Hong Kong FinTech Week 2024 opened today with its co-organiser, the Monetary Authority (HKMA), outlining a series of initiatives to spearhead fintech development in Hong Kong. On asset tokenisation, the HKMA has completed the initial phase of six tokenisation use cases across four main themes under Project Ensemble and will publish a report…
Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung visited the Kowloon Families Clinic today to inspect the first-day implementation of the Civil Service Eligible Persons Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Pilot Scheme and show support to staff representatives from the four civil service central consultative councils who took the lead in getting the jab. Accompanied by Director…
The Government released the Long Term Housing Strategy Annual Progress Report 2024 today, setting its 10-year supply target at 440,000 units. This target entails a public housing supply target of 308,000 units and a private housing supply target of 132,000 units. Additionally, the Government will maintain the public/private split of 70:30. Meanwhile,…
Secretary for Labour & Welfare Chris Sun today visited a construction site to call on contractors, employers and workers to pay attention to safety and health at work in confined spaces. The revised Code of Practice for Safety & Health at Work in Confined Spaces (CoP) published by the Labour Department earlier will take…
Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin will tomorrow begin a visit to the Mainland, where she will support a study tour in Jiangxi and give a speech at the 25th China Annual Conference & Expo for International Education in Beijing. In Ganzhou, Jiangxi, Ms Choi will attend a kick-off ceremony for the first Mainland study…
Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki today officiated at the premiere of a short film produced by the Government to showcase the achievements of the Strive & Rise Programme. Mr Chan joined an audience comprising strategic partners and representatives of supporting organisations, as well as mentors and mentees under the programme, to enjoy the screening. …
Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung will depart for Portugal tomorrow, along with a delegation from the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, to attend the 2024 General Assembly of the Association of the National Olympic Committees (ANOC). Mr Yeung will take the opportunity to pursue a bid to…
Financial Secretary Paul Chan will lead a 110-strong delegation to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, tomorrow to strengthen Hong Kong-Middle East connections in areas such as trade, finance, and innovation and technology (I&T). The delegation will aim to promote Hong Kong on multiple fronts, tell good stories about Hong Kong, and explore business opportunities. During…
The Government is committed to promoting fintech development in Hong Kong, to enhance the competitiveness of its financial services industry and accelerate digitalisation. To support the Government’s strategy, Invest Hong Kong actively assists enterprises in the sector in setting up or expanding their business in Hong Kong. In the first eight months of…
Secretary for Home & Youth Affairs Alice Mak today attended a dialogue event for Youth Link members, at which she outlined to more than 80 young people the key initiatives on youth development that were included in the latest Policy Address. Miss Mak also shared that the second edition of the Youth Development Summit…