The Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau announced today the setting up of a co-ordination office to carry out planning and implementation work for the upcoming National Games, National Games for Persons with Disabilities and National Special Olympic Games. The National Games Coordination Office, led by three senior directorate officers, will work closely with the governments of Guangdong and the Macao Special Administration Region to co-organise the 15th National Games. The State Council announced in August 2021 that the 15th National Games are to be co-hosted in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau in 2025, the first time Hong Kong will have co-hosted the National Games. The three locations will also co-host the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games after the 15th National Games are held. The Hong Kong SAR Organising Committee of the 15th National Games was formed in May, with the Chief Executive a
Financial Secretary Paul Chan today chaired the first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Attracting Strategic Enterprises where members discussed the upcoming work plan and priorities in attracting strategic enterprises.
The scope of discussions covered strategic areas, scale of enterprises, talent and other policy support as well as promotion strategies.
Members emphasised the need to leverage on the many opportunities of the Mainland, especially the market size and other advantages of the Greater Bay Area, during investment promotion.
Mr Chan said the current-term Government has a new mindset to proactively reach out and established the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises as well as the dedicated teams for attracting businesses and talent.
Its aim is to attract representative and high potential strategic enterprises from around the globe, thereby enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness and accelerating the development of industries, he added.
The finance chief said the meeting is an excellent platform for the Government to have in-depth exchanges with leaders of different sectors, and thanked the advisory committee members for contributing valuable insights and advice at today’s meeting.
“I look forward to continuing working closely with all members to ensure that our efforts on attracting strategic enterprises are focused, efficient and effective.”
As announced in the 2022 Policy Address, the Government established the advisory committee, comprising representatives from the business sector and community leaders as well as government officials, to advise the Financial Secretary on the overall strategy of attracting strategic enterprises.
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