Notification of confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) has been notified by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province of a confirmed human case of avian influenza...
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SED visits Indonesia (with photos)
The Secretary for Education (SED), Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, today (December 16) commenced his duty visit to Indonesia to promote educational co-operation and exchange between Hong Kong and member states of...
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Fire safety publicity at shopping centre (with photo)
Fire Services personnel from the Licensing and Certification Command today (December 16) carried out fire safety publicity activities at restaurants and places of public entertainment in Olympian City...
View ArticleSFH visits Macau
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, will depart for Macau tomorrow morning (December 17) to learn more about the research and development facilities for Chinese medicine there and to...
View ArticleTranscript of remarks by SEN
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, on the incinerator proposal after attending the Islands District Council meeting today (December...
View ArticleLetter of No Objection issued to a public event held on Hong Kong Island on...
On November 13, Police received notification from an organisation to hold public meetings and procession on Hong Kong Island on January 1, 2014. Since then, Police have actively maintained...
View ArticleSeven travellers sentenced for smuggling ivory tusks
Seven travellers were convicted of smuggling ivory tusks and worked ivory at the Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts. One of them was sentenced to four months' imprisonment while the six others were fined...
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Lunch gathering of LegCo Members and former Members (with photos)
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:The Legislative Council (LegCo) held a lunch gathering today (December 16) in the Dining Hall of the LegCo Complex. A total of...
View ArticleCFS proactively follows up cases of excessive cadmium detected in rice
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has been following up on a study conducted by the Consumer Council in which three rice samples were detected with...
View ArticleHAD opens temporary cold shelters (2)
In view of the cold weather, the Home Affairs Department has opened 15 temporary shelters for people in need of refuge from the cold this evening. The temporary shelters will remain open until 8.30am...
View ArticleNotification of confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Guangdong
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) has been notified by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province of a confirmed human case of avian influenza...
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LegCo Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the West Kowloon...
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:Legislative Council Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project today...
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Transcript of remarks by CE at media session in Beijing (with photos/video)
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, at a media session in Beijing today (December 17):Reporter: Mr Leung, the Court of Final Appeal has ruled today that the...
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Museum of History launches largest local history photo exhibition (with photos)
Images that reflect local people's lives as well as the changes in our cityscape are the star attractions of the Hong Kong Museum of History's latest exhibition, "Images Through Time: Photos of Old...
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Appeal for information on missing man in North Point (with photo)
Police today (December 17) appealed to the public for information on a man missing in North Point.Chan Chu-kwong, aged 46, went missing after he was last seen on Tsat Tsz Mui Road yesterday (December...
View ArticleHAD opens temporary cold shelters (2)
In view of the cold weather, the Home Affairs Department has opened 15 temporary shelters for people in need of refuge from the cold this evening. The temporary shelters will open until 8.30am...
View ArticleSuspected case of food poisoning under CHP investigation
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (December 17) investigating a suspected case of food poisoning affecting 12 persons and hence reminded members of the public...
View ArticleOld tree at HK Park collapses
An Old and Valuable Tree (OVT) inside Hong Kong Park infected with the brown root rot (BRR) disease collapsed today (December 17). No one was injured in the incident. The tree was a Ficus microcarpa of...
View ArticleCHP notified by NHFPC of human fatal case of avian influenza A(H10N8) in Jiangxi
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (December 17) received notification from the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of a human fatal case...
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LegCo to implement access to information policy in January next year (with...
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:The Legislative Council (LegCo) Secretariat (the Secretariat) announced today (December 17) that an access to information policy...
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