Category: MIL-OSI

Leading Mainland supply chain and logistics service provider JD Logistics leverages Hong Kong’s status as multinational supply chain management centre to expand Hong Kong operation  
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at InvestHK Mr Charles Ng said, “The expansion of JD Logistics in Hong Kong reinforces the city’s status as an international supply chain management centre. We look forward to closer collaboration with them to enhance supply chain efficiency and inject new momentum into Hong Kong’s economic growth and innovation development.”
 
Since its service upgrade in Hong Kong, JD Logistics has opened four operations centres in Kwun Tong, Kwai Tsing, Sha Tin, and Yuen Long. To increase coverage on Hong Kong Island, a fifth operations centre has been established in Chai Wan, with an area of over 10 000 sq ft. Equipped with automated sorting equipment, the efficiency of the operations centre is expected to double.
 
     The Director of Public Affairs at JD Logistics, Mr Lin Ruibin, said, “The opening of our new operations centre in Hong Kong is not only a commitment to the local market but also an essential step in enhancing supply chain efficiency. The centre is equipped with advanced logistics technologies and automation equipment to ensure rapid delivery and precise management of goods.”
 
He continued, “Last year, daily package deliveries increased 24-fold in Hong Kong and 14-fold in Macao, while the volume of cross-border packages between Mainland China and Hong Kong grew by 16 times, resulting in double-digit growth overall in our express delivery volume. This reflects the enormous business opportunities in the local market. With the rapid development of e-commerce, JD Logistics will further enhance its operational capacity in Hong Kong to provide customers both locally and across Asia with more convenient logistics solutions.”

     He added, “JD Logistics has been strategically positioned in Hong Kong for years, recognising Hong Kong’s strong purchasing power and its importance as a key node in the Greater Bay Area. Since starting operations in Hong Kong a year ago, we have hired over 450 local employees and will continue to recruit more to meet business needs in the future.”
 
For more information about JD Logistics, please visit www.jdl.com/en
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EPD convictions in February 
     Two of the convictions were under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance, six were under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance, seven were under the Noise Control Ordinance, nine were under the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation, eight were under the Product Eco-responsibility Ordinance, 16 were under the Waste Disposal Ordinance.
 
     The heaviest fines in February were $20,000 for an offence assessed against a company that caused another person to import controlled waste without a permit; and another fine of $20,000 assessed against a company that imported controlled waste without a permit.
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Spectacular Hong Kong Flower Show to close tomorrow  
     After the show, flowers that are in good condition and suitable for replanting will be distributed to the public at 9am on March 24 at the park’s South Pavilion Plaza (near the Sugar Street entrance). It is estimated that about 3 500 pots will be distributed, subject to conditions of the plants. Each person will be given one pot only on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last. To help protect the environment, members of the public are encouraged to bring their own bags.
 
     During the flower show period, various recreational fringe activities have been held at the showground. One of the activities, the Jockey Club Student Drawing Competition, held its prize presentation ceremony today (March 22). Winning entries are now on display at the showground.
 
     The competition was conducted in five categories and the champions are as follows:
 
Junior Section in Primary School:
Lee Mung-lam from Lee Chi Tat Memorial School
Senior Section in Primary School:
Fang Yun-wei from Y.C.H. Choi Hin To Primary School
Junior Section in Secondary School:
Li Yi-wan from Shun Lee Catholic Secondary School
Senior Section in Secondary School:
Deng Man-yuen from C.C.C. Mong Man Wai College
Tertiary Institution Section:
Huang Wei-cheng from Hong Kong Design Institute
 
     In addition, National Games Exhibition and fun-filled family programmes are being held on the park’s central lawn. They include balloon-twisting, magic shows, bouncy slide, Jockey Club Community Green Playground, green activities workshops as well as the newly added busking performances. For the schedule of the activities, please refer to the webpage www.hkflowershow.hk/en/hkfs/2025/activities.html 
     Meanwhile, the flower show is hosting an online voting campaign called “My Most Favourite Garden Plot” (www.hkflowershow.hk/en/hkfs/2025/voting.html 
     The flower show is running until March 23 from 9am to 9pm daily. For more details and its admission fee arrangements, please visit the webpage www.hkflowershow.hk/en/hkfs/2025/index.html 
     The flower show is organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has supported the flower show since 2013 and has been its major sponsor since 2014.
 
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Small-scale Test Survey of 2026 Population Census 
     Hong Kong will conduct population census in 2026. The purpose is to obtain up-to-date benchmark information on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population of Hong Kong and on its geographical distribution. Such information is important to the Government for planning and policy formulation, and the private sector and academia for business and research purposes respectively.
 
     A sample of some 9 000 quarters located in the Eastern District, Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po and Tsuen Wan has been selected by the C&SD for the Small-scale Test Survey. Households in the selected quarters will be required to provide information on demographic and socio-economic characteristics. The C&SD will also invite households to provide opinions on the questionnaire design and the census operation.
 
     Households selected for this Survey will receive a notification letter issued by the C&SD. They can follow the information provided in the notification letters to complete the questionnaires through the “Online Questionnaire System”, or call the Census Hotline 18 2026 to conduct telephone interviews. Census officers of this Department will also visit households not yet responded to conduct face-to-face interviews.
 
     The C&SD reminded households that if they have not provided the C&SD with their contact information, the C&SD will not initiate call, send email or SMS to them. Each census officer will wear a vest uniform and carry a Government Identity Card / Enumerator Identity Card and a Certificate of Identity issued by the C&SD for verification. Households can call 18 2026 to check the identity of census officer.
 
     This Survey is conducted under Part IIIA of the Census and Statistics Ordinance (Chapter 316). Information collected regarding individual persons and households will be kept in strict confidence.
 
     For enquiries about the Survey, please call 18 2026.
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Mobile exhibition vehicle celebrates 60th Anniversary of Dongjiang Water Supply to Hong Kong in community  
The rich content of the mobile exhibition vehicle covers precious historical photos showing the situation of droughts in 1960s and the Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply Scheme, as well as the work of the governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Guangdong to safeguard the quality and security of Dongjiang water supplied to Hong Kong. Moreover, virtual reality and quiz games are set up to help deepen the public’s understanding of the history, development and current situation of the Dongjiang water supply in an interactive way. Souvenirs on the 60th anniversary of Dongjiang water supply to Hong Kong will be delivered as well.
 
The mobile exhibition vehicle will tour about 20 locations across the territory starting from today until April 13 (details in Annex). The vehicle was parked outside Kwai Chung Plaza, Kwai Fong, and Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan (outside KOLOUR • Tsuen Wan), today.
 
Moreover, the WSD launched school roadshows this school year on “Dongjiang Water 60-Year Anniversary: Dongjiang Water and Water Conservation” under the “Cherish Water Campus” Integrated Education Programme, aiming to deepen teachers and students’ understanding of the history and the current situation of Dongjiang water supply as well as the nation’s immense support and care rendered to Hong Kong. The roadshows also help students to understand the importance of water conservation and nurture students to establish good water-saving habits. The roadshows were well-received with over 100 applications enrolled, expecting that more than 20 000 teachers and students will be benefited.
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SED to attend International Summit on the Teaching Profession and Asia-Pacific Association for International Education Conference and Exhibition 
     On March 25 (Reykjavík time), Dr Choi will lead a delegation of Hong Kong principals and education experts to attend the International Summit on the Teaching Profession 2025 in Reykjavík, Iceland, to discuss the latest trends in global education development with education ministers from around the world. She will also visit local schools and meet education experts there.
 
     On March 27 (Delhi time), she will depart for Delhi, India, and lead a delegation of representatives of the University Grants Committee (UGC) and UGC-funded universities to attend the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education 2025 Conference and Exhibition, during which she will deliver a speech on “Study in Hong Kong”. The Secretary-General of the UGC, Professor James Tang, will join part of the visit.
 
     Dr Choi will conclude her visit on March 28 (Delhi time) and return to Hong Kong. During her absence, the Under Secretary for Education, Dr Sze Chun-fai, will be the Acting Secretary for Education.
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Survey results of 2024 Annual Earnings and Hours Survey released 
According to the statistics released today (March 24) by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD), the median monthly wage of employees in Hong Kong in May – June 2024 was $20,500. This was 3.6% higher than the median of $19,800 in May – June 2023.
 
The change in monthly wage in 2024 when compared with 2023 is useful in reflecting the change in take-home pay of employees between these two years.
 
In May – June 2024, the 10th, 25th, 75th and 90th percentile monthly wages of Hong Kong employees were $10,700, $14,800, $32,000 and $50,000 respectively. They were 3.1%, 3.6%, 2.8% and 3.1% higher than the corresponding figures in May – June 2023 respectively (Table 1).
 
As shown in Table 2, increase in median monthly wage was observed for both male and female employees and for all age groups, educational attainments, occupational groups and industry sections.
 
Hourly wage
 
The median hourly wage of employees in Hong Kong in May – June 2024 was $82.9, 3.5% higher than the median of $80.1 in May – June 2023. The 5th, 10th, 25th, 75th and 90th percentile hourly wages were $46.1, $49.3, $59.2, $131.5 and $209.3 respectively. The overall hourly wage distribution of employees is shown in Table 3. The number of employees analysed by selected hourly wage level is shown in Table 4.
 
In May – June 2024, the median hourly wage of male employees was $93.3 while that of female employees was $73.2. Analysed by age group, the median hourly wage of employees at age 35 – 44 was the highest ($97.2), followed by employees at age 25 – 34 ($86.7) and at age 45 – 54 ($83.9). The median hourly wages of employees of different sexes, age groups, educational attainments, occupational groups and industry sections are given in Table 5.
 
Further information
 
The above wage statistics were compiled based on the data obtained from the 2024 Annual Earnings and Hours Survey (AEHS). The purpose of the survey is to provide comprehensive data on the level and distribution of wages, employment details and demographic profile of employees in Hong Kong. These statistics are useful for studies on labour-related topics by the private sector and the Government. They also provide important inputs for analyses related to the Statutory Minimum Wage. A sample of about 10 000 business undertakings was selected for the survey.
 
Wage(s) is defined to include basic wage, commission and tips not of gratuitous nature, guaranteed bonuses and allowances, and overtime allowance paid to an employee in the survey period. It does not cover bonuses and allowances of gratuitous nature, end of year payment and payments in kind. Number of working hours is the sum of contractual/agreed working hours (including meal breaks if they are regarded as working hours according to the employment contract or agreement with the employer) and overtime hours worked at the direction of employers.
 
By arranging the hourly wages of all employees from the smallest to the largest value, the median hourly wage is the hourly wage of the employee who ranks in the middle of all the employees concerned. In other words, the median hourly wage is the hourly wage value that delineates the lowest 50% of all the employees concerned.
 
Percentile hourly wage figures are useful in discerning the distribution of hourly wage of employees. The pth percentile hourly wage is the hourly wage value which delineates the lowest p% of all the employees concerned, where p can be any integer value from 1 to 99. For instance, the 10th percentile hourly wage is the hourly wage value that delineates the lowest 10% of the employees. The 25th percentile, 50th percentile and 75th percentile hourly wages are also known as the lower quartile, median and upper quartile hourly wages respectively.
 
The median and percentile monthly wage figures are derived similarly as the median and percentile hourly wage figures.
 
Regarding the survey coverage, the AEHS covers all business undertakings irrespective of their employment sizes and industries, except those engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing activities. All employees of business undertakings falling within the scope of the survey who are under the coverage of the Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO) are included in the survey. Government employees as well as student interns, work experience students and live-in domestic workers as exempted by the MWO are excluded. As it is necessary to derive the hourly wage of employees from their monthly wages and hours of work, those employees with zero working hours in the survey reference period are also excluded.
 
Details of the wage statistics compiled from the 2024 AEHS and the survey methodology are given in the 2024 Report on Annual Earnings and Hours Survey. Users can browse and download the publication at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1050014&scode=210 
Enquiries concerning the survey results of the AEHS can be directed to the Wages and Labour Costs Statistics Section (2) of the C&SD at 3105 2369.
Issued at HKT 16:30

YDC Youth Ambassadors Programme 2025 officially launched  
Addressing the ceremony, Miss Mak said, “The hopes of our country and the future of our nation lie in the hands of our young generation.” The Government has long attached great importance to youth development and is committed to creating more opportunities for young people and helping them shine and achieve their aspirations. She encouraged the Youth Ambassadors Cadets to learn more about the youth development work by the HYAB and the YDC, including the various youth-related measures stated in the Youth Development Blueprint that help address the needs of young people at different development stages.
 
Miss Mak said she hopes that the YDC Youth Ambassadors Programme could identify and nurture more young talents with a sense of responsibility and with aspirations. She encouraged the YA Cadets to seize the precious opportunities of participating in the training activities and service projects of Community Care Teams under the Programme, through which they could broaden their perspectives, nurture their passion to serve society, further integrate into the overall development of the country, contribute to Hong Kong and the country, and tell good stories of Hong Kong.
 
Other officiating guests included the Under Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Mr Clarence Leung; the Vice-Chairman of the YDC, Mr Kenneth Leung; and the Commissioner for Youth, Mr Eric Chan. Members of the YDC also attended the ceremony.
 
The YDC Youth Ambassadors Programme offers unique training and exposure opportunities to young people and enhance their understanding of public affairs. For more information on the YDC Youth Ambassadors Programme 2025, please visit the YDC’s webpage (www.ydc.gov.hk/yaIssued at HKT 17:38