Deeds are vital documents to property owners. They are not just about property interests. Banks will take into account information on the land register when processing mortgage applications from property owners. To safeguard the interests of property owner, deeds have to be registered at the Land Registry (LR). This time, I have specially invited colleagues from the LR to talk about the deeds registration process and how the LR improves the quality and efficiency of its service with modern facilities and their one-stop deeds registration service......

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) has all along been proactive in applying innovative technologies to enhance service quality, and ensuring that electrical, mechanical and energy technologies are harnessed in a safe, reliable, economical and environmentally friendly manner to continuously enhance people’s quality of life. I am delighted to share with you the EMSD’s outstanding achievements at this year’s International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. Four Gold Medals and four Silver Medals have been awarded to the department. This time, I have invited the teams to introduce to us two of their award-winning inventions......

Every year after the Budget Speech, the Government will announce the annual Land Sale Programme, which sets out the residential and commercial sites available for sale for the next financial year. Apart from that, the Government will announce the land sale programmes in advance on a quarterly basis in order to provide transparency and certainty for the market. Land is pivotal in meeting Hong Kong’s housing, social and economic development needs, and the proceeds from land sale form a substantial part of the government's revenue. We have the responsibility to ensure that land sale is conducted through a fair, just and competitive mechanism so as to achieve optimal use of our land resources. In this blog post, I have specially invited Mr Tony MOYUNG, Deputy Director of the Lands Department, to introduce to us the Government’s land sale mechanism and process......

Today is Mother’s Day. First of all, I would like to wish you all a Happy Mother’s Day! Like last year, we are spending this year’s Mother’s Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic. All of you please take care of your health and continue to protect yourselves from the virus. This time, I have made a special invitation for a working mother from the Architectural Services Department (ArchSD) to talk to us about her daily work and, of course, share with us her busy life looking after a pair of boy-and-girl twins amid the pandemic......

Raw water in impounding reservoirs is a major drinking water source in Hong Kong. The Water Supplies Department (“WSD”) monitors the water quality and collects water samples in impounding reservoirs on a regular basis to keep track of any changes in water quality, so that drinking water safety can be ensured by more effective water treatment processes in water treatment works. To further enhance the water quality monitoring, the WSD has introduced a new Unmanned Surface Vessel (“USV”) system in recent years to perform automatic water quality monitoring and sampling in impounding reservoirs, boosting efficiency through adoption of innovation and technology. This time, I have invited a colleague from the WSD to talk about the details......