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CE to attend Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference in Guangzhou

     The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, will lead a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government delegation to attend the 24th Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference in Guangzhou this Thursday (June 27). He will co-chair the plenary with the Governor of Guangdong Province, Mr Wang Weizhong.
      
     The theme of the 24th Plenary of the Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation Joint Conference is “Taking forward the high-quality development of Hong Kong/Guangdong co-operation, and realising the new strategic positioning of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”, where the two sides will discuss enhancing co-operation in such areas as innovation and technology, finance, healthcare, cross-boundary transport and trade.
      
     Members of the HKSAR Government delegation will include the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; the Deputy Secretary for Justice, Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai; the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui; the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan; the Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau; the Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Mr Lam Sai-hung; the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong; and the Director of the Chief Executive’s Office, Ms Carol Yip.
      
     Mr Lee will return to Hong Kong in the evening on the same day. read more

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Public invited to Hospital Authority Board Meeting

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     Members of the public are invited to attend the Hospital Authority (HA) Board Meeting to be held on June 27 (Thursday) at 3.30pm. 

     The HA Board Meeting has been open to members of the public since 1998 to demonstrate the continuous effort of the Authority to enhance its transparency and public accountability. The HA Board holds meetings at regular intervals to discuss major health policy issues that have impacts on the public. Through these open meetings, the community is able to understand more about the role and functions of the HA Board as well as the operation and services of the HA and its hospitals.

     The HA Board will discuss the following agenda items in the coming meeting:
 

  • Annual Report on the Operation of the Community Care Fund Medical Assistance Programmes; 
  • Progress Report on Strategic Priorities; 
  • Cluster Presentation Programme – New Territories West Cluster – Mind Space – A Museum of History, Mental Health and Virtual Reality; and
  • Hospital Authority’s Preparations for Inclement Weather.

     The meeting agenda and papers will be made available to the public at the meeting. Members of the public are reminded that they can attend the Board Meeting only as observers and will not be participating in the meeting discussions.

     Members of the public who are interested in attending the coming Board Meeting have to make an advance booking by contacting the Secretariat of the HA Board at 2300 6797 during office hours. To facilitate booking arrangements, members of the public are advised to provide their names and contact telephone numbers. In view of the limited seating available in the public gallery of the meeting venue, seating will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. read more

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Adjustment in ceiling prices for dedicated LPG filling stations in July 2024

     The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (June 25) announced an adjustment to the auto-LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) ceiling prices for dedicated LPG filling stations from July 1 to July 31, 2024, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts for dedicated LPG filling stations.
      
     A department spokesman said that the adjustment on July 1, 2024, would reflect the movement of the LPG international price in June 2024. The adjusted auto-LPG ceiling prices for dedicated LPG filling stations would range from $3.49 to $4.38 per litre, amounting to a decrease of $0.06 to $0.07 per litre.
      
     The spokesman said that the auto-LPG ceiling prices were adjusted according to a pricing formula specified in the contracts. The formula comprises two elements – the LPG international price and the LPG operating price. The LPG international price refers to the LPG international price of the preceding month. The LPG operating price is adjusted on February 1 and June 1 annually according to the average movement of the Composite Consumer Price Index and the Nominal Wage Index.
      
     The auto-LPG ceiling prices for respective dedicated LPG filling stations in July 2024 are as follows:
      

Location of
Dedicated
LPG Filling Station		 Auto-LPG
Ceiling
Price in
July 2024 (HK$/litre)		 Auto-LPG
Ceiling
Price in
June 2024 (HK$/litre)
Kwai On Road, Kwai Chung 3.49 3.55
Sham Mong Road, Mei Foo 3.55 3.62
Wai Lok Street, Kwun Tong 3.60 3.67
Cheung Yip Street, Kowloon Bay 3.65 3.71
Ngo Cheung Road, West Kowloon 3.66 3.72
Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po 3.71 3.78
Tak Yip Street, Yuen Long 3.82 3.88
Hang Yiu Street, Ma On Shan 3.84 3.91
Marsh Road, Wan Chai 3.85 3.92
Fung Mat Road, Sheung Wan  3.87 3.94
Yip Wong Road, Tuen Mun 3.97 4.03
Fung Yip Street, Chai Wan  4.38 4.45
 
     The spokesman said that the details of the LPG international price and the auto-LPG ceiling price for each dedicated LPG filling station had been uploaded to the EMSD website (www.emsd.gov.hk) and posted at dedicated LPG filling stations to enable the trades to monitor the price adjustment.
      
     Details of the pricing adjustment mechanism for dedicated LPG filling stations can also be viewed under the “What’s New” section of the department website at www.emsd.gov.hk/en/what_s_new/current/index.html. read more

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