Red flag hoisted at Silverstrand Beach
Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible: Here is an item of interest to swimmers. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced toda… read more
Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible: Here is an item of interest to swimmers. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced toda… read more
Attention TV and radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible: Here is an item of interest to swimmers. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced … read more
Police today (May 13) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Wong Tai Sin. Poon Chung-lung, aged 62, went missing after he w… read more
The Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) today (May 13) launched the 2024 Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Funding Scheme to invite proposals for applied research and development (R&D) projects jointly conducted by institutions in… read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) delegation, led by the President of the LegCo, Mr Andrew Leung, began the seven-day duty visit to Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore today (May 12) to learn about the latest development of these three member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in respect of politics, economy, trade, arts, culture and tourism, etc.
The delegation arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the afternoon and met with the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia, YB Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan. They exchanged views on various topics, including the integrated development of culture and tourism, the development of cultural and creative industries, smart tourism, hosting mega events and Muslim friendly tourism, etc, and discussed potential collaboration opportunities between Hong Kong and Malaysia in these areas.
In the evening, the delegation had dinner and exchanged views with representatives of the Hong Kong-Malaysia Business Association. Apart from exploring ways to strengthen the bilateral trade and investment co-operation between Hong Kong and Malaysia, they also held in-depth discussions on the opportunities and contributions that could be brought by Hong Kong’s accession to Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
The delegation will continue its duty visit in Malaysia tomorrow (May 13).
The delegation, led by the President of the LegCo, Mr Andrew Leung, visits Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore from May 12 to 18. Deputy delegation leader is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee of the LegCo, Mr Tommy Cheung. Other participating Subcommittee members are Mr Jeffrey Lam, Ms Nixie Lam, Ms Joephy Chan, Mr Tang Fei, Ms Carmen Kan and Mr Yim Kong.