Sessions on “Spirit of the President’s Important Speech” held by Wong Tai Sin, Kwai Tsing, Yau Tsim Mong and Kwun Tong District Offices (with photos)
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President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The Wong Tai Sin District Office (WTSDO), the Kwai Tsing District Office (K&TDO), the Yau Tsim Mong District Office (YTMDO) and the Kwun Tong District Office (KTDO) each held sessions in recent days on the topic “Spirit of the President’s Important Speech” by inviting different keynote speakers to talk and exchange thoughts on the spirit of the President’s important speech.
The WTSDO and the East Kowloon District Residents’ Committee (EKDRC) today (July 11) jointly held the “Session to Learn about, Promote and Implement the Spirit of President Xi’s Important Speech for Different Sectors” at Wong Tai Sin Community Centre. The Deputy Director of the Bauhinia Academy of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government (LOCPG) in the HKSAR, Dr Chen Suting, was invited to be the keynote speaker. Deputy Director General of the Kowloon Sub-office of the LOCPG in the HKSAR Mr Zhu Xiaodong; Hong Kong Deputy to the National People’s Congress and Member of the Legislative Council (LegCo) Ms Maggie Chan; the District Officer (Wong Tai Sin), Mr Steve Wong; and the Director of the Kowloon Federation of Associations Wong Tai Sin District Committee, Mr Ho Hon-man, also spoke. More than 180 participants attended the session today, including leaders of local organisations and members of the District Fight Crime Committee (Wong Tai Sin District), the District Fire Safety Committee (Wong Tai Sin District) and the Area Committees of Wong Tai Sin District, as well as young people in Wong Tai Sin District and staff of the WTSDO.
In addition, the WTSDO, together with the Wong Tai Sin Branch of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and the EKDRC, held another session on July 7 at the Kowloon Walled City Kai Fong Welfare Continuing Promotion Association Kowloon Walled City Community Hall. Advisor and one of the founding members of the DAB Mr Kan Chi-ho and Mr Wong were invited to be keynote speakers. About 50 representatives of various local organisations and locals in Wong Tai Sin District attended the session to share their thoughts on the spirit of the President’s important speech.
The K&TDO, the New Territories Federation of Associations Kwai Tsing District Committee, the Kwai Tsing Branch of the DAB, the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions and the New Territories West Branch of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong also jointly held today the “Session to Learn about the Spirit of President Xi’s Important Speech” in the conference room of the K&TDO. Hong Kong Deputy to the National People’s Congress and Member of the LegCo Mr Chan Yung and Members of the LegCo Mr Chan Han-pan, Ms Joephy Chan and Mr Benson Luk were invited to be speakers. The District Officer (Kwai Tsing), Mr Kenneth Cheng, also spoke in the session. More than 180 participants attended the session in person or online, including the Chairman of the Kwai Tsing District Council, Miss Lo Yuen-ting; other District Council members and members of committees under the K&TDO; locals in Kwai Tsing District; and staff of the K&TDO.
The YTMDO, together with the Kowloon Federation of Associations Yau Tsim Mong District Committee and the Yau Tsim Mong Federation of Association, held the “Session to Learn from President Xi’s Speech” at Mong Kok Community Hall yesterday (July 10). The Deputy Director of the Bauhinia Academy of the Liaison Office of the LOCPG in the HKSAR, Dr Chen was invited to be the keynote speaker. About 150 participants, including Members of the LegCo Mr Vincent Cheng and Mr Leung Man-kwong, members of the committees appointed by the YTMDO and youth representatives of local organisations, attended the session.
The KTDO and the Kwun Tong Branch of the DAB jointly held the “Session to Learn about, Promote and Implement the Spirit of President Xi’s Important Speech” at Sau Mau Ping Community Hall yesterday. Hong Kong Deputy to the National People’s Congress and Member of the LegCo Mr Chan Yung, was invited to be the keynote speaker. The Chairman of the Kwun Tong District Council and the DAB Kwun Tong Branch, Mr Wilson Or, and the District Officer (Kwun Tong), Mr Andy Lam, also spoke in the session. About 300 participants attended the sharing session, including leaders, locals and youths in Kwun Tong District.
Other District Offices will be rolling out sessions, so as to enable more key district figures to share their thoughts on the spirit of the President’s important speech.