BPA held Forum on "Studying the Spirit of President Xi's Important Speech"
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech in Hong Kong on July 1. As such, BPA hosted a forum on July 4 to study the message conveyed by President Xi. BPA members joining the forum include Peter Lam, the Executive Committee Chairman; Andrew Leung, the Honorary Chairman; Dr Lo Wai Kwok, the Chairman; Jeffrey Lam and Dr Priscilla Leung, the Vice Chairmen. Besides, Benson Luk, the Vice Chairman of the BPA Committee on Youth; Sunny Tan, Legislative Council Member and other members from the BPA Committee on Youth, professional committees and regional districts also joined the event. All members actively shared their learnings of President Xi’s speech. Furthermore, they discussed how they would weave the gist of President Xi’s address into the fabric of their work to better address Hong Kong’s economy, quality of life, youth and housing affairs.
BPA members meeting Hong Kong’s incoming leader John Lee, proposing "people-based" development to enhance their sense of satisfaction
The core members of BPA met with the sixth-term Chief Executive-elect, Mr John Lee, to exchange views on the work of the new-term government on May 16. BPA members put forward a series of suggestions and expectations, covering topics such as integration into the national development, economic and livelihood initiatives, and the development of youth etc. After the meeting, Chairman of BPA Dr Lo Wai Kwok said in a speech to the media that BPA hoped John Lee would lead the new-term government to be people-oriented, focusing on development and pursuing good governance. More importantly, the government should work hard on restoring normal customs clearance between Hong Kong and the Mainland or even foreign countries so as to speed up economic recovery after the epidemic. Dr Lo also revealed that John Lee had responded positively to some of the suggestions put forward by BPA by requesting more information in order to swiftly respond to public demands.
Interpretation reflects the legislative intent of the law(Priscilla Leung)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu requested an interpretation of the National Security Law for Hong Kong (NSL) from the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) over a legal matter arising from whether Timothy Owen, a British barrister who is not qualified to practice law in Hong Kong, may act as counsel for Jimmy Lai Chee-ying in a case involving points of national security. The NPCSC after hearing a report from Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, promulgated an interpretation on Dec 30, 2022, over the matter.
Letter To Hong Kong (Ir Dr LO Wai Kwok)
During the LegCo election canvass earlier this year, I have met many young engineers and most of them are asking the same question: what is the prospect of engineers in Hong Kong?