Author: MIL-OSI Publisher

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

​The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, this afternoon (August 3) attended activities at the Kowloon Park Sports Centre main venue of the Sport For All Day (SFAD) 2025 held by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), conveying to the public the benefits of regular exercise for physical and mental well-being.
 
With Hong Kong cohosting the 15th National Games (NG), the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG) with Guangdong Province and the Macao Special Administrative Region for the first time, the theme of SFAD 2025 is “Coalescing together for the National Games”. The LCSD organised a series of free recreation and sports programmes at designated sports centres, with a focus on promoting various events of the 15th NG, the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG, inviting the public to celebrate this national sports extravaganza.
 
Accompanying Mr Lee at the event were the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law; the Commissioner for Sports, Mr George Tsoi; the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Manda Chan; the Deputy Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Leisure Services), Miss Winnie Chui; the Chairman of the Community Sports Committee (CSC), Professor Patrick Yung; the Vice Chairman of the CSC, Mr Eric Fok; the Gold Medalist in the Women’s Épée Individual event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Miss Vivian Kong; and the three-time Gold Medalist in the Men’s Individual Road race at the Asian Games and National Games, Mr Wong Kam-po.
 
The guests enjoyed the cheerleading and breaking performances, and joined rugby, virtual fencing, virtual triathlon, golf, virtual karting games, as well as table tennis fun activities for persons with different abilities. They also visited the games booth of the Festival of Sport organised by the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC).
 
Sixteen Principal Officials also supported SFAD 2025 by joining the recreation and sports activities held at the sports centres in various districts. They were the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan; the Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing; the Deputy Secretary for Justice, Dr Cheung Kwok-kwan; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai; the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui; the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung; the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau; the Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau; the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn; the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin; the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak; the Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Ms Mable Chan; the Acting Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Ho Kai-ming; the Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms Lillian Cheong; and the Acting Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong, enjoying the fun of sports and welcoming the National Games together with members of the public.
 
The LCSD organises SFAD every August. This year, apart from the free recreation and sports programmes at the Kowloon Park Sports Centre main venue and designated LCSD sports centres across the 18 districts, a number of the LCSD’s fee-charging facilities were open for use by members of the public free of charge. Supporting the event, the SF&OC today held the “Sport for All Experience Day” at GO PARK Sai Sha, where the LCSD set up an SFAD activity booth to promote the fun of regular exercise. A number of organisations also opened their venue facilities or launched recreation and sports programmes for free public use today.
 
SFAD 2025 was co-organised by the SF&OC, the China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee, the Department of Health, the Sports Medicine Team of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Sports Medicine and Health Science Alumni Association of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Land Registry logged 7,271 sale and purchase agreements for all building units in July, down 0.8% compared with June but 37.1% higher year on year.

The total consideration for such agreements in July dropped 17.8% from the previous month to $54.6 billion, with that figure marking a 28% year on year increase.

Of the agreements logged, 5,766 were for residential units, reflecting a 3.2% decrease from June and a 54.9% hike from a year ago.

The total consideration for residential units was $46.4 billion, down 24.1% compared with June and 29.9% higher year on year.

There were 423,893 searches of the land register last month.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Secretary for Security today exercised the powers conferred by the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance to specify 16 individuals who are subject to warrants of arrest issued by the court on suspicion of having committed offences endangering national security, and state the measures to be applied against them by notices published in the Government Gazette.

The suspects are Victor Ho, Chan Lai-chun, Feng Chongyi, Gong Sasha, Ng Man-yan, Tsang Wai-fan, Chin Po-fun, Paul Ha, Hau Chung-yu, Ho Wing-yau, Keung Ka-wai, Tony Lam, Agnes Ng, Wong Chun-wah, Wong Sau-wo and Zhang Xinyan.

The Police Force’s National Security Department announced on July 25 that the 16 absconders, together with Yuan Gong-yi, Fok Ka-chi and Choi Ming-da, were put on wanted list, with rewards offered in respect of each of them.

These 19 people are suspected of committing offences under the National Security Law by organising, establishing, or participating in, outside Hong Kong, a subversive organisation named the “Hong Kong Parliament”. The court has issued arrest warrants against them upon application by Police.

Three measures are applicable to the 16 absconders specified today: “Prohibition against making available funds etc. or dealing with funds etc.”, “Prohibition against certain activities in connection with immovable property”, and “Prohibition in connection with joint ventures or partnerships with relevant absconders”.

The measure of “Cancellation of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports etc.” is applicable to most of the absconders, while the measure of “Temporary removal from office of director” is applicable to individual absconders.

The Government noted these wanted criminals are hiding in the UK, the US, Canada, Germany, Australia, Thailand, China’s Taiwan region, etc, and they continue to blatantly engage in activities endangering national security.

In addition to stressing that they intended to incite hatred through smears and slander against the central authorities and the Hong Kong SAR, the Government made it clear that as a consequence, it has taken such measures to make a significant impact.

Separately, Police remind the public that, except under the authority of a licence granted by the Secretary for Security, any person, whether directly or indirectly, making available any funds or other financial assets or economic resources to a relevant absconder, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for seven years.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Government announced that Edric Leung will assume the post of District Officer (Kwai Tsing) on August 11, succeeding Huggin Tang.

Mr Leung joined the Administrative Service in 2014, having served in the Home Affairs Department and the Labour & Welfare Bureau.

He was Assistant Secretary (Treasury) at the Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau before taking up the new post.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Mr Edric Leung will assume the post of District Officer (Kwai Tsing) on August 11, succeeding Mr Huggin Tang.
 
Mr Leung joined the Government in 2011 and served in the Executive Officer Grade. He joined the Administrative Service in 2014 and has served in the Home Affairs Department and the Labour and Welfare Bureau.
 
He is currently the Assistant Secretary (Treasury) at the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region