Empowering villages with seamless connectivity
To meet the demand for high-speed broadband services in remoteareas of Hong Kong, the Government launched the Subsidy Scheme to Extend Fibre-based Networks to Villages in Remote Areas where, at present, about 80,000 villagers in more than 160 villages are benefitting from such networks.
Apart from interviewing a representative from the Office of the Communications Authority to learn more about the scheme's effectiveness, news.gov.hk spoke with Tai O and Mui Wo villagers who expounded on the advantages they are receiving.
The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature today (April 14) in text and video format.
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Immigration department sends vietnamese illegal immigrants back to vietnam
The Immigration Department (ImmD) carried out a repatriation operation today (April 30). A total of 26 Vietnamese illegal immigrants were repatriated to Vietnam. The persons removed comprised 12 men and 14 women, all of whom were unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants. Among them were discharged prisoners who had committed criminal offences and had been sentenced to imprisonment.
â The ImmD will remain committed to expediting the removal process to repatriate illegal immigrants and overstayers from Hong Kong as soon as practicable according to the actual situation through appropriate measures as necessary.
Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
