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BPA Gives Proposals on the 2014 Policy Address and Budget
“Creativity and Upward Mobility – Brightening Hong Kong’s Future”

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At a meeting today (13 November), the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) presented the Chief Executive, Mr Leung Chun-ying, and the Financial Secretary, Mr John Tsang, with more than 200 proposals that were centred around the theme of “promoting upward social mobility”. These included, among other, expanding the middle-class, encouraging creativity, enhancing skills , raising competitiveness and developing green infrastructure, all of which are critical to a better and brighter future in Hong Kong.

Question – Services provided to suicide-prone persons (Abraham Shek)

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It has been reported that the Suicide Prevention Services (SPS), which provides dedicated services specifically for suicide prevention, received in 2012-2013 more than 34 000 calls for assistance, a record high in recent three years. Meanwhile, the media have recently reported suicide cases from time to time, in which some of the victims were students still at school. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council…

Question – Procurement procedures of Hospital Authority (Lau Wong-fat)

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It has been reported that the mainland authorities have conducted investigations into the alleged use of means such as hospitality, etc. by foreign-funded pharmaceutical manufacturers to entice healthcare personnel into prescribing to patients pharmaceuticals made by the pharmaceutical manufacturers concerned. It has also been reported that some healthcare personnel on the Mainland accepted money from milk powder companies for distributing their formula products to new-born babies so that the babies will get used to taking the formula products of such brands. Some members of the public have relayed to me their concern about the aforesaid situation happening in local healthcare institutions…

Question – Measures to combat pickpocketing crimes (Abraham Shek)

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It has been reported that in the first eight months of this year, the number of pickpocketing cases on Hong Kong Island recorded an increase of 26.5% over the same period last year. It has been learnt that some pickpockets are mainlanders who came to Hong Kong with the intent of committing crimes. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council…

Question – Repair works of tenement building at Kai Ming Street (Priscilla Leung)

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It is learnt that in October 2009, the Buildings Department (BD) issued repair orders to the owners of a tenement building at 51 Kai Ming Street, To Kwa Wan, requiring them to repair the external walls, common areas and pipes of the building. In early 2010, BD further found that there were problems with the cantilevered slab balconies of the building and, therefore, issued statutory orders to the owners requiring them to arrange for a detailed investigation.

Question – Postgraduate Certificate in Laws programmes offered by universities (Abraham Shek)

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A report of the Steering Committee on the Review of Legal Education and Training released in August 2001 recommended that the postgraduate qualification programme, namely Post Graduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), be discontinued and a free-standing institution be established, preferably in its own premises, to conduct a course of practical vocational preparation for law graduates seeking to be admitted as barristers or solicitors in Hong Kong.

BPA Welcomes Issuing Additional Free TV Licences

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BPA welcomes the Government’s decision on issuing additional free TV licences and introducing competition into the market. We expect that liberalisation of television market will provide more choices and better quality programmes for the public.

Speech – Formulating Long-term Infrastructure Planning to Promote Sustainable Development (Andrew Leung)

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Now that the world economy is showing signs of recovery, but with severe competition from nearby countries, I believe we must develop our infrastructure, invest in the future, develop the economy and improve people’s living before we can achieve an edge in our competition with other cities in future.

BPA New Territories West Branch Opens Today

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In order to better enrich the local community and serve the residents, the office of the New Territories West Branch of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) officially opens today (September 30), signifying a new chapter in the development of the Alliance’s community work.