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Hong Kong Update Webpage
With regard to the recent protests in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has launched a webpage “Hong Kong Update” to provide useful and timely information about Hong Kong covering transportation advice in relation to protests, clarifications of fake news, government press releases, conferences and events and more.
September 12, 2019
Hong Kong once again ranked as freest economy in the world
The Fraser Institute once again ranked Hong Kong as the freest economy in the world in the Economic Freedom of the World 2019 Annual Report. Among the five areas of assessment, Hong Kong was ranked top in "Freedom to Trade Internationally" and "Regulation".
August 27, 2019
Asian Youth Orchestra performs in Kumamoto
The Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) gave a concert at the Kumamoto Prefectural Theater as part of its concert tour across Asia. Based in Hong Kong, the AYO attracts many bright young musicians from all over Asia to Hong Kong every year, and takes them to different parts of the world for performances and cultural exchanges.
August 7, 2019
SLW forges closer ties between Hong Kong and Japan to tackle ageing challenges
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Dr Law Chi-kwong, visited Tokyo from August 4 to 7. Dr Law said that Hong Kong looked forward to strengthening collaboration and exchanges with the Japanese government and trade sector on elderly care and gerontechnology. He met with the State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, Mr Yoshinori Oguchi, on August 6.
