Chief Executive Li Jiachao announced this morning (25th) before the Executive Council meeting that he will attend the 24th Guangdong-Hong Kong Cooperation Joint Conference on Thursday (27th) with a government delegation including the Chief Secretary for Administration to discuss topics such as the pharmaceutical electronic monitoring system, other technological innovations, medical and health issues, and finance.
The computer malfunction that occurred at the airport on Sunday (23rd) should not have happened. The Civil Aviation Department has been asked to submit a report to review contingency measures and improve the plan to prevent similar incidents from happening again. He pointed out that it is necessary to ensure the integration and compatibility of the system, especially the implementation of the third runway system as soon as possible. He emphasized that the airport is a key competitiveness of Hong Kong and must provide world-class service.
In addition, there was a sudden drop in electricity supply in the CLP Power supply system early Sunday morning. Li Jiachao expressed his concern about the incident and will carefully review the report and request improvements and contingency measures from CLP Power. He emphasized that CLP Power must identify the cause of the problem. He also mentioned that the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has set up an investigation team to request CLP Power to find out the cause and improve the related management, and the department has also requested to strengthen the lightning protection capability of the power system.
Li Jiachao also stated that in the future, he will do his utmost to develop the economy. After the cancellation of the 'spicy measures' in the property market, he will provide different measures to help citizens buy property. In addition, he will strengthen Hong Kong's advantages, including measures to attract talents and enterprises, improve the competitiveness ranking by two places, stimulate consumption as much as possible, introduce different key enterprises, and strive to enter the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to develop the Middle East and Central Asian markets.