Case of severe paediatric influenza B under CHP investigation
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (February 4) investigating a case of severe paediatric influenza B affecting a boy aged 10.The patient, with underlying...
View ArticleEffective Exchange Rate Index
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 is 94.7 (down 0.1 against last Thursday's index).
View ArticleSurvey of Innovation Activities for 2013 starts
The Census and Statistics Department announced today (February 4) the commencement of the Survey of Innovation Activities for the reference year of 2013. The survey aims to collect information on...
View ArticleProvisional statistics of retail sales for December 2013 and for the whole...
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released the latest figures on retail sales today (February 4).The value of total retail sales in December 2013, provisionally estimated at $49.7...
View ArticleProvisional statistics of restaurant receipts and purchases for the fourth...
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released the latest figures on restaurant receipts and purchases today (February 4).The value of total receipts of the restaurants sector in the fourth...
View ArticleCompany and its director convicted for wage offences and defaulting on...
Fortune Grand Asia Limited and its director were sentenced to a fine of $69,000 and 100 hours' community service order respectively at the Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts today (February 4) under the...
View ArticleCase of severe paediatric influenza A under CHP investigation
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (February 4) investigating a case of severe paediatric influenza A affecting a 1-month-old boy.The patient, with good past...
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Hospital Authority Chairman visits Accident and Emergency Departments (with...
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The Hospital Authority (HA) Chairman, Professor John Leong, visited three public hospital Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments this...
View ArticleLand Registry releases statistics for January
The Land Registry today (February 5) released its statistics for January 2014.Land registration-----------------* The number of sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for...
View ArticleCCF invites new applications for Training Subsidy for Children who are on the...
The following is issued on behalf of the Community Care Fund Secretariat: The Community Care Fund (CCF) announced today (February 5) the invitation of a new round of applications for the Training...
View ArticleEffective Exchange Rate Index
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 is 94.7 (same as yesterday's index).
View ArticleTender of 2-Year Exchange Fund Notes to be held on February 14
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announces that a tender of 2-year Exchange Fund Notes will be held on February 14 (Friday)...
View ArticleUpdate on cluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci cases in Tuen Mun Hospital
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The spokesperson for Tuen Mun Hospital made the following update today (February 5) regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of...
View ArticleA sunny and dry January
Under the dominance of a dry northeast monsoon for most of the month, the weather in January 2014 was sunnier and drier than usual. The mean amount of cloud for the month was 32 per cent, which tied...
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Appeal for information on missing man in Castle Peak (with photo)
Police today (February 5) appealed for information on a man who went missing in Castle Peak.Leung Kai-hong, aged 65, went missing after he left his residence at Wu King Estate on February 2. His family...
View ArticleCorrectional officers intercept smuggling of suspected dangerous drugs into...
Correctional Services staff of Stanley Prison (SP) seized a small quantity of suspected dangerous drugs in a letter addressed to a person in custody today (February 5).At about 3.05pm, SP staff found a...
View ArticleCorrectional officers intercept smuggling of suspected dangerous drugs into...
Correctional Services staff of Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre (LCKRC) seized a small quantity of suspected dangerous drugs in the luggage of a male person in custody today (February 5).At about 3.20pm,...
View ArticleUpdate on cluster of Multi-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii cases in Pamela...
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The spokesperson for Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH) made the following update today (February 5) regarding an earlier...
View ArticleSixteen building plans approved in December
The Buildings Department approved 16 building plans in December, with three on Hong Kong Island, five in Kowloon and eight in the New Territories.Of the approved plans, five were for apartment and...
View ArticleFEHD cancels licence of fresh provision shop in Shau Kei Wan
The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene cancelled the licence of a fresh provision shop in Shau Kei Wan today (February 6) for violating the licensing conditions by extracting seawater from a...
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