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The Chinese Temples Committee (“CTC”) signed a consultancy agreement of about HK$2.5 million on 23 June 2022 with Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited for consultancy services for digitalization of asset management in directly-administered Chinese temples. The consultancy agreement mainly comprises:- (i) Digitalization Roadmap and Execution Plan for 24 nos. temples; (ii) 3-D Scanning, Photogrammetry Scanning and BIM Modelling for 3 nos. temples as Pilot Scheme, integrated with Asset Management System applying Internet of Things Solutions; and (iii)Digital Works Supervision System for 24 nos. temples. The consultancy agreement will commence on 11 July 2022 for completion in 12 months.

It has come to the attention of the Chinese Temples Committee (the “Committee”) that CHEK LAP KOK TIN HAU TEMPLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION（赤鱲角天后宮管理協會） (the “Association”) has issued a booklet promoting the Tin Hau Temple, Wong Lung Hang, Tung Chung（東涌黃龍坑天后廟）in which the information contained therein has been extracted from the official website of the Committee. It is hereby declared that the Committee does not have any relationship with the Association and has not authorized the Association or any other party to use such information in its booklet, and unless expressly authorized by the Committee, no information from the Committee’s official website may be copied, reproduced, uploaded, publicly displayed, transmitted or distributed in any way through any medium. The Committee hereby reserves all its rights, including but not limited to right to take legal action against any unauthorized use of any information published at the Committee’s official website.

The Chinese Temples Committee (“CTC”) signed a contract of about HK$20 million on 5 May 2022 with REC Green Technologies Company Limited for Replacement of Joss Paper Furnaces and Smoke Abatement Plants and Maintenance Services at Chinese Temples.

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