Director of Audit leads delegation on duty visit to Qinghai (with photos)
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The delegation was first received by leaders of the Qinghai Provincial Government, including the Executive Vice Governor of Qinghai Province, Mr Zhang Jingang, who welcomed the Hong Kong delegation and introduced the green energy projects in Qinghai, highlighting the collaboration projects between Qinghai and Guangdong Provinces under the National 15th Five-Year Plan. Professor Lam expressed his gratitude for the full support and invitation from the Auditor General of the National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China, Mr Hou Kai, and for the co-ordination and thoughtful arrangements of the Qinghai Provincial Government and the Audit Office of Qinghai Province for this trip, which afforded the delegation the chance to visit Qinghai - the source of the nation's three great rivers and the core hub of the national base of important new energy industries. He said he looks forward to further sharing the gains of this trip with peers in Hong Kong in the future. He also stated that in this year that marks the beginning of the National 15th Five-Year Plan, the Audit Commission hopes to leverage the opportunity to closely interact with provinces and cities in various ways to assimilate the visions, advanced techniques and good practices in audit on the Mainland. This would put the Commission in a position to continuously hone its work and better integrate into and serve overall national development.
In a subsequent seminar, the Director of the Audit Office of Qinghai Province, Mr Chen Zhaochao, gave a briefing on the work of the Audit Office and had an intensive exchange with the delegation on work issues such as audit examinations and the workflow of rectification supervision, and especially on audit topics related to the development of ecological civilisation. Both sides stated their commitment to aligning with the aim and spirit of the Central Auditing Commission under the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee in building an audit supervision system and delivering the responsibilities of public auditors, with a people-centred mindset.
Professor Lam quoted President Xi Jinping as stressing that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets." The country has been steering the full-scale transformation to a green economy and society, constructing a new energy system and emphasising green, low-carbon development as the foundation for enhancing people's well-being and quality of life. To actively align with these national policies, Hong Kong is championing the development of new energy industries and forging a green, low-carbon living environment. On that note, Professor Lam highlighted that the public consultation for the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is under way, and that for Part 6 of the consultation document on "Integrated Development of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Green Living, and Other Areas", a lot of inspiration could be drawn from Qinghai, which demonstrates a solid and effective integration of greening, technology, new energy, culture and tourism. With "greening" poised to be the next big area for exploration in the auditing industry, according to Professor Lam, and with the recent issuance of a plan by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration to establish a new energy system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the delegation was thankful for this timely visit to Qinghai - which has been entrusted with the important strategic mission of building a national hub for clean energy industries - and for visiting the sites of its various national key energy projects, including photovoltaic, clean energy and water resources facilities. Professor Lam described this trip as richly inspiring and informative for the delegation members, as it allowed them to gain first-hand appreciation of the nation's accomplishments and work in areas such as green energy and ecological security, and gave them a vivid picture of the development planning and latest situation of new energy auditing.
Professor Lam looks forward to sharing the takeaways of the Qinghai trip with officers and showing them the success cases of the integration of strategic resources and facilitation of leapfrog development of energy industries in the country. He believes it would motivate them to utilise their strengths, deliver their duties and develop their potential, and, in turn, to fully play their part as professionals in meeting the country's needs, unleashing Hong Kong's prowess and responding to the people's aspirations.
Ends/Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Issued at HKT 11:48
Issued at HKT 11:48
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