DAB believed the transport network has to increase its carrying capacity and the benefits of development.

August 27, 2022 The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is the largest free trade zone in the world. In order to deepen members’ understanding of the importance of RCEP on economy and trade, the DAB Training Committee and the Talent Development Committee co-organized the "Macro - 30th Anniversary Lecture Series" and invited Professor Terence Tai-Leung Chong, Executive Director of Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance at the Chinese University

August 25, 2022 The government established the "Steering Committee on Land and Housing Supply” and "Task Force on Public Housing Projects" to co-ordinate work relating to land and housing on 6 July. The DAB met the Financial Secretary, Mr. Paul Chan, and the Deputy Financial Secretary, Mr. Michael Wong to share our expectations for the two groups. We emphasized the two groups must set clear and quantifiable work objectives, relevant performance indicators (KPIs) and an accou

August 24, 2022 DAB LegCo member (New Territories Northwest) Holden Chow, together with the DAB Tuen Mun team including Tuen Mun Branch chairperson Mo Shing Fung, visited the Tuen Mun Yan Oi Dental Clinic during midnight to learn more about dental services from people waiting overnight. The provision of public dental services in Tuen Mun in fact was not sufficient, as the clinic was only open to the public once a week and the consultation quotas was only 21. Holden Chow requ

August 22, 2022 DAB Supermarket Price Watch (The Watch) found out in a survey that the prices of some supermarket goods increased significantly by 40% during the two years of epidemic. In fact, supermarkets which sell many goods of daily necessity were not adversely affected while Hong Kong’s retail industry was hardly hit by the epidemic. Many reports revealed that supermarkets might even have significant increase in revenue. The Watch convenor and DAB LegCo member Frank

August 22, 2022 The Education Bureau announced today entry facilitation measures for Hong Kong students going to study in the mainland. The Guangdong provincial authority had Hong Kong students covered under the compassionate quotas for travelling at land boundary control points between Guangdong and Hong Kong. Following proactive co-ordination by the Central Government, more passenger flights between Hong Kong and various Mainland cities would be arranged with priority giv

August 22, 2022 The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr. Chan Kwok-ki held a press conference on the Strive and Rise Programme launched by the Task Force to Lift Underprivileged Students out of Intergenerational Poverty. The activities of the programme could be grouped into five aspects, namely an orientation session, basic training, mentor-mentee interactive sessions, diverse group activities, and a graduation ceremony and extended network building. The DAB expressed su

August 17, 2022 The DAB Family Affairs Committee visited the TWGHs Even Centre to shed light on the importance of anti-gambling services and counselling and treatment for gamblers. The DAB Family Affairs Committee chairperson Frankie Ngan briefly introduced Committee’s past work on anti-gambling, including regular surveys, and meetings with representatives from the Ping Wo Fund and the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau to propose enhancement on anti-gambling addiction to curb the