SCMA visits Egypt to promote development opportunities in GBA
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, and the Commissioner for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Ms Maisie Chan, are on a duty visit to Egypt from May 17 to 20 to promote the development opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
During his stay in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Mr Tsang met the Chinese Ambassador to Egypt, Mr Liao Liqiang, and exchanged views with representatives of the political and business sectors.
Mr Tsang attended today (May 19) the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area – Africa (Egypt) Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference and delivered a speech to promote the development opportunities of the GBA to the political and business sectors.
Mr Tsang said that with the full support from the Central Authorities, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and other GBA cities complement each other’s strengths and work closely together to promote the GBA’s high-quality development. Hong Kong possesses the institutional advantages of “one country, two systems”, with a business environment that is highly market-oriented and internationalised, underpinned by the rule of law, a free flow of capital, a robust financial regulatory regime, a simple and low tax regime, and a global pool of professional talent. He encouraged enterprises to capitalise on Hong Kong’s unique advantages of having the staunch support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world by establishing a foothold in the city and tapping into the huge market of the GBA.
Mr Tsang added that Hong Kong, as a world-renowned metropolis and China’s most internationalised city, should play its unique roles and functions as a “super connector” and “super value-adder”, commence more international co-operation, contribute to the country’s high-quality opening up and development, and further enhance its global influence in the changing international landscape.
Mr Tsang will depart for Hong Kong this afternoon (Egypt time) and arrive on May 20.
Office of The Ombudsman announces procedures for application for information of the Office after website update
The following is issued on behalf of the Office of The Ombudsman:
The Office of The Ombudsman today (May 19) announced the procedures for applying for information of the Office after the website update. Starting tomorrow (May 20), members of the public may apply for information that is not on the Office’s website but can be made available by completing the form of “Application for Information of the Office” on its website, or by email or in writing. Upon receiving the application, the Office will handle it in accordance with the Ombudsman Ordinance. For details, please refer to the Procedures for Application for Information of the Office on its website.
The Office reviews and updates from time to time the content published on its website to ensure its accuracy and relevance, facilitating public browsing and search for the latest and most relevant investigation reports and information. In the previous website update in 2022, the Office also removed outdated investigation reports and only retained reports from the past 10 years.
Given that in recent years, the recommendations made to government departments and relevant public organisations have generally been implemented within around two years, the investigation reports published before April 2023 are no longer up to date and even misleading to the public. Consequently, after a thorough review, the Office has removed investigation reports and content that no longer reflect the current situation, retaining only those from the past three years. The update can also prevent the website from being inundated with obsolete data and hindering public access to and search for required information.
Same as the handling of the website update in 2022, all the investigation reports and files involved have been preserved for the long term and not destroyed in this round of website update. Members of the public who wish to apply to the Office for information may do so through the aforesaid procedures.
As always, after investigating complaints about maladministration, including cases related to non-compliance with the Code on Access to Information, the Office will consider publishing investigation reports in accordance with the Ordinance. Therefore, there is no need to separate these reports into different categories.
In addition to disseminating the latest information, the Office’s website is set up primarily for the public to lodge complaints conveniently. The Office will continue to review and update its website information and optimise user experience. Where necessary, proper modifications and adjustments will be made to ensure accuracy, relevance and effective management of online information.
