hong Kong Maritime & Port Board, Mr Lam will attend the opening ceremony of the China Hong Kong Pavilion at Marintec China 2023 in Shanghai and visit various facilities including an automated terminal
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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong SAR will jointly hold a seminar on Constitution Day tomorrow. With “The Constitution & Chinese Modernisation” as its theme, the seminar comprises a keynote speech and a panel discussion. The keynote speech will
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Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Algernon Yau will lead a delegation of enterprises from Belt & Road countries operating in Hong Kong to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area tomorrow for a two-day visit. The visit is the first business networking event organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government for enterprises of the
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With the aim of combatting the fear and misconceptions surrounding mental illness, Castle Peak Hospital’s Mind Space museum enables visitors to experience hallucinations, similar to the sensory experiences mentally ill patients encounter, by way of rooms that utilise virtual reality (VR) technology. A group of secondary students recently embarked on a journey through Mind
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The Court of First Instance dismissed the judicial review application on the legality of the District Council election on December 1, holding that the three District Committees’ nomination requirement is consistent with the Basic Law. In a statement, the Government said the court accepted its viewpoints, including confirming that members of the three District Committees come
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The Leisure & Cultural Services Department is inviting applications for the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Funding Scheme until noon on January 18, 2024. The funding scheme consists of two parts, namely Community-driven Projects 2023 and Partnership Projects 2023. Community-driven projects must relate to items on the Representative List and the Inventory of the
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The Social Welfare Department today expanded the respite service network for elderly people to strengthen residential and day respite services for seniors living in the community. Under the new arrangement, about 140 private residential care homes for the elderly under the Enhanced Bought Place Scheme will not only provide residential respite services, but also
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