Bomb-disposal team, light public housing unit win chief executive’s award
A bomb-disposal team and a unit behind Hong Kong’s light public housing scheme have won this year’s chief executive’s award, praised for embodying civil servants’ professional spirit in “rising to challenges and pursuing excellence”. City leader John Lee Ka-chiu presented the Chief Executive’s Award for Exemplary Performance to the two interdepartmental teams at a ceremony on Friday. Lee praised…
During a Friday ceremony, Hong Kong's Chief Executive, John Lee Ka-chiu, awarded a bomb-disposal team and the unit behind the city's light public housing scheme the Chief Executive's Award for Exemplary Performance. Lee commended their performance for embodying the spirit of civil servants, who rise to challenges and pursue excellence.
The bomb-disposal team successfully defused a 1,000-pound wartime bomb, containing 500 pounds of high explosives, at a construction site in Quarry Bay, evacuating 2,900 residents from 18 buildings in a nine-hour operation. The operation, conducted amid an approaching typhoon, demonstrated the team's professional and solidaristic approach.
The light public housing initiative, launched in 2022, aims to construct approximately 30,000 homes in five years to improve living conditions for those in inadequate housing. The Housing Bureau leads policy formulation and overall implementation, while the Architectural Services Department oversees design and construction. Winnie Wong Ming-wai, then deputy secretary for housing, highlighted the significant impact of the initiative, noting families moving from overcrowded conditions to more spacious living environments.
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