Speech by CS at Grand Opening of "Imminent Domain: Designing the Life of...
Following is the speech by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the Grand Opening of "Imminent Domain: Designing the Life of Tomorrow" this evening (January 30):Ronnie (Ronnie...
View ArticleTwo vehicle distributors fined $1.76M for contravening Motor Vehicles (First...
Two registered distributors of vehicles were fined a total of $1.76 million today (January 30) at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts for selling new vehicles at prices higher than the retail prices...
View ArticleYellow fire warning
Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:Yellow fire warningThe fire danger situation today (January 31) is yellow and the risk of fire is high. People are urged to prevent fires breaking out...
View ArticleFatal traffic accident in Tsuen Wan
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Tsuen Wan today (January 31) in which a 63-year-old man was killed.At about 6.20pm today, a medium goods vehicle (MGV) driven by a 63-year-old man...
View ArticleHong Kong Customs seizes cocaine at airport (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs officers yesterday (January 31) intercepted a foreign male passenger arriving from Santa Cruz, Bolivia at the Customs Arrival Hall of Hong Kong International Airport and seized about...
View ArticleWorkplace safety urged before Chinese New Year holidays
With Chinese New Year around the corner, the Labour Department urged contractors, employers and employees to be more vigilant and take adequate safety precautions before the holidays.A spokesperson for...
View ArticleResidential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance to commence in April
The Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance (Commencement) Notice (the Commencement Notice) was published in the Gazette today (February 1).The Commencement Notice announces that various...
View ArticleOpening hours of LCSD cultural venues and URBTIX outlets during Lunar New Year
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will implement special opening hours for its cultural venues and URBTIX outlets during the Lunar New Year holidays, an LCSD spokesman announced today...
View ArticleSpecial traffic arrangements for race meeting in Sha Tin tomorrow
Police advise motorists that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Sha Tin to facilitate the race meeting tomorrow (February 2).The arrangements will come into effect two hours before the...
View ArticleNovel by Dung Kai-cheung adapted into literary music theatre for "P.E. Period...
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the literary music theatre work "P.E. Period 2.0" by Theatre Ronin will be staged in March. The production is derived from a novel by...
View ArticleBlack-headed gull tests positive for H5N1 virus
A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (February 1) that a black-headed gull found in Tuen Mun last week was confirmed to be H5N1-positive after a...
View ArticleResults of targeted surveillance project on cooking oil all satisfactory
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (February 1) announced results of a targeted surveillance project on cooking oil. All 102 samples of cooking oil passed the tests.Subsequent to the targeted...
View ArticleSpanish theatre company to perform touching classic "The Happy Prince"
Spanish theatre La Baldufa is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a new production, "The Happy Prince", to be staged in Hong Kong in March. Combining different creative styles and techniques...
View ArticleTerritory-wide flag day today
The Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth will hold a territory-wide flag sale from 7am to 12.30pm today (February 2), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.For enquiries, please...
View Article"More Offers, More Choices from Hongkong Post" promotion privileges announced...
To express its gratitude and appreciation to its valuable customers for their unceasing support as well as to promote the broad spectrum of products and services offered, Hongkong Post will offer eight...
View ArticleSpecial traffic arrangements for race meeting in Sha Tin
Police advise motorists that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Sha Tin to facilitate the race meeting today (February 2).The arrangements will come into effect two hours before the...
View ArticleSpecial traffic arrangements for public procession on Hong Kong Island
Police will implement special traffic arrangements on February 4 (Monday) to facilitate a public procession to be held on Hong Kong Island.A public procession will depart at 10.30am for Central...
View ArticleForum to discuss relationship between music and literature
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department's "Footprints of Time ¡V Literary Figures and Their Sojourn in Hong Kong" series will present "Forum: Music in Literature" (conducted in Cantonese) in...
View ArticleHong Kong Wetland Park celebrates World Wetlands Day 2013 (with photos)
Hong Kong Wetland Park held a ceremony today (February 2) to celebrate World Wetlands Day 2013. World Wetlands Day commemorates the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in Ramsar, Iran, on February...
View ArticleThird meeting of Long Term Housing Strategy Steering Committee held
The Long Term Housing Strategy Steering Committee held its third meeting today (February 2).Subsequent to the breakaway session held on January 10, Members further considered issues relating to...
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