Director of Fire Services leads delegation to Beijing
The Director of Fire Services, Mr Andy Yeung, led a delegation to Beijing yesterday (October 14) for a two-day visit.
Upon arrival, the delegation first attended the 21st China International Fire Protection Equipment Technology Conference and Exposition organised by the China Fire Protection Association. They toured the exhibition, which showcased the latest rescue technologies, vehicles and equipment, and learned about developments in the emergency rescue industry from around the world.
On the sidelines of the exposition, Mr Yeung and the President of the China Academy of Building Research (CABR), Mr Fan Jinlong, witnessed the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Hong Kong Fire Services Department (FSD) and the Institute of Building Fire Research under the CABR. Both sides will deepen collaboration in areas such as the development and application of building fire safety standards, as well as the benchmarking and transformation of fire-testing technologies. Regular exchanges and trainings will also be strengthened with a view to jointly promoting the development of firefighting professions.
In addition, the delegation visited the Ministry of Emergency Management today (October 15) and met with its Vice Minister Mr Xu Jiaai. During the meeting, Mr Yeung outlined the work of Hong Kong's fire and ambulance services, and the FSD's future development plans. Mr Yeung expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Emergency Management for its continuous support to the FSD in areas such as regional and international emergency rescue co-operation, as well as professional exchanges and personnel trainings.
The FSD will continue to strengthen exchanges and collaboration with the country's emergency departments, and proactively explore more opportunities for exchanges with global counterparts to jointly promote the high-quality development of the national and worldwide emergency response professions.
Director of Fire Services leads delegation to Beijing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Director of Fire Services leads delegation to Beijing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Director of Fire Services leads delegation to Beijing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video)
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, met the media today (April 3), after observing the implementation of the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount" on the first day at Tiu Keng Leng Station Public Transport Interchange. Following are Mr Sun's remarks at the media session:
Reporter: How do you evaluate the first-day roll-out of the scheme, and how do you address the fact that some elderly are not comprehensively understanding the whole implementation?
Secretary for Labour and Welfare: Today, 3rd of April, is the date when the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount" is officially launched. For minibuses and for buses, the launch time was midnight today. For the MTR, it started from its first train which departed the terminal at 5.30am this morning.
So far, based on our territory-wide promotion, and also my own personal contact with the elderly through my visit to Wong Tai Sin including a public market and a restaurant, most of them are familiar with the operation of the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount". They know the operation is very straightforward, for any fare that is at $10 or below, they still just need to pay $2. For fare that is over $10, the elderly just bare 20 per cent of the cost, and the rest of the fare will be borne by the Government. I gave them an example, for a bus fare that charges an adult for $15, the elderly people with JoyYou card would only have to pay $3, i.e. 20 per cent of the fare.
So, apart from today, we are also going to step up our promotion through television, radio and posters which have been posted all around Hong Kong. Also, as you can see, in 75 spots in Hong Kong, we are stationing the ambassadors for a total of three weeks. They are in the spots to help answer questions about the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount". Apart from that, we have had the support of district councillors, Care Team members, and also staff of our welfare NGOs (non-governmental organisations). They are using their own ways to explain the operation of the "$2 flat rate or 80 per cent discount". We are pretty confident that the scheme is now being launched smoothly, and for those who will be using the new arrangement, they know about the operation.
Thank you very much.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the remarks.)
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Remarks by SLW at media session (with photos/video) Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
