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Speech by CE at opening of International IT Fest 2014 cum Hong Kong ICT...
Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, at the opening of the International IT Fest 2014 cum Hong Kong ICT Awards 2014 Awards Presentation Ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and...
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Recall of lead-tainted proprietary Chinese medicines (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 7) instructed Mega Good Industrial Limited (Mega Good), a registration holder of proprietary Chinese medicines (pCms), to recall from consumers three pCms of...
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Appeal for information on missing man in Ma On Shan (with photo)
Police today (April 7) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Ma On Shan. Tang Kai-wai, aged 79, left his residence in Hang Ming Street yesterday (April 6) afternoon and...
View ArticleTranscript of remarks by SEN
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, during a stand-up session on the pilot scheme on municipal solid waste charging today (April 7):Reporter:...
View ArticleRegional Traffic Day of Hong Kong Island
Police officers issued a total of 649 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 62 summonses to road users violating traffic regulations during the Regional Traffic Day on Hong Kong Island today (April 7).?The...
View ArticleHospital Authority submits renewal application for Limited Registration
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The Hospital Authority (HA) today (April 8) submitted applications to the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK) for the renewal of Limited...
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Customs operation combats sale of infringing books (with photo)
Customs conducted an operation and searched a children's learning institute for suspected infringing books yesterday (April 7). In the operation, about 500 full-colour copied books, three computers and...
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Government's first consultancy agreement under New Engineering Contract terms...
The Drainage Services Department (DSD) today (April 8) awarded the Government's first consultancy agreement under the Professional Services Contract type of New Engineering Contract (NEC), marking a...
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LegCo Members' visit on public transport services for residents in Hung Shui...
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:Five Legislative Council (LegCo) Members conducted a site visit to Hung Shui Kiu Light Rail Station and Yuen Long West Rail...
View ArticleAgreement on plastic pellet spill incident in Hong Kong waters
Regarding the massive spill of polypropylene plastic pellets into the Hong Kong waters from a cargo ship during typhoon "Vicente" in July 2012, a Marine Department spokesman said today (April 8) that...
View ArticleWanted female visitor arrested in Ma Hang Prison
An officer of the Correctional Services Department today (April 8) reported to the Police that a 41-year-old female visitor at Ma Hang Prison was suspected to be wanted due to violation of a...
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Museum of History exhibition focuses on lease of New Territories and...
An exhibition entitled "The Aftermath of the First Sino-Japanese War: The Lease of the New Territories and Weihaiwei" will be held at the Hong Kong Museum of History from tomorrow (April 9) until June...
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Hong Kong Customs seizes methamphetamine at Shenzhen Bay Control Point (with...
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (April 7) seized around 2.5 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine (commonly known as "Ice") at Shenzhen Bay Control Point and arrested one man.The market value of the...
View ArticleMD announcement
Attention duty announcers, Radio and TV Station:Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:Marine Department today (April 9) reminded masters, coxswains and...
View ArticleRed flag hoisted at Big Wave Bay Beach
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 (April 9) that due...
View ArticleCase of necrotising fasciitis under investigation
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (April 9) investigating a case of necrotising fasciitis involving an 81-year-old woman.The patient, with underlying illness,...
View ArticleOne Japanese tea bag sample detected with low levels of radioactivity
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 9) detected a tea bag sample, imported from Japan and collected at import level for radiation testing,...
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Dinosaur exhibition closes with 770 000 visitors (with photo)
"Legends of the Giant Dinosaurs" exhibition, the largest of its type ever held in Hong Kong, came to a close at 7pm today (April 9). The five-month exhibition was a great success, attracting over 770...
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Hong Kong Customs seizes methamphetamine at Lo Wu Control Point (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs today (April 9) seized about two kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine at Lo Wu Control Point and arrested a woman. The market value of the drugs was about $860,000.Customs...
View ArticleTwo cases of NDM Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae under CHP...
The Public Health Laboratory Services Branch (PHLSB) of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health confirmed today (April 9) a case of New Delhi metallo-£]-lactamase-5 (NDM-5)...
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