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Govt rejects UK report on HK

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today vehemently refuted, strongly disapproved of and firmly rejected the slandering remarks and ill-intentioned political attacks on the city under the successful application of “one country, two systems” in the so-called United Kingdom Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong: July to December 2022.   In a press statement, the Government again urged the UK to respect international law and the basic norms governing international relations and stop interfering in Hong Kong matters, which are purely China’s internal affairs.   Improved electoral system for patriots to administer HK The new electoral system has established the Legislative Council Election Committee Constituency which goes beyond the vested interests of various groups and districts, and broadened the representation in Hong Kong’s political structure in a balanced and orderly manner, thereby enhancing the city’s governance efficiency, the statement pointed out.   The sev
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Travel bubble relaunches May 26

(To watch the full press conference with sign language interpretation, click here.)   The Government today announced that flights under the Hong Kong-Singapore Air Travel Bubble (ATB) will begin on May 26 with more stringent public health protocols.   The air travel bubble, announced last year, was deferred due to the developments of the COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong.   Under the more stringent measures, Hong Kong residents travelling under the ATB can only take designated flights to Singapore at least 14 days after they have had two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.   Announcing the scheme's relaunch at a press conference today, Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Edward Yau said the vaccination requirement was aimed at encouraging Hong Kong citizens to get vaccinated as soon as possible for better self-protection against COVID-19 when travelling.   “As we all know, having (been) vaccinated (means) you (have) got a higher protection for your own self. Therefore, we consider this as something that we should do and also (are) capable of doing because of the availability of (vaccines) in Hong Kong, not to mention the choice (of vaccines people) can have.”   Riding on the original arrangement, the two governments will impose more stringent measures on travel history prior to departure, the mechanism to suspend or resume the ATB and contact tracing, details of which can be found here.   Mr Yau hoped the ATB, if successfully implemented, could serve as the basis upon which similar arrangements could be made with other economies.   “This will be something we need to look at on a bilateral basis, whether we consider the other partner (as) having a very stable and safe situation.   “Since we started this conversation and dialogue in the middle of last year, we have been keeping in touch with a number of economies, updating them (on) the progress.   “For instance, immediately after the agreement with Singapore, I am going to let some other partners, for instance New Zealand, Australia know that we have this arrangement and we can use that as a basis for further discussion with them. And subject to a bilateral consensus, I think this process can be carried on.”
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