In response to the Government’s announcement that it will abolish land sales by the application mechanism and resume regular land sales, the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) said today (February 28) that the Government’s move to address housing needs through demand-side management measures is acceptable, adding that the move is also a
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Proposals of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), help the middle class and care for people’s livelihood have found their way to the Hong Kong’s Budget 2013 unveiled by the Financial Secretary, Mr John Tsang, today (February 27). Among the measures are profits tax rebates
The legislation banning trawling in Hong Kong waters (trawl ban) came into operation on December 31, 2012. Affected trawler vessel owners and local deckhands employed by them are entitled to ex-gratia allowances (EGA) and one-off grants.
President, with the facilitation of employers, employees and the Government over the years, the occupational safety of the construction industry in Hong Kong has seen great improvement.
President, the political deadlock in the past two decades or so caused stagnant constitutional development. It is all about trust after all.
President, regarding the implementation of dual universal suffrage, there are diverse public views and no consensus has yet been reached on any specific proposal. Since the reunification in 1997, Hong Kong has experienced lots of controversies over our constitutional development.
The number of cases of “doubly non-permanent resident pregnant” (DNRP) women giving birth in Hong Kong has been increasing year after year. As a result, Hong Kong’s healthcare services are under great pressure, and problems such as insufficient school places have also surfaced one after another.
To enhance the festive atmosphere of the Year of the Snake, three members of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) today (February 12) showed up in Tai Po as the Chinese legendary God of Good Fortune, the God of High Rank and the God of Prosperity and distributed “lai-see” (red packets) to
According to the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011, Hong Kong had an overall ranking of 12 among 139 countries and places in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index in 2011, which is two places behind Singapore.
Making acquaintances on the Internet has become increasingly common. It has been reported that there is an increasing number of lawbreakers who made female acquaintances (with quite a number of them being underage girls) through social networking websites, then swindled and threatened them, and even sexually assaulted them.