President, there is this old saying that “the ancients who wished to order well their states, they first regulated their families”. In ancient times, one must manage to govern a prefecture or county well before he could run a state properly. In present-day Hong Kong, communities must be managed properly before social stability can be achieved, and in order for
Monthly Archives: March 2013
President, there are many very specific matters in property management, even to the extent of being trivial. But they are closely related to the people and the question of whether or not they can live comfortably. As the saying goes, nothing can be called trivial when it comes to matters of people’s livelihood. I think that this motion proposed
President, the motion today touches on two issues; first, the recovery and handling of “gutter oil”; and second, the support and promotion of biodiesel. Used cooking oil is known as “gutter oil” on the Mainland and it has extensive meanings, including oil refined from waste food or residue from the gutter drain, as well as slop oil and perennial
President, as there have been occasional incidents of gas explosion in telecommunications manholes in recent years, the former Office of the Telecommunications Authority appointed a consultant to study the matter in March 2010 and published in June of the same year a set of Implementation Guidelines on Mitigating the Risk of Gas Explosion in Telecommunications Manholes (the Guidelines), which is
President, my childhood years were spent in To Kwa Wan and Kowloon City where I received my primary and secondary education. After my junior secondary schooling, I moved to Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong, and I initially lived in San Po Kong after I started to work. I had lived in Kowloon East for more than 30 years in
President, Hong Kong has developed from a fishing village more than a century ago into an international metropolitan today, its great economic achievements are recognized by all. However, Hong Kong seems to have lost the direction in its future economic development. As regards the internal factors, Hong Kong’s long-standing over reliance on the financial, real estate and sales services
President, Hong Kong is well-known for its status as an international financial centre. The report published by the World Federation of Exchanges early this year pointed out that the total market value of companies listed in the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited surpassed that of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the two ranked the sixth and seventh among
President, as the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is to commission soon, I am grateful to Mr WONG Kwok-kin for proposing this motion because this motion is by no means only related to Kowloon East. It also includes Kowloon West and the dream of Hong Kong people to build a waterfront promenade in Kowloon East and Kowloon West. I
I believe Honourable colleagues would not disagree that economic restructuring is essential and the problem is how it should be implemented. Today, I will discuss this issue from my perspective as a member of the industrial sector. Over the past few years, members of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries and the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong
President, the monotonous industrial structure in Hong Kong has always been the subject of criticism. To ensure the sustainable development of the economy, we have to continue to give full play to our competitive edge, support the traditional pillar industries and help them to upgrade and transform; on the other hand, we must also explore