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     The welcome home reception for the Hong Kong, China Delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, co-organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC), was held at the Central Government Offices this afternoon (August 21) to congratulate the Delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games for their outstanding achievements, and express gratitude to the coaches for their nurturing, as well as the medical teams for their contributions.
          
     The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, officiated at the reception and presented certificates of commendation to the Hong Kong athletes who participated in the Games. Addressing the reception, Mr Lee said that the Hong Kong athletes showcased their abilities in this year’s Paris Olympic Games, and their achievements were most heartening. In addition to winning two gold and two bronze, a total of four medals, in fencing and swimming events, the athletes also advanced to the semi-finals in table tennis, and reached the quarter-finals in badminton and taekwondo. Meanwhile, he praised the Hong Kong athletes for their excellent performance in rowing, judo, gymnastics, sailing, windsurfing, triathlon, athletics and cycling. Some athletes achieved Hong Kong’s best ever Olympic results or their personal bests in their respective disciplines, with many of them ranking top among Asian athletes.
        
     Mr Lee said that the HKSAR Government will continue to spare no effort in training local sports talent and to promote the development of sports in Hong Kong, including comprehensive planning, development and optimisation of sports facilities. In this regard, the new building project of the Hong Kong Sports Institute is soon to be available, and the Kai Tak Sports Park is also expected to be commissioned next year. The HKSAR Government is firmly committed to supporting sports events. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will commence next week, and the 15th National Games (National Games), the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games will be cohosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao next year. As one of the hosts of the National Games, the HKSAR Government is actively working with the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Macao Special Administrative Region Government to host the National Games, the nation’s highest-level sports event, successfully.
          
     Also present at the reception were the President of the SF&OC, Mr Timothy Fok; the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; the Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing; the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung; the Permanent Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ms Vivian Sum; the Honorary Secretary General of the SF&OC, Mr Edgar Yang; the Chef de Mission for the Hong Kong, China Delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Dr Thomas Brian Stevenson; the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Vincent Liu; and the Commissioner for Sports, Mr Sam Wong.
          
     This morning the HKSAR Government and the SF&OC arranged a bus parade for the Hong Kong athletes. Members of the public welcomed and cheered them on. The athletes later had a sharing session with students on the Olympic experience at Tamar Park. At noon, the Chief Executive hosted a luncheon at Government House to commend the athletes and Delegation members for their outstanding achievements and efforts in the Olympic Games.
      
     The Paris 2024 Olympic Games was held in France between July 26 and August 11 this year. The Hong Kong, China Delegation sent a total of 35 athletes to compete in 13 events, and achieved historic results by winning two gold medals and two bronze medals in fencing and swimming events.

                      

      The Immigration Department (ImmD) carried out a repatriation operation today (August 21). A total of 22 Vietnamese illegal immigrants were repatriated to Vietnam. The persons removed comprised nine men and 13 women, all of whom wer… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     A Hospital Authority (HA) delegation conducted recruitment events for non-locally trained nurses in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for two consecutive days (August 19 and 20), promoting the latest pathways for working in Hong Kong to the local nursing professionals, with a view to attracting more eligible non-locally trained nurses to serve in Hong Kong’s public healthcare sector.

     With the support of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta (HKETO Jakarta), the HA delegation held a recruitment briefing session for local nurses in Kuala Lumpur. Representatives of the Department of Health also participated online. The delegation introduced to the local nurses the latest policies that enable eligible non-locally trained nurses to join Hong Kong’s public healthcare institutions without having to take the Licensing Examination.

     The HA Director of Cluster Services, Dr Simon Tang, said, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to conduct this nursing recruitment activity in Kuala Lumpur. We were able to introduce the latest policies for working in Hong Kong as well as the working environment and development opportunities in our public hospitals to the local nursing community. The response was very positive, with many participants expressing interests in coming to Hong Kong for career developments. We will organise recruitment activities in more countries and regions in the future to attract more non-locally trained nurses to alleviate the service pressure in our public hospitals.”
      
     The HA delegation also visited a medical institution in Kuala Lumpur, and met with representatives from the nursing faculty of a local university with the arrangements of the HKETO Jakarta to learn about the local nursing education and training as well as the latest developments of healthcare services in the region, and to explore opportunity for collaboration on various nursing talent exchange programmes to promote exchanges of nursing expertise and skills between the two places.
      
     Since the passage of the relevant amendments to the Nurses Registration Ordinance by the Legislative Council on July 17, which opened up new pathways for non-locally trained nurses to work in Hong Kong, the HA has subsequently launched related promotion and recruitment activities, including sending representatives to the 35th International Nursing Research Congress held in Singapore last month to introduce the new policies to nurses from different countries and regions, with some having already expressed interest in working in Hong Kong. The HA will stay in contact with them and actively follow up on their applications.
      
     The HA has also been conducting open recruitment for non-locally trained nurses and has received a number of applications and enquiries. The HA is now processing the related applications and enquiries and will arrange interviews and other follow-up activities for shortlisted candidates in due course.
      
     The HA has set up a dedicated team to provide one-stop support and counselling services for non-locally trained nurses interested in coming to Hong Kong. The team will handle enquiries and provide relevant information through hotline, email and instant messaging apps (see Appendix). For individuals who are interested to learn more, they may also visit the HA’s website (www.ha.org.hk/visitor/ha_visitor_index.asp?Content_ID=273898&Lang=ENG).

      

     The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 is 104.3 (down 0.2 against yesterday’s index). read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Exchange Fund Notes tender results ********************************** Tender date : August 21, 2024 Paper on offer : EF Notes … read more