From the Desk of Secretary for Home Affairs

Speeches by PSHA

Press Releases & Speeches

Culture and the Arts

11 December 2008 Appointments to the board of the Hong Kong Dance Company Limited (PDF)
9 December 2008 Government endeavours to develop performance venues for Cantonese Opera (PDF)
5 December 2008 HAB congratulates Hong Kong young pianists on competition success (PDF)
28 November 2008 Appointments to the Council of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (PDF)
20 November 2008 Appointments to Committee on Performing Arts and Funding Committee for the Performing Arts (PDF)
19 November 2008 LCQ2: The work of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (PDF)
13 November 2008 PSHA's speech at 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize Presentation Ceremony (English only) (PDF)
11 November 2008 Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs visits UK (with photos) (PDF)
6 November 2008 PSHA visits Venice Biennale in Italy (with photo) (PDF)
5 November 2008 Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs visits arts facilities in Budapest (with photos) (PDF)
3 November 2008 PSHA' s luncheon speech on cultural development in Hong Kong (PDF)
3 November 2008 Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs visits Hungary (with photo) (PDF)
30 October 2008 Appointments to Board of Governors of Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Ltd (PDF)
23 October 2008 PSHA's speech at opening ceremony of 2008 New Vision Arts Festival (PDF)
23 October 2008 Appointments to the council of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Limited (PDF)

23 October 2008

Appointment of Members to West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Board (with photos) (PDF)
13 October 2008 Secretary for Home Affairs speaks at the opening ceremony of the Clore Leadership Symposium (English Only) (PDF)

12 October 2008 Speech by Secretary for Home Affairs at premiere presentation of Hong Kong Panorama: A Rhapsody of Cantonese Opera (English only) (PDF)
12 October 2008 Secretary for Home Affairs opens Chinese Opera premiere in New York (with photo) (PDF)
11 October 2008 SHA Launches "New York Celebrates Hong Kong 2008" Festival (with photos) (PDF)
5 October 2008 PSHA's speech at Shakespeare4All's "The Taming of the Shrew" opening programme (English only) (PDF)

District Council

10 December 2008 LCQ13: District Minor Works under District Council (PDF)

Gambling

30 December 2008 Ping Wo Fund Sponsorship Scheme 2009-10 (PDF)

Social Enterprise

21 November 2008 SAR Government implements measures to strengthen support for SEs (PDF)
9 October 2008 Government, businesses and community collaborate to promote social enterprise (with photos) (PDF)

Sport and Recreation

3 December 2008 LCQ11: Caring of trees (PDF)
30 November 2008 SHA congratulates Wang Chen (PDF)
27 November 2008 SHA visits Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground (with photos) (PDF)
22 November 2008 HK volunteers of Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games awarded certificates (PDF)
15 November 2008 PSHA's speech at Opening Ceremony of the Sport Medicine Course 2008 (English only) (PDF)
5 November 2008 LCQ18: Pet parks (PDF)
29 October 2008

LCQ3: Public swimming pools (PDF)
22 October 2008

LCQ13: Tree management (PDF)
17 October 2008 Government enhances training for budding young athletes (PDF)

Youth Development

30 December 2008 Government announces appointments to Hong Kong Centre for Youth Development Management Advisory Committee (PDF)
10 December 2008 LCQ8:Subvention to uniformed groups (PDF)

Others

10 December 2008 SHA inspects district minor works in Tai Po (with photo) (PDF)
5 December 2008 Government hosts welcome dinner for Shenzhou-7 delegation (PDF)
5 December 2008 Hong Kong welcomes arrival of Shenzhou-7 delegation (PDF)
28 November 2008 Delegation of Shenzhou-7 manned space mission to visit Hong Kong (PDF)

 

Arts Mart (PDF)

Research Study on Public Arts Education

Research Study on Public Arts Education: Briefing Summary & Qs and As (PDF)

The Clore Leadership Symposium

Community Involvement Projects on Maintenance 2008-09

Submissions under the Community Involvement Projects on Maintenance 2008-09 are invited. By providing sponsorship to organisations to organise projects, we hope to enhance public's awareness in the rights of maintenance payees and the service available to the maintenance payees in the event of default payment by the maintenance payers, and to encourage voluntary compliance in maintenance payment by advocating the responsibilities of maintenance payers.

The deadline for the submission of the proposed projects is 30 May 2008 (Friday). All projects under this scheme should be completed by 30 January 2009 (Friday).

Sports

Culture and the Arts

Gambling

  • Results on the Evaluative Study on the two pilot counselling and treatment centres for the problem and pathological gamblers conducted by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2006

Youth Development

Civic Education

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