â€‹To celebrate the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will hold an event called "The Parent-child Water Play Carnival in Celebration of the 27th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR" with the theme of water play in Tsing Yi Northeast Park on July 1 (Monday), offering a variety of fun water activities free of charge for public enjoyment.

     The event will be held at the artificial turf pitch of Tsing Yi Northeast Park from 9am to 12.30pm. Members of the public can play water games with different features, such as a fun maze, inflatable fun roller, and giant inflatable pool, on this summer day. The event is conducted in three sessions: 9am to 10am, 10.15am to 11.15am, and 11.30am to 12.30pm. Members of the public who are interested can collect admission tickets in person at the Kwai Tsing District Leisure Services Office or the Tsing Yi Northeast Park Office starting from 8.30am on June 20. Each person is entitled to a maximum of four tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. A small number of tickets will be reserved for walk-in participants on the event day on a first-come, first-served basis.

     In addition, a range of fun-filled interactive games will be set up from 9am to 1pm at the outdoor basketball court and piazza. The public of all ages are welcome to join. Admission is free. For enquiries, please contact the Kwai Tsing District Leisure Services Office at 2424 7201 during office hours.

     Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB) is restructured as the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) with effect from today (June 14), to proactively promote the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries under the industry-oriented principle of implementing Hong Kong's positioning as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange under the National 14th Five-Year Plan.
 
     The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, said, "It was announced in 'The Chief Executive’s 2023 Policy Address' that the Government would take the initiative to restructure CreateHK as the CCIDA, which will play a more proactive and positive role in enhancing its support for the development of the arts, culture and creative sectors."
 
     "The CCIDA will set up new dedicated teams to proactively identify external opportunities for relevant industries and lead them to arrange delegations to various showcases worldwide to export Hong Kong's cultural and creative industries, foster business opportunities and enhance Hong Kong's international status. It will continue to identify suitable and promising projects in relevant sectors to promote the application of cross-sectoral and cross-genre content, and strengthen the support for the industries to enable their content distribution. The CCIDA will further facilitate the creation and production of cultural intellectual property (IP), enable cultural IP transactions, and explore business and commercialisation opportunities to enhance economic benefits," Mr Yeung added.
 
     CreateHK was set up in June 2009 as an office dedicated to promoting the development of creative industries in Hong Kong. After the restructuring, the CCIDA will provide one-stop services and support to cultural and creative industries with a mission to foster a conducive environment in Hong Kong to facilitate the development of arts, culture and creative sectors as industries.

     The Government announced today (June 14) the reappointment of incumbent members Ms Shirley Chan Suk-ling and Mr Victor Chu Lap-lik to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) for a term of two years with effect from July 1, 2024.
 
     Appointments of members to the HKTDC are made by the Financial Secretary in exercise of the powers delegated to him by the Chief Executive and pursuant to section 11(1)(d) of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Ordinance (Chapter 1114).

     The composition of the HKTDC with effect from July 1, 2024, is as follows:
 
Chairman
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Dr Peter Lam Kin-ngok
 
Members
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Ms Shirley Chan Suk-ling
Ms Ronna Chao Wei-ting
Dr Lin Yong
Mr Victor Chu Lap-lik
Dr Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu
Dr Kennedy Wong Ying-ho
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Director of Information Services
Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries
President of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong
Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board
Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Banks
Representative Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Representative Member of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries
Representative Member of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
Representative Member of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong

     The Government today (June 14) gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (Somalia) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2024, which came into operation today.
 
     "The Amendment Regulation amends the United Nations Sanctions (Somalia) Regulation 2019 to give effect to certain decisions on sanctions in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions 2713 and 2714 in respect of Somalia," a Government spokesman said.
 
     The amendments mainly relate to prohibition against the supply, sale, transfer or carriage of weapons, ammunition or military equipment to Somalia or to certain persons; prohibition against the provision of technical assistance or training or financial or other assistance to certain persons; and certain exemption arrangements in respect of arms embargo, improvised explosive devices (IED) components ban and provision of IED technology.
 
     The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has all along been implementing fully the sanctions imposed by the UNSC. The Amendment Regulation aims to give effect to the instructions by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for fulfilling the international obligations of the People's Republic of China as a Member State of the United Nations.

     Attention TV and radio duty announcers:

     Please broadcast the following special announcement by the Education Bureau concerning schools, and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     As the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is now in force, classes of all PM schools are suspended this afternoon. AM and whole-day schools which are in session should continue until the end of school hours. They should ensure that conditions are safe before allowing students to return home.
 
     If the Hong Kong Observatory issues the Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal or cancels all Rainstorm Warning Signals at or before 5pm, classes of evening schools will proceed as usual tonight unless advised otherwise.