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RTHK
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- RTHK
Hong Kong needs more annual events: lawmaker
Hong Kong needs more annual events: lawmaker Lawmaker Dominic Lee said the government should assist organisers in bringing annual events to Hong Kong. Photo courtesy of Dominic Lee's Facebook. In order to build a bigger economic driver and make better use of Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong should aim to have more annual events, according to New People's Party lawmaker Dominic Lee. Lee, who sits on a government tourism committee, told RTHK's Backchat programme that concerts from groups like K-pop sensation Blackpink next year are great, but annual events like the Rugby Sevens have more of an economic impact. "One of the suggestions I recommended to the government is that we've got to have annual good because people [then] have expectations, they will actually set aside their schedule to come to Hong Kong," Lee said. Lee said the government needs to be more proactive in organising events, rather than leaving it up to the market. "The government has to be a little more supportive and actually assist organisers to actually secure these annual events to be held in Hong Kong because it's good for Hong Kong's economy." Lee's remarks follow a football match at Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday, which saw Hong Kong, China clinch a 1-0 victory over India in front of a sold out crowd, in their first home game at the new venue. Affordable tickets for the match played a big part in its success, according to Lee. "Kai Tak Stadium is not a stadium for only the wealthy people, it's a stadium for the Hong Kong people, irrespective of demographic, age or walk of life," he said. Lee also said the new stadium, with its large capacity, frees up other venues for lesser known artists. "In the past, really popular singers will do their concerts at Hong Kong Stadium and they'll take up like 20 days, because they can sell out 20 days. So now they're moving to a bigger stadium and it really frees up a lot of other venues as well."
RTHK
02-05-2025
- Business
- RTHK
'Target senior officials for civil service pay cuts'
'Target senior officials for civil service pay cuts' The survey finds 80 percent of respondents support civil service pay adjustments in times of fiscal pressure. Photo: RTHK New People's Party lawmaker Dominic Lee, together with the Civil Force, on Friday urged the government to mainly target senior officials for future pay cuts. Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced a pay freeze for executive authorities and all civil servants in his Budget in February . In a survey that took in more than 650 Hong Kong residents over the past two weeks, Lee said, civil service pay adjustments in times of fiscal pressures were supported by around 80 percent of respondents. Around 70 percent believed senior officials should be the primary target for pay cuts, while just three percent support slashing the salaries of frontline staff. Lee hopes cuts in civil service pay in the future will only target senior officials. 'A lot of people felt that government officials at higher levels are receiving a lot of taxpayers' dollars, so they have a bigger responsibility to bear a share of the financial burden,' he said. 'Hong Kong is facing a lot of economic problems. "I think if we also extend the pay cuts to lower and mid-level civil servants, that will really affect the general economic situation of Hong Kong.' Lee said more than 80 percent support linking civil service pay to the city's economic performance.
