August 2, 2022 The DAB met with Chief Secretary for Administration Mr. Chan Kwok Ki to express support for the framework of the scheme addressing intergenerational poverty. We believed that students will be able to grasp opportunities for upwards mobility and be lifted out of intergenerational poverty through the scheme. At the same time, we put forward nine recommendations and hoped that they will be accepted by the Government, so that the scheme can achieve more fruitful

August 2, 2022 (from left) DAB LegCo members Edward Lau, Holden Chow, Chan Hok Fung and Ben Chan protested against Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan at the U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau on Aug 3, 2022 The DAB firmly opposed and strongly condemned Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. The visit severely violated the one-China principle and three Sino-US Joint Communiques, grossly infringed on China's national sovereignty and territoria

Mar 14, 2022 The Hong Kong society is united to cope with the government's anti-epidemic measures to combat the fifth wave of the epidemic. We received a lot of opinions which can optimize the anti-epidemic work in several areas: 1) The hospital and community isolation facilities should enhance communications with care homes and family members about the health conditions of the infected elderly soon after receiving them and during their hospitalization. 2) The government, b

March 14, 2022 The Subsidised Housing Committee of the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) endorsed today (Mar 14) the Drainage Enhancement Programme (DEP) for public rental housing flats and would launch the DEP in accordance with the new Practice Note relating to the above-ground drainage system issued by the Buildings Department last year, to enhance the original design standards. The HA estimated that the entire DEP will take about 2.5 years to complete. The Drainage Inspe

Mar 13, 2022 Vincent Cheng (right) participated in an activity promoting vaccination The Home Affairs Department launched the Home Support Supplies Delivery Service yesterday (Mar 12) to support persons pending admission to hospitals or community isolation facilities by delivering basic daily necessities and food directly, eliminating referral to the Social Welfare Department. Vincent Cheng, Chairman of the Panel on Home Affairs of the Legislative Council, commented that it

March 12, 2022 Notwithstanding that the vaccination rate in Hong Kong is as high as 90%, the rate amongst ethnic minorities is relatively low. Nixie Lam, DAB Legislative Council Member for Election Committee constituency, learned earlier that female Muslims gave up getting vaccinations due to religious restriction on rolling up their sleeves in public place. After getting the assistance of the Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-kuen on deploying a team of all-f

Mar 11, 2022 While Hong Kong spares no effort in fighting this epidemic, many national leaders including Vice Premier Mr. Han Zheng and Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Aff airs Office of the State Council Mr. Xia Bao Long have repeatedly expressed their concern, sincere care and encouragement for all Hong Kong people through the Hong Kong deputies to National People’s Con

Mar 1, 2022 Considering the severity of the epidemic situation in Hong Kong, the DAB Legislative Council members (Election Committee) support the SAR Government in carrying out Compulsory Universal Testing (CUT) with the assistance of the nation and recommend the following measures: In order to get better results, a lockdown should be imposed during CUT. Residents must stay at home except for going out for testing, or shopping at designated places, or seeking medical attenti