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     â€‹The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB) held a training seminar for members of the District Councils (DCs) at the Central Government Offices today (June 5).
      
     â€‹Based on the needs of DC members, the HYAB has been arranging different training sessions and visits to assist DC members in discharging their duties, so as to improve the efficacy of district work and serve the people better. The training seminar today focused on how to enhance communications with the media, and to promote the good practices of building management.
      
     â€‹The Under Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Mr Clarence Leung, attended the training seminar and delivered a speech. He said that under the improved district governance system, the DCs, the District Services and Community Care Teams (Care Teams) and other district organisations and groups worked hand-in-hand in serving the people. District work had to be done with the people at heart for it to be effective and efficient. The HYAB and the Home Affairs Department (HAD) had therefore continued to provide various training for DC members. For example, the HAD had arranged for DC members to attend mediation training in batches starting from May. Mr Leung hoped the relevant training could help DC members better discharge their duties, further improve the efficacy of district governance and thereby building a harmonious community together.
      
     â€‹â€‹Today’s training seminar had two parts. In the first part, a guest speaker shared with DC members the latest media landscape and skills in engaging with the media. Through strengthening communications with the media, members of the public could better understand DC members’ work under the improved district governance system more effectively through the media, so that DC members could better serve as the bridge between the Government and the people, while telling good stories of the DCs.
      
     â€‹Before the second part of the training seminar, the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, addressed DC members, saying that the Government had always placed emphasis on district work. She quoted the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Zhou Ji, that the DCs, “the three district committees” (the Area Committees, the District Fight Crime Committees and the District Fire Safety Committees) and Care Teams are the troika after improvements to district governance, and reminded DC members to strengthen collaboration with “the three district committees” and Care Teams, and address and resolve people’s conflicts at early stages. Miss Mak emphasised that building management was one of the key aspects of district work, and encouraged DC members to be familiar with relevant legislation, so as to provide support and assistance to owners and residents in need and facilitate the smooth operation of building management.
      
     â€‹Afterwards, in the second part, the guest speaker shared with DC members the relevant information on the Building Management (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 (the Amendment Ordinance), which would come into effect on July 13. As early as December last year, HAD organised two briefing sessions for DC members. In view of the imminent commencement of the Amendment Ordinance, HAD provided training to DC members again on the content and requirements of the Amendment Ordinance, with a view to enabling DC members to provide effective assistance to owners and residents in dealing with building management issues when necessary. The key objectives of the Amendment Ordinance are to enhance the transparency and accountability of the operation of owners’ corporations (OCs), for example, in respect of large-scale maintenance works or high-value procurement, and to provide better protection for members of the management committees (MCs) of OCs. The Amendment Ordinance also includes new provisions relating to the keeping of documents relating to building management and the responsibilities of the MCs in keeping such documents. read more

     A man who went missing in Sheung Shui has been located.        Wong Sum-wah, aged 77, went missing after he was last seen in a shopping mall on Choi Yuen Road in the afternoon on June 2. His… read more

     The Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council (ExCo), Mrs Regina Ip, attended the Passing-out Parade for the 144th Inspector Induction Course and the 502nd-507th Customs Officer Induction Courses at the Hong Kong Customs College today (June 5) to inspect 11 Probationary Customs Inspectors and 128 Probationary Customs Officers on parade.

     All passing-out officers adopted the Chinese-style foot drill to form the logo of the Hong Kong Authorized Economic Operator Programme, the logo of the Single E-lock Scheme, and the English abbreviation of the Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme, symbolising Hong Kong Customs’ active promotion of various trade facilitation measures to consolidate Hong Kong’s status as an international trade centre and a major logistics hub in the Asia-Pacific (A/P) region.
           
     Speaking at the passing-out parade, Mrs Ip said Hong Kong Customs is committed to leveraging Hong Kong’s strategic positioning of enjoying strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world under the “one country, two systems” framework to deepen its multilateral co-operation with partners in the A/P region. This not only demonstrates the department’s endeavour to echo the directional principle of “leveraging our unique advantages while reinforcing our connectivity with both the Mainland and the world” as proposed during the “two sessions”, but also serves as a vivid illustration of Hong Kong’s integration into the overall development of the country.

     She added that, while endeavouring to boost the economy and striving for development, Hong Kong should make every effort to safeguard the sovereignty, security and development interests of the country, integrate into the country’s development, and align with national development strategies. She said she believes that, as an outstanding and professional disciplined force, Hong Kong Customs will remain committed to its fight against smuggling, drug trafficking and terrorist activities and will resolutely safeguard the homeland security, societal security, economic security and ecological security of the country.

     Mrs Ip encouraged the passing-out officers to uphold Hong Kong Customs’ objective of “enhancing strengths and thriving through innovation and connectivity” by providing quality and diversified customs services to the public and to give full play to the department’s unique role in regional collaboration, thereby contributing to the development of the country and the future of Hong Kong.

              

     Hong Kong Customs has mounted an operation against the smuggling of animals, codenamed "Pet Guardian", with the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of Shenzhen Customs since November 2023. In late May this year, Hong Kong Cust… read more

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