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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor GBM GBS JP ( née Cheng; Chinese: 林鄭月娥; Cantonese Yale: Làhm Jehng Yuht-ngòh; born 13 May 1957) is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the fourth Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022, [4] after serving as Chief Secretary for Administration for five years. After graduating from the ...
The figure for single Hong Kong women living alone increased to 43.8 percent compared with 2001, [3] with 103,938 in 1996, 127,001 in 2001, and 182,648, in 2006. The gender ratio between men and women as of 2006 was at 1,000 females for every 912 males; in 2016 it had risen to 1000 females for every 852 males. [4]
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2024 (Chinese: 2024香港小姐競選) is the upcoming 52nd Miss Hong Kong Pageant that will be held on September 15, 2024 in Macau. Miss Hong Kong 2023 winner will crown her successor at the end of the pageant. The official recruitment process to start on May 13, 2024, and will end June 10, 2024.
By William James and Greg Torode. LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) -The rule of law in Hong Kong is profoundly compromised in areas of the law where the government has strong opinions, a British judge ...
The Hong Kong Civil Service is managed by 13 policy bureaux in the Government Secretariat, and 67 departments and agencies, mostly staffed by civil servants. The Secretary for the Civil Service (SCS) is one of the Principal Officials appointed under the Accountability System and a Member of the Executive Council.
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is a public body in Hong Kong that investigates discrimination complaints and promotes equality. It was created in 1996 as the city's first semi-governmental agency focused on sex discrimination. Its scope has since been expanded to include protecting groups based on race, disability, and family status.
Conscription. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) began as an all-volunteer force. In 1955, as part of an effort to modernize the PLA, the first Military Service Law created a system of compulsory military service. [1] Since the late 1970s, the PLA has been a hybrid force that combines conscripts and volunteers.
In 2024, HSBC, as part of the Hong Kong Association of Banks, began developing a roadmap to phase out checks in the city and switch to electronic payments. According to Hong Kong Interbank Clearing, check transactions in Hong Kong fell to HK$488.6 billion (US$62.5 billion) in December, down 13 percent year-on-year.