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     The Government announced today (August 31) the appointment of Mr Nicholas Ho Lik-chi as the Commissioner for Belt and Road following an open recruitment exercise. Mr Ho will assume office tomorrow (September 1).
 
     On Mr Ho’s appointment, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, said, “Mr Ho has been representing Hong Kong, China on the APEC Business Advisory Council since 2017 and has good exposure in representing Hong Kong at different conferences and fora, locally and internationally. He possesses rich experience in engaging different stakeholders including business and professional services sectors in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative. I am confident that Mr Ho will lead the Belt and Road Office to leverage Hong Kong’s unique advantages and premier business environment under the “one country, two systems” principle, and will continue enhancing Hong Kong’s role as a functional platform and key link in the Belt and Road Initiative to further strengthen Hong Kong as an international commerce centre, and to foster better integration into national development.”
 
     Brief biographical notes of Mr Ho are set out below:
 
Mr Nicholas Ho Lik-chi
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     Mr Ho is a registered architect in Hong Kong who has held senior positions in hpa for the past 10 years and was appointed Chair of the firm from 2020. He has led a number of Belt and Road related projects involving smart cities development and green buildings construction. As the Convenor of Hong Kong Trade Development Council Belt and Road Committee Professional Services Working Group and the Co-convenor of the Belt and Road Working Group of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Mr Ho has partnered with different stakeholder groups, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, in promoting the Belt and Road Initiative through participation in seminars and mission trips, etc.

  

     â€‹The Education Bureau (EDB) today (August 31) announced the appointment of six new members and the reappointment of seven incumbent members to the Committee on Home-School Co-operation (CHSC) for a term of two years with… read more

     The Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong, led a delegation of Hong Kong’s innovation and technology (I&T) industry to visit Tianjin yesterday (August 30) to participate in the three-day 25th China International Software Expo (CISE) starting today (August 31) at the Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. A Hong Kong Pavilion was set up at the CISE to showcase over 20 outstanding products and technology solutions of Hong Kong’s I&T industry, enabling Hong Kong enterprises to deepen their co-operation and explore unlimited business opportunities on the Mainland.
      
     The exhibits of the Hong Kong Pavilion, mainly from the winning projects of the Hong Kong ICT Awards or the “Maker in China” SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest – Hong Kong Chapter, cover a wide range of technology fields such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality, cloud computing, big data, Web 3.0, and Internet of Things. Also touching on various types of applications, including fintech, biotechnology, smart construction site management and digital entertainment, the exhibits highlight the deep integration of digital technology with the real economy. The Hong Kong Pavilion also features a mini-stage for Hong Kong exhibitors to present their products and services to potential buyers, business partners and investors in an innovative, diversified and interactive manner.

     Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Pavilion, Mr Wong said that this is the 11th consecutive year for the Hong Kong delegation to join this large-scale national software exposition. The annual CISE offers golden opportunities for Hong Kong’s I&T industry members to present their excellent services and products to the Mainland I&T communities and investors, helping them to tap into the enormous Mainland market, and allowing them to integrate into the overall development of the country and contribute to the country’s I&T development. Mr Wong also called on the Mainland I&T communities to learn more about Hong Kong’s I&T development. He also invited them to leverage Hong Kong’s distinctive advantages of enjoying strong support of the motherland, being closely connected to the world and having a high degree of internationalisation, to show the world the country’s I&T power and tell good stories of the country’s I&T development.
      
     The delegation comprises about 30 members, including the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Software Industry Association and exhibitors of the Hong Kong Pavilion. The CISE, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, was organised by the China Information Technology Industry Federation and undertaken by the Tianjin Smart City Research Institute. This year’s CISE is themed “shaping a new software ecosystem and empowering new changes to the development” and it is the largest national software trade show in the country.
      
     Mr Wong concluded his visit today and returned to Hong Kong in the evening.

      

     The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, August 31, 2023 is 105.2 (down 0.1 against yesterday’s index). read more

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