LegCo Panel on Constitutional Affairs Visits Patriotic Education Sites to Enhance Understanding of the Implementation of Patriotic Education

LegCo Panel on Constitutional Affairs visits patriotic education facilities

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

The Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs visited several patriotic education facilities today (June 15) to gain a deeper understanding of the implementation of patriotic education.

Accompanied by the Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Clement Woo, Members first visited the Hong Kong Sha Tau Kok Anti-War Memorial Hall (the Law’s House), which is Hong Kong's first memorial hall to commemorate the War of Resistance. Members toured the exhibition to learn about the history of the War of Resistance and the anti-Japanese deeds of the Luo family, and understood community group's efforts in promoting patriotic education through revitalising historic sites of the War of Resistance.

During the visit, Members and representatives of the Administration discussed how to assist the community group that operates the memorial hall in further enriching their exhibits and enhancing other supporting facilities to attract more tourists and students to visit.

Members then visited the Cenotaph for Martyrs at Wu Kau Tang to understand how heroes and historic sites of the War of Resistance are remembered and preserved. Members suggested that the Administration make good use of the various heritage resources related to the War of Resistance in Sha Tau Kok and the nearby Wu Kau Tang area to organise educational visits and guided tours to better promote patriotic education.

Members also visited the Patriotic Education Centre at Sha Tin, where they toured the thematic exhibition on aerospace science to learn about the implementation of patriotic education by offering experiential and interactive learning services to students. Members also exchanged views with representatives of the Government on promoting patriotic education through commemorating the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March.

A total of 16 members and non-members of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs participated in the visit.

The Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs visited several patriotic education facilities today (June 15). Photo shows LegCo Members visiting the Cenotaph for Martyrs at Wu Kau Tang. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs visited several patriotic education facilities today (June 15). Photo shows LegCo Members touring the thematic exhibition on aerospace science at the Patriotic Education Centre. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs visited several patriotic education facilities today (June 15). Photo shows LegCo Members touring the exhibition at the Memorial Hall to learn about the history of the War of Resistance and the anti-Japanese deeds of the Luo family. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs visited several patriotic education facilities today (June 15). Photo shows the Chairman of the Panel on Constitutional Affairs, Mr Chan Yung (sixth right), Deputy Chairman, Ir Lee Chun-keung (first left), other LegCo Members and the Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Clement Woo (ninth right) posing for a group photo at the Sha Tau Kok Anti-War Memorial Hall (the Law's House). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

CE meets Governor of Hainan Province

The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, today (June 17) met with the Governor of Hainan Province, Mr Liu Xiaoming, at Government House to exchange views on further deepening co-operation between Hong Kong and Hainan. The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau; the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Miss Janice Tse Siu-wa; and the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Ms Carol Yip, also attended the meeting.

Mr Lee welcomed Mr Liu and his delegation to Hong Kong for a Hainan Free Trade Port tourism and culture promotion event. Mr Lee said he was delighted to meet Mr Liu again following the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Hainan this March. Hong Kong has long been the major source of external investment in Hainan and an important trading partner. The Memorandum of Cooperation signed between the two sides last year covers five areas, namely trade and investment, finance, safe and orderly flow of data, tourism and talent exchanges, which have taken co-operation between the two places to a new level. Mr Lee noted that with the full implementation of the island-wide special customs operations at the end of last year, the Hainan Free Trade Port has rolled out free and facilitative measures for cross-border flows. As both Hong Kong and Hainan are free trade ports, he said he looks forward to further leveraging their complementary advantages and promoting synergistic development, thereby contributing to the country's high-level opening up.

Mr Lee said that Hong Kong enjoys the unique advantages of having strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world under the "one country, two systems" principle, ranking No. 1 globally in economic freedom. Hong Kong has risen to become the world's largest cross-boundary wealth management centre, and is also the world's largest offshore Renminbi (RMB) business hub. The Hainan Provincial People's Government has issued offshore RMB bonds in Hong Kong multiple times since 2022, and a Hainan enterprise was listed in Hong Kong last year. These fully demonstrate Hong Kong's advantages in fundraising and financing as an international financial centre. Mr Lee welcomed more Hainan companies to make good use of Hong Kong's capital market, and professional and high value-added services for fundraising and business expansion. Hong Kong plays its roles as a "super connector" and "super value-adder", and is proactively supporting Mainland enterprises, including those in Hainan, in going global and attracting overseas capital through the Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global, to jointly contribute to regional economic prosperity and better integrate into and serve the overall national development.

Mr Lee said that Hong Kong is committed to developing itself into an international tourism hub and a core demonstration zone for multi-destination tourism, capitalising on its position as an East-meets-West centre for international arts and cultural exchanges to build a city offering high-quality tourism experiences. With rich tourism resources in both places, Hong Kong and Hainan can jointly develop a wider array of tourism products. Mr Lee said he looks forward to attracting more high-value-added international visitors to travel to both places through multi-destination itineraries, and joining hands to contribute to the country's goal of building a tourism powerhouse.

CE meets Governor of Hainan Province Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases