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Question – Mainland pregnant women giving birth in Hong Kong (Jeffrey Lam)

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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.

BPA brings fun to Tai Po in Chinese New Year

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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 passers-by at the Tai Po Market MTR Station.

The men of good luck included Legislative Council member Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Tai Po District Council member Mr Lo Sou-chour and community affairs executive Mr Chow Ping-him. Their lai-see was gold coins of chocolate, signifying BPA’s bring best wishes to the public in the new Chinese year.

“May you be blessed with good fortune like the EasternSea, and longevity like     the Southern Mountain,” as the Chinese saying goes. Apart from wealth and a long life, the Chinese traditional blessings also put great emphasis on climbing up the social ladder, and so comes the common aspiration of getting a job promotion. Hence the BPA team’s decision: dressing up in the celestial costume of these gods and bringing fun, fortune and happiness to the community.

Their good intentions and good acts were well received.

Dr Lo Wai-kwok, in his new identity as the God of Good Fortune, had great success in cheering up his fans.  He even evolved into the God of Songs, repeating Sam Hui’s Canto pop classic “Here comes the Money God”. Not surprisingly, his eloquence was a result of practice rather than sheer luck, as singing is his favorite pastime.

Dr Lo said that following the success of the BPA stall in the Sha Tin Chinese New Year Fair, they would like to have more fun-sharing activities with the public and so they had come to the Tai Po neighborhood.

“We will continue to reach out to residents in different districts and provide services according to actual circumstances and public needs,” he said.

Posing as the God of Prosperity and the God of Longevity, Mr Lo and Mr Chow also drew a big crowd that wanted to take pictures with them and, naturally enough, to get a fair share of their lai-see as well!

Question – Crimes in relation to social networking on Internet (Lau Wong Fat)

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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.

BPA opens stall in Sha Tin Chinese New Year Fair

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The stall of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) in the Sha Tin Chinese New Year Fair was officially opened today (February 5) by a team of BPA leaders in the presence of senior government officials.

Officiating at the opening ceremony were BPA members in the Legislative Council Mr Andrew Leung, Mr Jeffrey Lam, Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Dr Priscilla Leung, together with guests of honour Mr Raymond Tam, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, and Ms Florence Hui, Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs.

The stall exuded a joyful festive atmosphere. Mr Tam and the BPA team joined the mentally disabled in the production of Chinese New Year handicraft, whereas Ms Hui prepared lucky messages in traditional Chinese calligraphy for free distribution to the public.

Chairman Mr Andrew Leung said the stall in Sha Tin underscored BPA’s determination to reach out for the public and share fun with the local community. “Our alliance has come into being for more than three months now. To raise our public profile, we endeavour to strengthen our community work and cover all livelihood issues. We would like to take this opportunity to wish Hong Kong people a happy and healthy Chinese New Year,” he added.

“Sha Tin is a popular neighbourhood for middle-class families. Yet it has also seen the problem of an ageing population in certain housing estates. The BPA will provide a wide range of services to the local community accordingly. We will try hard to accumulate experience and enhance our service standard,” Vice Chairman Mr Jeffrey Lam said.

Noting that the Sha Tin stall was a project of collaboration with the disabled, Mr Lam said that it was built on the success of similar community events earlier, including the sale of food with big discounts and free distribution of warm clothes to the elderly.

The project marked a close partnership between the able-bodied and the disabled. With the BPA helping with community liaison and providing business advice, the dynamic team takes up the day-to-day operation of the stall, ranging from stocking, marketing to sale.

For Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Vice Chairman of the Alliance, the Sha Tin project was particularly meaningful, as it brought back the fond memories when he was a member of the Sha Tin District Council. On behalf of the Alliance, he extended gratitude to the honourable guests, volunteers and participants for their help and support to the project.

BPA stall in Sha Tin Chinese New Year Fair

Duration：February 5 to February 9, 2013
Venue：Yuen Wo Road Fair, Stall No.19

Business Hours：
February 5 to February 8 : 12 noon to 10 pm
February 9 : 12 noon to Midnight

BPA website keeps the public posted

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A group of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) members has staged a publicity blitz to mark the launch of the Alliance’s website today (January 30).

Dressed in their uniform T-shirt with the QR Code, BPA Legislative Council members Mr Andrew Leung, Mr Lau Wong-fat, Mr Jeffrey Lam, Mr Abraham Razack, Mr Christopher Cheung, Dr Lo Wai-kwok and Dr Priscilla Leung showed up together in the Legislative Council Chamber to promote the new website at www.bpahk.org.

Using smart phones to browse at the legislators’ QR Code will result in automatic connection with the “Useful Tips” section of the BPA website.

Chairman Mr Andrew Leung said the Alliance strived to keep pace with the society and modern innovation. “Given the popularity of smart phones and the convenience of QR Code, it’s high time we made it easier for the public to approach us through the new media,” he said.

The Alliance is prepared to use different kinds of the new media to promote public awareness of its latest development. “We will move beyond the traditional boundary of a business political group and reach out for the general public. Apart from this website, we will also use the social networking website Facebook and new media like YouTube to publicise our ideas and political platform,” Mr Leung said.

The latest postings on the “Useful Tips” page are all practical advice for our daily life. Mr Andrew Leung shows how we can change to new electrical appliances at a bargain. Mr Jeffrey Lam shares ideas on dressing up in suits. Mr Christopher Cheung dispenses with investment ideas for this new year. On the hot topic of property ownership, Mr Abraham Razack gives advice on the purchase of second-hand flats; Dr Lo Wai-kwok provides easy-to-follow guidance on flat inspection. As far as new year recreation is concerned, Mr Lau Wong-fat names three good travel destinations in Tuen Mun, whereas Dr Priscilla Leung shows the attraction of various promenades of Hong Kong. Educational and entertaining, the section is really a mini encyclopedia on city life which puts together the collective wisdom of the BPA legislators.

The website contains a wealth of BPA information. Apart from the latest news, it also allows access to the policy research and reports, speeches and LegCo Questions  of BPA legislators as well as their articles on different issues. For details, please visit www.bpahk.org.

Food discount project to ease people’s burden

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A community care project by the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) and the Sha Tin Rural Committee to provide affordable food to needy people was officially launched in Sha Tin today (January 26). Under the project, a venue on loan from the Sha Tin Rural Committee was transformed into a food market … Read more

BPA Inauguration Ceremony – Speech by Dr.Peter Lam, Chairman of the Board of Governors

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Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive, the Honorable Mr. Leung Chun Ying, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government, the Honorable Mr. Lin Wu, Guests and Friends, Good afternoon. Overlooking the Victoria Harbour, under the Lion Rock, here we gather to celebrate the birth of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong … Read more