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CS celebrates Lunar New Year with community (with photos)
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     The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, today (February 5) on the first day of the Lunar New Year visited staff on duty at Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point (BCP) and senior residents of an elderly home, sharing with them festive joy and expressing to them sincere blessing.

     He first visited the arrival hall of the Lok Ma Chau BCP to observe its operation. He sent his best regards to officers from the Immigration Department, Hong Kong Police Force, Customs and Excise Department and Department of Health. He received updates from them on the overall operational plan at the BCP for passenger clearance, passenger diversion, law and order and epidemic prevention during the Lunar New Year period.

     Mr Cheung then proceeded to outbound coach pick-up bays of the BCP. He was briefed by Transport Department officers on the adjustments to the operation and staff deployment made by bus operators to cope with the additional service demand arising from the Lunar New Year holidays.

     Mr Cheung was pleased to note that relevant Government departments had been working closely to address the heavy passenger flow during the Lunar New Year holidays, and were prepared to implement suitable diversion measures where necessary to ensure the smooth operation of the BCP. He extended his warmest gratitude to officers at all BCPs for holding fast to their posts and serving the public with excellence.

     Mr Cheung later visited an elderly home in Fu Shin Estate in Tai Po and conveyed his festive greetings to the senior residents, wishing them good health as well as a joyful and auspicious year ahead. To share the festive joy, he joined the residents including one who reached 100 years old in singing Lunar New Year songs.
 
Ends/Tuesday, February 5, 2019
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The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (fifth left), accompanied by the Deputy Director of Immigration, Mr Law Chun-nam (fourth left); the Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Ms Louise Ho (sixth left); the Chief Port Health Officer, Dr Raymond Ho (fifth right); the Divisional Commander, Lok Ma Chau Division of the Hong Kong Police Force, Mr Francis Cheung (first left), the Assistant Commissioner/New Territories of the Transport Department (TD), Mr Christopher Chiu (third right), and the Principal Transport Officer of TD, Mr Eric Wan (second right), visits Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point this morning (February 5).
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (sixth left), accompanied by the Deputy Director of Immigration, Mr Law Chun-nam (sixth right), visits Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point this morning (February 5) and is pictured with officers of the Immigration Department on duty.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (second right), accompanied by the Deputy Director of Immigration, Mr Law Chun-nam (second left), visits Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point this morning (February 5) and chats with officers of the Immigration Department on duty.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (left), visits Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point this morning (February 5). Photo shows Mr Cheung presenting candies to an officer on duty to extend his warmest gratitude to all officers on duty for holding fast to their posts and serving the public with excellence during the Lunar New Year.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (second right), accompanied by the Chief Port Health Officer, Dr Raymond Ho (first one), visits Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point this morning (February 5) to learn more about the work of officers of the Department of Health on duty at the Control Point.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (centre), visits the Police Reporting Centre at Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point this morning (February 5) and is briefed by the Divisional Commander, Lok Ma Chau Division of the Hong Kong Police Force, Mr Francis Cheung (right), about the work of police officers at the Control Point during the Lunar New Year period.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, visited Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point this morning (February 5). Photo shows Mr Cheung (second right), accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Ms Louise Ho (first right), chatting with Customs officers on duty.
Accompanied by the Divisional Commander, Lok Ma Chau Division of the Hong Kong Police Force, Mr Francis Cheung (third right), the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (centre ), visits the Police Reporting Centre at Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point this morning (February 5) and is pictured with police officers on duty.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (seventh right), accompanied by the Deputy Director of Immigration, Mr Law Chun-nam (eighth left); the Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Ms Louise Ho (sixh right); the Chief Port Health Officer, Dr Raymond Ho (fourth right); the Divisional Commander, Lok Ma Chau Division of the Hong Kong Police Force, Mr Francis Cheung (second right), the Assistant Commissioner/New Territories of the Transport Department (TD), Mr Christopher Chiu (sixth left), and the Principal Transport Officer (New Territories) of TD, Mr Eric Wan (fifth left), visits Lok Ma Chau Boundary Control Point this morning (February 5).
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (third lef), conveyed his festive greetings to elderly residents during his visit to an elderly home in Tai Po this morning (February 5).
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung (right), celebrated the Lunar New Year with elderly residents in an elderly home in Tai Po this morning (February 5). Photo shows Mr Cheung conveyed his festive greetings to an elderly resident dressed as the God of Wealth.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, visited elderly residents of an elderly home in Tai Po this morning (February 5) to extend his Lunar New Year greetings to them. Photo shows Mr Cheung (third right) presenting a mandarin orange to a resident.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (front row, centre), accompanied by the District Social Welfare Officer (Tai Po/North), Mr Yam Mun-ho (front row, third right); the Chairman of Sik Sik Yuen, Mr Stephen Ma (front row, third left); Vice Chairmen of Sik Sik Yuen, Mr Lai Chak-sum (front row, second left) and Mr Yu Kwan-hing (front row, first left), visited elderly residents in an elderly home in Tai Po this morning (February 5) to celebrate the Lunar New Year with them. Mr Cheung is pictured with the elderly people, their family members and staff.