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SFETO celebrates Lunar New Year with guests in San Francisco (English only)...
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco (SFETO) celebrated the Year of the Horse with more than 300 distinguished guests, mayors, consuls general, government officials and business...
View ArticleRed flag at Silverstrand Beach lowered
Attention TV/radio announcers:Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:Here is an item of interest to swimmers.The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (February 6) that...
View ArticleEffective Exchange Rate Index
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, February 6, 2014 is 94.7 (same as yesterday's index).
View ArticleLunar New Year auction of vehicle registration marks to be held on February 23
The Transport Department today (February 6) announced that the Lunar New Year auction of vehicle registration marks would be held on February 23 (Sunday) at Meeting Room S221, L2, Hong Kong Convention...
View ArticleCase of community-associated MRSA infection under CHP investigation
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (February 6) investigating a case of pneumonia caused by community-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
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Retail shops raided for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical...
Two retail shops in Causeway Bay and Kwun Tong respectively were raided today (February 6) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for suspected illegal sale of an...
View ArticleTwo men sentenced to community service for obstructing FEHD officer in...
Two men, aged 22 and 36, who resisted a Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) officer in the execution of public duties, were convicted of obstructing a public officer in the execution of...
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"Bless Hong Kong" Launching Ceremony held to mobilise various sectors to...
The Societal Engagement Task Force (SETF) of the Commission on Poverty (CoP) today (February 6) held the "Bless Hong Kong" Launching Ceremony at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai. The unveiling of the...
View ArticleFirst nomination for Southern District Council by-election received
The first nomination for the by-election in the South Horizons West Constituency of Southern District Council was received by the Returning Officer today (February 7), the first day of the nomination...
View ArticleSJ delegates authority to DPP to handle suspected cases of assault on FS and...
A spokesman for the Department of Justice (DoJ) said today (February 7) that regarding two suspected cases of assault on the Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, and the Secretary for Constitutional...
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Customs smashes sea smuggling of illicit cigarettes and motor spirit (with...
Hong Kong Customs mounted an anti-smuggling operation in Lantau Island East this morning (February 7) and smashed a suspected sea-smuggling case off Siu Kau Yi Chau.Dutiable cigarettes and motor spirit...
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Customs seizes mobile phones smuggled through Shenzhen Bay Control Point...
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (February 6) smashed a suspected smuggling case at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point and seized 92 mobile phones of new models valued at about $510,000 in an outbound private...
View ArticleMan jailed for money laundering
A 51-year-old man was jailed for seven years for money laundering at the District Court today (February 7). The court heard that four expatriate victims received phone calls from two women in 2010 and...
View ArticleRegional flag day today
Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (February 8). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Christian Prison Pastoral Association Limited; in Kowloon, Open Door Ministries Limited; and...
View ArticleFatal traffic accident in Tsim Sha Tsui
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Tsim Sha Tsui this morning (February 8) in which a 38-year-old man was killed.At about 1.40am, a taxi driven by a 58-year-old man was travelling...
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Hong Kong welcomes the Year of the Horse in London with music (with photos)
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Horse by hosting a Chinese New Year reception in London yesterday (February 6, London time) and participating in the...
View ArticleCHP notified of seven additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in...
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) yesterday (February 7) received notification of seven additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) respectively in Zhaoqing...
View ArticleAdditional overseas case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome closely...
The Department of Health (DH) is today (February 8) closely monitoring an additional case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the United Arab Emirates...
View ArticleTranscript of SDEV's remarks
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Development, Mr Paul Chan, at a media session after attending a radio programme today (February 8):Reporter: Mr Chan, regarding the setting...
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Speech by CS at launching of Elderly Visit Programme in Rural Villages...
Following is the speech by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the launching of Elderly Visit Programme in Rural Villages this afternoon (February 8):Dr the Honourable Lau...
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