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Preferred Hotels & Resorts Announces 2023 Awards of Excellence and GIFTTS Pineapple Awards Winners

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Saturday, May 20, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest independent hotel brand, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 Preferred Awards of Excellence and GIFTTS Pineapple Awards. The awards were presented yesterday at Half Moon, a member of the brand's Legend Collection in Montego Bay, Jamaica, at the closing ceremony of the 2023 Preferred Global Conference. With the Preferred brand in its 55th year, and the conference theme Heart of Hospitality chosen to convey the collective passion for service shared by attendees, the 2023 awards reflected the brand's long held commitment to independent hotels and turned the spotlight on the sustainability and philanthropic efforts of its member properties.

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  • Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest independent hotel brand, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 Preferred Awards of Excellence and GIFTTS Pineapple Awards.
  • NEW YORK, May 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Preferred Hotels & Resorts , the world's largest independent hotel brand, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 Preferred Awards of Excellence and GIFTTS Pineapple Awards.
  • These awards celebrate exceptional actions in the areas of philanthropy, environment, and community as part of Preferred Hotels & Resorts' GIFTTS program.
  • These awards recognize member hotels that epitomize excellence within the Preferred Hotels & Resorts portfolio of over 650 hotels, resorts, and residences, and inspire the global travel community to pursue #ThePreferredLife.

Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong, Visits the Office for Personal Data Protection, Macao, to Strengthen Ties and Foster Collaboration

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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Bay to Bay: Synergies between San Francisco Bay Area and China's Greater Bay Area

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
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HONG KONG, June 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - A research report identifying synergies and collaboration opportunities between the San Francisco Bay Area and China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) was published and presented at a webinar today by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, based in San Francisco, and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).

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  • HONG KONG, June 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - A research report identifying synergies and collaboration opportunities between the San Francisco Bay Area and China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) was published and presented at a webinar today by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, based in San Francisco, and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).
  • Entitled "Bay to Bay: China's Greater Bay Area Plan and Its Synergies for US and San Francisco Bay Area Business," the report analyses the trade, investment and policy landscape of the two bay areas, and identifies sectors with potential including climate change, clean energy, healthcare, electric and autonomous vehicles, biomedicine, and fintech.
  • Sean Randolph, the report's principal author and Senior Director at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, notes that "The GBA and the San Francisco Bay Area are both complex regions and global economic hubs.
  • Hong Kong in particular, as an international crossroads with a dynamic services sector and innovative research, has similarities to San Francisco.

Macao proves success of 'one country, two systems' for 20 years

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Thursday, December 19, 2019
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On Dec. 20, 1999, Macao was officially returned to the motherland by Portugal.

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  • On Dec. 20, 1999, Macao was officially returned to the motherland by Portugal.
  • However, unlike Hong Kong, now experiencing a serious test, Macao has remained prosperous and stable.
  • Today, Macao is one of the world's fastest growing economies, and has one of the world's highest levels of per capita GDP.
  • In the past 20 years, Macao's success in implementing "one country, two systems" has proven that the policy is correct and vibrant.

Hong Kong: the Joint Declaration

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Saturday, July 6, 2019
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Friday, July 5, 2019The UK Government’s response to the recent protests in Hong Kong has drawn attention to the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. This briefing paper explores what the Declaration is and concerns about its status.

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Hong Kong: the Joint Declaration


    The UK Government’s response to the recent protests in Hong Kong has drawn attention to the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. This briefing paper explores what the Declaration is and concerns about its status.

How did the Declaration come about?

    • British rule over Hong Kong dates to the 19th century, when Hong Kong island was cededto Great Britain by China after the first Opium War in 1842.
    • Further territory was added after the second Opium War and in 1898, when Great Britain obtained the New Territories on a 99-year lease.
    • On 19 December 1984 the UK Government and the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) signed The Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong.On 1 July 1997 the UK transferred sovereignty over Hong Kong to thePRC.

"One country, Two systems": what does the Joint Declaration say?


    The principle ‘One country, Two systems’ underpins the Declaration although the term is not explicitly used in the Declaration. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) will be directly under the authority of the People’s Republic of China but will enjoy a “high degree of autonomy” and its social and economic systems and lifestyle will remain unchanged for fifty years.

Is the declaration legally binding?

    • TheUK Government is clear that the Joint Declarationis a legally binding treaty, registered with the United Nations, which continues to remain in force.Itremains as valid today as it did when it was signed over thirty years ago.
    • The Foreign Secretary reaffirmed this on the 22nd anniversary of the handover when he declared the UKs commitment to the Declaration as unwavering.
    • Since 1997 the Foreign Secretary has reported to Parliament at six-monthly intervals on the implementation of the Joint Declaration.
China challenges the status of the Joint Declaration
    • Chinese officials have, in recent years, challenged the status of the Joint Declaration.
    • TheForeign Affairs Committee noted comments by Chinese Foreign Ministry officials in 2017 suggesting the arrangements under the Joint Declaration are now history and described it as ridiculous for the UK to pose itself as a supervisor on Hong Kong affairs.
    • This view was repeated more recently following UK Government concerns about the police response to protests in June-July 2019.
    • Our clear view is that the Sino-British joint declaration of 1984 obliges the Chinese Government to uphold Hong Kongs high degree of autonomy, and its rights and freedoms, and we call on the Chinese Government to do so.
    • The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, to which both the UK and China are States Parties, provides only for the suspension of the operation of a treaty in the event that it is breached.
    • The UK Government has assessed there has been one serious breach of the Joint Declaration.
    • This was in 2015 and relates to the involuntary removal British citizen and Hong Kong bookseller Lee Po from Hong Kong to mainland China.

'One country, one system?': Concerns about Hong Kong's autonomy

    • The protests against the extradition bill in June and July 2019 reflect fears that Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms are at risk.
    • These have been catelogued by the UK Government in its six-monhtly reports to Parliament.
    • In 2017 the FCO reported "Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy is under increasing pressure".
    • Commentators have alsocommented on theerosion of political and media liberties in Hong Kong.

The extradition law protests

    • OnSunday 9 Juneprotestors took to the streets of Hong Kong to oppose a draft amendment to extradition laws.
    • The law would allow the extradition of individuals from Hong Kong to mainland China.
    • Critics fear the law would enable the Chinese government to pursue political opponents.
    • On2 Julyprotestors broke into the Parliamentary building, the LegCo, and draped a colonial-era Hong Kong flag on the podium.

The Greater Bay Area ushers in vigorous development

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Thursday, March 21, 2019
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BEIJING, March 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn on The Greater Bay Area:

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  • BEIJING, March 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn on The Greater Bay Area:
    Last month, China unveiled its Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
  • In the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, scientific and effective administrative guidance can help newly established enterprises solve financing problems.
  • Similar examples are the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. and the Tokyo Bay Area in Japan.
  • At the same time, we firmly believe that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will keep a profoundly Chinese character even as it becomes a world-class city cluster.

2018 China Sports Culture Expo and China Sports Tourism Expo Convened Media Meeting in HK and Macao, Marking the Preparatory Work

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Saturday, December 8, 2018
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HONG KONG and MACAU, China, Dec. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --On December 6, 2018 China Sports Culture Expo and China Sports Tourism Expo Media Meeting was held in Hong Kong and Macao.

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  • HONG KONG and MACAU, China, Dec. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --On December 6, 2018 China Sports Culture Expo and China Sports Tourism Expo Media Meeting was held in Hong Kong and Macao.
  • China Sports Culture Expo and China Sports Tourism Expo will be held at Poly World Trade Center Exhibition Hall during December 11-13.
  • Enhancing cooperation between Guangdong and HK, the city will make China Sports Culture Expo and China Sports Tourism Expo a great success.
  • The China Sports Culture Expo and China Sports Tourism Expo 2018 will help connect our sports power dream and the Chinese dream.

The First Greater Bay Area Biotechnology and Translational Medicine International Collaboration in the United States · China · Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macau Greater Bay

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has long endeavoured to the development of translational medicine and biotechnology research. Together with alliance partners from the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macau Greater Bay Area including Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen University, Macau University of Science and Technology, PolyU will initiate a collaboration with The State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo) and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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  • I am also confident that this international partnership will drive a new wave of world-class developments in biotechnology.
  • Leveraging the opportunities provided by the Greater Bay Area, the collaboration would foster more applied research in biotechnology, and bring innovations in the areas of cancer, genomics, translational medicine, and other related areas in biotechnology.
  • Riding on the strength of each partner from the Guangdong Hong Kong Macau Greater Bay Area, the collaborative platform is expected to generate immense impact towards the development of the Greater Bay Area into a biotechnology hub.