Fatal traffic accident in Tai Po
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident happened in Tai Po today (August 5) in which a man died.
At about 2.13pm, a light goods vehicle (LGV) driven by a 55-year-old man was travelling along Tolo Highway towards Sha Tin. When the LGV was approaching 2 Biotechnology Avenue, it reportedly rammed into a stationary medium goods vehicle.
Sustaining head and legs injuries, the man was rushed to Prince of Wales Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 3.03pm.
Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, New Territories North is underway.
Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 3800.
CE meets Governor of Qinghai Province
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, met the Governor of Qinghai Province, Mr Wu Xiaojun, today (September 9) to exchange views on deepening exchanges and co-operation between Hong Kong and Qinghai. The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, also attended the meeting.
Mr Lee welcomed Mr Wu's visit to Hong Kong with his delegation. Mr Lee said that Qinghai is a major green resources province with abundant natural assets. Qinghai is actively promoting the development of various industries, while Hong Kong enjoys the unparalleled advantages of having the strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world under "one country, two systems". Mr Lee added that there is ample room for collaboration between the two places in different aspects.
He pointed out that Hong Kong, with its pool of top-notch international scientific research talent and strong capabilities in basic scientific research, can complement Qinghai's strengths, particularly in accelerating transformation of research and development outcomes, such as building a world-class salt lake industry base and a national highland for the clean energy industry. Qinghai enterprises can leverage Hong Kong's role as an international trade centre to explore markets and enhance Qinghai's position as a supplier of green organic agricultural and livestock products.
Mr Lee said that Xining in Qinghai Province has become one of the applicable cities of the Individual Visit Scheme since May this year, while direct flights between Xining and Hong Kong were also resumed in July, facilitating the flow of people between the two places. He highlighted that Qinghai can utilise Hong Kong as a platform to promote its rich and vivid cultural and tourism resources, developing itself into an international ecotourism destination and bringing new impetus for co-operation between Qinghai and Hong Kong. Mr Lee welcomes Qinghai tourists to visit Hong Kong to experience in person the city’s unique charm as a metropolis where East meets West, with a view to further promoting cultural exchanges between the two places.
CE meets Governor of Qinghai Province Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
