HONG KONG - The Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced Tuesday that an Independent Review Committee on Hong Kong's Franchised Bus Service has been set up to review the operation and monitoring of franchised buses.Upon the occurrence of the fatal incident on Tai Po Road on Feb 10, the Chief Executive announced on the same day that an independent committee chaired by a judge would be set up to ensure that public bus services of Hong Kong are safe and reliable.Lam introduced the obligations and the members of the Committee on Tuesday.The Committee will formally commence its work in late March 2018, and will submit a report to the Chief Executive in around nine months' time.Lam appointed Michael Victor Lunn, the Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court as the Chairman of the Committee, Auyeung Pak-kuen, the Chairman of the Council of Lingnan University and Lo Hong-kam, the Chair Professor and Department Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as members of the Committee.The Committee may invite submissions from interested parties and from the public on relevant matters, and should use its best endeavors to submit its report within nine months. 24hr wristbandhen do wristbandsadjustable wristbandspersonalized rubber braceletscustom rubber bands
The press center of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China holds a news conference on the united front work and the external work of the CPC, in Beijing, Oct 21, 2017. Executive Vice-Minister Zhang Yijiong (second from left) and Vice-Minister Ran Wanxiang (right) of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Guo Yezhou (second from right), vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the conference. [Photo/Xinhua] Both Beijing and Pyongyang are aware of the importance of protecting their good relations, a senior official of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee said on Saturday. China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are neighbors. Both sides know that maintaining, developing and consolidating the friendly and cooperative China-DPRK relations is not only in the best interests of both sides but also bears great significance in regional peace and stability, said Guo Yezhou, vice-minister of the department. He made the remarks at a news conference held on the sidelines of the ongoing 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Guo said the communication between the two ruling parties plays an important role in enhancing bilateral relations of the two countries. Our Party and the Workers' Party of Korea have the tradition of friendly exchanges, he said. As for when and at what level will the two sides carry out personnel exchanges depends on the needs and convenience of both sides.
