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Development of the Night Economy and Financial Issues Highlighted at Policy Address Regional Consultation Meeting

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Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao held the second “Policy Address” regional consultation meeting yesterday. Citizens who attended were concerned about the development of the night economy. In his summary, he revealed that a series of night activities will be launched in stages around the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he hopes to extend the activities until the new year. As for the issue raised by the retail industry that there are not enough manpower to extend the business hours, Lee Ka-chao admits that there is indeed a shortage of labor in the short term, but believes that the business community or different people have innovative ideas, “Hong Kong people have always been very resilient, so they can handle different challenges difficulties.”

At the meeting, some people also paid attention to financial and trade issues such as the stock market. Li Jiachao said that Financial Secretary Chen Maobo will set up a group to study how to increase the liquidity of the Hong Kong stock market. He hopes that the group can provide him with advice before the “Policy Address” is published. There are voices calling for the reduction of stamp duty on stocks. Li Jiachao believes that the group will study different possibilities and will also consider different opinions during the process.

Urge all walks of life to write “pats on the shoulder” to thank the official

Wong Chi-wah, District Commissioner of Wong Tai Sin, will go to Beijing next month for a one-year study. A few days ago, people from the district arranged a banquet to see him off, causing social uproar. Li Jiachao took the initiative to talk about the incident yesterday, saying that the people in the area had a good intention to host a farewell banquet, but I believe that all walks of life have learned a lesson from the negative perception caused, and also said that Huang Zhihua has expressed his apology. He suggested that in the future, people from all walks of life can use simpler and more direct methods to encourage and thank officials, including writing letters, emails, and “patting on the shoulder” when they meet.

After checking the information, Huang Zhihua posted on the social website of the Home Affairs Department a few days ago, expressing “I am very grateful to everyone for my farewell party, I am flattered by the kindness and kindness”, and apologized for the attention the incident has attracted, especially the perception problem. Li Jiachao also said yesterday that many officiating activities will invite multiple directors to attend at the same time. He believes that the mode should be changed in keeping with the times. He hopes to take this opportunity to establish a new consensus and appeals to the organizers not to focus on how many directors will attend. Emphasize that as long as government officials are present, it represents the support of the government.

Originally published on AM730

2023-08-27 20:30:57
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