THE sixth-term government of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), inaugurated July 1, has taken new measures to earnestly address local people’s concerns and solve problems.

Over the past month, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee has led officials to work for promoting good governance. Measures were swiftly adopted to tackle issues such as housing, COVID-19 control, poverty alleviation and technological innovation.

On his first day in office, Lee launched social media accounts to strengthen communication with the public. To date, he has paid multiple visits to communities and attended many events organized by various associations and organizations, in efforts to strengthen ties with various sectors of the Hong Kong society and listen to voices from the grassroots.

During a Q&A session at the Legislative Council (LegCo) on July 6, Lee announced that the HKSAR Government will be pragmatic and proactive in addressing the needs of the public, and the setting up of four working groups focusing on lifting underprivileged students out of intergenerational poverty and easing housing strain, among others.

On July 12, the steering committee on land and housing supply and task force on public housing projects convened their first meetings to discuss programs such as enhancing the supply of public housing in five years. The public housing task force is required to submit preliminary proposals for accelerating the construction of public housing within 100 days of the new government taking office, in a bid to ensure earlier and easier access for Hong Kong residents to public housing.

Lee also suggested holding monthly meetings at the LegCo aimed at enhancing the communication between HKSAR Government officials and legislators. The chief executive attended the first antechamber exchange session July 13 together with six secretaries and deputy secretaries of the HKSAR Government, setting a new precedent in the executive-legislature interactions.

Chan Yung, a LegCo member, said the new-term HKSAR Government has performed its duties in a targeted, pragmatic and efficient manner, and the relevant measures have responded better to the concerns of the people.

The HKSAR Government has also taken the LegCo Subcommittee on Promoting Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) as a platform to enhance its efforts in introducing to lawmakers and the public how Hong Kong can take an active part in the development of the GBA, so as to better seize development opportunities from it and provide guidance for the Hong Kong people to live and the enterprises to grow in other GBA cities.(Xinhua)