HYAB Urges Property Management Sector to Support Upcoming LegCo General Election Participation

Home and Youth Affairs Bureau appeals to property management sector for full support for 2025 Legislative Council General Election

​The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB) held a seminar for the property management (PM) sector at the Central Government Offices today (November 6) on the 2025 Legislative Council (LegCo) General Election, appealing for the active participation and full support of the PM sector for the LegCo General Election to be held on December 7.

The seminar was attended by about 70 representatives from PM sector, including the Chairman, Dr Wong Kong-tin and members engaged in PM services of the Property Management Services Authority, as well as representatives of six PM professional bodies and over 20 major PM companies.

The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, said that the seventh-term LegCo formed after the improvement of the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has fully demonstrated the advantages of the executive-led system under the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong". A highly efficient interaction has been formed between the executive and legislative authorities which has achieved remarkable results. The upcoming LegCo General Election is of great significance to the future development of Hong Kong.

Miss Mak said at the seminar, "The work of LegCo has direct impact on the operation and development of the PM sector in areas such as building management, community building and environmental enhancement. As an important force in social services, the PM sector shoulders the important mission of improving district governance and is closely connected with the work of LegCo." She appealed to the PM sector to make use of its extensive network built within the community to encourage staff and property owners to exercise their civic rights and fulfil their civic responsibility by casting their votes on the polling day.

"The PM sector should encourage staff and property owners to cast their votes through various means, including stepping up internal publicity and enhancing awareness of voting, making flexible work arrangements to facilitate staff to vote, as well as assisting in the promotion of election messages in the housing estates and buildings they serve to create a strong election atmosphere."

PM sector representatives attending the seminar said that they had gained a deeper understanding of the importance of the LegCo General Election to social development through the seminar, and they would respond to the appeal by giving their full support to the LegCo General Election. A representative attending the seminar said that the PM sector attaches great importance to the LegCo General Election and will deploy resources and adopt diverse and creative approaches to encourage property owners to vote, as well as introduce measures to encourage and facilitate PM practitioners to cast their votes by, for example, providing transportation assistance and flexible work arrangements for staff who need to be on duty.

The HKSAR Government will continue to work closely with the PM sector to encourage electors to exercise their civic rights and fulfil their civic responsibility on the polling day, and to elect capable candidates to form the new term of the LegCo, thereby injecting new impetus into the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and building a better future together.

Home and Youth Affairs Bureau appeals to property management sector for full support for 2025 Legislative Council General Election Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Home and Youth Affairs Bureau appeals to property management sector for full support for 2025 Legislative Council General Election Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Home and Youth Affairs Bureau appeals to property management sector for full support for 2025 Legislative Council General Election Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Speech by CE at Fourth Edition of Women Power Forum

Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, at the Fourth Edition of Women Power Forum today (April 1):

Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to join you, today, for the fourth Women Power Forum, delighted to be here among so many esteemed female leaders and distinguished guests.

They say women hold up half the sky, and in today's Hong Kong, that is exactly what we see.

In the private sector, a growing number of listed companies now have a good number of female directors, and women's participation in corporate leadership continues to rise. In the professional world, more than half of our accountants and lawyers are women. And within the Government, eight out of 15 directors of bureaux, along with the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, are women. Forty-nine per cent of our civilian civil servants are also women.

In short, women are both the leaders and the backbone of our economy and our government. Hong Kong is clearly far better because of it, because of the women of Hong Kong. Very proud of you all.

Hong Kong's achievements stand as a powerful testament to our unwavering commitment to women's development and gender equality.

We champion these goals because we recognise a fundamental truth: that women's progress is not just a women's issue; it is a shared responsibility, one that benefits everyone. In Hong Kong and around the world.

That's why the theme of this year's Women Power Forum is "Women Across Nations: Unite to Prosper." Working together, we can continue to drive progress, locally, regionally and globally.

I wish you all a rewarding Forum and, for those of you here from outside Hong Kong, an enjoyable stay in the world's rising East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange. Thank you.

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