Government announces appointments to Travel Industry Authority The Government announced today (January 17) that the Chief Executive has appointed Dr Louisa Lee Yee-sum, Mr Tommy Tam Kwong-shun, Mr Ng Hi-on and Mr Ricky Tse Kam-shan as members of the Travel Industry Authority (TIA) from January 17 to December 31, 2025. Dr Lee is an associate…
Government raises Outbound Travel Alert for Myanmar (south-eastern regions) to Red The Security Bureau (SB) has always attached great importance to cases where Hong Kong residents are suspected of being lured to Southeast Asian countries and detained to engage in illegal work. Since the second quarter of 2024, there have been signs of a resurgence…
HKSAR Government strongly disapproves of and condemns Memorandum signed by US The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government today (January 16) strongly disapproves of and condemns the malicious attack by the United States (US) through signing a memorandum, which slanders Hong Kong’s rule of law, democracy, and human rights situation, and extends and expands…
Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade in October 2024 Further to the external merchandise trade statistics in value terms for October 2024 released earlier on, the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (December 16) the volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for that month. In October 2024, the volume of…
Speech by FS at breakfast meeting hosted by HKEX in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (with photos/video) Following is the speech by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, today (October 30): Carlson (Chairman of HKEX, Mr Carlson Tong), Mohammed…
Public urged to lead active and healthy lifestyle in support of World Stroke Day In support of World Stroke Day, the Department of Health (DH) today (October 29) appealed to members of the public to lead an active and healthy lifestyle to guard against stroke. World Stroke Day has been designated on October 29 each…
Remarks by CE at media session before ExCo (with video) Following are the remarks by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, at a media session before the Executive Council meeting today (October 22): Reporter: Good morning, Mr Lee. A few questions. Last year, you set a total of 150 indicators for specified tasks, and completed…
4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival opens today The 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival opened today (October 19) at the Hong Kong Coliseum, kicking off over 260 events to be held in the “9+2” cities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) from today until November 24….
ICHO to launch auspicious intangible cultural heritage of Greater Bay Area exhibition To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and to tie in with the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival as well as the “Cultured Bay Area, Brilliant ICH-2024 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay…
Speech by CS at opening ceremony of Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo (with photos/video) Following is the speech by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo (HKPAX) hosted by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council today (October 14): 尊敬的王松苗秘書長 (Secretary General of the…