The Task Force on Promoting the Development of Asset & Wealth Management, chaired by Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui, was established and convened its first meeting today. The 2024 Policy Address has set out the need to further enhance Hong Kong’s status as an international asset and wealth management (WAM)…
The Education Bureau today announced that applications will open for the fourth cohort of the School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme to provide an additional pathway to university for students with exceptional talent. The bureau noted that the scheme recognises the outstanding talent of students in specific disciplines that may not be fully assessed by…
The report of the Strategic Feasibility Study on the Development of the Wetland Conservation Parks (WCPs) System was released today. The development of a WCPs System was promulgated in the Northern Metropolis Development Strategy in 2021, with a view to conserving the Deep Bay wetlands with ecological value, and creating environmental capacity for the…
The Government today strongly condemned recent attempts by some individuals overseas to exert improper pressure on Court of Final Appeal non-permanent judge Patrick Keane, blatantly interfering with ongoing criminal proceedings in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Government noted that any attempt by any organisation or individual to exert pressure on judges and…
Financial Secretary Paul Chan delivered a speech and held discussions with President of the National Committee on United States-China Relations Steve Orlins as he continued a visit to New York, the US. Mr Chan gave his speech at a lunch co-hosted by the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in New York and the…
The first Hong Kong Fashion Fest will be held between November 20 and December 4 at various locations in the city, Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung announced. Mr Yeung today attended the Hong Kong Fashion Fest Preview, which was held to raise the curtain on the inaugural Hong Kong Fashion Design…
A total of 383 stalls were let out in the three-day open auction that ended today for stalls at the 2025 Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair, with total revenue exceeding $6.72 million. They comprised 158 for regular size dry goods, 46 for large size dry goods, 175 for wet goods and four for…
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Dinosaur fossils initially confirmed to be dated to the Cretaceous period were discovered for the first time on Port Island in the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark in the northeastern waters of Hong Kong, the Development Bureau (DEVB) today announced. The bureau also today signed a framework agreement with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology…
Hong Kong’s ranking in the 2024 World Justice Project Rule of Law Index remained unchanged as it continued to rank sixth in East Asia and the Pacific, and was placed 23rd out of 142 countries and jurisdictions globally, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government said today. In a statement responding to media enquiries,…