The Civil Service College today held the 11th talk of the series on the country’s foreign affairs jointly with the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The talk, delivered via video conference by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Special Representative for Climate Change Negotiations Qi Dahai, was on the topic of “Global Climate Governance & International Co-operation on Climate Change”.

Over 130 civil servants in the directorate and senior ranks took part in the event online, marking the finale of the series.

Addressing the discussion, Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung said that combating climate change is an important issue across the globe. To this end, the country actively engages in the global governance of climate change, implements strategies, measures and actions, and makes important pledges on coping with climate change.

She also noted that the Hong Kong SAR Government actively supports the country’s green development strategy and shoulders the responsibility of promoting decarbonisation.

Civil servants need to better their understanding of the global governance of climate change and decarbonisation in order to act in better concert with the country’s overall strategy when handling relevant areas of work, she stressed.