香港全部90名立法会议员计划于7月19日至25日前往北京进行国情考察。这将是自1997年回归以来，立法会首次集体访问首都。行程将包括研讨会、参观关键部门以及考察科技行业。
相关访问计划已在5月22日的内务委员会会议上提交讨论。每名议员预计需自付约15600港元，费用涵盖经济舱往返机票、住宿及餐饮。
文件指出，此次访问将有助于议员“更好地掌握中央政府的治国理念和发展策略”。该行程还与香港对接国家“十五五”规划的工作相挂钩。
在为期一周的行程中，议员们将考察科技设施并出席研讨会。预估费用明细包括3700港元的机票费用和11000港元的其他开支。
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Chinese central authorities will continue rolling out more policies and measures that benefit the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. The central authorities will make further arrangements in the 15th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development to support Hong Kong in leveraging its unique strengths and playing a significant role.
Hong Kong authorities reported spending HK$1.13 billion (US$144.27 million) on last year's Legislative Council election, nearly 35% more than in 2021. The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau revealed the figure in a written response to lawmakers' inquiries on Thursday, citing rises in technology expenses, staff salaries and venue rentals. The poll, held on December 7, elected 90 lawmakers.
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Hong Kong has recorded 242,000 trips by mainland Chinese visitors so far during Labour Day. Many head to the countryside for scenic views, while others opt for city walks to explore picturesque locales. Some early arrivals went straight to the countryside after arriving at the West Kowloon rail terminus on Friday morning.
More than 50 restaurants and shops in Hong Kong's Central district have joined a 'tourism everywhere' initiative to promote local delicacies and goods while offering discounts to residents and tourists. The programme, announced by the Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association on Friday, runs from May 1 to the end of June, overlapping with mainland China's Labour Day golden week. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah said it would draw more visitors and boost spending.
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Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai warned Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun against making deals during her upcoming mainland China visit. Speaking in the legislature on Tuesday, he stressed that cross-strait engagements must comply with laws and no individual or group is authorized to negotiate for the government. The trip, invited by Xi Jinping, is scheduled from April 7 to 12.
Hong Kong's Transport Department reports that since the launch of the southbound travel scheme for Guangdong vehicles on December 23 last year, more than 5,000 applications have been approved and over 3,500 travel bookings recorded by the end of March, with 90% of travellers staying one or two days. The scheme allows up to 100 vehicles daily from Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan and Jiangmen to enter Hong Kong's urban areas via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge for a maximum of 72 hours.
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Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang, meeting Hong Kong's deputies to the national legislature during the “two sessions,” emphasized the importance of the executive-led governance system and hoped the Legislative Council would explore and study it to achieve practical outcomes meeting central government requirements.