John Lee: $10 million reserved each year to fund hometown associations' activities and strengthen understanding of hometowns

John Lee said the government would continue to reserve $10 million each year under the Hometown Culture Promotion Programme to fund activities organised by hometown associations, particularly to strengthen young people's sense of understanding and belonging to their hometowns. Since the launch of the Hometown Culture Promotion Programme, hometown associations have applied to organise more than 100 activities, covering areas such as promoting hometown culture, uniting fellow townsmen in Hong Kong and exchanges with the mainland. He also mentioned that in June this year he led a HKSAR Government delegation to visit Fujian, and the two sides established key cooperation areas including finance, aviation, shipping and logistics, and innovation and technology.