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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Green is a global agenda. Governments around the world are putting a priority on carbon reduction and net-zero transition plans. Our country has set the “3060” target, and green transition is central to the pursuit of high-quality development, as highlighted at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
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Hongkong Post today appealed to the public to be alert to a fraudulent Facebook page that purports to have been issued the department. Hongkong Post clarified that it has no connection with the page, named “HongkongPost – Parcel distribution”, and stressed that it does not post embedded hyperlinks on social media pages, or send
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Wall Street stocks tumbled on Tuesday as Treasury yields hit a 16-year high, feeding worries about elevated interest rates that could weigh on the economy. The Dow Jones slipped 1.3 percent to 33,002. The S&P 500 dropped 1.4 percent to 4,229, while the Nasdaq fell 1.9 percent to 13,059. Stocks stumbled after Treasury yields surged
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Dancenorth Australia will stage two performances of Wayfinder in Hong Kong next month, marking the first time the show is presented outside of Australia. Combining dance, music and visual art, Wayfinder incorporates interactive elements, including 100 light and sound-emitting pearls that are distributed around the auditorium, immersing the entire audience in the show’s audio-visual
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A new version of iAM Smart featuring real-time, practical information relating to daily life will launch on October 9, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) announced today. Members of the public will be able to browse information on local real-time weather and traffic conditions, as well as accident and emergency department
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The Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau announced today the setting up of a co-ordination office to carry out planning and implementation work for the upcoming National Games, National Games for Persons with Disabilities and National Special Olympic Games. The National Games Coordination Office, led by three senior directorate officers, will work closely with the
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Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung today congratulated Taichi Kho on winning a gold medal in the Men’s Individual Golf event at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou, the sixth gold for the Hong Kong, China delegation. Mr Yeung said: “Mr Kho went all out and won the gold medal with his outstanding
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Shares in mainland property giant Evergrande soared as trading resumed on Tuesday, following a suspension last week when the heavily indebted company announced its boss was under criminal investigation. In early trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, prices jumped more than 60 percent before dropping to ten percent and then rising again. The resumption
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Japanese drumming ensemble Kodo will perform in Hong Kong in early September, kicking off the Leisure & Cultural Services Department’s Great Music 2023 programme. Kodo will present to Hong Kong audiences one of its 40th anniversary productions, Warabe, marking the first time the work has been performed outside of Japan. The performances will
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Financial Secretary Paul Chan I am pleased today to bring you up to date on recent government initiatives and policy plan. Engagement with Europe As you know, I returned only yesterday afternoon from Europe. We began in Paris, moved on to London, then to Berlin and, from there, to Frankfurt, Germany’s financial centre.
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Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung today congratulated the Hong Kong, China delegation on winning four more bronze medals at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou. Wong Hok-him, Tony Fung, Lam Ka-yan and Chan Chun-kit earned Xiangqi Mixed Team medals. Formed by Bailee Brown, Charlotte Hall, Hardcastle Ng and Wong Tsz-to, the
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The Government today announced that Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau Principal Assistant Secretary (Treasury) Denny Ho will assume the post of District Officer (Kwun Tong) tomorrow, succeeding Andy Lam. Since joining the administrative service in 2009, Mr Ho has served in the Home Affairs Department and the then Transport & Housing Bureau. Source
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Credit Suisse and Mozambique have reached an out-of-court settlement over the “hidden debt” scandal, with both sides mutually releasing each other from any liability, UBS, which bought out its Swiss rival, said on Sunday. The announcement came ahead of the start of a civil trial that was due to begin in London’s High Court on
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In its quest to encourage residents to participate in different sports, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department has launched the Pilot Scheme on Subvention for New Sports with the goal of supporting the efforts of local sports organisations to promote new sports. Kin-Ball is one such sport subvented by the pilot scheme. It is
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Chief Executive John Lee Today, I am very pleased to celebrate with you the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Our world and our times are undergoing historic changes in ways like never before. Despite the increasingly intricate and grave strategic environment, our country continues to achieve tremendous results.
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Financial Secretary Paul Chan today officiated at the opening ceremony of the Happy Hong Kong: National Day Celebration Carnival at Yuen Long FarmKet. Organised by the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department, the Fish Marketing Organization, the Vegetable Marketing Organization and Yuen Long FarmKet, the carnival features over 40 stalls selling a wide variety of
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To support carers or people with disabilities, starting today, four financial assistance schemes under the Community Care Fund will be regularised, the Government announced. They include the Scheme on Living Allowance for Carers of Elderly Persons from Low-income Families, the Scheme on Living Allowance for Low-income Carers of Persons with Disabilities, the Special Care
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it maintains its expectation that China will achieve its economic growth target of approximately 5 percent in 2023. “On China, what we have seen recently is a slowdown in the economy since the first quarter. However, the very recent data has been a bit more mixed, with some signs
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Organised by the Tourism Commission, the Design District Hong Kong project – hashtagged #ddHK – is aimed at drawing out the unique characteristics of local neighbourhoods in the city through an emphasis on design elements. This year, Tsuen Wan is in the spotlight, under the theme Vivid Tsuen Wan. Seven time-limited public art installations,
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The value of total retail sales in August, provisionally estimated at $32.4 billion, rose 13.7% compared with the same month in 2022, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. After netting out the effect of price changes over the same period, the provisional estimate represents an 11% year-on-year increase. Of the total retail
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