The Social Welfare Department today said it has organised a joint concession programme with local catering, retail and other merchants to offer special discounts and concessions for the elderly on Senior Citizens Day on November 17. Over 1,800 restaurants, retail shops and service merchants will participate in the programme to offer discounts or other…
Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan will depart for Azerbaijan tomorrow to join the Chinese delegation to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). He will attend the high-level segment, side events and other COP29 activities. During his visit to Azerbaijan, Mr Tse…
Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong will lead a Hong Kong delegation to Xi’an tomorrow for the 18th meeting of the Mainland/Hong Kong Science & Technology Co-operation Committee. The committee is tasked with organising and co-ordinating technological exchange and co-operation between the Mainland and Hong Kong. Prof Sun and Vice…
The National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) today organised a ceremony to celebrate the one-year countdown of the 15th National Games (NG), the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG). Speaking at the ceremony, Chief Executive John Lee said that he looked forward to witnessing…
The Long Valley Nature Park officially opened today for public visits, with Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan and Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn officiating at the opening ceremony. Covering an area of approximately 37 hectares, the park adopts an open design divided into three management zones – the Biodiversity Zone for core…
Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau attended the 2024 Hepatobiliary Surgery Academic Conference & Forum on Organ Transplant & Bionic Medicine of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association in Beijing today. He was there to exchange views with experts on the latest developments in organ transplantation in the country and overseas, as well as explore…
Hong Kong Legal Week 2024, with the theme of “Hong Kong Common Law System: World-Class Springboard to China & Beyond”, concluded today. The five-day annual flagship event of the legal sector and the Department of Justice (DoJ) was attended by a total of about 2,500 participants in person and online from nearly 50 jurisdictions,…
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam today said resolving disputes by mediation, instead of litigation, arbitration or other means, will save time and cost. The Department of Justice issued a Policy Statement on the Incorporation of Mediation Clauses in Government Contracts on Wednesday. The policy requires all government departments to incorporate mediation clauses in future government…
The Working Group on Developing Tourist Hotspots, led by Deputy Chief Secretary Cheuk Wing-hing, held its first meeting today to discuss how to identify and develop tourist hotspots of high popularity and with strong appeal in various districts. Hong Kong is a cosmopolitan city endowed with a wealth of tourism resources, including cuisines, district…
Head of the National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) Yeung Tak-keung attended a press conference in Guangzhou today to introduce the progress of preparation for the 15th National Games. Speaking at the press conference, Mr Yeung said that the preparation for the Games in Hong Kong is smooth and the city will organise test…