Hong Kong Launches Cross-Boundary Public Services Kiosk in Zhaoqing for Greater Bay Area Residents

HKSAR Government sets up Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosk and "iAM Smart" self-registration kiosk in Zhaoqing

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is collaborating with Guangdong Province to promote the Cross-boundary Public Services initiative. The Digital Policy Office (DPO) announced today (August 29) the setting up of a Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosk in Zhaoqing, enabling residents and enterprises in Mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) to access public services of Hong Kong without the need to travel to Hong Kong in person.

Following installation of the self-service kiosks earlier in Guangzhou, Qianhai and Futian in Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan and Jiangmen, the Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosk in Zhaoqing also provides around 80 public services from 14 government bureaux and departments as well as related organisations, encompassing areas commonly used by enterprises and the public. These include taxation, company registration, property and vehicle enquiry and registration, application for personal identification documents and entry of talent, welfare and education, healthcare, immigration clearance, urgent assistance, culture and tourism as well as voter registration. Members of the public can use the self-service kiosks to perform data entry, document scanning and result printing to enjoy one-stop access when applying for various public services.

Starting today, the public can use the Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosk located on 1/F, Zhaoqing Government Service Center, to access various public services of Hong Kong. The opening hours of the kiosk in the center are 8.30am to noon and 2.30pm to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays on the Mainland).

An "iAM Smart" self-registration kiosk is also set up at the Zhaoqing center to enable Hong Kong residents working and living on the Mainland to register for "iAM Smart+" and directly use the "iAM Smart" mobile app to access about 1,300 online services provided by the Government and public and private organisations, as well as government e-Forms such as eMPF registration, renewal of vehicle licences, applications for International Driving Permits and eHealth registration, etc.

The Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosks and "iAM Smart" self-registration kiosks have achieved full coverage across the nine Mainland cities of the GBA. The DPO will continue to work closely with the Guangdong Provincial Administration of Government Service and Data to further enhance the Cross-boundary Public Services initiative, with a view to coping with the demands of residents and enterprises in the GBA for Hong Kong public services.

For details, please visit the Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services website at www.crossboundaryservices.gov.hk/en/home/index.html and the "iAM Smart" thematic website at www.iamsmart.gov.hk/en/reg.html.

HKSAR Government sets up Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosk and "iAM Smart" self-registration kiosk in Zhaoqing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKSAR Government sets up Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosk and "iAM Smart" self-registration kiosk in Zhaoqing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKSAR Government sets up Hong Kong Cross-boundary Public Services self-service kiosk and "iAM Smart" self-registration kiosk in Zhaoqing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

FEHD Sunlight Market stalls for rent on January 22, 23 and 26

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (January 14) that eight vacant stalls at the Sunlight Market will be available to the public for renting on January 22, 23 and 26 on a first-come, first-served basis.

The retail commodities allowed for sale in these stalls cover vegetables, seawater fish, frozen/chilled meat (excluding chilled poultry), other food-related wet goods, non-food-related wet goods and non-food-related dry goods. The licence agreement is a 25-month fixed term starting from February 1, with no right of renewal upon expiry of the licence agreement. The licence fee of the stalls varies depending on their sizes. Relevant information is available on the FEHD website.

Members of the public who are interested in renting a market stall should approach the Islands District Environmental Hygiene Office, Room 626, 6/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central (Tel: 2852 3606), to apply in person from 9.30am to 12.30pm or 2.30pm to 4.30pm during the abovementioned renting period.

A spokesman for the FEHD said, "Applicants for the market stalls must be at least 18 years old and ordinarily reside in Hong Kong. To allow more people to select stalls and increase customer choices by enhancing the diversity in terms of the variety of stalls, each applicant can only rent one stall in the Sunlight Market. The terms and conditions of renting market stalls on a first-come, first-served basis have been uploaded to the FEHD website, detailing the qualifications of the applicants."

Details of renting market stalls in the FEHD Sunlight Market on a first-come, first-served basis have been uploaded to the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/pleasant_environment/tidy_market/FCFS/index.html). Interested applicants may visit the department website or contact the Islands District Environmental Hygiene Office.

The Sunlight Market, Photo source: reference image