Immigration Department appoints Youth Ambassadors in Shanghai
The Director of Immigration, Mr Benson Kwok, officiated at the appointment ceremony for the Immigration Department (ImmD) Youth Ambassador Programme today (July 21) held in Shanghai. He appointed eight young people from Hong Kong who were studying or working in the East China region as the ImmD Youth Ambassadors.
It is the third time ImmD appointing Youth Ambassadors in the Mainland, after Beijing and Guangzhou. The appointed Youth Ambassadors will receive diversified training provided by the ImmD during the one-year term, aiming at deepening their understanding of the operations of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the business scope of the ImmD. They will also collaborate with the Immigration Divisions of the Mainland Offices of the HKSAR Government, in disseminating and conveying the latest information and updates about the ImmD. The ImmD expects that Programme will broaden the Youth Ambassadors' horizons and lay a solid foundation for their future work in various positions within society.
During the appointment ceremony, Mr Kwok encouraged the Youth Ambassadors to take this opportunity to enhance their understanding of the ImmD's policies and works, promote and introduce the works of the ImmD to the public, tell Hong Kong's good stories, and serve as a bridge between the youths of the Mainland and Hong Kong. Furthermore, Mr Kwok emphasised that young generation are the future of the country. He expected the Youth Ambassadors to utilise their strengths, keep learning and progressing, and make contribution to the stability and prosperity of the country and Hong Kong.
The ImmD launched the ImmD Youth Ambassador Programme in 2023, and appointed eight young people living in Beijing to be the first batch of Youth Ambassadors in November of the same year. Subsequently, in March 2024, the ImmD appointed eight young people living or working in Guangdong as the second batch of Youth Ambassadors in Guangzhou.
Immigration Department appoints Youth Ambassadors in Shanghai Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Immigration Department appoints Youth Ambassadors in Shanghai Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
2024 final register for Rural Representative Election published today
The 2024 final register for the Rural Representative Election (RRE) was published today (October 18). The final register contains the particulars of the registered electors of Existing Villages, Indigenous Villages, Composite Indigenous Villages and Market Towns. Registered electors may log into the RRE Voter Registration Information Enquiry System through the RRE website (www.had.gov.hk/rre) for perusal of their own registration particulars. They may also call the RRE hotline at 2152 1521 during ordinary business hours for enquiries about the relevant information.
A full copy of the final register is placed at the office of the Electoral Registration Officer located at the Home Affairs Department (HAD), 30/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai. Copies of the specific divisions of the final register for Rural Areas that belong to the Rural Committees concerned are placed at the offices of the Assistant Electoral Registration Officers in the respective New Territories District Offices (NTDOs), the office addresses of which are set out on the RRE website. Pursuant to section 30 of the Electoral Affairs Commission (Registration of Electors) (Rural Representative Election) Regulation (Cap. 541K), specified persons including members of the press (meaning persons who subscribe to the Government News and Media Information System maintained by the Director of Information Services), political parties (i.e. political bodies/organisations that meet the specified requirements under the Regulation), Heung Yee Kuk, respective Rural Committees for the relevant Rural Areas, indigenous inhabitants of the relevant Indigenous Villages or Composite Indigenous Villages, residents of the relevant Existing Villages or Market Towns as well as validly nominated candidates at a coming election can inspect the aforementioned final register of electors for purposes relating to the RRE, by making an appointment through the RRE hotline or the relevant NTDOs during ordinary business hours starting from today.
The ordinary business hours of the HAD and NTDOs in respect of the above matter are from 9am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except Saturdays and general holidays).
Statistical information about the final register is available on the RRE website.
For enquiries, please visit the RRE website or call the RRE hotline.
