August 4, 2022 The DAB had the honor of inviting Mr. C.Y. Leung, Vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, to host a zoom lecture titled “Tell the world the good stories of the country and Hong Kong in response to the problem of ‘I don't know’” as one of the lectures in the "Macro - 30th Anniversary Lecture Series" organized to celebrate DAB’s 30th anniversary. Mr. Leung pointed out that many people around the world "do

August 3, 2022 (from left) DAB LegCo members Edward Leung, Chan Hok Fung, Vincent Cheng and Ben Chan (right) submitted proposals to the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation “Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021” (commonly known as "Tenancy Control of Subdivided Units " Ordinance) came into effect in January this year, but some landlords deliberately avoided complying with the Ordinance with various "reasons". Furthermore, many tenants also expressed

August 2, 2022 The DAB launched the "Hong Kong Blackspot Inspection Campaign" from 16 July to 22 July in response to the government’s upcoming Hong Kong New Cityscape clean-up campaign. During the inspection, a total of 142 black spots were found, while 90% of which have existed in the community for a long time. Common hygiene problems included garbage and styrofoam waste, sewage, abandoned motorcycles, foul odors from drains, shops garbage blocking the streets, and food was

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