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HK Chief Executive aims for Legco consensus over livelihood items

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said the government is trying to reach a consensus with the legislature on which livelihood items to discuss first, in a bid to get as many of them passed as possible.

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Hong Kong can serve as bridge between U.S. companies, mainland market

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying met the visiting Secretary of the Treasury of the United States Jacob Lew at Government House here Tuesday to exchange views on issues of mutual concern.

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Hong Kong chief executive condemns riot, supports police to restore order

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying Tuesday morning severely condemned an overnight riot that caused at least 48 police officers injured and supported the police to restore social order.

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HK hopes to have free trade pact with ASEAN in place within 2016: HK chief executive

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Thursday that Hong Kong hopes to have a free trade pact with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies in place within the year.

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HK to keep property cooling measures: HK chief executive

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Thursday that the recent dip in residential rent and property prices shows the government's efforts to increase housing supply over the past three years have been effective and there is no need to relax the cooling measures for now.

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Hong Kong chief executive announces Belt and Road organs

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Wednesday announced to establish a steering committee and an office for China's Belt and Road Initiative.

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HK to highlight its diversified feature to boost tourism

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Wednesday that the government will move Hong Kong's tourism industry up the value chain by highlighting the unique and diversified experiences Hong Kong offers and showcasing its gourmet culture.

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HK gov't to launch 38.7-mln-USD art development scheme

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Wednesday that the government will launch a 300- million-HK dollars (about 38.7 million U.S. dollars) scheme for art development.

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Hong Kong to ban import, export of ivory

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Wednesday that the Hong Kong government will kick start legislative procedures as soon as possible to ban the import and export of elephant tusks.

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CY Leung calls separate rail link immigration checkpoints ‘entirely unfeasible’

Chief executive expresses confidence that a single checkpoint set-up would be implemented in line with ‘one country, two systems’ principle

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HK can be "super-connector" in China-ASEAN collaboration: HK chief executive

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said here Monday that Hong Kong, with its distinctive advantages, can be a "super-connector" between the Chinese mainland and Southeast Asian countries in their development.

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Hong Kong chief executive calls for lower trade barriers at APEC forum

​Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Leung Chun-ying called for lower trade barriers here Tuesday at a CEO summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

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China's HKSAR CE, Indonesian president agree to enhance bilateral cooperation

​China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed on enhancing the level of bilateral mutually beneficial cooperation, Widodo told a press conference after their meeting on Thursday.

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HK gov't respects judicial independence: chief executive

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying reiterated on Tuesday that Hong Kong enjoys judicial independence, when responding to a speech made earlier by Head of Central Government's Liaison Office in Hong Kong referring to the chief executive's legal position.

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HK to play super-connector for China's "Belt and Road": Chief Executive

​Hong Kong should intensify its role as the "super-connector" linking the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world, and grasp the opportunity of the China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative to boost its economy, said Leung Chun- ying, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( SAR).

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HK gov't to explain reform package by different means

​Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Tuesday that the government would employ different methods to explain its universal suffrage proposal to the community because it is a matter of great importance.