Chief Executive John Lee today visited Kwun Tong District, where he toured the Choi Hing Road Light Public Housing project, Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate and the East Kowloon Cultural Centre, and listened to citizens’ views ahead of the upcoming Policy Address.

Secretary for Housing ‍Winnie Ho, Secretary for Labour & Welfare Chris Sun and Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Rosanna Law also participated.

At a media session following the visit, Mr Lee said his Policy Address will be delivered on September 17.

To begin their visit, Mr Lee and the other officials first stopped at the Choi Hing Road project to learn about its operations and intake progress. The Chief Executive called on a household already living there, and toured a home with another household that will move in soon.

He also inspected the project's facilities to learn about their application of technology, and visited weekend bazaar booths, where he listened to the views of community members on government policies.

The first phase of the 18-storey Choi Hing Road project was completed in less than a year and a half, a record for the construction of high-rise buildings in Hong Kong. The Chief Executive said he was pleased to hear positive feedback from residents about the significantly improved living environment in comparison to subdivided flats, and added that he looked forward to more projects being completed so that more people with urgent housing needs can be allocated adequate housing to improve their quality of life.

Mr Lee then headed to Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, where he visited service booths set up by a District Services & Community Care Team. He learnt about the health checks, free Chinese medicine consultations, and anti-mosquito campaign services offered to residents, and interacted with members of the public.

Afterwards, Mr Lee and the officials visited the East Kowloon Cultural Centre to inspect its facilities and learn about its efforts to promote performances and arts technology.

Highlighting that the centre, a world-class major performance venue, is expected to be in full operation by the end of this year, Mr Lee said it will facilitate the curation of more performing arts programmes, promote the industrialisation and integration of cultural tourism, and help to establish Hong Kong as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchanges.