The "Customs Clearance Coordination Group" led by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Chan Kwok-kei, held its first meeting this afternoon (25th).
In addition, the Secretary for Security, Tang Bingqiang, also held a meeting with the heads of the relevant disciplined forces at the Political Council this morning to discuss preparations to ensure that once customs clearance is implemented, all immigration control points will operate smoothly.
After Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao made his first visit to Beijing to report on his work, he announced after returning to Hong Kong yesterday (24th) that the central government agreed to complete customs clearance in a gradual and orderly manner, and the first step of the customs clearance plan will be implemented before mid-January.
The Hong Kong government has also set up a "Customs Clearance Coordination Group", which includes all 15 policy bureaux and is led by the Chief Secretary for Administration to communicate and coordinate with mainland units.
This afternoon, a group of high-level SAR government officials, including Chief Executive Lee Ka-chau, Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-kee, Secretary for Finance and the Treasury Hui Ching-yu, and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Tsang Kwok-wai, etc., arrived at the Government Headquarters in succession this afternoon during the Christmas holiday.
In addition, it is reported that the Secretary for Security, Tang Bingqiang, also held an emergency meeting at the government headquarters this morning, together with the heads of the relevant disciplined forces and relevant officials of the Security Bureau, to discuss how to promote related work and prepare for customs clearance. A plan to ensure that customs clearance can be carried out in an orderly manner, and that the various immigration control points operate smoothly.
