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Deputy Chief Secretary Cheuk Wing-hing joined an exchange and visit activity of a youth delegation to the Mainland comprising Hong Kong and Macau youth representatives in Beijing today. With guidance from the Hong Kong & Macao work office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Office
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A delegation of politically appointed officials on a national studies programme and duty visit led by Director of the Chief Executive’s Office Carol Yip, completed its study programme at the National Academy of Governance (NAG) this morning. The Executive Vice President of the NAG in charge of daily operations Prof Xie Chuntao gave the
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Secretary for Labour & Welfare Chris Sun today attended the 2nd National Conference on the Development of Human Resources Services and called on Vice Minister of Human Resources & Social Security Yu Jiadong in Shenzhen. At the two-day conference, Mr Sun briefed Minister of Human Resources & Social Security Wang Xiaoping on an array
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The Asia-Pacific Business Forum 2023 opened today, with delegates meeting to discuss how businesses are decarbonising their operations and scaling up sustainability initiatives around Asia and the Pacific. Speaking at the forum’s opening session, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said decarbonisation and green transition require a huge amount of investment. He added that the Hong
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The Social Welfare Department (SWD) today said it will continue to co-operate with the Independent Commission Against Corruption on its follow-up work on a fraud case concerning Traffic Accident Victims Assistance (TAVA). The department noted that the ICAC has announced the completion of its investigation on the TAVA fraud case and the laying of
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The Museum of Art, the Science Museum and the Space Museum will continue to extend their opening hours to 10pm on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays until January 1 next year. The Leisure & Cultural Services Department said the arrangement echoes the Night Vibes Hong Kong campaign in promoting night activities. During
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The Transport Department today alerted the public to fraudulent websites purporting to offer HKeToll services and deceive users into submitting their credit card information to make payments. Minus the spaces added here, the addresses of the websites are “gov . hktc . etollu . xyz” and “etollu . xyz”. The department clarified that
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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Today, we gather to discuss and explore the tremendous business opportunities that green transition could present. But for a start, allow me to share with you the discussions at the recent APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) meetings which gathered together prominent leaders and ministers from around the Asia Pacific. The global
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Chief Executive John Lee Hong Kong is a vibrant and open meeting place of hearts and minds. It is also a perfect location for traders, investors and financial planners from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and ASEAN member states to meet and co-operate with one another. Hong Kong’s regional connectivity is underpinned
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Led by Director of the Chief Executive’s Office Carol Yip, a delegation of politically appointed officials for national studies and duty visits began a study programme in Beijing yesterday. The delegation was received by Director of the State Council’s Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Office Xia Baolong. Mr Xia extended a warm welcome to
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Deputy Chief Secretary Cheuk Wing-hing will leave for Beijing this evening to join the activities of a Hong Kong and Macau youth delegation to the Mainland tomorrow. Mr Cheuk will return to Hong Kong on November 23. Source link
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Representatives of eight civil service councils and unions today said they will render full support to the District Council (DC) election by casting their votes on polling day on December 10 during a meeting with Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki. The representatives, from four civil service central consultative councils and four major service-wide staff unions,
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The Government today said it has long been concerned about the operating environment of taxis and hopes the trade can tackle its issues in a rational and pragmatic manner with the public interest in mind. The Transport & Logistics Bureau made the statement in response to requests by some taxi groups, noting that it
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The Government today launched a two-month public consultation on a second raft of environmental hygiene-related legislative amendments. The proposed amendments are aimed at addressing problems such as shopfront extensions and water seepage in buildings. The Environment & Ecology Bureau said the Government hopes to amend the Public Health & Municipal Services Ordinance and other
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Prof Cheng Meidong of Peking University’s School of Marxism delivered a lecture on the “Chinese Path to Modernisation under the New Era” at the Civil Service College today. The lecture is part of the “one country, two systems” and the contemporary China programme organised by the college in collaboration with the university’s Institute for
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The Government today launched part two of its public engagement exercise, which runs until January 20, 2024, with the goal of collecting public views on a study regarding the development of the Wetland Conservation Parks System. To conserve the large areas of diverse wetland habitats in the northern and northwestern New Territories more effectively,
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Financial Secretary Paul Chan This year, I am pleased to see your faces. I am also pleased to tell you that we have come out of the pandemic. Business is back, and Hong Kong’s economy is rebounding. The GDP (gross domestic product) growth this year is forecast to be 3.2%. For those of you
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Consumer prices increased 2.7% year-on-year in October, a larger rise than that registered in September, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. Netting out the effects of the Government’s one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate was 1.7%, lower than that seen in September. Compared with October last year, price increases were recorded
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Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung today congratulated Hong Kong’s athletes on their outstanding achievements in winning nine medals at the 16th World Wushu Championships. The athletes seized a total of three golds, three silvers and three bronzes. Mr Yeung said: “Hong Kong, China’s Wushu delegation performed in the competitions with
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Secretary for Labour & Welfare Chris Sun will tomorrow lead a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region delegation to Shenzhen, where he will attend the 2nd National Conference on the Development of Human Resources Services. Mr Sun will call on leaders of the Ministry of Human Resources & Social Security, visit the Hong Kong SAR
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