HKTE visits Canada to attract talent for development of "eight centres"
A spokesman for Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE) said today (January 20) that HKTE continues to proactively promote the city's strengths globally and attract international talent for contributing to development of the "eight centres" (Note). Last week, the Director of HKTE, Mr Anthony Lau, visited Canada to engage with local talent in the areas of legal services, innovation and technology, and trades, etc. Mr Lau promoted Hong Kong's virtually boundless opportunities and the various talent-attraction initiatives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to students and alumni of renowned local universities as well as industry professionals.
During their stay in Canada, the HKTE delegation led by Mr Lau visited Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton and Montreal to exchange with representatives from three universities in the world's top 100, namely the University of Toronto, McMaster University and McGill University, as well as touring the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.
HKTE also hosted four exchange events and invited representatives from the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, as well as two finance and engineering alumni of the University of Toronto, to introduce the latest developments of the relevant industries in Hong Kong.
Mr Lau said, "During the visit to Canada, HKTE has connected with numerous talent required for development of the 'eight centres'and encouraged them to pursue opportunities in Hong Kong. To tie in with Hong Kong's future development, HKTE will continue to strengthen overseas promotion efforts and will visit key overseas regions, including the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America, this year to seek to attract international high-calibre talent."
Note:The "eight centres" are an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange, an international aviation hub, an international financial centre, an international innovation and technology centre, an international trade centre, an international transportation centre, a regional centre for international legal and dispute resolution services as well as a regional intellectual property trading centre.
HKTE visits Canada to attract talent for development of "eight centres" Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKTE visits Canada to attract talent for development of "eight centres" Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKSAR Government welcomes court's decision to dismiss Chow Hang Tung's application for judicial review on clothing policy for persons in custody
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government welcomes the judgment handed down by the Court of First Instance of the High Court today (January 13) to dismiss Chow Hang Tung's application for judicial review on the clothing policy for persons in custody (PICs).
The court judgment pointed out that the current clothing policy for PICs, including the requirement for female PICs to wear trousers in summer daytime, was formulated by the Correctional Services Department (CSD) as authorised by the Prison Rules. The Court was satisfied that the CSD had the expertise and experience in the relevant context, and that it had carefully considered various factors, taken into account of professional opinion when making the decision, as well as reviewed the policy continuously. The Court ruled that Chow Hang Tung had failed to demonstrate that the current policy constituted less favourable treatment of a particular gender. The Court pointed out that there was currently no factual evidence to support any assertion that there was widespread concern about the health effects of wearing trousers in summer. In addition, the rule was not absolute, but instead allowed individual PICs to apply for exceptional arrangements in special circumstances. At the same time, the Court also rejected Chow Hang Tung's assertion that she had requested to the CSD in July and August 2024 to wear shorts and had been refused.
A spokesman for the Security Bureau said, "The ruling of the Court of First Instance confirmed that the CSD's approach is reasonable, justified and lawful. According to Rule 26 of the Prison Rules, the CSD must provide every PIC with a uniform that meets a scale imposed by the Commissioner of Correctional Services. Over the years, the CSD had appointed task groups from time to time to review the clothing arrangements of PICs. These reviews gave ample consideration to numerous factors, including the type of correctional institutions, PICs' varying daily routines and activities involved, the need for thermal, physical and psychological comfort for PICs of different genders, privacy and decency of PICs and the security, good order and discipline of the prison, so as to continuously refine clothing arrangements according to the prevailing circumstances."
The spokesman stated, "Chow Hang Tung's assertion that she requested to wear shorts in summer and was rejected by the CSD is entirely inconsistent with the facts and was rejected by the Court. Besides, the current clothing policy for PICs already provides a degree of flexibility. For example, a PIC may make an application to wear other clothing on medical or non-medical grounds to the CSD, and the CSD would make appropriate arrangements having considered the actual circumstances and relevant factors."
The CSD will continue to impartially implement the relevant rules of the Prison Rules in accordance with the law and commit to providing a secure, safe, humane, decent and healthy custodial environment.
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