Category: MIL-OSI

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

​The Government announced today (April 1) that the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs had respectively appointed 1 918 persons, 553 persons and 530 persons as members of the Area Committees, the District Fight Crime Committees and the District Fire Safety Committees (collectively referred to as “the three committees”) for a new term of office of two years starting from April 1, 2026.

The Government identifies suitable persons who aspire to serve the community via various channels to join “the three committees” on the basis of the merit of the individuals concerned, taking into account various factors, including a candidate’s ability, expertise, experience, integrity, commitment to serving the community, as well as with due regard to the functions of “the three committees”.

The membership lists of “the three committees” in 18 districts have been uploaded to the Home Affairs Department’s website (www.had.gov.hk/en/18_districts/my_map.htm).

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

President Lai meets delegation from European Parliament Committee on Security and Defence
On the morning of March 31, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE). In remarks, President Lai thanked the European Parliament for its longstanding, staunch support for Taiwan. He emphasized that in the face of growing authoritarian expansion, Taiwan understands the need to steadily bolster its self-defense capabilities, overall societal resilience, and collaboration with like-minded partners, as only through strength can peace and stability in the region be ensured. President Lai expressed hope that Taiwan and the European Union will continue expanding cooperation in key strategic industries and join hands to safeguard our cherished universal values such as democracy, freedom, and respect for human rights.
I would first like to warmly welcome our esteemed guests from the European Parliament. This is the first official delegation from the SEDE to visit Taiwan since it was upgraded to a full standing committee last year, making your trip all the more meaningful. I thank you all for the great importance you attach to Taiwan and for your support.
I also wish to extend appreciation to the European Parliament for its strong backing of Taiwan. In January, resolutions on the annual implementation reports for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy were adopted. They reaffirmed the EU’s opposition to China’s distortion of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 and to the use of force or coercion to unilaterally change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. Moreover, the European Parliament supports the continued deepening of Taiwan-EU cooperation and exchanges across various domains. This demonstrates the EU’s commitment to upholding democratic values and underscores that Taiwan is one of its key partners in the Indo-Pacific.
In the face of growing authoritarian expansion, Taiwan understands the need to steadily bolster our self-defense capabilities, overall societal resilience, and collaboration with like-minded partners. Only through strength can we ensure peace and stability in the region. Therefore, in recent years, Taiwan has actively advanced the domestic development of aircraft, naval vessels, and unmanned vehicles. The government has also proposed a US$40 billion special defense budget spanning eight years. It aims to boost national defense and build more resilient defense systems. Defense spending, as it is defined by NATO, will be 3.32 percent of GDP this year, and we expect it to reach 5 percent of GDP by 2030.
After my inauguration, I established the Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee under the Presidential Office. Integrating the strengths of the central government, local governments, and the private sector, it aims to comprehensively expand Taiwan’s risk management and crisis response capabilities. By strengthening civilian force training, strategic material preparation, the healthcare system, and critical infrastructure, Taiwan is creating a solid foundation of societal resilience for national security.
Taiwan has long stood on the frontline against authoritarian expansion and hybrid threats. We are glad to share the experience we have gained with the EU and other friends and allies in the international community. By joining hands, we can safeguard regional peace and the democratic way of life we hold dear. Looking ahead, I hope that with the support of our guests here today and the European Parliament, Taiwan and the EU will be able to form mechanisms for even closer cooperation in key strategic industries including drones, semiconductors, cybersecurity, and aerospace. Together, we can create safe, trusted, and resilient democratic supply chains to maintain the security and autonomy of key sectors.
I would like to emphasize that democratic cooperation is not about opposing anyone else, but rather about protecting our cherished universal values such as democracy, freedom, and respect for human rights. In closing, I would like to once again thank our guests for visiting Taiwan at a time of such intense geopolitical shifts, expressing their support through concrete action. I hope that this visit will further deepen mutual understanding and trust between Taiwan and the EU and lay an even more solid foundation for future collaboration. I wish you all a pleasant and productive stay.
SEDE Chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann then delivered remarks, stating that although the members of the delegation come from different member states and political groups, they are united in a common purpose, which is to deepen their understanding, listen carefully, and strengthen their cooperation with Taiwan. She continued on to say that their visit has particular importance for them, as it is the first mission of the SEDE to Taiwan since it became a full standing committee, and that it takes place at a very serious moment. Europe is waking up to new security realities, she said, first triggered by Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. In addition, she continued, war in the Middle East is now drawing much of the international community’s attention, and there is also growing instability in the broader strategic environment, with many asking whether this could create new risks for Taiwan.
Chair Strack-Zimmermann stated that for this reason, it is important for Europe to be present, attentive, and clear. From Russia to the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific, she said, war and threats of war make it difficult not to see the situation as one increasingly unstable security complex. The chair continued on to say that the delegation is here because Taiwan matters to Europe, and that Taiwan matters as a democracy, as an economic and technological partner, and as an important actor in the global trading system. Taiwan also matters because peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are directly relevant not only for this region, but also for European security and prosperity, she said.
The chair indicated that Europe is also going through an important change; in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, it is strengthening its approach to security and defense. She noted that Europe is investing more, is thinking more seriously about preparedness and resilience, and is paying closer attention to the protection of critical technologies and supply chains, and that in this respect, Europe and Taiwan face different situations but understand and are affected by many of the same challenges. She then stated that their message is clear and balanced: They support stability, support dialogue, and oppose coercion and any unilateral change to the status quo by force, while also remaining committed to a responsible and pragmatic European approach.
Chair Strack-Zimmermann said that they also believe cooperation between Europe and Taiwan should continue to grow in practical ways, including areas such as secure supply chains, semiconductors, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and defense industrial resilience. These are not only economic issues, she said, but also security issues. She closed her remarks by saying that the delegation has come with a genuine wish to deepen practical cooperation with Taiwan.
The delegation also included Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Nicolás Pascual De La Parte of the European People’s Party, Vice-chair of the Delegation for Relations with the Countries of Central America José Cepeda, and Vice-chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet, as well as MEPs Mārtiņš Staķis andNikolas Farantouris. They were accompanied to the Presidential Office by Head of the European Economic and Trade Office Lutz Güllner. 

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

Starting today, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) will collaborate with relevant departments to implement a new joint-vetting mechanism to streamline the procedures for processing applications for outside seating accommodation (OSA) of restaurants.

Previously, the median processing time for OSA applications was 12 months from receipt of an application to approval.

Under the new arrangements which aim to facilitate business operations, applicants of simple and straightforward cases can expect to get an approval in principle within about one month, with information of detailed licensing requirements.

In addition, application requirements have also been suitably relaxed, e.g. eligible restaurants will not be required to increase food room areas and sanitary fitments for the OSA.

Also, applications involving walkways with a remaining width of three metres or more after the OSA provision, will generally be considered meeting the traffic requirements.

Each relevant department will also assign a dedicated case manager to handle applicants’ enquiries.

Under the new arrangements, the application form has been enhanced to ensure that each department involved receives necessary information upfront, therefore expediting the approval process.

District Offices will conduct local consultations in parallel. If no objections are raised, applications will be approved in principle. Formal approval will be granted once applicants comply with licensing requirements, and inspections are completed by the FEHD and other departments.

For complex cases arising during the joint-vetting, the relevant Permanent Secretaries and even the Deputy Chief Secretary will step in to resolve issues.

After the approval of OSA, the departments will conduct audit checking as necessary to ensure that there are no violations.

The Chief Executive announced in the 2025 Policy Address that the FEHD and relevant departments would expedite OSA applications of restaurants and streamline procedures.

The trade has been briefed on the new arrangements. Click here for details and application forms.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Government today announced adjusted income and asset limits for the Working Family Allowance (WFA) Scheme, effective from this month.

The new limits will apply to all claim months from April 2026 to March 2027.

While income limits for households with six or more persons will remain at the 2025-26 level, those for five-person households will be aligned with four-person household limits.

Limits for other household sizes will be increased according to the established mechanism.

The Government explained that under the mechanism, and based on 2025 data, income limits for households with six or more persons would typically be tightened, while the limit for five-person households would be lower than those for four-person households. A number of existing WFA households would thus become ineligible for, or receive less, WFA.

Meanwhile, asset limits for all household sizes will be increased according to the same mechanism.

Additionally, if the Appropriation Bill 2026 is passed by the Legislative Council, the Government will, as proposed in the 2026-27 Budget, disburse a one-off extra allowance to WFA households.

It expects to distribute the one-off grant a month after the bill’s passage at the earliest.

The WFA scheme aims to support lower-income working families that are not on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance.

Call 2558 3000 for details.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 31) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Metropolitan City of Florence in Tuscany Region in Italy, and Jay County of the State of Indiana, Kent County of the State of Michigan and Cecil County of the State of Maryland in the United States (US), the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the above-mentioned areas with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

     A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 90 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 10 000 poultry eggs from Italy, and about 54 830 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 4.33 million poultry eggs from the US last year.

     “The CFS has contacted the Italian and American authorities over the issues and will closely monitor information issued by the WOAH and the relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreaks. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation,” the spokesman said.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

     The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, met with State Councillor, Chairperson of the National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council and President of the All-China Women’s Federation, Ms Shen Yiqin, at Government House today (March 31). The Acting Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing; and the Director of the Chief Executive’s Office, Ms Carol Yip, also attended the meeting.
 
     Mr Lee welcomed Ms Shen and her delegation to Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Family and Women Development Summit, and applauded her guidance. He said that Ms Shen’s support reflects the importance the country attaches to women’s affairs and family building in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
 
     Mr Lee said that the hosting of the Summit is a concrete action by Hong Kong to actively promote women and family affairs, and the extensive participation of various sectors of the community demonstrates Hong Kong’s strong cohesiveness in advancing the cause. He said that the current-term HKSAR Government has rolled out a series of innovative policies and measures on women’s development and family building, including the establishment of the Women Empowerment Fund, the launch of the “She Inspires” Mentorship Programme that matches female university students with women leader mentors, the implementation of the Funding Scheme on the Promotion of Family Education, the organisation of the Hong Kong Excellent Family Awards and more. These initiatives have laid a solid foundation for the work on women’s development and family building in Hong Kong while nurturing a new generation of women’s power.
 
     Mr Lee said that the National 15th Five-Year Plan clearly sets out its support for the promotion of gender equality and the all-round development of women, as well as the importance of dedicating efforts in upholding good family values and strengthening family building, family education and family virtues. These demonstrate the country’s strong commitment to the development of women and family affairs, and provide an important guide for the HKSAR in planning its work on family and women’s affairs. Hong Kong will proactively take forward the relevant work and strengthen planning efforts on family development with a view to promoting good family virtues, advancing the diversified development of women and fostering social harmony.
 
     Mr Lee said that Hong Kong enjoys the advantage of being closely connected to both the Mainland and the world under the “one country, two systems” principle. Hong Kong will continue to play its bridging role in promoting exchanges and co-operation between the country and the international community in women and family affairs, and make greater contributions to the national development and on the international stage.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

The 2026 Hong Kong Family and Women Development Summit, jointly organised by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB), the Women’s Commission and the Family Council, was held today (March 31). Marking the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, and building on the spirit of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women held in Beijing in October 2025, this Summit adopted the theme “Shaping Women’s Strengths and Harnessing a Shared Future for Families”, aiming to take women’s development and family building to the next level. The Summit attracted more than 1 200 representatives from local and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area women’s groups, the business sector and relevant service organisations to register and participate.

State Councilor, Chairperson of the National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council and President of the All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF), Ms Shen Yiqin, officiated at the Summit and delivered an opening address.

The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, said in his remarks at the opening ceremony that the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women was successfully convened in Beijing last year, injecting new momentum into promoting global gender equality and the all-round development of women. President Xi Jinping put forward four proposals in the meeting – jointly foster an enabling environment for women’s growth and development, jointly cultivate powerful momentum for the high-quality development of women’s causes, jointly develop governance frameworks to protect women’s rights and interests, and jointly write a new chapter in promoting global co-operation on women. These important proposals provide clear direction for the development of women’s causes, inspiring broader consensus-building and taking more pragmatic actions to fully promote the all-round development of women.
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Mr Lee said his policy rationale is to build Hong Kong into a caring and inclusive home, with the family at its core. Women’s development and family building complement each other. The current-term Government has actively implemented various measures to lay a solid foundation in these two aspects. Looking ahead, the Government will continue to improve support policies for women in areas such as employment and entrepreneurship, lifelong learning, and physical and mental well-being to sustain an environment conducive to women’s development. Concurrently, further efforts will be made to promote the importance of family, family education and family values, and to advocate Chinese traditional virtues, thus fostering a caring and inclusive community.

The Summit gathered leaders responsible for family and women’s policies from the nation and Hong Kong, representatives of international organisations and prominent figures from related fields as speakers. They included the Secretary-General of the International Organization for Mediation, Professor Teresa Cheng; Head of Office (ad interim) of UN Women China, Mr Chuqiao Wang; the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak; and the Chairperson of the Women’s Commission, Dr Eliza Chan. In their keynote speeches, they shared their experience and insights on women’s development in the new era, the promotion of women’s rights and interests, and family building.

Miss Mak said in her keynote speech, “This year’s Summit adopted the theme ‘Shaping Women’s Strengths and Harnessing a Shared Future for Families,’ encompassing society’s collective responsibility and commitment, while echoing the core spirit of the Beijing Meeting. Through this Summit, we hope to carry forward the vision of the Beijing Meeting and implement the important proposals put forward by President Xi, so that women can see opportunities, receive support and participate in development, while families can be filled with warmth, harmony and love, and play an important role in social governance.”

Miss Mak said that since taking office in 2022, the current-term Government has entrusted the HYAB with the important responsibility of promoting women’s development. Under the leadership of the Chief Executive, the HYAB has implemented a number of measures to promote women’s and family development, including continuously promoting awareness of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the community, encouraging enterprises to adopt family-friendly measures, launching the Family and Women Portal, and supporting women of different backgrounds and ages to better equip themselves through the Women Empowerment Fund (the Fund) and the “She Inspires” Mentorship Programme (the Programme), thereby injecting stronger impetus into women’s development in Hong Kong. The annual allocation for the Fund has been increased from $20 million to $30 million, while the quota for the second cohort of the Programme has also been increased to 120. The HYAB and the Family Council have also launched the five-year new Funding Scheme on the Promotion of Family Education to subsidise community family education projects to raise public awareness of the importance of family values. Last year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government launched the first Hong Kong Excellent Family Awards to promote family education and family virtues by sharing families’ real-life stories.

Two thematic sessions were held at the Summit. The first session themed “Co-creating ‘She Power’ in the New Era” was chaired by the Deputy Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs (Home Affairs), Mr Paul Wong. The panelists, including Representative of the United Nations Population Fund to China, Ms Nadia Rasheed; Vice-Chairperson and the Secretary-General of China Women’s Development Foundation, Ms Dong Kui; and the Chief Executive Officer of the MTR Corporation, Ms Jeny Yeung, shared their experiences and explored ways to foster an enabling environment for women’s development, and empower them to seize the opportunities of the new era.

The other session with the theme “Uniting Our Families, Co-building a Harmonious Society” was co-chaired by the Chairperson of the Family Council, Ms Melissa Pang, and the emcee of the Summit, Ms Astrid Chan. Renowned artistes Mr and Mrs Moses Chan; Olympic diving champion and member of the World Aquatics Diving Technical Committee, Ms Guo Jingjing; and two recipients of the Hong Kong Excellent Family Awards, Lai Yan-hon’s family and Lee Yuk-yee’s family, shared their experiences in fulfilling family responsibilities and wisdom in managing their households. They also discussed how family cohesion provides steadfast support in times of adversity, and how this strength can spread warmth to the wider community and help build a harmonious society.

Exhibition booths were also set up at the venue to showcase the achievements of women’s groups and family service organisations in promoting women’s development and family education.

For details and highlights of the Summit, please visit the webpage of the Hong Kong Family and Women Development Summit (www.familyandwomensummit.hk/hyab2026/home).

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

     A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (March 31) that the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) (Amendment) Regulation 2025 (Amendment Regulation), passed by the Legislative Council by negative vetting on August 20, 2025, will take effect tomorrow (April 1). The Amendment Regulation prohibits the sale of mini-cup konjac-containing jelly confectionery with a height or width not exceeding 45 millimetres in Hong Kong. In addition, other prepackaged konjac jelly products must be labelled with choking warning statements on their packaging, thereby strengthening regulation of prepackaged mini-cup-shaped konjac-containing jelly confectionery.

     Before the Amendment Regulation takes effect, the CFS had already carried out preparatory work last year, including holding trade meetings and issuing guidelines to facilitate the trade’s understanding of and compliance with the relevant requirements. The CFS has also stepped up market surveillance to monitor the situation and remind the trade to adhere to the new regulatory requirements.

     The new regulatory requirements include:

(i) Jelly confectionery that is prepackaged food and that is packed in a mini-cup-shaped container must not contain konjac if the height or width of the container does not exceed 45mm; and

(ii) The outermost layer of packaging for sale of jelly confectionery that is prepackaged food and that contains konjac must be clearly and legibly marked with the following words in both Chinese and English: 

     “Caution: Do not swallow whole. Elderly and children must consume under supervision.”
     「注意：勿一口吞食，長者及兒童須在監護下食用。」

     The above words must be marked in a conspicuous position on the packaging. They must be underlined and marked in dark colour on a light-coloured background or in light colour on a dark-coloured background; or marked in red text on a white or yellow background.

     The CFS spokesman said, according to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, konjac is a safe food additive. However, due to the unique product design and firm texture of mini-cup konjac jellies, improper consumption may increase the risk of choking, particularly for children and the elderly. 

     The CFS consulted the Expert Committee on Food Safety, the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene of the Legislative Council and the Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene, as well as engaged the trade through trade meetings and consultation forums; and listened to trade comments. 

     The CFS has set up a dedicated webpage (www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fstr/whatsnew_fstr_regulation_of_konjac-containing_jelly_confectionery.html) to facilitate the public and trade to access more information. The CFS has also translated relevant health advice into multiple languages, allowing ethnic minority communities to access and understand the information.

     ​The CFS will step up surveillance and continue to collaborate with stakeholders to enhance publicity.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

​The Hong Kong Museum of History (HKMH) is staging the revamped permanent exhibition “Hong Kong Story” from tomorrow (April 1), which is a milestone in the second phase of the renovation of the permanent exhibition of the museum. The revamped exhibition has moved away from a single narrative approach, combining historical chronology with thematic curation, enabling visitors to understand Hong Kong’s history from multiple perspectives through different exhibition themes. While telling the local story, the revamped exhibition also places greater emphasis on Hong Kong’s role as a “hub”, highlighting its shared roots with the motherland in historical development and its connections with the world as an international metropolis.

Framed around four core themes as curation context, namely “Roots of Culture”, “East Meets West”, “Coalition against Japanese Aggression”, and “Hong Kong as a Global Metropolis”, the exhibition, through 10 galleries, traces Hong Kong’s development from prehistoric times to the present, showcasing over 2 800 precious exhibits, including artefacts, historic photos, videos and interactive multimedia installations. 
  
“Roots of Culture” – Featuring Hong Kong’s deep roots in the fertile soil of Chinese civilisation

At the beginning, the “Unity in Diversity in Chinese Civilisation” and “Historical Origins of Hong Kong” galleries lead visitors to trace Hong Kong’s deep historical origins. One of the highlights, a national-grade prehistoric “yazhang” (ceremonial blade) unearthed on Lamma Island, is a powerful testament to the southward transmission of the Central Plains’ ritual system and the pluralistic unity of Chinese civilisation. Invaluable artefacts unearthed from the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb, ceramic remains from the Sacred Hill Site of the Song and Yuan dynasties, and Ming dynasty blue-and-white porcelain shards excavated at Penny’s Bay together testify that Hong Kong has long been rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese civilisation, sharing a cultural lineage with the motherland since ancient times.
 
“East Meets West” – Presenting a distinctive society with Chinese–Western interaction
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The next “Historical Changes” gallery takes visitors to a defining moment in Hong Kong’s history. Standing before the Statue of Lin Zexu and the 1899 Sino-British Boundary Stone, visitors can keenly feel the historical upheaval brought about by the Opium War and the unequal treaties. The “Modern City” gallery shows the distinctive society of Hong Kong, shaped by East-West interaction while still grounded in Chinese cultural traditions. Highlight exhibits include a banknote issued in 1860 by Hong Kong’s first note-issuing bank, the Oriental Bank Corporation, and a copy of China Daily, a newspaper established under the direct auspices of Dr Sun Yat-sen. The “Fusion of Chinese and Western Cultures” gallery reconstructs 1930s street scenes, including the double-decker tram, a tenement building scene, and a reconstructed scene of Shing Chai Tong Chinese Medicine Shop. Amid the charm of old architecture, it vividly recreates the distinctive social character and historical atmosphere of old Hong Kong, where Chinese and expatriates lived side by side, and old and new coexisted. 
 
“Coalition Against Japanese Aggression” – Writing an immortal chapter of Hong Kong people fighting alongside the motherland

The “Hong Kong’s Joint Resistance” gallery revisits Hong Kong’s legendary wartime resistance. By showcasing the deeds of the Eighth Route Army Hong Kong Office and the China Defence League, the exhibition highlights the important role that Hong Kong played during the 14-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The banner of “Loyalty, Courage, Sincerity, and Love” further allows visitors to appreciate the valiant efforts of the Hong Kong Battalion, led by the Communist Party of China, as they fought the Japanese invaders, rescued allies, and stood shoulder to shoulder with the motherland.
 
“Hong Kong as a Global Metropolis”- Depicting transformation and prosperity of the city

The galleries “Social Changes”, “Life in the Metropolis” and “Economic Achievements” illustrate Hong Kong’s transformation into an international metropolis. The exhibition meticulously reconstructs 1970s resettlement units, faithfully recreating the small and unpretentious living spaces of Hong Kong’s grassroots residents. On the bustling neon-lit street, there are various scenes such as a cafe, a cinema, a newsstand, as well as the iconic mechanical flip board displaying flight information from the old Kai Tak Airport. Visitors can recall the city’s memories of food, literature, film and television, pop music, as well as daily activities such as ball games, horse racing, and seaside entertainment. Iconic “Made in Hong Kong” products, such as Cabbage Patch Kids and vacuum flasks featuring motifs from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, stand as vivid emblems of the prosperity that marked Hong Kong’s economic take-off.

At the conclusion of the exhibition, the “Walking with the Motherland” gallery features a “Moments in Focus” immersive presentation showcasing significant events, allowing visitors to witness Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, the implementation of “one country, two systems”, and a new chapter in its integration into the nation’s overall development.

Admission is free. For details, please visit the website of the HKMH at hk.history.museum/en/web/mh/exhibition/Hong-Kong-Story-main.html.