Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui today visited the Inland Revenue Department, the Treasury and the Audit Commission to learn about the work of colleagues in different roles and to give encouragement to them.

Mr Hui first visited the Inland Revenue Department to learn about the latest progress of the Departmental Information Technology (IT) Plan and shared his views on the project.

The plan aims to enhance services to the public through the use of IT, with major initiatives including the development of a new business tax portal and a tax representative portal, enhancement of the current individual tax portal, extension of the application of workflow technology, and the application of cloud services.

Mr Hui commended the efforts of department staff in embracing IT in their work and hoped the project will be implemented smoothly.

Director of Accounting Services Susanna Cheung had an exchange with Mr Hui on the Treasury's work, including consolidating and managing government accounts as well as providing account and financial management services to other departments.

They also met frontline officers who are involved in implementing the Consumption Voucher Scheme and carrying out fund management work, thanking colleagues for their hard work and contributions.

Lastly, Mr Hui visited the Audit Commission and met Director of Audit John Chu. He then paid a visit to the Regularity Audit Division and the Value for Money Audit Division. Noting that auditing work is meticulous and complicated, Mr Hui asked about the challenges confronting colleagues and praised their high level of professionalism.

Mr Hui expressed deep appreciation to colleagues of the departments for steadfastly and diligently attending to their duties during the pandemic. He also appealed to departmental colleagues who are registered electors to vote in the upcoming Legislative Council General Election.

Mr Hui said the improvement of the electoral system ensures that the principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong” could be fully implemented.

He pointed out that there are a good number of candidates in sectors directly related to the Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau, including accounting, insurance, finance and financial services.

“I appeal again to colleagues and all Hong Kong citizens to earnestly understand candidates' election manifestos and policy advocacy. On December 19, please cast your vote for Hong Kong - our home, to elect new Legislative Council members who have the dedication and capability to build and develop a better Hong Kong.”