DotDotWeekly | HK news highlights from August 5 to 9

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Safeguarding national security has no end but only progress: John Lee

In his 2023 Policy Address, Chief Executive John Lee proposed to set up a National Security Exhibition Gallery to raise public awareness of national security and promote national security education in the community. After 10 months of preparation, the exhibition hall was opened on Aug. 6 and will be open to the public starting tomorrow.

Speaking at the opening ceremony today, the CE said the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China passed the Decision, which emphasizes that national security is an important foundation for the steady and far-reaching progress of Chinese-style modernization and that it is necessary to fully implement the overall concept of national security and the institutional mechanism for the protection of national security, so as to achieve the benign interactions between high-quality development and high-security levels, and to ensure the long-term stability and security of the country.

Olympics | National team elite athletes expected to visit HK at end of this month

The Paris Olympics will conclude on August 11, and as of this morning (August 5).

Reports indicate that, as in previous Olympic Games, national team athletes are expected to visit Hong Kong after their return, tentatively scheduled for the end of this month. HK citizens will have the opportunity to see the medal-winning athletes up close.

According to recent practices, the national team athletes will spend three days in HK and also take time to continue their exchange activities in Macao.

LegCo Members: drastic increase in VHIS premiums not going to appear

The Government is considering extending the coverage of the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) to the services of the Chinese Medicine Hospital. Chan Wing-kwong, a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Election Committee constituency and chairman of the Hong Kong Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association (HKRCMP), says on a radio program on Aug. 6 that such measures demonstrate the Government's recognition and enhancement of Chinese medicine services.

Regarding public concern about the premiums, Chan Wing-kwong thinks that there is no major difference between the cost of Chinese medicine services and Western medicine services.

Another LegCo member Chan Pui-leung, who is also a senior in an insurance company, says in the program that since there was no Chinese medicine hospital in Hong Kong in the past, we should acquire more data to assess the premiums depending on the scope of medical services to be provided by the Chinese Medicine Hospital and its charges for hospitalization, etc.

Vivian Kong to start work at Jockey Club this weekend

Olympic gold medallist Vivian Kong will start work at the Jockey Club this weekend, just days after announcing her retirement from professional fencing, according to RTHK.

On Sunday, Kong said she was looking forward to following a new career path that would allow her to give back to Hong Kong.

Five exhibitions to be held in HKCEC

Five large exhibitions will be held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with a total of more than 1800 exhibitors. "Food Expo", "Beauty & Wellness Expo" and "Home Delights Expo" will be held from Aug. 15 to Aug.19. "Food Expo Pro" and "Hong Kong International Tea Fair" will be held from Aug. 15 to 17.

On the "Food Expo" there will be a Public Hall and a Gourmet Zone. With more than 30 brands, cooking demonstrations by famous chefs is also a highlight. "Home Delights Expo" attracts more than 30 exhibitors. "Food Expo Pro" will be open for buyers from the food industry for the first two days. Starting from the third day, it will be available for both buyers and the public.