Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan (second right) meets with Head of Civil Service of Singapore Leo Yip (third right) at the Central Government Offices on July 20, 2022. Looking on is Consul-General of the Republic of Singapore in Hong Kong Ong Siew Gay (second left). (PHOTO/ HKSAR GOVENRMENT)

HONG KONG - Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan met with Head of Civil Service of Singapore Leo Yip at the Central Government Offices on Wednesday.

Welcoming Yip's visit to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Yeung said the civil services of the SAR and Singapore have been maintaining close ties and exchanges, according to an HKSAR government statement issued on Wednesday night. 

Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan said she looked forward to resuming and enhancing exchanges and cooperation between the HKSAR and Singapore in the future

While reciprocal visits between the civil services could not be organized in the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Yeung said she looked forward to resuming and enhancing exchanges and cooperation between the two places in the future.

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Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service Clement Leung Cheuk-man, accompanied by Head of the Civil Service College Oscar Kwok Yam-shu, met with Yip on enhancing training and cooperation between the two civil services.

The Civil Service Bureau also arranged a roundtable meeting between senior officials from various government bureaus and departments and Yip. 

During the meeting, both sides exchanged views and shared experience on various issues including education and youth, culture and sports, and transport and logistics, according to the statement.

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Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service Clement Leung Cheuk-man (first right), accompanied by Head of the Civil Service College Oscar Kwok Yam-shu (second right), meets with Head of Civil Service of Singapore Leo Yip (second left) on enhancing training and cooperation between the two civil services at the Central Government Offices on July 20, 2022. Looking on is Consul-General of the Republic of Singapore in Hong Kong Ong Siew Gay (third left). (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)