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John Lee Ka-chiu, a former policeman, was elected Hong Kong's chief executive in 2022.
Fast-changing Saudi Arabia is eager for foreign capital, including from Hong Kong. The city should now reach out to its citizens in the Middle East who have the connections and know-how to build trust and spur investments.
Authorities in mainland China and the city are smoothing the way for a scheme to allow more private cars into the rest of Guangdong province.
Despite some good news, too many people continue to struggle to survive or achieve a better standard of living in increasingly expensive Hong Kong.
Trip by Hong Kong officials and lawmakers to mainland China’s Greater Bay Area illustrated the benefits of cross-border cooperation and development.
- Value of spending vouchers equal to about month’s worth of retail sales, Chief Executive John Lee says
- Lee notes about 7.3 million tourists visited city in first three months of year compared with about 600,000 visitors for all of 2022
More than 50 academics and business leaders with extensive experience of China lined up for new group.
US-sanctioned city leader puts ball in organisers’ court when asked about Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in San Francisco in mid-November.
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi concludes two-day visit to city after meeting Chief Executive John Lee at Government House.
Zheng Yanxiong says social welfare sector is connected to ‘thousands of households’, giving it a platform for ‘spreading and advocating mainstream social values’.
Hong Kong businesses reap the benefits of city leader John Lee’s visit to Saudi Arabia and UAE in February.
Hong Kong and Guangdong are deepening cooperation to enhance high-quality development of the Greater Bay Area. The two sides have announced a slew of business and trade activities to drive growth.
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says authorities examining the reasons for the sudden jump in withdrawals from organ donor register.
CEO Ronald Lam vows airline will learn from incident that led to three staff members being sacked for mocking non-English speakers.
Police have arrested 10,279 people in relation to anti-government protests but charged only 2,910
Authorities are reviewing jump in requests by residents to withdraw from existing scheme, with some never having actually registered.
City leader will be flanked by top officials and representatives from finance, technology and professional services on one-week trip, sources say.
Chief Executive John Lee also urges teachers to deepen students’ understanding of diplomacy and national development.
Government has responsibility to foster social values among young generation in face of foreign interference, city leader John Lee says during revamped Legco exchange.
Chief executive stops short of providing details of detainee in mainland China and whether administration had offered help under reciprocal notification mechanism.
John Lee speaks out a day after Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao drops controversial cartoonist Zunzi after 40 years.
Both sides agree to pursue deeper cooperation to serve country’s development.
Housing Authority says decreased average waiting time ‘mainly due to availability of substantial number of flats for allocation in past few quarters’.
Approved amendment of Legal Practitioners Ordinance gives chief executive final say on involvement of foreign counsel in sensitive cases.
Chief Executive John Lee says he welcomes foreign officials to city, including UK trade minister.
Chief Executive John Lee says first meeting to focus instead on policies and national development.
Chief Executive John Lee notes trend will be long-term but expresses confidence many who have emigrated will return.
City leader hails ‘golden week’ tourism as another boost for economy, projecting 600,000 mainland visitors to converge on city by Wednesday.
Chief Executive John Lee says bill will be implemented on Labour Day two years from now.
