5 August 2024
1. 2024 Policy Address Public Consultation
The Chief Executive will deliver his third Policy Address this October, for which the public consultation commenced on 16 July. Led by the Chief Executive, the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit (CEPU) co-ordinates the preparation and consultation work for the Policy Address. To engage different sectors of the community, more than 20 consultation sessions have been conducted so far to canvass public views extensively.
Amongst others, the Chief Executive chaired three luncheon meetings of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers (CECA) in late July to listen to the views expressed by the CECA for the forthcoming Policy Address. In the meeting, the CECA discussed an array of important issues pertaining to Hong Kong’s future developments. They include ways of consolidating Hong Kong’s position as the international financial, shipping and trade centres amid economic restructuring and geopolitical changes, leveraging Hong Kong’s advantages as an international city to explore business opportunities so as to enhance the city’s integration into the overall national development for new opportunities, and supporting innovation and technology developments through attracting capital and talent. Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, attended all of the three luncheon meeting sessions.
Over 40 consultation sessions for the Policy Address will be held during the three-month consultation period to collect the views and suggestions of the representatives from different sectors and the general public.
 Mr John Lee, the Chief Executive, hosted three luncheon meetings of the CECA in late July to listen to the views expressed by the CECA members for the forthcoming Policy Address. Photo shows the session of economic advancement and sustainability. |
 Mr John Lee, the Chief Executive, hosted three luncheon meetings of the CECA in late July to listen to the views expressed by the CECA members for the forthcoming Policy Address. Photo shows the session of innovation and entrepreneurship. |
 Mr John Lee, the Chief Executive, hosted three luncheon meetings of the CECA in late July to listen to the views expressed by the CECA members for the forthcoming Policy Address. Photo shows the session of regional and global collaborations. |
2. Plenary meeting of the CEPU Expert Group
The CEPU held a plenary meeting of the new-term CEPU Expert Group on 31 July (Wednesday). During the meeting, members of the Expert Group were invited to give views and advice on the Chief Executive’s third Policy Address to be delivered this October for the reference of the Chief Executive.
The plenary meeting was chaired by Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU. At the meeting, Dr Wong remarked that as this was the most opportune time for the Government to focus on developing the economy and improving people’s livelihood. The CEPU, being the in-house research agency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, would continue to actively enhance the Government’s capabilities in research and advocacy on long-term and strategic issues. He extended gratitude to the Expert Group members for their valuable advice, which would be carefully considered and consolidated by the CEPU.
The three Deputy Heads of the CEPU, Ms Hinny Lam, Dr Wang Chunxin and Mr Nicholas Kwan, also attended the meeting.
Please visit the following link for the details of the meeting:
https://www.cepu.gov.hk/en/PUEG/expertGroup_events/20240731.html
 The plenary meeting of the new-term CEPU Expert Group. |
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, chaired the plenary meeting of the new-term CEPU Expert Group and took a photo with the members in attendance. |
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, chaired the plenary meeting. Expert Group members joining the meeting physically and online gave their views freely and enthusiastically. |
3. Internal seminar of the CEPU on exploring the path of new industrialisation in Hong Kong
The CEPU held an internal seminar on 10 July to explore the path of new industrialisation in Hong Kong. The seminar was chaired by Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU. Experts participating included Legislative Council Members, trade representatives, CEPU Expert Group members, researchers from the China Development Institute (CDI), a top think tank, and relevant government officials. They shared their expert views during the internal seminar, enabling the participants to jointly explore the directions and pace of new industrialisation in Hong Kong.
 Experts participating in the seminar included (in no particular order): Hon Holden Chow; Hon Sunny Tan; Prof Hon William Wong; industry representatives Dr Warren Ma and Mr Geoffrey Kao; CEPU Expert Group members Mr Dowson Tong, Dr Jonathan Zhu, and Dr Guo Wanda. The research team members of Dr Guo, viz. Dr Zhang Yuge, Director, and Dr Wen Yajing, Deputy Director of the Department of Hong Kong, Macao and Regional Development of the CDI, also attended the meeting. |
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU chaired the seminar with two deputy heads, Ms Hinny Lam and Dr Wang Chunxin, in attendance. |
 Dr Ge Ming, Commissioner for Industry of the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, attended the internal seminar. |
4. Meeting with representatives of the Indian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong (ICCHK) and the Council of Hong Kong Indian Associations
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, together with two deputy heads, Ms Hinny Lam and Mr Nicholas Kwan, met with Ms Bharati S. Manek, Chairperson of the ICCHK, and Mr Raj Sital, President of the Council of Hong Kong Indian Associations, to exchange views on promoting economic and trade exchanges between the HKSAR and India.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, together with two deputy heads, Ms Hinny Lam (third left) and Mr Nicholas Kwan (second left), met with Ms Bharati S. Manek (centre), Chairperson of the ICCHK, and Mr Raj Sital (fourth right), President of the Council of Hong Kong Indian Associations. |
5. Meeting with the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Dr Wang Chunxin, Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Alexandre Kech, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GLEIF, and his team to exchange views on the trend of global digital identity authentication, a prerequisite for the enhancement of transparency in financial markets.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Dr Wang Chunxin (second left), Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Alexandre Kech (second right), CEO of the GLEIF, and his team. |
6. Meeting with Mr Jonathan Cummings, President of the Greater China of Landor, and Mr Ben Richardson, Partner and Head of Asia of FGS Global
Meeting with Mr Jonathan Cummings, President of the Greater China of Landor, and Mr Ben Richardson, Partner and Head of Asia of FGS Global
 Meeting with Mr Jonathan Cummings, President of the Greater China of Landor, and Mr Ben Richardson, Partner and Head of Asia of FGS Global |
7. Visiting the International Digital Economy Academy (IDEA)
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Dr Wang Chunxin, Deputy Head of the CEPU, visited IDEA and met with Professor Guo Jian, Executive President, and Ms Wang Danwei, Chief Development Officer of IDEA, and their team to discuss the development of low-altitude economy as well as the development potential of large language models.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Dr Wang Chunxin (third right), Deputy Head of the CEPU, visited IDEA and met with Professor Guo Jian (fourth right), Executive President, and Ms Wang Danwei, Chief Development Officer of the IDEA, and their team. |
8. Meeting with Professor Harry Shum, Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Professor Harry Shum, Chairman of the HKUST Council, to exchange views on artificial intelligence ecosystem, the strategy for educational centre and the future development of low-altitude economy in Hong Kong.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Professor Harry Shum (left), Chairman of the HKUST Council. |
9. Meeting with representatives of AstraZeneca
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Mr Nicholas Kwan, Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Ms Wu Shan, General Manager of Hong Kong and Macau, AstraZeneca China, and Mr Weiyi Zheng, Vice President of Clinical Research and Development (R&D) Operations of Hong Kong and Macau, AstraZeneca China cum President of Clinical R&D Operations of AstraZeneca R&D China, to have in-depth discussions on the development and opportunities of biomedicine industry in Hong Kong.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Mr Nicholas Kwan (first left), Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Ms Wu Shan (second right), General Manager of Hong Kong and Macau, AstraZeneca China, and Mr Weiyi Zheng (first right), Vice President of Clinical R&D Operations of Hong Kong and Macau, AstraZeneca China cum President of Clinical R&D Operations of AstraZeneca R&D China. |
10. Meeting with Mr Ed Lam, CEO of LFX and Executive Board Director of Li & Fung
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, together with Mr Nicholas Kwan, Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Ed Lam, CEO of LFX and Executive Board Director of Li & Fung, to exchange views on the transformation of Hong Kong’s trade.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, together with Mr Nicholas Kwan (first left), Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Ed Lam (middle), CEO of LFX and Executive Board Director of Li & Fung. |
11. Meeting with Mr Lu Qin, CEO of Greater China, Aon
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Lu Qin, CEO of Greater China, Aon, to exchange views on the development of the reinsurance market.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Lu Qin (middle), CEO of Greater China, Aon. |
12. Meeting with Mr Steven Xavier Chan, Global Head of Government Relations and Public Policy for Prudential plc
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Steven Xavier Chan, Global Head of Government Relations and Public Policy for Prudential plc, to exchange views on the market development of the insurance industry in Hong Kong.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Steven Xavier. Chan, Global Head of Government Relations and Public Policy for Prudential, plc. |
13. Meeting with Mr Simon Ng, CEO, and Mr Merlin Lao, Head - Policy & Research of the Business Environment Council (BEC)
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Mr Nicholas Kwan, Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Simon Ng, CEO, and Mr Merlin Lao, Head - Policy & Research of BEC, to discuss the situation of green industry and circular economy in Hong Kong.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Mr Nicholas Kwan (first right), Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Simon Ng (centre), CEO, and Mr Merlin Lao (first left), Head - Policy & Research of the BEC. |
14. Meeting with Mr Li Peilin, President of the Shanghai Academy (co-founded by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government), and Professor Huang Ping, member of the CEPU Expert Group
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Mr Nicholas Kwan, Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Li Peilin, President of the Shanghai Academy (co-founded by the CASS and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government), and Professor Huang Ping, Director of the Centre for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao Studies, CASS, and member of the CEPU Expert Group, to exchange views on the challenges and prospects for the economic development of Hong Kong.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, and Mr Nicholas Kwan (first right), Deputy Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Li Peilin (second right), President of the Shanghai Academy (co-founded by the CASS and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government), and Professor Huang Ping (first left), member of the CEPU Expert Group. |
15. Meeting with the Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (Tsinghua PBCSF) delegation
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, together with two deputy heads, Dr Wang Chunxin and Mr Nicholas Kwan, met with Mr Jiao Jie, Dean of the Tsinghua PBCSF, and his team to conduct in-depth exchanges on ways to further consolidate Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, together with two deputy heads, namely Mr Nicholas Kwan (fifth left) and Dr Wang Chunxin (sixth left), met with Mr Jiao Jie (seventh right), Dean of the Tsinghua PBCSF, and his team. |
16. Meeting with Professor Hu Angang, Dean of the Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Tsinghua University (ICCS), and his team
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, together with two deputy heads, Dr Wang Chunxin and Mr Nicholas Kwan, met with Professor Hu Angang, Dean, and Professor Zhou Shaojie, Associate Dean of the ICCS, and their team to exchange views on the national affairs.Dr Hon Chow Man-kong, member of the CEPU Expert Group, and Hon Tang Ka-piu, Convenor of the New Era Governance Research Centre, also attended the meeting.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, together with two deputy heads, Dr Wang Chunxin (fourth left) and Mr Nicholas Kwan (third left), met with Hon Tang Ka-piu (fifth left), Convenor of the New Era Governance Research Centre and Legislative Council Member, Dr Hon Chow Man-kong (fourth right), Legislative Council Member, as well as Professor Hu Angang (fifth right), Dean, and Professor Zhou Shaojie (third right), Associate Dean of the ICCS, and their team. |
17. Meeting with Mr Ricky Chu, former Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), and Dr Rizwan Ullah, member of the Kowloon City District Council (KCDC)
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Ricky Chu, former Chairperson of the EOC, and Dr Rizwan Ullah, member of the KCDC, to discuss issues such as designating Chinese as a second language, and educating and nurturing ethnic minority talents in Hong Kong.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Ricky Chu (middle), former Chairperson of the EOC, and Dr Rizwan Ullah (left), member of the KCDC. |
18. Meeting with Mr Xing Lei, Director General of the World Green Design Organization (WGDO), and Mr Freeman Lau, renowned local designer and artist
Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Xing Lei, Director General of the WGDO, and Mr Freeman Lau, renowned local designer and artist, to discuss issues including the concept of green design and global development.
 Dr Stephen Wong, Head of the CEPU, met with Mr Xing Lei (middle), Director General of the WGDO, and Mr Freeman Lau (left), renowned local designer and artist. |