To further promote improving the district governance system and reforming the District Councils (DCs), the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government will hold the "Improving district governance Building a better community" seminar at 3pm today (October 31) at the Central Government Offices. Representatives from various sectors of the community, leaders of political groups with affection for the country and Hong Kong, and authoritative experts and scholars are invited to attend.
The seminar will be chaired by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee. The Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, Mr Zheng Yanxiong; the Vice-chairperson of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), Professor Wong Yuk-shan; the former Vice-chairperson of the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the NPC, Ms Maria Tam; the Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Coalition, Mr Tam Yiu-chung; the Consultant of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, Professor Lau Siu-kai; and the deputy head of the Hong Kong deputies to the NPC, Dr Stanley Ng, will give keynote speeches. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai; and the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, will host a question-and-answer session after the keynote speeches.
The seminar will be broadcast live from 3pm to 5pm. Members of the public can view it on the website of the Information Services Department (webcast.info.gov.hk), the news.gov.hk's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/govnews.hk) or the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/cmab.gov.hk). Radio Television Hong Kong TV 32 will also broadcast the seminar.
A Government spokesman said, "Improving the district governance system and reforming the DCs are related to the good governance of the HKSAR, good community life, and a better living and working environment for all citizens. Members of the public are encouraged to watch the broadcast to better understand improving the district governance system."
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