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Monitors' Report submitted to CS
The monitors appointed to observe the transfer of Vietnamese migrants selected for the Orderly Repatriation Programme from the High Island Detention Centre's main camps to its Security Unit this (Tuesday) morning have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary.
The four monitors comprised two non-official Justices of the Peace, Professor Joseph Cheng Yu-shek and Mr Francis Bong Shu-ying; and representatives from two non-government organisations, Ms Fung Ka-po from Medecins Sans Frontieres and Ms Harriet Sewell from Christian Action.
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Fireworks display to mark Lantau Link opening
A spectacular fireworks display will be among the special attractions marking the official opening of the Lantau Link, a key project in the Airport Core Programme, on Sunday, April 27.
The Governor-in-Council has today (Tuesday) given its approval to the staging of a fireworks display, which is sponsored by Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited.
The $5 million display, which coincides with the sponsor's 25th anniversary, will form part of the opening ceremony for the Lantau Link being organised by the New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office (NAPCO) to mark the completion of the Airport Core Programme transport corridor.
The former British Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher, will officiate at the opening ceremony.
Beginning at 8 pm, and lasting for 20 minutes, the fireworks display will take two different forms.
In a first for Hong Kong, one form will be as a fireworks waterfall flowing from the southern rim of the Tsing Ma Bridge onto the sea. This will last for 45 seconds.