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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) and relevant central ministries held the eighth Joint Conference on Advancing Hong Kong's Full Participation in & Contribution to the Belt & Road Initiative in Beijing today. NDRC Vice Chairman Zhou Haibing attended the conference, together with representatives from the commission, the Hong Kong & Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission of the State Council, and the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong SAR. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam, in his capacity as chairperson of the Working Group on Belt & Road Development under the Steering Group on Integration into National Development, led Hong Kong officials to attend the conference. He pointed out that the Hong Kong SAR Government has been taking forward Belt-Road collaboration to go deeper and deliver outcomes, fully participating in and contributing to the initiative under the guidance of the major steps the country has taken to support high-quality co-operation, so as to facilitate Hong Kong's integration into overall national development. With the country's support, Hong Kong will deepen international exchanges and actively utilise its advantages to exert a greater role in the nation's high-level opening up to the world, Mr Lam added. The justice chief also said the Hong Kong SAR Government is exploring emerging markets such as the Middle East, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other Belt & Road countries, while making full use of the city’s professional services, thereby building it as a gateway between the country and the world. He expressed gratitude to the central government for the staunch support of hosting the International Organization for Mediation headquarters in Hong Kong, which will strengthen its roles as an international dispute resolution services centre and a hub for international mediation. Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Algernon Yau, who was also at the conference, noted that the Hong Kong SAR Government will fully capitalise on the 10th Belt & Road Summit to showcase the city’s roles as an active participant and the premier platform to the Mainland and overseas. At the meeting, Mr Yau reported on Hong Kong's progress in carrying out Belt & Road work, including the ongoing pursuit of Hong Kong's early accession to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, pursuit of early conclusion of ongoing negotiations for free trade and investment agreements, and more. Today’s session also covered the work proposals on further promoting the Belt & Road Initiative put forward for consideration by central ministries. Relevant Mainland ministries introduced their work in supporting Hong Kong's participation in and contribution to the initiative and provided feedback on the work proposals.
At
7 p.m.
at the Hong Kong Observatory :
Air temperature : 31 degrees Celsius
Relative Humidity : 66 per cent
Violent gusts reaching 100 kilometres per hour or above may continue to affect Hong Kong. Members of public should seek safe shelter immediately. Please be reminded that:The Red Rainstorm Warning Signal has been issued.The Thunderstorm Warning has been issued. It will remain effective until 9:30 p.m. today. Severe squally thunderstorms are expected to occur over Hong Kong. The air temperatures at other places were:
Hong Kong Observatory31 degrees ;
King's Park30 degrees ;
Wong Chuk Hang31 degrees ;
Ta Kwu Ling31 degrees ;
Lau Fau Shan30 degrees ;
Tai Po29 degrees ;
Sha Tin26 degrees ;
Tuen Mun31 degrees ;
Tseung Kwan O26 degrees ;
Sai Kung26 degrees ;
Cheung Chau28 degrees ;
Chek Lap Kok32 degrees ;
Tsing Yi30 degrees ;
Shek Kong31 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon29 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley30 degrees ;
Hong Kong Park31 degrees ;
Shau Kei Wan28 degrees ;
Kowloon City30 degrees ;
Happy Valley31 degrees ;
Wong Tai Sin28 degrees ;
Stanley29 degrees ;
Kwun Tong27 degrees ;
Sham Shui Po30 degrees ;
Kai Tak Runway Park29 degrees ;
Yuen Long Park32 degrees ;
Tai Mei Tuk28 degrees .
Between 5:45 and 6:45 p.m., lightning was detected within New Territories East, Hong Kong and Kowloon. The rainfall recorded in various regions were:
Tai Po0 to 9 mm;
Sai Kung0 to 30 mm;
Sha Tin0 to 2 mm;
North District0 to 12 mm.
Here is the information on Tropical Storm Co-May at 6 p.m.:
Location: 20.8 degrees north, 121.9 degrees east.Here is the information on Tropical Depression Francisco at 6 p.m.:
Location: 26.5 degrees north, 122.1 degrees east.
Communicable Diseases Watch Volume 21, Number 6, Weeks 22 - 25 (May 25 – June 21, 2025)
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