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Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau today began leading a delegation for a three-day visit to Beijing to meet relevant Mainland authorities and introduce to Mainland officials the latest development of various healthcare policies in Hong Kong. The goal of the visit is to pursue deeper exchanges and further co-operation with the Mainland in
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Secretary for Home & Youth Affairs Alice Mak said today that the District Services & Community Care Teams’ services will not be affected by the temporary suspension of certain members who will be involved in election-related activities. She sought to explain to reporters that the work of the Government’s care teams will not be
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Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki encouraged all graduates from the first round of the Strive & Rise Programme to continue to strive for success and pursue their dreams during their graduation ceremony today. Addressing the ceremony, Mr Chan reviewed the programme from its planning, development to implementation. He said that the success of the first
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Secretary for Home & Youth Affairs Alice Mak introduced measures related to the Home & Youth Affairs Bureau announced in the Policy Address to more than 40 young people and listened to their views at a youth dialogue today. During the dialogue, Miss Mak presented the key initiatives on sustaining youth development and building a caring
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Brothers Adnan and Reyhan Saeed are only in their 20s, but have already achieved their dream of becoming police officers, thanks to Yuen Long Police District’s Project Himalaya. Of Pakistani descent, but born and bred in the city, the brothers have deep roots in Hong Kong through their grandfather and went to mainstream schools
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Chief Executive John Lee began his visit in Shanghai today where apart from meeting Hong Kong people, representatives of Hong Kong enterprises and government officials there, he witnessed the signing of co-operation agreements and memoranda of understanding. Upon arrival in Shanghai at noon, Mr Lee met and exchanged views with Hong Kong people and
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Hong Kong Legal Week 2023 will be launched on November 6 with the aim of bringing together prominent legal and dispute resolution experts and academics from around the world to share their insights. Being the Department of Justice’s annual flagship event, this year’s Hong Kong Legal Week will explore important topics including international legal
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The Social Welfare Department held a fun day today to show appreciation for foster parents, while Secretary for Labour & Welfare Chris Sun inspired more people serve as foster parents. The department invited around 400 foster parents and children from 100 families to join the fun day at Ocean Park. Stories on foster families were also
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Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung took part in reading promotion activities in Shenzhen today. While attending the opening ceremony of the 24th Shenzhen Reading Month and a seminar on reading, Mr Yeung said the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will collaborate with different stakeholders around Hong Kong Reading for All
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The Leisure & Cultural Services Department announced today that it will run a new phase of the Arts Corner at Victoria Park from this Sunday to August 25 next year. It will have 10 stalls displaying and selling craftworks that feature fabric crafts, leather goods and ornaments as well as providing cultural and arts
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The “Cheers!” Series 2023 will be held from December 2023 to February 2024, bringing audiences eight programmes of family entertainment, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department announced today. Performances by visiting and local groups will span everything from acrobatics to puppetry, music and theatre, offering a heart-warming and fun-filled winter season, the department said.
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The Judiciary today strongly condemned any attempt to exert improper pressure, including suggestions about imposing sanctions, on judges and judicial officers (JJOs), stressing that it considered any such attempts a flagrant and direct affront to the rule of law, judicial independence and the JJOs. With the rule of law and judicial independence guaranteed under
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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today strongly condemned the US lawmakers who put forward a bill in an attempt to include a number of Hong Kong SAR personnel as sanction targets, noting that those lawmakers were trying to intimidate government workers who safeguard national security. The personnel include the Secretary for Justice,
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Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau today visited an elderly care home in Kwai Tsing and the Kwai Chung Hospital Dental Clinic to learn about dental services provided to groups in the community with specific needs. Prof Lo first of all visited the Kiangsu Chekiang & Shanghai Residents (Hong Kong) Association Kwai Tsing Hostel for
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The Hong Kong ICT Awards 2023 presentation ceremony was held today to recognise and promote outstanding local information and communications technology (ICT) inventions and applications. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong presented the Award of the Year to KRIP Limited while Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong presented Grand Award trophies to
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The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum will hold a fun day on November 11 and 12 to commemorate Dr Sun’s revolutionary journey. Visitors can make a commemorative coin with the copper plate pressing machine at the museum as well as join a storytelling workshop to learn about the architectural features of Kom Tong Hall through
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Two projects have been approved in the new application round of the Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, involving a total grant of around $27 million, the Government announced today. The newly approved projects are the Nature Conservation Management Agreement project in Ho Sheung Heung and the Proactive Conservation project in Sha Lo Tung. The
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Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong today convened the first meeting of the Government’s new Task Force on Tackling the Issue of Subdivided Units. The Chief Executive announced the establishment of the task force in the 2023 Policy Address. Mr Wong heads the task force, which will conduct an in-depth study of the issue of
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The Major Sports Events Committee today announced that it has awarded “M” Mark status to three major international sports events due to be held in the coming week. Golf’s Hong Kong Open 2023 will take place from November 9 to 12, while the FIA World Rallycross Championship Hong Kong, China – Season Finale 2023,
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Fifteen projects have been approved in the 2022-2023 round of grant awards from the Lantau Conservation Fund, unleashing total funding of about $50 million, the Government announced today. The latest round of approved projects includes two conservation management projects, in Yi O and Luk Wu, five research projects, and eight education- engagement projects. The
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