Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung made a presentation on a bid to host the 2026 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in Hong Kong at a meeting in Cascais, Portugal, yesterday. Also as part of his Portugal itinerary yesterday, Mr Yeung exchanged views with various members of the ANOC Executive Council, together with President…
Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau led a delegation to attend the 2024 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Medical Products Administration Conference in Zhuhai today. During the conference, he introduced the latest initiatives of developing Hong Kong into an international health and medical innovation hub as put forth in the 2024 Policy Address. …
The 19th Eco Expo Asia opened today and will run until November 2. Themed “Fostering Green Innovations for Carbon Neutrality”, some 190 officials from around 40 official delegations from various cities and provinces in Mainland China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Belt & Road countries have been invited to showcase cutting-edge green…
In the first nine months of 2024, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) Hong Kong Section recorded an average daily patronage of about 70,000 passenger trips, Secretary for Transport & Logistics Lam Sai-hung said today. Responding to questions from lawmaker Yiu Pak-leung in the Legislative Council, Mr Lam said the services of the…
(To watch the full press briefing with sign language interpretation, click here.) Chief Executive John Lee said today that test events will take place at the Kai Tak Sports Park in a progressive manner, allowing improvement measures to be put in place prior to its opening. Mr Lee spoke to reporters about the…
(To watch the full media session with sign language interpretation, click here.) The unprecedented discovery of dinosaur fossils in Hong Kong has sparked excitement and created an opportunity for the city to seize on the revelation to further develop tourism here, Chief Executive John Lee said today. Mr Lee made the remarks before…
Chief Executive John Lee will lead a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government delegation to visit Shanghai on November 4 and attend the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE). Apart from attending the opening ceremony of the CIIE and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum, Mr Lee plans to tour the booths of Hong Kong enterprises…
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today rejected a US measure restricting investment in China, including the Hong Kong SAR, on semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and artificial intelligence systems. In a statement this evening, the Hong Kong SAR Government expressed strong objection to the US for intentionally targeting China and the…
Chief Executive John Lee today met Leading Party Members Group of the Ministry of Ecology & Environment Secretary Sun Jinlong to exchange views on issues of mutual concern. Mr Lee welcomed Mr Sun’s visit with his delegation to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Eco Expo Asia and to learn more about Hong Kong’s…
Hong Kong is emerging fast as one of the most attractive global fintech hubs. In the first half of this year, among the top 10 fintech deals in the Asia-Pacific region, three were in the Mainland and two in Hong Kong. That means, ladies and gentlemen, you are in the right spot to search for…