Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Saturday that he and his team will continue to listen to the views of various sectors of society, as they collect people’s views on issues of their interests, with a view to building a vibrant economy for a caring community.
"Through interactions with members of the public, I could feel their love for Hong Kong and their aspirations for life,” he said, adding that he attaches importance to policy areas closely related to people's livelihood, such as the support for persons with disabilities and supply of public housing.
Lee said this while interacting with residents and vendors at a market and a cooked food stall in Sha Kok Estate in Sha Tin.
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He spoke with people from different walks of life as he visited the district as part of a public consultation exercise for the 2024 Policy Address, which was launched on July 16.
Accompanied by relevant officials, the CE visited the family home of a person with disabilities and her carer in Wo Che Estate to learn about their daily lives and caring issues.
He also visited the SAHK New Territories East Community Rehabilitation Day Centre to understand its rehabilitation training services provided to individuals with physical and cognitive impairments and support for carers.
Interacting with the service users there, he talked about a series of measures the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has implemented to strengthen support for persons with disabilities and their carers, including increasing the number of district support centers for persons with disabilities and quotas for various rehabilitation services.
The CE inspected a public rental housing (PRH) flat in Sha Kok Estate that was recovered and refurbished by the Housing Department as part of its efforts in combating tenancy abuse of PRH flats.
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The Housing Department has been taking multipronged measures to combat tenancy abuse through preventive detection, investigations, publicity and education, and enhancement of the "Well-off Tenants Policies" and the "Addition Policy", in order to safeguard the proper use of valuable PRH resources, he said there.
Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen; Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han; and Director of Home Affairs Alice Cheung Chiu Hoi-yue joined relevant parts of the CE’s Saturday visit.
