The Housing Bureau today held a sharing session on the Spirit of the President’s Important Speech with Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho as the keynote speaker.

Around 600 colleagues of the Housing Bureau and the Housing Department participated in the session in person or online to gain a deeper understanding of the essence of the important speech delivered by President Xi Jinping.

The President gave the speech at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

He raised “four musts” for the new administration: it must fully and faithfully implement the principle of “one country, two systems”; it must uphold the central government’s overall jurisdiction while securing the Hong Kong SAR’s high degree of autonomy; it must ensure that Hong Kong is administered by patriots; and it must maintain Hong Kong’s distinctive status and advantages.

He also set out four proposals for the newly inaugurated Government, ie further improving its governance, continuing to create a strong impetus for growth, earnestly addressing people’s concerns and difficulties in their daily life and working together to safeguard harmony and stability.

In particular, President Xi said "the people’s aspiration for a better life is what we are striving for", and stated that one of the biggest aspirations of people in Hong Kong is to have more decent housing.

While addressing attendees, Ms Ho said President Xi’s important speech had expounded in depth on the crucial guidance on Hong Kong’s future development.

As housing is of the greatest concern among all key issues and must be addressed without delay, she stressed that the primary task of the newly established Housing Bureau is to provide a living environment that people can enjoy and thrive in.

To this end, suitable housing policies and measures to address the housing problem will be formulated by the bureau in order to respond to the people’s needs, she added.

The housing chief also encouraged colleagues to adopt innovative thinking and professional knowledge in a concerted manner, and proactively incorporate new technologies and construction methods so as to improve the living conditions and build a better home for people in Hong Kong.