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DC election poll cards mailed

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The Registration & Electoral Office today said it has mailed poll cards for the District Council Ordinary Election to about 4.33 million registered electors to inform them of where they should cast their votes on December 10.   Electors who have not received their poll cards may log in to the Online Voter Information Enquiry System to check whether they are registered electors and their designated polling stations, the office said.   District Council geographical constituency (DCGC) electors will be allocated to ordinary polling stations in the vicinity of their registered addresses. Polling hours will be from 8.30am to 10.30pm.   District Committees constituency (DCC) electors will be assigned to the polling stations of the DCCs to which they belong. The polling hours will be from 8.30am to 2.30pm. They will also receive a reminder on the poll card envelope that the DCC and DCGC vote will take place at two different polling stations with different polling hours.  
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Sun Dong inspects new I&T site

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Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong today inspected a new site for innovation and technology (I&T) use in Sandy Ridge in North District.   The Government has been endeavouring to provide space for the development of the I&T industries by increasing I&T land supply and upgrading supporting infrastructure. This year's Policy Address proposed a change in the use of a two-hectare formed site at Sandy Ridge in North District for I&T and related purposes, with a view to supporting Hong Kong's I&T development.   Prof Sun conducted an inspection at Sandy Ridge and was briefed by the relevant officers on the situation of the site, including the land formed and the relevant infrastructure facilities which have been completed.   He noted that taking into account the location of the site, infrastructure planning, lead time for developing the site, commercial, transport and community facilities in the vicinity as well as the indu
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Bay area tourism meeting held

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A meeting of the “Joint Regulatory Alliance of the Tourism Market of 9+2 Cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” was held in Hong Kong today.   Representatives from the Ministry of Culture & Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, the Department of Culture & Tourism of Guangdong Province, the Macau Government Tourism Office, and tourism regulatory departments from the bay area’s nine mainland cities – namely Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing – gathered for the meeting.   Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung said all representatives had unanimously agreed to continue strengthening co-operation and enhancing the professionalism of tourism regulatory personnel in the bay area to jointly make it a world-class tourism destination.   During the meeting, members reported on regulatory developments in their respective tourism markets and exchanged views on the progress towards joi
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Project financing committee meets

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The Committee on the Financing of Major Development Projects, chaired by Financial Secretary Paul Chan, held its first meeting today to discuss its mode of operating, future work directions and work plan.   The Chief Executive announced the committee’s establishment in the 2023 Policy Address.   With the Financial Secretary and Deputy Financial Secretary as Chairman and Deputy Chairman, the committee’s membership includes the Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury, the Secretary for Transport & Logistics and the Secretary for Development.   The committee will examine financing arrangements for major development projects and advise on investment and financing options, including assessing the feasibility of bringing in investors and leveraging market capital.   It will also thoroughly evaluate the impact of projects on government finances to protect the Government’s fiscal sustainability.   Noting that major development projects are important for prom
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Intangible heritage scheme opens

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The Leisure & Cultural Services Department is inviting applications for the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Funding Scheme until noon on January 18, 2024.   The funding scheme consists of two parts, namely Community-driven Projects 2023 and Partnership Projects 2023.   Community-driven projects must relate to items on the Representative List and the Inventory of the ICH of Hong Kong. For partnership projects, applications are invited across seven ICH categories, namely Research & Publication, ICH Domain, ICH Mobile Centre, ICH Everywhere, ICH Hub, ICH Creation, and Transmission & Training Programmes.   The department said the funding scheme aims to strengthen safeguarding, research, education and promotion with regard to local ICH items, and to aid the transmission of ICH.   By engaging the community in safeguarding ICH, the department also hopes the scheme will enhance public awareness and understanding of, and respect for, ICH.   Application informa
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CS promotes support for DC election

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With only 11 days left before the District Council (DC) election, Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki and Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung today visited the Queensway Government Offices to promote the election to colleagues and urge them to vote with family and friends on December 10.   Also joining the visit were representatives from the four civil service central consultative councils and the four major service-wide staff unions.   Mr Chan said civil servants are determined to organise a decent DC election and have encouraged colleagues to vote together with friends and relatives, so as to discharge their civic responsibility as well as support and accomodate the Government's governance.   “I have visited and talked to colleagues from various government departments in the hope of continuing to widely disseminate the important message of supporting the DC election and voting together among civil servants,” he added.   The DC geographical constituencies, inform
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Paul Lam visits Macau

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Secretary for Justice Paul Lam started his two-day visit to Macau this afternoon by meeting senior officials ahead of attending the 12th Mainland, Hong Kong & Macau legal seminar tomorrow.   He first met Macau Secretary for Administration & Justice Cheong Weng Chon to deepen collaboration between Hong Kong and Macau, with a view to facilitating the interface of legal systems and rules as well as the nurturing of legal talent in the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau.   At the meeting, Mr Lam thanked the Macau Office of the Secretary for Administration & Justice for its continuous support to the Department of Justice, including co-organising a forum during Hong Kong Legal Week 2023 to jointly promote legal and dispute resolution services in the Greater Bay Area. He also introduced the department’s preparation work for establishing the Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy, noting that he looked forward to Macau’s support to jointly contribute to the devel
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