Liquor Licensing Board members visit licensed liquor premises
The following is issued on behalf of the Liquor Licensing Board:
Members of the Liquor Licensing Board, led by the Board Chairman, Ms Hui Mei-sheung, visited a number of premises with liquor licences in Central district and Tsim Sha Tsui district in the early hours today (April 27) to learn more about the operation of the premises and enforcement actions by the Police and the Fire Services Department (FSD).
During the visit, members were briefed by representatives of the Police on various issues related to the regulation of premises with liquor licences, including crowd control, traffic flow, law and order, and noise problems.
Representatives from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the FSD, the Buildings Department and the Environmental Protection Department also joined the visit.
The Board issued 910 new licences and renewed 6 263 liquor and club liquor licences last year.
Apart from the Board Chairman, others taking part in the visit were the Vice-chairman, Mr Ip Ngo-tung, and Board members Dr Ho Chin-choi, Ms Ho Hang-yin, Mr Leung Chun, Mr Li Shing-kuen, Ms Lo Yuen-ting, Ms Tam Suet-yan, Mr Wong Kin-san and Mr Wong Tsz-sang.
The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Mr Donald Ng, also joined the visit.
Liquor Licensing Board members visit licensed liquor premises Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) supports the architecture exhibition "Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive", staged at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Biennale Architectettura 2025 – at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) in Venice, Italy, from May 10 until November 3, 2025.
Addressing at the grand opening of the Hong Kong Exhibition on 9 May (Venice time), the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union in Brussels, Miss Shirley Yung, highlighted Hong Kong’s unique urban identity: "From cooperative housing and multifunctional public complexes to modernist industrial buildings, the exhibition showcases how creativity, community, and sustainability underpin Hong Kong’s architectural energy". Miss Yung added: "As a city where East meets West; Hong Kong’s architecture embodies a vibrant balance of tradition and innovation, local character and international vision, sustainability and forward-thinking design."
"Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive" is a Collateral Event of the Venice Biennale. It is organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation, Hong Kong Institute of Architects and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and sponsored by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, HKETO, Brussels and other partners.
HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
