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Upholding the Rule of Law 3-6 EDITORIAL BOARD

Close up Philip Yung Wai-hung (Food and Health Bureau) An Age of Luxury: the Assyrians to Alexander 7-8 Eric Chan Sui-wai Smart City Smart Future 9-10 (Civil Service Bureau) Hong Kong embracing tomorrow’s technology today Suzanna Kong Departments join hands to combat climate change 11-14 (Civil Service Bureau) Hong Kong Police College 15-16 John Chan Kin-chung (Innovation and Technology Bureau) Exemplary Track Records in Professional Accreditation Glenis Liong Ka-yi Pensioners’ Corner (Information Services Department) Fiona Chan Siu-ling Lifelong dream, lifelong development 17-20 (Civil Service Bureau) Pensioners’ Outing 21 Jenny Wai Mei-chu (Civil Service Bureau) Pension increase 2018 21 Bessie Yee Lai-shan (Civil Service Bureau) Health Paul Arkwright (Freelance Editor) Working together to prevent non-communicable diseases 22

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Ms Teresa Cheng, the Secretary for Justice, shares her journey and vision for maintaining and modernising the legal system in Hong Kong.

Ms Teresa Cheng noted the crucial role that Department of Justice plays in encouraging everyone to follow the rule of law, practising it in their daily lives to manifest respect for it.

Ms Teresa Cheng was appointed as Secretary Work in the Department of Justice for Justice (SJ) on 6 January 2018. A senior counsel Over the past eight months, Ms Cheng has and accomplished arbitrator, she brings with her already taken on numerous critical responsibilities a wealth of experience from her previous roles as in her role which fall into three broad categories Chairperson of the Financial Dispute Resolution of services provided by DoJ. She explained, “It is Centre and the Hong Kong International Arbitration the DoJ’s duty to provide honest, independent Centre as well as a Vice President of the International and professional advice to the Government on the Council of Commercial Arbitration. She was also one legality of its acts and its compliance with the laws. of the founders and Chairman of the Asian Academy It is the Government’s function to formulate policies of International Law, a Vice President of the ICC for the good of the community as a whole. Some International Court of Arbitration and the fi rst Asian policies can be implemented within the existing legal woman as President of the Chartered Institute of framework while others may necessitate new laws Arbitrators. She shares her vision in championing to be enacted. The Government must abide by the Hong Kong’s legal system and promoting the law in this process.” arbitration services internationally.

Core values The core value underpinning the Department of Justice (DoJ) is the rule of law and Ms Cheng’s role as SJ is critical in upholding this core value. She said, “Law exists in practice. It should not only be practised by the lawyers, the judges and the Government but must also be observed and respected by all persons in Hong Kong. We, as members of the community in Hong Kong, are very proud and fortunate to be in a society that is committed to the rule of law. All of us should bear the responsibility to respect, promote During her visit to the United States this July, Ms Teresa Cheng and further the rule of law as a fundamental basis of delivered a keynote speech at the Society of International Economic our society.” Law Biennial Conference. 3 Features Features

The second category relates to DoJ’s function as The third category of DoJ’s work involves legal adviser and representative for the Government interaction with the community. Ms Cheng said, (hence our involvement in private as well as public “In order to uphold the rule of law and avoid any law claims, including judicial reviews) and as the injustice, we cannot comment on any specifi c on- prosecutorial authority for the HKSAR. Ms Cheng going cases. However, we have taken proactive steps explained, “As far as prosecution is concerned, DoJ in interacting with the public. DoJ has launched several has a completely independent function. Decisions to initiatives such as ‘Prosecution Week’ and ‘Meet the prosecute or not must be based on an objective and Community’. These events help us better reach out to professional assessment of the available evidence the public, present legal updates in layman’s terms and and the law without being affected by any outside foster better public understanding of how to operate interference. This is not just guaranteed in the Basic within the boundaries of the law. Recently, to enhance Law but it is something we practise every single transparency of the legal system of Hong Kong, we day.” Ms Cheng continued, “We have made the have also shared summaries of some of the more prosecution policy and practice transparent by important cases in Hong Kong on our website, making posting the ‘Prosecution Code’ and ‘The Victims it easier for the public to obtain an overview of the of Crime Charter’ online. These give the public an cases while still being able to access the full judgment insight into how prosecutorial decisions are made should they wish.’’ “Further, I regularly meet with both and the steps that must be taken by DoJ. It is very branches of the legal profession : the Bar and the Law important that one does not just look at the decisions Society to exchange views and address any issues as of the court but should also consider the reasons and when they arise,” added Ms Cheng. behind the decision. Even if one feels aggrieved by a judgment and considers that the rationale behind is Key challenges wrong, an avenue of appeal is still available.” A major challenge faced by Ms Cheng is to ensure that the rule of law is observed, and to uphold a Concerning judicial reviews, Ms Cheng explained, legal system that is transparent, fair and respected. “Our role is to ensure that the Government conducts She said, “Hong Kong’s rule of law is very sound and its affairs in accordance with the law. If the court our judicial independence is extremely well-regarded fi nds that the Government has not acted in strict internationally. I have total respect for freedom of compliance with the law, we have to bear the expression. Yet, there are at times arbitrary and decision in mind and make appropriate changes to baseless remarks which may undermine our rule the policy or practice.” of law. The challenge for me is to put things into context. We strive to ensure that the public can be provided with all the facts around important cases so that views can be properly formed.”

Ms Teresa Cheng (fourth right) visited the United States this July and spoke at a business luncheon in New York promoting Hong Kong as an ideal hub for deal making under “one country, two systems”.

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A strong and independent Judiciary is the key to ensuring a sound legal system and justice in full accordance with the law. Referring to the Judiciary, Ms Cheng said, “Judges will very likely serve a longer tenure, meaning their retirement age may be extended. This, in my view, will benefi t and further reinforce our judicial system, because currently, the judicial minds are at their prime when they are about to retire. By keeping these legal minds in the system longer, we will be able to maintain the quality of our judicial system and judgments.”

Arbitration and mediation

Ms Teresa Cheng delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of With her immense experience in arbitration Prosecution Week 2018. and mediation, Ms Cheng has been applying her expertise to help maximise Hong Kong’s strength in this fi eld. She said, “We organised the Mediate First Pledge Event 2017 and Mediation Week 2018 Future legal developments to enhance public awareness of mediation and its Looking to the future, Ms Cheng shared her benefi ts. Domestically we promote the use and insights into new developments ahead for Hong understanding of mediation to the general public Kong’s legal system. “Concerning Hong Kong’s so as to assist them in resolving confl icts amicably position as a leading centre for international dispute and harmoniously. At an international level, we bring resolution, I can foresee digital enhancements being together experts in this area to share their experiences made in dispute resolution. For example, dispute on the latest global development on mediation.” resolution in the near future is likely to be conducted Ms Cheng supplemented, “One of the new initiatives via online platforms. Lawtech will become a key we are currently promoting is investment mediation. area of development.” She added, “In my opinion, Investment disputes arise from time to time in each Lawtech will also play a key role in litigation. Besides commercial society. Mediation is by now a proven enhancing electronic fi ling, there will likely be a global highly effective tool for achieving harmonious shift toward using ‘e-bundles’ instead of traditional resolution of confl icts arising in different sectors. hard-copy bundles. Moreover, real-time transcripts and simultaneous translation will be the norm. These developments will transform the existing system.”

Further on technological transformation, Ms Cheng elaborated, “The opportunities and challenges brought about by the Belt and Road Initiative and the Bay Area development will have a signifi cant impact on the international legal landscape. Organisations are already adopting a broader perspective regarding the awareness, use and development of international law. One example is how to tackle the complex intellectual property rights issues in cross-border transactions in the future. I believe Hong Kong has an important role to play. Hence, one of DoJ’s priorities is to step up During her visit to Beijing, Ms Teresa Cheng (left) met with the Chief efforts in promoting Hong Kong as an international Justice of the People’s Republic of China and President of the Supreme legal and dispute resolution services centre.” People’s Court, Mr Zhou Qiang (right).

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An Investment Agreement was made under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) and it provides that the mechanism for settlement of investment disputes is mediation. Further, Hong Kong is best placed to play the role of a ‘deal maker’ for all inbound and outbound investments of the Mainland and the role of ‘dispute resolver’ if disputes arise. In a way we can export our legal services in these aspects. Moving forward, we would like to promote Hong Kong as a capacity building hub, for example a ground to train investment mediators and judges etc.”

On the subject of arbitration, Ms Cheng said, “DoJ Ms Teresa Cheng (back row, third left) visited London and met with local students and Hong Kong students. is championing a number of initiatives to promote arbitration at an international level. The Arbitration (Amendment) Ordinance 2017 was enacted to enhance Hong Kong’s ability to arbitrate intellectual Personal experiences property rights and deal with arbitration disputes, Ms Cheng has held a multitude of positions particularly in the Greater Bay Area. Secondly, the with various government bureaux and departments Arbitration and Mediation Legislation (Third Party throughout her career. Her recent work with the Funding) (Amendment) Ordinance 2017 was passed. Fight Crime Committee is one of the roles which has This acts as a catalyst to help promote Hong Kong impacted Ms Cheng personally. She expressed her for arbitration or mediation with commercial parties gratitude, “I am extremely impressed by the work of able to legally receive third-party funding. Given the the Hong Kong Police Force in making Hong Kong immense opportunities offered under the Belt and one of the safest cities in the world. Very often we Road Initiative, we have also formed a task force to take these things for granted, as we walk safely on explore the legal and dispute resolution services that our streets in the absence of gunshots or violence. could be rendered from Hong Kong.” The crime fi gures bear testament to this. For example, the culpable homicide rate in Hong Kong for a whole year is about that of just one month in New York.” Ms Cheng continued, “I also commend the dedication and commitment of volunteers of the 18 District Fight Crime Committees who help educate youth against involvement in criminal activities. These volunteers are ordinary citizens like teachers, headmasters and professionals who offer their time and share their expertise for the good of Hong Kong. Their effort should be highly applauded in the community.”

The way forward In conclusion, Ms Cheng summarised, “The Government will continue to uphold and enhance the rule of law. By working together with the private sector, we can achieve even more. I feel that sometimes Hong Ms Teresa Cheng (fi rst left) joined a gathering for staff of the Department Kong is a bit too modest. As we continue moving of Justice with two secondary school students participating in the forward, we need to show our strengths, recognise our “Be a Government Offi cial for a Day” programme to let them learn more about the work of the Department. weaknesses and continue to grow.”

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LUXURIES have long been conspicuous consumption for the high society to defi ne their affl uence and status. At “An Age of Luxury: the Assyrians to Alexander” exhibition held by the Hong Kong Museum of History (HKMH) between 9 May and 3 September 2018, visitors will be able to explore the luxurious lifestyle of the Assyrian, Babylonian and Achaemenid (Persian) empires in the Middle East through a vast array of treasures from the British Museum, including metalwork, stone reliefs, ivory items, gold wares and jewellery. The smart logotype conveys a sense of affl uence in black, white and gold. Letter “L” in “Luxury” is accentuated to create a strong visual impact. to show the 360-degree digital images of some of the masterpieces on display, and translation of the Another remarkable collaboration ancient characters on artefacts is available with a The HKMH’s collaboration with its prestigious QR code scan.” counterpart dated back to 2013 when Hong Kong was named the only stop in Asia on the History brought to life world tour of the British Museum’s “Wonders HKMH has rendered the wall panel relief from of Ancient Mesopotamia” exhibition. Speaking a palace in Nineveh (in modern day Iraq) into on their second joint project, Museum Director a 4-minute animation to present painstakingly Ms Belinda Wong said, “Curator of the Middle East Assyrian soldiers’ conquest and looting as carved Department of the British Museum Dr Alexandra on the relief. Assistant Curator II (Archaeology) Fletcher was so impressed by the professionalism Ms Rachel Chan said, “The relief depicts military we demonstrated last time that they chose to kick operations and the animation gives details on the off their international touring exhibition here in battles. We have researched thoroughly on the relief Hong Kong.” Mr Chris Lau, Assistant Curator II and worked hard with our designers to transform (Conservation) Relics, added, “We put temperature the details into a thrilling animation which captures and humidity under stringent monitoring to provide interest and bolsters interaction. The British Museum the best environment for the exhibits. Our efforts was deeply impressed by our work.” Senior Designer won their trust.” Ms Jennifer Ng added, “We kept fi ne-tuning the projection effect for two months. Lighting and It took the British Museum over four years to sound effects are added to synchronise with the curate the exhibition and write full descriptions scenes depicted, like battlefi eld on fi re and captive for around 210 artefacts. Curator (Exhibition and taking, to give the best audio-visual experience.” Research) Mr Terence Cheung said, “We have put on display a wall panel relief, a fi sh-shaped perfumed oil fl ask made from a hammered sheet of gold and a Phoenician decorative plaque carved in ivory, to name but a few. Visitors can have a glimpse of the luxuries as well as their counterfeits created in Modern luxuries ancient Middle East. Tablet screens are also set up displayed at the entrance. 7 Close up

Visitors can go on a treasure hunt and join in the fun. Assistant Curator I (Extension Services) Ms Chuk Wing-mui said, “The ‘Treasure Hunting in the Museum’ pamphlet was designed with the exhibition setting in mind. Apart from providing clues and details of the highlight exhibits, it also reminds treasure hunters of the visitor rules. For example, ‘The treasures are very shy. Please turn off the fl ash on your mobile.’ Children are also encouraged to The animation of a relief showing a garden at Nineveh depicts scenes of a garden in the ancient Assyrian city. share their treasure hunting experience Animation of a relief showing a garden at with family and Nineveh leads visitors to the next zone to view the friends.” Mission original exhibit, another highlight of the exhibition. games at the Ms Rachel Chan said, “The relief was once shown in Education Corner. Hong Kong in 2013. Now it returns with an enthralling animation of aqueduct, fi sh and wild animals.” Beyond the museum’s walls Ms Belinda Wong remarked, “Colourful animations are always stimulating. Simultaneous projection on In addition to thematic talks, outreach workshops the wall and the fl oor also creates a 3D effect and are held to bring the exhibits to a wider audience. an immersive experience. Actually we have seen kids Assistant Curator II (Docent) Ms Lam Tsz-sum said, having fun by capturing the animated ‘swimming fi sh’ “Performers and artists will visit residential care homes on paper. Both Dr Hartwig Fischer, Director of the and centres for the elderly to present the exhibition British Museum, and Dr Fletcher highly appreciated through different media including tablets, drama and the animations we made for the exhibition.” handicrafting activities. We have also produced replicas of exhibits so that people with disabilities can personally Awesome setting for treasure hunt lay hands on the replicas and explore the stories behind.” Ms Belinda Wong said, “The exhibition has successfully The impressive replica of the Assyrian palace engaged the community and its multimedia elements gate leads visitors to palaces and gardens in ancient are warmly received. My appreciation goes to the Assyria. Designer II (Publication) Mr Albert Leung colleagues for their contribution and of course the said, “The theme of the Education Corner is the British Museum for their support. Thanks for presenting Assyrian palace. To give the Corner a touch of to our visitors the legacy bestowed by the ‘Age regal charm, for the fi rst time we used carpets with of Luxury’.” ancient tile pattern. Anti-slippery material is used for the carpets to prevent injury. Here visitors will fi nd ‘Rubbing Workshop’ among other mission games and cartoon jigsaw puzzles of the exhibits designed for young children. Some of them are mounted at two levels for the enjoyment of both adults and children.” At the entrance, visitors will also fi nd modern luxuries on display. Ms Belinda Wong explained, “Modern luxuries, such as ivory items from the 1990s, are juxtaposed here to compare the past with the present.” Staff of HKMH in a group photo. 8 Close up Close up Smart City Smart Future Hong Kong embracing tomorrow’s technology today Civil Service Newsletter Editorial Board and Offi ce of the Government Chief Information Offi cer

AS Asia’s world city, we strive to build Hong Kong into a world class Smart City by making use of innovation and technology to address different challenges, to enhance Hong Kong’s attractiveness to global businesses and talents, and to inspire Smart city is people-centric. It is built upon the needs of the continuous development. residents and visitors in Hong Kong.

Last December the Government released 2. A pilot scheme for “Multi-functional Smart the Smart City Blueprint, which maps out the Lampposts” in selected urban areas to provide development plans to build Hong Kong into a convenient data services and collect real-time data Smart City with more than 70 initiatives in six major to help enhance city and traffi c management. areas, namely “Smart Mobility”, “Smart Living”, 3. Adoption of “Next Generation GovCloud” “Smart Environment”, “Smart People”, “Smart infrastructure in government bureaux and Government” and “Smart Economy”, aiming to departments. Utilising new application enhance the effectiveness of city management architecture and big data analytics to further and improve people’s quality of living, as well as improve government services and expedite Hong Kong’s attractiveness and sustainability by service delivery in addition to enhancing making use of innovation and technology. cybersecurity.

Through the use of next-generation eID technologies, including 5G, big data analytics and cloud computing, Hong Kong will become The Government aims to smarter in almost every way. Residents and visitors make the day-to-day lives of will see their lives improved by real-time access to Hong Kong residents run more eID will be provided free for all information, enhanced collaboration with private smoothly by offering an Electronic Hong Kong residents for use enterprises and international institutions will Identity (eID) to them. eID could on a voluntary basis. help establish Hong Kong as an innovation hub, functionally be regarded as a common key for and the embracement of technology will allow unifi ed digital identity authentication. Having regard Hong Kong to address the challenges that it faces to the technology development trend and the public today – such as transport and healthcare. habit of using smartphones, registration and use of eID would be conveniently and expeditiously done In her 2017 Policy Address, the Chief Executive through mobile and web applications. announced three key infrastructure projects that the Government will push ahead for smart city With eID, residents could log in and access development: various government and commercial e-services in a simpler, more convenient and secure manner 1. An “eID” for all Hong Kong residents as a single than ever. The eID will also support digital signing, digital identity to conduct government and with legal backing, of forms, contracts, statutory commercial transactions online. documents and key commercial transactions. 9 Close up Close up

Moreover, residents may make use of the eID to The smart lampposts are also authorise the retrieval of specifi ed data for pre-fi lling suitable street furniture for online forms, such as address and personal particulars. mobile network operators to This obviates the need to fi ll in the same information install higher-density 5G cell and submit the same documents when making stations, and to provide free different applications, and enables the public to go Wi-Fi services for the citizens through the online procedures in an expeditious yet and tourists. secure manner. Our goal is to enable residents to use eID in all online services of government departments The city data collected as well as public organisations, like licence renewal, from smart lampposts will be signing documents, venue booking, and making provided free of charge on the Smart lampposts will collect appointments. “data.gov.hk” portal for use real-time data including by the public in developing weather, air quality and traffi c conditions, etc., to provide more The Government is also actively promoting innovative applications. information to the public. eID to private organisations in order to enable residents to use more online services under a single Next Generation GovCloud and digital identity. By way of a unifi ed digital identity Big Data Analytics Platform authentication, eID will pave the way for these organisations to streamline their online services. To support the delivery of effi cient and agile e-services, the existing government cloud infrastructure will be revamped and enhanced Multi-functional Smart Lampposts with the addition of new application development The three-year pilot scheme to introduce technologies. The new infrastructure, “Multi-functional Smart Lampposts” will see the Next Generation GovCloud, will replacement and installation of around 400 new adopt a hybrid cloud design (i.e. lampposts equipped with smart devices in four with the beauties of both public districts with higher pedestrian fl ow including and private clouds), and its Central / Admiralty, Causeway Bay / Wan Chai, Tsim capacity can be expanded, as and Sha Tsui, and Kwun Tong / Kai Tak Development when required, to cope with the Area. These smart lampposts will enhance our Signifi cant enhancements growing demand of digital public to GovCloud will facilitate capabilities in city data collection and disseminate user-friendly, faster and services more effi ciently and more real-time information to the public. Key data more secure government effectively in a secure manner. digital services. collected and disseminated under planning will initially comprise: Riding on the Next Generation GovCloud, a Big Data Analytics Platform will be implemented. • real-time traffi c data including traffi c speed, This Platform will be equipped with advanced vehicle types and traffi c fl ow; facilities including big data analytics tools, artifi cial • weather data including temperature, humidity, intelligence cognitive tools and a “Digital Highway” wind speed and direction, rainfall amount and UV which will facilitate effi cient exchange and sharing index, etc., at district level; and of real-time data among government bureaux and • environmental data including air quality and departments. monitoring of illegal dumping at district level.

In short, Hong Kong will get a whole lot Through the use of the “Multi-functional Smart smarter in the coming years! Lampposts”, city data collected can promote the use of big data analytics to develop innovative smart city services and implement better real-time city management such as taking prompt action in response to different traffi c conditions and incidents 10 to achieve more intelligent and safer land transport. Close up

Departments join hands to combat climate change

Environmental Protection Department

The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (fourth left), the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing (fourth right), the Permanent Secretary for the Environment/ Director of Environmental Protection, Mr Donald Tong (fi rst left), and other guests offi ciated at the 2017 HKAEE presentation ceremony in May this year.

THE issues brought about by climate change are pressing and require immediate action. In the face of these cross-boundary and multi-sector issues, Hong Kong must shoulder its responsibility. Aside from the efforts of private-sector organisations in fulfi lling their corporate social responsibility, the work of government departments in this regard is also indispensable. With outstanding environmental performance and enthusiasm in promoting environmental awareness across the community, the Water Supplies Department (WSD), the Drainage Services Department (DSD) and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) were granted a Bronze Award and two Merits respectively in the 2017 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE), serving as great role models in the public services sector.

For ten years HKAEE has recognised enterprises, With continuous introduction of new organisations and government departments for their technologies to mitigate climate change and efforts in implementing environmental management. cultivate a water-conserving culture at community The Presentation Ceremony for the 2017 HKAEE and school levels, WSD swept away a Bronze Award was held on 4 May 2018. HKAEE, organised by in the Public Services Sector. DSD’s Siu Ho Wan the Environmental Campaign Committee, the Sewage Treatment Works (Siu Ho Wan STW) which Environmental Protection Department together with possesses Hong Kong’s biggest solar farm and HKO nine leading trade associations and professional bodies, which actively enhances public knowledge about not only helps celebrate excellence in environmental climate change through educational activities, were management but also serves to help organisations both presented with Certifi cates of Merit in the benchmark their performance in this fi eld. Public Services Sector. 11 Close up

Water Supplies Department: Floating solar power system at developing renewable energy — Plover Cove Reservoir. a multi-pronged approach Apart from supplying quality fresh and sea In addition to solar power, WSD actively adopts water for Hong Kong, WSD is dedicated to fulfi lling hydropower as a source of renewable energy. its environmental responsibilities. WSD develops Hydropower turbine generators were installed in and adopts renewable energy sources through phases at the Tuen Mun Water Treatment Works continuous introduction of new technologies, (TMWTW) and electricity is generated by the making the best use of the geographical position of pressure resulting from the fl ow of raw water from its waterworks to deploy such technologies to reduce Tai Lam Chung Reservoir into TMWTW. With the energy consumption. As a result, WSD has become commissioning of the second hydropower turbine the fi rst government department to attain the ISO generator last year, three million kWh of electricity 50001 Energy Management System certifi cation. can be generated annually, saving around 10% of the annual electricity expenses of TMWTW. To explore the potential of developing a fl oating solar-power system locally, WSD installed and In order to effectively adapt to climate change, commissioned Hong Kong’s fi rst fl oating solar- long-term planning for water security is vital. power panels on Shek Pik Reservoir in February WSD had already promulgated the Total Water 2017. Through covering part of the reservoir surface Management Strategy in 2008 to contain water with fl oating photovoltaic panels and installing a demand growth through water loss management small-scale energy harvesting system, the set up and water conservation while strengthening water generates 120,000 kWh of electricity annually for supply management. WSD has introduced the use by the pumping station of the reservoir. In this Water Intelligent Network (WIN) System by installing way, solar energy has effectively reduced reliance on monitoring devices and sensors along the water conventional power supply systems and fossil fuels. distribution networks for real-time and continuous Moreover, the solar power installation brings even surveillance of the network conditions. The WIN greater environmental benefi ts to help reduce water allows leakages to be detected much more quickly evaporation from the reservoir and suppress algal and provides more accurate location of where growth. WSD has launched a second pilot system at leaks occur, facilitating timely repairs and reducing Plover Cove Reservoir to supply electricity to the air water loss. compressor house of the reservoir. In the long term, these two pilot projects will provide useful reference WSD has further enhanced public awareness data to facilitate the continuous development of of water conservation through activities and renewable energy in Hong Kong in the future. education programmes. On top of its Let’s Save 10 Litres of Water campaign, WSD organises open days to water treatment works and supports activities with the theme of water resources to foster the habit of saving water amongst the public. For schools, its Cherish Water Campus programme, which teaches the next generation to cultivate the good habit of conserving water, has attracted participation from around 40% of primary schools across the territory. At the same time, WSD distributes water fl ow controllers to the public and promotes the voluntary Water Effi ciency Cherish Water Campus pledging ceremony at the Hong Kong Labelling Scheme to encourage the public to adopt Polytechnic University. water-saving devices. 12 Close up

The solar farm is equipped with a monitoring room where the operation of the entire solar farm can be tracked via CCTV and real-time monitoring systems. Furthermore, the monitoring room also uses for exhibition purposes. Visitors can learn about the latest developments in DSD’s application of renewable energy through display panels and multimedia Aerial view of Siu Ho Wan Sewage Treatment Works. information. DSD has also arranged a number of Drainage Services Department: technical visits to Siu Ho Wan STW for professional associations to facilitate exchange among the Largest local solar farm at industry, enhance public awareness of climate change Siu Ho Wan and demonstrate the Government’s determination in Being one of the key sewage treatment facilities, combating it. A plant nursery area has been set up in the Siu Ho Wan STW collects and processes sewage the Siu Ho Wan STW to nurture various native plant from Tung Chung, Discovery Bay, Disneyland and species for transplanting to other DSD premises, the Airport. To combat climate change, DSD’s Siu with regard to the specifi c features of the various Ho Wan STW actively develops and deploys species. This has not only beautifi ed the environment renewable energy resources. Comprising over 4,000 and enhanced biodiversity but also made our photovoltaic panels and occupying 1.1 hectares of drainage facilities greener. land, Siu Ho Wan STW’s Solar Farm is the largest local solar farm of its kind in Hong Kong. The solar Hong Kong Observatory: farm can harvest 1.1 million kWh of electricity at the frontline of combating annually — enough to power 230 local households. climate change The electricity generated from the farm is supplied More efforts at mitigation, adaptation and through internal networks to equipment and climate resilience are important in combating systems in the Siu Ho Wan STW, such as workshop, climate change. HKO shoulders the responsibility administration building, ultra-violet disinfection of monitoring and forecasting weather, as well as system, sludge treatment facilities and screening issuing warnings on weather-related hazards. It facilities. The electricity generated accounts for a provides vital scientifi c data for the Government to considerable portion of the current annual electricity devise strategies in combating climate change. It also consumption of Siu Ho Wan STW. makes long-term projections on the likely impacts of climate change in Hong Kong, enabling government departments and relevant stakeholders to draw up plans, take action to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to strengthen climate resilience.

HKO also spares no effort on the public education front. It regularly organises open day events, thematic exhibitions, school talks and public lectures, and publishes climate change pamphlets such as Hong Kong in a Warming World. With society becoming increasingly concerned about climate change issues, apart from incorporating climate change elements in its daily weather forecasts, online short videos Solar farm real-time monitoring room. 13 Close up

across Hong Kong. All these measures help further reduce HKO’s carbon footprint which would have otherwise arisen from the use of electricity derived from fossil fuels. Conservation awareness is also actively promoted among all HKO colleagues, through information sharing via HKO’s Green Corner on the intranet and their annual tree planting day.

Digital Integrated Information Display System at the Central HKO has increased its focus on research Forecasting Offi ce signifi cantly reduces paper consumption. addressing climate change in recent years. For and weather programmes including Cool Met Stuff example, the implementation of microclimate that are promulgated through TV and social media stations that can be readily mounted on smart lamp channels, HKO is actively expanding its partnership posts and drones to better facilitate the gathering of network. It collaborates with Radio Television meteorological data within the urban environment. Hong Kong to produce and broadcast the radio This ongoing research will support urban climate programme Climate Watcher to enhance public studies, Big Data analytics and smart city planning in understanding of the linkage between climate meeting the challenges of climate change. change and daily life so as to motivate the public towards making behavioural changes and adopting Awards recognising excellence in a low-carbon lifestyle. environmental management HKAEE aims to recognise organisations Leading by example, HKO makes great effort for implementing well-rounded environmental to minimise its own impact on the environment management programmes. Moreover, government while undertaking its daily operations. Mitigation departments may join the Hong Kong Green measures include signifi cantly reducing paper Innovations Awards, which encourage organisations consumption by replacing printed weather charts to solve environmental problems with innovative and with the digital Integrated Information Display practical green solutions. The requirements for both System at the Central Forecasting Offi ce. HKO is Awards are robust and participating organisations also actively expanding the use of renewable energy have to undergo stages of assessment in order to by progressively setting up solar panels and wind win an award. power systems at HKO Headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui and at its automatic weather stations distributed Apart from having the chance to receive recognition, government departments participating in HKAEE can obtain free professional advice from a technical consultant during the assessment process to enhance their effectiveness in implementing green initiatives. Winning departments may also gain media coverage and have the chance to share their environmental achievements with the public at seminars, visits and exhibitions. They will also be honoured with the title of ‘Hong Kong Green Organisation’ to facilitate public recognition of their dedication, effort and achievements in the The new microclimate station at HKO Headquarters. aspect of environmental protection. For the winner list and details of HKAEE, please visit the website http://www.hkaee.gov.hk. 14 Close up Hong Kong Police College Exemplary Track Records in Professional Accreditation Hong Kong Police Force

ESTABLISHED in 2006, the Hong Kong Police College (the Police College) strives to become a leading center of excellence in police training and is committed to training and developing offi cers into police professionals with the highest ability and integrity to serve the community.

The Police College Director Edwina Lau (centre), Superintendent Paul Hobson (right) and General Manager of Hong Kong Qualifi cations Framework Secretariat Steve Lai (left) support the International Executive Development in Policing Programme accreditation.

Progressive Development to Keep (the same level as a Master Degree). Its International Abreast of the Times Executive Development in Policing Programme (IEDPP), As early as 2010, the Hong Kong Police Force which is co-organised with the Canadian Police has been the fi rst government department being College, became the fi rst online learning programme accredited to operate training programmes under the successfully accredited in the history of the Hong Hong Kong Qualifi cations Framework (QF). In 2014, Kong accreditation services. the Police College succeeded in seeking accreditation for its foundation training programmes at QF Levels 4 In 2018, the Police College’s foundation (the same level as Associate Degree or Higher Diploma) training programmes underwent the re-accreditation and 5 (the same level as Bachelor Degree). In 2016, the process. The assessment panel was particularly Police College achieved greater accomplishments by impressed by the robustness and comprehensiveness obtaining accreditation for its six criminal investigation of the Quality Assurance Mechanism (QAM) of training programmes with three of them comprising the Police College. The successful re-accreditation workplace learning components. affi rms the consistently high standards of the training programmes, and the determination of the In 2017, the Police College was further accredited Police College in seeking continuous improvement to operate training programme up to QF Level 6 to meet the rising challenges. 15 Close up

Accreditation Expertise Being Lifelong Learning to Enhance Internationally Recognised Professionalism On recognising the Police College’s exemplary At present, the Police College is accredited to track records in accreditation, professional training operate nine different training programmes ranging design and delivery, as well as quality assurance, the from QF Level 4 to Level 6, with strong emphasis International Criminal Police Organization invited the on the well balance of theory and practices. The Police College twice to send representatives to form Police College has also entered into agreements with the expert panels to conduct onsite accreditation different local and overseas universities and tertiary assessment on the international training programmes educational institutions on the credit accumulation held in France and Singapore in 2017. and transfer arrangements for those QF accredited programmes. Offi cers are encouraged to pursue lifelong learning to enhance both personal and professional continuous advancement.

Accredited courses in the Police College under the Qualifi cations Framework. 16 Pensioners’ Corner Lifelong dream, lifelong development Civil Service Newsletter Editorial Board

MS LI Woon-mi, Monita, joined the civil service in September 1978 as a student nurse and started what was to be an incredibly rewarding career journey. She began her student nurse training in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in September 1978, became a Registered Nurse (RN) in 1981 and Registered Midwife three years later, and subsequently obtained a Bachelor of Health Science in Nursing Studies at the University of Hong Kong and a Master of Science in Health Promotion and Health Education from the Chinese University of Hong Kong among many other achievements. Monita is thankful to have achieved so much in both her civil service career and in her retirement.

Monita explained why she decided to take this route, “Even when I was at secondary school, I knew I wanted to be either a nurse or a teacher as I wanted to serve those in need. I am blessed because I have been able to achieve both, not only through my decades of experience as a nurse but also in my work as a facilitator providing in-service training for nurses in the Department of Health (DH) for almost two years.” Monita took a photo with her colleagues of the Department of Health.

From curative carer to schoolmates had been admitted for several days. disease detective I was so busy that I did not realise she was on my The fi rst two years working in medical wards in ward until she called me one day to let me know. QEH proved a steep, yet extremely fruitful, learning Despite the very demanding nature of the job, I felt curve for Monita. She explained, “At that time it very proud that we worked as a team and had taken was like a battleground hospital. We took in new well care of many patients.” admissions every three days. Even though there were only about 50 bed spaces, we had to deal with some This hectic beginning proved to be the launch 100 patients in each admission. There was basically pad of an incredibly varied nursing career for Monita. no time to stop. We had to work with passion and After working in the Maternity, Antenatal and bags of energy as well as enthusiasm.” She added, Labour wards at the Prince of Wales Hospital and the “I remember on one occasion, one of my Form 6 Surgical ward of QEH, she made a conscious decision

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to move to DH. Monita explained this out-of-house With the outbreak of the Human Swine move, “During my time in the hospitals, the work Infl uenza (HSI) epidemic in 2009, Monita supervised was mainly focused on curative services. I realised nursing colleagues to provide health services in the that if I shifted to working in outpatient clinics for isolation camps at the Lady MacLehose Holiday DH, I could play a bigger role in the preventative and Village and the Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village. educational sides of healthcare.” With this in mind, She said, “Whenever there was a confi rmed case, she shifted gears and worked for DH from 1990 we had to quarantine the patients in hospitals and until her retirement in 2015, which included work contact all those who had been in close contact with in the Maternal and Child Health Centre and various those persons to come in for health screening. Those General Out Patient Clinics (GOPCs). Monita noted, confi rmed not to have HSI at that moment would “I really enjoyed the opportunity to work on disease then receive a course of Tamifl u.” She added, “In prevention in the Centre for Health Protection as it the initial stage, there was a confi rmed case in the gave me the opportunity to be a health ‘detective’. Metropark Hotel in Wanchai and the Government Whenever there was outbreak of a disease, we had to quarantine the entire hotel for 7 days until needed to investigate who were affected and how we had fi nished medical surveillance to ensure that the vector was transmitted in order to infer possible they were free from HSI. The situation at that time sources of the outbreak. This evidence gathering was disquieting but we had accumulated much would help contain the current outbreak and possibly experience in fi ghting the infectious disease.” prevent or limit future outbreaks.” Monita’s fi nal role in DH was in the Outbreak Realising her second ambition in life, Monita then Teams, Epidemiology Section of the Communicable put her nursing and health knowledge to good use Disease Division at the Centre for Heath Protection by sharing it with other nurses. In 2001, she worked until her retirement in 2015. There she assisted to as a trainer in the School of Public Health Nursing formulate protocol and perform investigation for before moving to the Central Health Education various communicable diseases including Avian Flu, Unit in 2003. This was right at the time when Dengue Fever, Japanese Encephalitis and Psittacosis Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) struck (Parrot Disease), etc. Hong Kong. She had to stop the in-service training and help conduct education talks to the public to Championing change for the better tackle SARS. Throughout her almost four-decade tenure, Monita has witnessed sweeping changes across the Triumphs through traumatic times nursing profession in Hong Kong. She noted, “RN Monita recalled the time when she fi rst delivered Training has been enhanced signifi cantly from a talk to the residents in Amoy Garden, Kowloon Bay hospital certifi cate course similar to apprenticeship, following the outbreak of SARS, “I reminded the to a full tertiary education leading to a Diploma, residents to take precautionary disinfection measures Bachelor or Master Degree level qualifi cation.” She and had to be careful in my responses to avoid panic.” added, “Public Health Training has also been bolstered She added, “The next day was eerily quiet as the with in-service training programme since 1954, later quarantine measures were implemented and many upgraded to Certifi cate in 1979, then revised in 1991 residents were transferred to the Lady MacLehose to a 9-month Diploma course run by DH and currently Holiday Village for islolation. I was escorted by a lone full-blown training in universities allowing nurses security guard, walking through the estate to give to obtain a Bachelor or Master Degrees in Public health talk to those remaining residents during the Health Nursing.” very traumatic time.”

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Monita also highlighted the evolution of nursing roles, with the emergence of an increasing number of specialised roles including public health nurse, cardiac nurse, critical care nurse, gerontology nurse, etc. She noted, “Nurses are now much more independent with broader skill sets. We have to keep ourselves up to date with the latest developments in healthcare as part of our continuing professional development and undergo regular nursing assessments.” She added, “The entire nursing system has also advanced from purely clinical to administrative. I have seen roles morph from nurses ‘wearing caps’ to ‘capless’ nurses and from focusing on bedside nursing care to public health nursing who deal with preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative services, and even handle strategic and regulatory issues.”

Getting ready for retirement Monita said, “Before I left the civil service, I had passed the baton by sharing my knowledge With more time to travel in retirement, Monita enjoyed the breathtaking scenery in Canada. with my colleagues and keeping everything well fi led to help sustain the explicit knowledge I had extra time in what she terms ‘the second half of gained.” In order to prepare herself for retirement, her lifetime’ to learn new skills, go travelling, make Monita has been mindful to stay positive and new friends and deepen existing friendships. She maintain good health. She said, “It is important quipped, “But with all the freedom and fl exibilities, I to look for new interests. I also take up volunteer still need good time management to fi t in all items!” work to stay in touch with the community.”

Taking a holistic approach to retirement, Monita Monita lives with her husband and son and her has not just focused on her physical wellbeing but retirement has afforded her a lot more time with also her spiritual wellbeing. She shared, “I have joined them. She enjoys the freedom and has utilised the a more comprehensive bible study course to enrich my biblical knowledge. I have also been to different parts of the world from the North Pole and Iceland, to Europe, South America and Antarctica so that I can better appreciate God’s amazing creations.”

Monita has continued her role as a health educator and provides health education to the elderly through working as a part-time Grandmove Exercise Coach in the Sau Po Centre on Ageing. There she helps the seniors by conducting health education workshops to encourage them to maintain healthy living and do regular exercise. Monita experienced one of the famously long nights in Norway.

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which can be absorbed to human body through inhalation and/ or massage, to let people enjoy and relax. It is a great ‘touch and care’ tool to better connect with people, help relieve their pain and provide comfort to them. This is specifi cally effective for those who suffer from stress, chronic pain as well as cancer patients, the handicapped, and the elderly.”

With her new skills in aromatherapy, Monita helps people suffering from critical illnesses as well Monita led a support group sharing the benefi ts of aromatherapy as children with special needs by the use of essential as well as knowledge and care on physical, emotional and spiritual aspects. oil during massage. This not only helps soothe their physical pain but also eases their emotional tension Outreach work to children in China when facing the illness. The service gives Monita a Before her retirement, Monita had already sense of fullness as she is able to continue to help made numerous visits to underprivileged children in those in need. Children Villages in various parts of China. She said, “I work with an education team and a medical team. We conduct health talks with children on topics ranging from eye care, dental care, hand hygiene, healthy eating and exercise. We also provide physical and emotional care for children.” Through interactions and sharing, the carers not only identify the feelings and needs of the children, but also provide encouragement and support to them.

Monita added, “After retirement, I have been providing support for teenagers in the Children Monita presented her collection of essential oils that she used in Village to help them better understand and cope aromatherapy to help patients suffering from chronic pain. with their puberty. We walk hand-in-hand with them and help them face different challenges. We Retirement advice also run team building workshops to share with For those who will soon retire from the civil them on how to interact better with others.” service, Monita shared a few pearls of wisdom on getting the most out of their own retirements. Alternative medicine “Retirement means the commencement of another After studying a 60-hour course in aromatherapy stage of life when we have time to fulfi l our dreams in her retirement, Monita is evangelical about the and pursue new interests, enhance our scope of benefi ts it brings. These include its ability to relieve knowledge and enjoy the love and affection of anxiety and depression, boost energy levels, speed our family.” She added, “It goes without saying up the healing process, cure headaches, boost that we need to maintain good health: physical, cognition, induce sleep, strengthen the immune psychological, emotional and social so that we can system, etc. She explained, “Aromatherapy involves venture into new interests and enjoy the new chapter the use of essential oils from volatile plant materials of our life.”

20 Pensioners’ Corner Pensioners’ Pensioners’ Corner Outing

THE Pensioner Services Unit of the Civil Service Bureau will organise an outing for pensioners on November 16 this year. Details are as follows:

Itinerary One-day local tour Enrolment October 8, 2018 (from 11am) to (scenic spots include Hong Kong date October 19, 2018 Western Waters, Hong Kong-Zhuhai- (If typhoon signal No. 8 or higher, or Macao Bridge (Hong Kong Section) and Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted Tai O Fishing Village) between 8am and 11am on October 8, 2018, the enrolment date will be postponed Date November 16, 2018 (Friday) to 11am of the next day.) Time of 9:15am sharp (roll-call at 9:00am) Join us and enrol! For more information, please departure call the Pensioner Services Unit at 2810 3850. Meeting Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon Public Pier, place Kowloon (near the Clock Tower) Note: For members of the following retirees’ associations, a separate outing with the same itinerary will be organised by Target Pensioners and their guests the Pensioner Services Unit on November 9 this year. Please participants (Each pensioner may invite at most contact your association direct for details: one guest aged 18 or above.) Pensioners Branch, Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants’ Association Mr So, tel.: 9489 9129 Quota 330 Hong Kong Fire Services Retired Members’ Mutual Aid Association Fee HK$120 per pensioner Mr Chan, tel.: 9489 6745 HK$165 per guest (Fee includes transportation, meal, tips Hong Kong Former Senior Civil Servants Association Miss Tsang, tel.: 2363 6938 for tour guide and travel insurance.) Hong Kong Police Old Comrades’ Association Enrolment Enrolment must be made in person by (Mon-Fri 9am - 1pm) method both the pensioner and his/her guest Ms Chung, tel.: 2366 1585 at any branch offi ces of the Hong Kong Hong Kong Retired Civil Servants Association Wing On Travel Service Limited. Ms Lai, tel.: 2730 3329 (Tour code : HKWKD01N; enquiries Hong Kong Former Immigration Service Staff Association phone number: 2928 8882 (Mon – Sat: Mr So, tel.: 9387 4234 9am – 8pm, Sun & Public Holidays: 10am – 8pm)) Applicants must produce Hong Kong Customs & Excise Department Retired Offi cers’ Association their Hong Kong Identity Cards at the Mr Chui, tel.: 9364 9346 time of enrolment. The Association for the Retired Staff of the Disclaimer Hong Kong Correctional Services Department The Government accepts no liabilities for any loss, damage, Mr Tai, tel.: 9383 7718 injury or death arising out of or in connection with GFS Retirees Association this outing. Mr Leung, tel.: 9406 6687 Pension increase 2018 Pensions in payment on or before April 1, 2018 have been increased by 2.2% with effect from April 1, 2018. Such arrangement does not apply to pensions paid to pensioners who have not yet reached the normal retirement age. Under the mechanism prescribed by law, the increase is determined according to the percentage increase in the average monthly Consumer Price Index (A) of 2017-18 over that of the preceding year. 21 Health Health Working together to prevent non-communicable

diseases Department of Health

THE Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the Government) launched the document “Towards 2025: Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent and Control Non-communicable Diseases in Hong Kong” (SAP) on 4 May 2018. SAP sets out overarching principles, approaches and a new strategic direction in dealing with the unprecedented threat of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in Hong Kong in the coming years.

The four major NCD, namely cardiovascular 2013–2020, SAP focuses on the four major NCD. diseases (e.g. heart attacks and strokes), cancers, Moreover, SAP tackles four shared behavioural risk chronic respiratory diseases (e.g. chronic obstructive factors: unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes, all use and harmful use of alcohol. All of these risk bring ill health and the risk of disability and even factors have long been associated with NCD and premature mortality. Together they account for have a signifi cant impact on population health. around 55% of all registered deaths in Hong Kong SAP intends to build equitable health-promoting and in 2016 alone led to the loss of an estimated environments that empower individuals to lead 104,600 potential years of life in victims before healthy lives and strengthen health literacy and the they reached 70 years old. NCD, if not addressed capacity of individuals to make healthy choices. It promptly, will impose a huge economic burden on also proposes a list of actions that Hong Kong will our healthcare system and society as a whole. pursue to achieve nine local NCD targets that could ultimately lead to a 25% relative reduction in risk of The Government is committed to fi ghting NCD. premature mortality by 2025. In 2008, it launched the document “Promoting Health in Hong Kong: A Strategic Framework for While the Government demonstrates Prevention and Control of Non-communicable leadership in combating NCD, SAP’s effective Diseases” to address the multifaceted NCD implementation relies on collaborative efforts and their associated risk factors. A high-level from various stakeholders: government bureaux multidisciplinary and intersectional steering and departments, academia, non-governmental committee, chaired by the Secretary for Food and organisations, the private sector and individuals. At Health, has been set up to oversee the programme’s least one-third of all NCD are preventable through overall implementation. Two subordinate working lifestyle choices if supported by a health-enhancing groups were formed to promote healthy eating physical and social environment. and encourage physical activity, and reduce alcohol-related harm respectively. So let’s adopt a healthy lifestyle to build a healthy Hong Kong! It’s easy: eat a healthy diet, engage in To combat the threat posed by NCD and align at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical with the World Health Organization’s Global activity weekly and avoid alcohol and tobacco! Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCD

For more information of SAP, please visit: https://www.change4health.gov.hk/en/ saptowards2025/ 22 Integrity Be Careful Integrity When Taking Out Loans Exercise prudent fi nancial management Independent Commission Against Corruption

ABC Department

I’m very worried. I don’t know what to do. I’ve suffered a We’ve been colleagues big fi nancial loss on the stock for years. Let me lend market recently and owe a HKD 100,000 to you to brokerage fi rm a debt of over help you settle your debt. HKD 100,000.

Advice from iSir Government offi cers have to be aware of, and comply with, relevant laws and regulations when borrowing money from others. According to Section 3 (S.3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (PBO), it is an offence for a government offi cer to solicit or accept any advantage without the general or special permission of the Chief Executive. As a loan is an advantage under PBO, the civil servant in the scenario above may be in breach of S.3* of PBO if he borrows HKD 100,000 from the other party without fi rst obtaining the relevant permission.

In fact, the general permission of the Chief Executive, as stated in the law, is clearly specified in the Acceptance of Advantages (Chief Executive’s Permission) Notice (AAN). The rules governing the loan of money are as follows:

Status of offeror Close personal Tradesmen / commercial establishments / Relatives Other persons or lender friends associations Restriction HKD 3,000 HKD 1,500 (maximum No limit per person per per person per No limit limit of loan) occasion occasion • Repaid within 30 days • Loan conditions offered are similar for • The lender is not a subordinate non-civil servants Other conditions • No offi cial dealings exist between the • Loan is issued in the course of No other that must be lender and the department in which the lender’s normal business conditions fulfi lled the receiver works • No offi cial dealings exist between the lender and the receiver • Loan is received in a private capacity

If the civil servant in the scenario needs to borrow The civil servant in the scenario needs to be more money from his close personal friend, under AAN the prudent in his fi nancial management and stay away loan limit is HKD 3,000 per person per occasion and from high-risk investment activities which could must be repaid within 30 days. Should the amount lead to fi nancial diffi culties and indebtedness. If the exceed HKD 3,000, special permission must be civil servant abuses his offi cial position by accepting obtained from the Head of Department**, otherwise advantages to pay off his debts, he will commit an this would contravene S.3 of PBO. If that civil servant offence under Section 4*** of PBO, which is a more solicits a loan from his subordinate or a person who has serious corruption offence. offi cial dealings with his department without obtaining In any event, civil servants should always abide by special permission, he will also violate the law. the law and, in relation to acceptance of advantages, The spirit of S.3 is to prevent civil servants from act in accordance with the requirements laid down losing objectivity or even abusing their authority in the circulars issued by the Civil Service Bureau, when discharging their duties by accepting small respective Civil Service Regulations and the rules of gifts or favours inadvertently from other persons. individual departments.

* Maximum penalty: HKD 100,000 fi ne and imprisonment for one year. ** The Chief Executive has delegated the authority to approve applications for special permission to the Heads of Departments. *** Maximum penalty: HKD 500,000 fi ne and imprisonment for seven years. 23 Information Colleagues in 2018 Honours List

Civil Service Bureau

THE 2018 Honours List was gazetted. Warm 2018 congratulations to our current and former civil service colleagues who are in the Honours List.

Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) Hong Kong Correctional Mr Matthew Darron Lindsay Hong Kong Correctional Mr Hon Chi-keung, JP Services Medal for Mr Mak Chin-ho Services Medal for Distinguished Service Mr Kevin Sin Chi-sing Meritorious Service (CSDSM) Mr Terry Wong Kin-wah (CSMSM) Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) Mr Woo Ying-ming Mr Lawrence Wong Ying-wai Mr Wat Pak-hang Mr Tsang Keung Mr Michael Leung Chung-chee Mr Wong Cheung-ming Mr Lam Wai-kwong Mr Lam Kwok-leung, CSDSM Mr Yeung Tsz-tak Ms Yeung Suk-ming Mr Enoch Lam Tin-sing, JP Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) Mr Cheng Wing-shun Mr Wan Chi-leung Mr Anthony Leung Koon-kee, JP Mr Li Pak-hong, JP Ms Dai Siu-ching Mr Rico Yim Wing-keung Ms Ada Leung Ka-lai, JP Dr Cindy Lai Kit-lim, JP Mr Kan Kai-yan Mrs Helen Chan, JP Mr David Wong Tak-wai, JP Mr Tam Sui-tong Medal of Honour (MH) Mr Szeto Yuen-kit Mr Siu Man-tat, JP Ms Phyllis Li Chi-miu, JP Mr Michael Kao Yau-ki Ms Li Wai-ping Mr Alfred Chau Kwok-leung, PDSM Ir Norman Heung Yuk-sai Ms Olga Lam Wai-ha Hong Kong Fire Services Ms Chow Chi-lan Mr Andy Yau Pak-hang Medal for Meritorious Medal for Bravery (Silver) Chief Executive’s Ms Judy Kwok Chi-kit Service (FSMSM) (MBS) Commendation for Miss Anna Lai Yuen-kee, SC Mr Kenneth Chan Wai-ho Mr Lee Pak-keung Government/Public Service Mr Tam Tai-keung Mr Wong Sui-ki Captain Tang Pui-tung, MBB Medal for Bravery Mr Adam Li Chi-fung Mr Ran So Chi-wing Mr Li Wai-ming, MBB (Bronze) (MBB) Mr Peter Leung Kwok-cheung Mr So Ka-cheung Captain Ardis Tang Sing-tung, MBB Mr Jason Chan Siu-kei, MBS Mr Tsang Chi-man Mr Chan Yung-suen Mr Tsang Chi-ho, MBB Mr Paul Yeung Sai-shun Mr Ng Tak-hing Hong Kong Police Medal Captain Wong Yiu-hong, MBB Mr Liu Cheuk-fan Ms Ho Kar-yee for Distinguished Service Mr Fok Wai-fung, GMSM Mr Tsoi Kam-to Mr Marco Ho Ngai-nam (PDSM) Mr Li Ngai Mr Shum Bing-chiu Mr Nelson Lui Hon-kwok Mr Brian Lee Shek-hei Hong Kong Immigration Captain Li Ka-wing Mr Hui Chun-tak Mr Liu Kwai-hing Service Medal for Mr Charles Lam Ka-yiu Mr Kwok Yam-shu Mr Choy Chak-man Mr Fan Wai-kit Mr Tang Ping-keung Meritorious Service (IMSM) Mr Franklin Kwok Yee-fai Mr Yung Hon-ming Mr Chung Siu-yeung Hong Kong Police Medal for Ms Elaine Chan Yee-ling Captain Keith Ma Kwan-ho Meritorious Service (PMSM) Mr Cheung Wai-hong Hong Kong Fire Services Mr Wong Hing-wa Mr Victor Yue Sai-yin Ms Cheung Wai-ping Medal for Distinguished Mr Alex Li Hon-shek Mr Chang Chih-yuan Hong Kong Customs and Service (FSDSM) Mr Yuen Tai-man Ms Leung Siu-wah Mr Francis Kong Ping-lam Mr Chow Chong-wai Excise Medal for Mr Many Chan Chun-ming Mr Ngai Tak-yung Mr Chau Ngai-cho Meritorious Service Mr Chan Kin-hang Mr Edward Lam Yat-sing (CMSM) Ms Chan Yee-ling Hong Kong Immigration Mr Lam Chun-ming Mr Lee Yuen-man Mr Wong Ka-ho Service Medal for Mr Cheung Kin-kwong Mr Ngan Hing-cheung Mr Kai Yan-tak Distinguished Service (IDSM) Mr Leung Kwok-shing Mr Lo Chong-kee Mr Micheal Tang Man-kee Mr Raymond Lok Wai-man Mr James Leung Bo-kun Mr Kwan Chung-yin Ms Huen Lai-kwan 24 Information Information Appointment of senior offi cials Name Post Effective from Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Clement Leung Cheuk-man Economic Development (Communications and June 12, 2018 Creative Industries) Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Eliza Lee Man-ching Economic Development (Commerce, Industry June 12, 2018 and Tourism) Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Eddie Mak Tak-wai July 3, 2018 Trade Affairs, USA Victor Lam Wai-kiu Government Chief Information Offi cer July 6, 2018 Lam Sai-hung Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) October 13, 2018

Basic Law Constitution of the People’s Republic of China

and the Basic Law Civil Service Training and Development Institute Civil Service Bureau

THE Civil Service Training and Development Institute (CSTDI) has been attaching great importance to Basic Law training for civil servants. In addition to classroom training, CSTDI strives to enhance civil servants’ understanding of the Basic Law through various channels, such as organising seminars on a regular basis to explore topics relating to the Basic Law and

“真識《基本法》 ”web course. its relationship with the work of civil servants.

Last year, a number of seminars on the Basic Law constitutions of different countries and the legal were held. Miss Maria Tam Wai-chu, Vice-Chairman, status of the Basic Law, etc. as well as Mr Johnny Mok Shiu-luen, SC, member, of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region As for e-learning, the “Basic Law Corner”, which (HKSAR) Basic Law Committee of the Standing is a thematic webpage of the Cyber Learning Centre Committee of the National People’s Congress, were Plus (CLC Plus), contains a variety of multimedia invited to lead the seminar “Constitution of the learning resources including web courses, video clips, People’s Republic of China and the Basic Law, and past seminars, course information and news update the relationship between the Central Government on the Basic Law from the Government’s online and HKSAR”, while the Honourable Mr Justice Patrick news platform. Currently, two web courses covering Chan Siu-oi, non-permanent judge of the Court of topics such as Constitution of the People’s Republic Final Appeal, and Dr Simon Hoey Lee, member of of China and the Basic Law, and the principle of “one the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee, were country, two systems” and its implementation, are invited as speakers at the seminar “The Common available at the Basic Law Corner. The courses are Law, the Continental Law and the Basic Law”. The rich in content, well-structured, easy to understand Honourable Ronny Tong Ka-wah, SC, member of and adopt an interactive learning mode. If you want the Executive Council, was also invited to speak on to know more about the Basic Law, please visit the the historical background and development of the CLC Plus (http://www.csb.gov.hk). 25