Tenders Close for Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen Land Development in Northern Metropolis Pilot Area

Tender closed for Hung Shui Kiu pilot area in Northern Metropolis

The tender for the pilot area under large-scale land disposal in Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area (HSK) in the Northern Metropolis (NM) closed at noon today (July 3). The Government has received two tenders.

The spokesperson for the Development Bureau (DEVB) said, "This tender is the first pilot area under large-scale land disposal undergoing a tender in the NM. The HSK pilot area has a total area of about 11 hectares, comprising residential sites (about 2.6 hectares), industry (i.e. Enterprise and Technology Park) sites (about 5.5 hectares) and other sites for public facilities and pedestrian streets, etc. Every received tender involves a team of enterprises comprising a developer(s) and industry operators, showing that the pilot area facilitates co-operation among different sectors of enterprises to join hands in speeding up the NM development, setting a new course for the diversified development models in the NM."

The spokesperson for the DEVB continued, "This tender adopts a 'two-envelope approach', under which the weighting for premium proposal is 30 per cent and that for non-premium proposal is 70 per cent. We have established a Tender Assessment Panel (TAP) in accordance with the established procurement and tendering procedures, chaired by the Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands), with directorate officers from different bureaux/departments serving as members. TAP will commence work on tender assessment immediately, with a view to awarding the tender at end August."

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Speech by SLW at Pui Kiu College 16th Graduation Ceremony

Following is the speech by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, at the Pui Kiu College 16th Graduation Ceremony today (July 3):

Before I conclude, since this is going to be a bilingual ceremony, I just want to say a few words in English because I never imagined I would speak English to all of you in the Pui Kiu graduation ceremony. I just do not want to waste that chance, because it means the start of a new chapter for our school and for all our students.

In my time, the greatest challenge for all students was English because we had Chinese as the medium of education. For me, it was a very steep learning curve to learn English and to be able to compete with all those English colleges. But I just want to show you, with my own example, that you will be able to do great things if you just try your very best and realise your full potential.

So here, my congratulations to all the graduates. I urge you all to make the best of yourselves, and once again, my best wishes to you all. Thank you very much!

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the speech.)

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