TAC discusses KMB's fare increase application and provision of new e-payment...
The Transport Advisory Committee (TAC) discussed today (January 15) the application for fare increase from the Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB).The TAC Chairman, Mr Larry Kwok, said the...
View ArticleLegCo to provide simultaneous sign language and Putonghua interpretation for...
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:The Legislative Council Commission (the Commission) decided today (January 15) that a phased approach be adopted for the...
View ArticleRecall of selected lots of two brands of Acuvue contact lenses
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 15) drew public attention to the recall of selected lots of 1-Day Acuvue Moist Brand Contact Lenses and Acuvue Advance Brand Contact Lenses with Hydraclear...
View ArticleMan jailed for conspiracy to money laundering
A 52-year-old man was convicted of conspiracy to money laundering and was sentenced to two years and four months¡¦ imprisonment at District Court today (January 15).The court heard that Police received...
View ArticleCase of NDM-4 Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae under CHP investigation
The Public Health Laboratory Services Branch (PHLSB) of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health confirmed today (January 15) a case of New Delhi metallo-£]-lactamase-4...
View ArticleSpecial traffic and transport arrangements in So Kon Po and Causeway Bay this...
The Transport Department (TD) today (January 16) reminded the public that special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented in So Kon Po and Causeway Bay this Friday (January 18) to...
View ArticleThirty arrested during anti-illegal employment operation "Windsand"
The Immigration Department and the Hong Kong Police Force today (January 16) jointly mounted an anti-illegal employment operation codenamed "Windsand" in Sheung Shui. During the operation, 30 Mainland...
View ArticleHospital Authority's response to Policy Address
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The Chairman of the Hospital Authority (HA), Mr Anthony Wu, made the following statement in response to the policy agenda of health-care...
View ArticleDead body found case in Tseung Kwan O reclassified as murder
Police today (January 16) reclassified a dead body found case in Tseung Kwan O that occurred on August 11 last year as murder.On August 9 last year, Police received a report that a 15-year-old boy left...
View ArticleTranscript of CE's press conference on 2013 Policy Address (with photos/videos)
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, at the press conference on the 2013 Policy Address at Central Government Offices, Tamar, this afternoon (January 16):Chief...
View ArticleWarning on oral product containing undeclared Western drug ingredients (with...
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 16) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume an oral product named 'Chashoot' as it may contain undeclared Western drug ingredients that are...
View ArticleCorrectional staff intercept suspected dangerous drugs and unauthorised articles
Correctional Services staff of Tai Lam Correctional Institution (TLCI) and Hei Ling Chau Correctional Institution (HLCI) respectively seized a small quantity of suspected dangerous drugs and...
View ArticleRecall of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicines (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 16) instructed a licensed wholesaler of proprietary Chinese medicines (pCm), "Ka Loong Pharmaceutical (HK) Co. Limited" (Ka Loong) to recall from consumers...
View ArticleFurther arrest in connection with murder case in Tseung Kwan O
Police this (January 16) afternoon further arrested a 17-year-old man in Kwun Tong in suspected connection with a murder case that occurred in August last year in which a 15-year-old boy was...
View ArticleMissing man in Lam Tin located
A man who went missing in Lam Tin has been located.Chan Chau, aged 82, went missing after he left his home in Ping Tin Estate yesterday (January 15). His family made a report to Police on the same...
View ArticleTwenty-six immigration offenders arrested
The Immigration Department yesterday (January 16) conducted a series of anti-illegal worker operations with the Police and the Labour Department codenamed "Champion" and "Powerplayer", arresting 24...
View ArticleOpening remarks by SFST at press conference on initiatives of Financial...
Following is the opening remarks by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, at the press conference today (January 17) on policy initiatives in the 2013 Policy...
View ArticlePublic urged not to buy or consume slimming product of unknown composition...
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 17) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume a slimming product called "Leisure 18 Slimming Coffee" as it was found to contain undeclared and...
View ArticleCorrectional officers intercept suspected dangerous drugs and unauthorised...
Correctional Services Officers at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre seized a small quantity of suspected dangerous drugs from a remand inmate and intercepted an unauthorised article and traces of suspected...
View ArticleHK bans import of poultry products from Kings County, Brooklyn, New York, USA
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 17) announced that it has banned theimport of all poultry and poultry products, including poultry eggs,...
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