The public consultation exercise for the 2020 Policy Address was launched on August 18. The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (August 24) attended the first consultation session, held via video conferencing, to listen to the views of stakeholders of the aviation, maritime and logistics sectors on the upcoming Policy Address. The session was attended by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, and the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan. More than 20 stakeholders participated online, consisting of Legislative Council members and representatives of trade organisations, local aviation and maritime companies, and enterprises of the relevant industries.
      
     Mrs Lam said after the two-hour consultation session that she had held very meaningful exchanges of views with the stakeholders. Pointing out that despite the fact that the COVID-19 epidemic has dealt a heavy blow to the cross-boundary passenger service sector, she said the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is committed to maintaining Hong Kong's status as an international aviation hub, an international maritime centre and a regional logistics hub, and that she would consider in full numerous valuable views raised by the stakeholders on related issues while she formulates the Policy Address. 
      
     Mrs Lam will continue to hold the rest of the 11 theme-based consultation sessions via video conferencing in the month ahead. Areas to be covered range from people's livelihoods, finance, economy, innovation and technology, education, land and housing to medical and health services, sports, arts and culture and sustainable development.     

Ends/Monday, August 24, 2020
Issued at HKT 21:59

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