Policy Address
Legal Services
79. As an international legal hub, Hong Kong faces a pressing need to enhance the capability of its legal profession by harnessing modern technology in the provision of legal and dispute resolution services. Further to the establishment of the LawTech Fund and the COVID-19 Online Dispute Resolution Scheme under the second round of the AEF, the DoJ will actively explore the development of the Hong Kong Legal Cloud, a state-of-the-art online facility equipped with advanced information security technology, to provide secure, reliable and affordable data storage services for the local legal and dispute resolution sector to promote the overall long-term development of Hong Kong’s legal and dispute resolution services.
Agricultural and Fisheries Industries
80. The Government is committed to promoting high value-added and sustainable development of the agricultural and fisheries industries. We will establish an Agricultural Park in Kwu Tung South to facilitate the development of agro-technology and modernisation of farm management, as well as provide technical support to farmers. Works on Agricultural Park Phase 1 will commence shortly, and is expected to be completed in phases between next year and 2023. Regarding the fisheries industry, the Government has resumed issuing new marine fish culture licences since the beginning of this year, and is preparing to designate new fish culture zones at four locations in Hong Kong waters to increase fish production. Related environmental impact assessment is underway and is expected to be completed in 2022. We also support Hong Kong fishermen to participate in the development of deep-sea mariculture in the GBA. Last year, we signed a co-operation agreement with the relevant authorities of the Guangdong Provincial Government, and will provide assistance under the Sustainable Fisheries Development Fund and set up a modern demonstration farm to help the fisheries trade switch to deep-sea mariculture.
