Peter Wong Man-kong [File photo] Tributes poured in for Hong Kong businessman and incumbent deputy to the National People's Congress Peter Wong Man-kong, who died of illness on Monday at the age of 70. The NPC deputies expressed deep condolences for Wong's death before the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 13th NPC held on Tuesday morning. The meeting is scheduled to hear work reports from the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor also expressed her deep sorrow over Wong's passing and extended condolences to his family. In a statement issued early Tuesday, Lam praised Wong as a patriotic entrepreneur who invested actively in the Chinese mainland since the beginning of reform and opening-up. The veteran businessman also devoted himself to promoting Hong Kong's commerce and trade on the Chinese mainland, Lam added. The Hong Kong NPC delegation issued a statement expressing their deep condolences to Peter Wong and his family on Monday. Peter Wong loved both the country and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and made outstanding contributions to the city and the nation, the statement said. Wang was sent to Beijing Hospital after becoming sick the night he arrived in Beijing on March 2. He was transferred back to Hong Kong for treatment on March 4 and died at Queen Mary Hospital on March 11. Wong had been a Hong Kong deputy to the nation's top legislature since 1993. His work included the preparatory work for Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Wang was among the first batch of Hong Kong entrepreneurs investing in the mainland since the nation implemented the reform and opening-up policy. Besides projects in Shenzhen and Dongguan in Guangdong province, Wong also invested a lot in supporting the development of cultural tourism in the northwest of China. In 2003, Wong was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star for his long-term contributions to Hong Kong society. custom bar braceletcustom sports braceletscustom logo wristbandsde securite pour personne ageeembossed wristbandscolorfilled wristbandsembossed printed wristbandsdual layer wristbands
Vice-Premier Han Zheng (3rd from right) joins the panel discussions by lawmakers from Hong Kong in Beijing on March 4, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] Vice-Premier Han Zheng called upon national legislators from Hong Kong on Wednesday to pay special attention to the city's youth, to help them grasp opportunities presented by the country's major strategies. Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, focused on the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. He made the remarks during a closed-door meeting with 36 Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. According to Hong Kong NPC deputy Wong Yuk-shan, who was in the closed meeting, Han said the younger generation will be the major driving force in the development of both the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the nation. Another NPC deputy from Hong Kong, Ma Fung-kwok, said all deputies should take the initiative to listen to the voices of the younger generation and encourage them to participate in the country's development. Han told deputies to treat young people as their own children, put themselves into their shoes and communicate with them in ways they understand, Wong said. Saying that the Greater Bay Area blueprint provides a steppingstone for Hong Kong's development, Han pledged that the central government will release additional measures to support the younger generation.
