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The Development Bureau has suspended the contractor involved in yesterday’s fatal industrial incident on a private works site at the Peak from tendering for public works contracts pursuant to the regulating regime. The contractor concerned was under the List of Approved Contractors for Public Works. As the party that procures services for public
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Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Algernon Yau today wrote to about 400 trade and industrial organisations in Hong Kong to call on business leaders to lead by example and cast their votes in the 2023 District Council (DC) Ordinary Election to be held on December 10. Mr Yau noted that as the Hong
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Financial Secretary Paul Chan today witnessed the plaque unveiling ceremony at the Central Government Offices for UK biopharmaceutical enterprise AstraZeneca’s research and development centre and Hong Kong iCampus. The AstraZeneca R&D Centre in Hong Kong will focus on research and development of medicines in such key areas as cell therapy and gene therapy.
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The Government Flying Service (GFS) and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) today held a joint press conference on previous Tropical Cyclone Reconnaissance missions that were successfully completed with the use of its dropsonde system. The GFS pointed out that during typhoons Saola and Koinu, it dispatched a Challenger 605 fixed-wing aircraft to deploy sondes
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The Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Bill was published in the Gazette today, while amendments to the Coroners Ordinance and the Births & Deaths Registration Ordinance will be published on December 1. The bill and the relevant legislative amendments seek to set the legislative framework for safeguarding patients, medical professionals and rescuers as well
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Chief Executive John Lee today inspected 128 Assistant Officers II on parade at the Hong Kong Correctional Services Academy. Speaking at the parade, Mr Lee pointed out that the Correctional Services Department (CSD), as one of the six disciplined services departments guarding Hong Kong, shares the important mission of safeguarding national security. He
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Director of the Chief Executive’s Office Carol Yip led a delegation of politically appointed officials to visit Nanjing over the past two days to gain an in-depth understanding of the experience in promoting high-quality development. Today, the delegation met CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee Standing Committee Member and Nanjing Vice Mayor Deng Zhiyi. They
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The 7th Singapore-Hong Kong Permanent Secretaries Exchange Programme successfully concluded today, with Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki meeting the visiting Singapore delegation. Welcoming the delegation led by Singapore’s Head of Civil Service Leo Yip this morning, Mr Chan said with the resumption of full normalcy of Hong Kong and Singapore after recovering from the COVID-19
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Chief Executive John Lee today expressed gratitude to the Legislative Council for passing the motion of thanks concerning the Chief Executive’s 2023 Policy Address. He noted that the Policy Address – titled “A Vibrant Economy for a Caring Community” – not only points out areas where the Government needs to delve deeper and wider,
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The amendments to the Regional Flag & Regional Emblem Ordinance on the design of the emblem on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Legislative Council and the Judiciary’s websites came into effect today. In accordance with sections 3(1), 3(2A) and 3(2B) of the Regional Flag & Regional Emblem (Amendment) Ordinance, the Chief
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The Buildings Department approved 19 building plans in September – seven on Hong Kong Island, seven in Kowloon and five in the New Territories. Of the approved plans, 11 were for apartment or apartment-commercial developments, five were for commercial developments, one was for factory and industrial development, and the remaining two were for community
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The Government gazetted a designation order today under the Country Parks Ordinance to designate the Robin’s Nest Country Park. Robin’s Nest is located at Sha Tau Kok in the northeastern New Territories. The designated country park, adjacent to the boundary between Hong Kong and the Mainland, occupies an area of about 530 hectares.
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A job fair will be held at North Point Community Hall on November 27 and 28, with more than 4,500 vacancies on offer to job seekers, the Labour Department announced today. Some 50 organisations will participate in the fair, with half of them setting up booths on-site and conducting on-the-spot recruitment each day. The
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Chief Executive John Lee today convened a cross-bureau and interdepartmental steering meeting to discuss the preparatory work for the District Council Ordinary Election (DCOE) to be held on December 10. He received briefings by officials on the preparatory work for the polling of the seventh DCOE and advised on the overall plan. Mr
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Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Algernon Yau today hosted a cocktail reception to update his guests on the work of the overseas Hong Kong Economic & Trade Offices (ETOs) and the Mainland Offices in promoting Hong Kong. The 200 guests comprised representatives of consulates, chambers of commerce and major trade associations as well
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Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung met a delegation led by Singapore’s Head of Civil Service Leo Yip, under the Singapore-Hong Kong Permanent Secretaries Exchange Programme at the Central Government Offices today. Welcoming the delegation’s visit to Hong Kong, Mrs Yeung said the civil service of both places have always maintained close ties
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The Transport Department today reminded motorists to take note of the temporary arrangements in the small hours of November 26 to facilitate the implementation of HKeToll at the Tate’s Cairn Tunnel from 5am on the same day. Motorists will be able to drive through the toll plaza and pay tunnel tolls via HKeToll without
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Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui The seventh District Council (DC) Ordinary Election will be held on December 10. This is the first large-scale citywide election following improvements to the district governance system and reforms to our DCs. It is of utmost importance to the steadfast and successful implementation of “one country,
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The Transport Department today announced that the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will extend the trial phase of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Greater Bay Area Quota Scheme. It said the decision had been made in order to better utilise the bridge and facilitate the flow of people and vehicles between the three
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Secretary for Home & Youth Affairs Alice Mak today introduced policy measures related to the Home & Youth Affairs Bureau announced in the Policy Address to about 60 representatives of the District Services & Community Care Teams. Speaking at an engagement session attended by the care team representatives, Miss Mak emphasised that care teams
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