HK bans import of poultry eggs from Yunlin County, Taiwan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 2) learnt that high pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza was detected in a sample taken from a wholesale poultry...
View ArticleRed flags hoisted at several beaches
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 (May 3) that due to...
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 (May 4).The arrangements will come into effect two hours before the...
View ArticleRed flags hoisted at Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach and Upper Cheung Sha 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 (May 3) that due to...
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Pop bands use music to disseminate anti-drug messages (with photos)
Twelve pop bands from a youth servicing agency, a drug treatment and rehabilitation centre, counselling centres for psychotropic substance abusers and youth outreaching social work teams staged an...
View ArticleDH closely monitors first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the...
The Department of Health (DH) is today (May 3) closely monitoring the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the United States (US), and hence called on the public to stay alert and...
View ArticleMissing man in Chai Wan located
A man who went missing in Chai Wan has been located. Yip Chuan, aged 75, left his residence in Hing Tung Estate on April 30 and failed to return. His wife made a report to Police on the next day. The...
View ArticleTranscript of remarks by STH
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, at a media session today (May 3) on the Hong Kong section of the...
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 (May 3) two cases of New Delhi metallo-£]-lactamase (NDM)...
View ArticleUpdate on case of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae with OXA and NDM...
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The spokesperson for Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) made the following update today (May 3) regarding an earlier announcement on a cluster of...
View ArticleTwo patients with respiratory symptoms and travel history under CHP...
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (May 3) received notifications respectively from St Paul's Hospital (SPH) and Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital...
View ArticleMotorcycle manoeuvres wow crowds
The 40-plus members of the Civil Aid Service motorcycle demonstration team share a passion for performance, with deep trust in each other and a strong team spirit.They are all members of the Civil Aid...
View ArticleRed flag lowered at Pui O Beach
Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:Here is an item of interest to swimmers.The Leisure and Cultural Services Department...
View ArticleLCSD district free programme cancelled
Attention TV & Radio Announcers:The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced that the following programme scheduled for today (May 4)has been cancelled due to the inclement weather...
View ArticleFEHD orders food factory in Tsuen Wan to suspend business for three weeks
The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a food factory in Tsuen Wan to suspend business for 21 days, as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by...
View ArticleThree patients with respiratory symptoms and travel history test negative for...
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (May 4) investigating a total of three suspected cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) whose respiratory...
View ArticleTranscript of remarks by Secretary for Education
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, at a media session after officiating at the Privacy Awareness Week 2014 Inauguration Ceremony cum Student...
View ArticleSpecial traffic arrangements for Tam Kung Festival
Police will implement special traffic arrangements in Shau Kei Wan between 7am and 6.30pm on May 6 (Tuesday) to facilitate members of the public to celebrate the Tam Kung Festival.(A) Road closures1....
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Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected methamphetamine at Lok Ma Chau Control...
Hong Kong Customs today (May 4) seized about 2.5 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine (ice) at Lok Ma Chau Control Point and arrested a man. The market value of the drugs was about $1.1...
View ArticlePolice condemn violent acts
Police estimated that, at peak, around 170 people participated in the public procession and meeting from Chater Garden to Central Government Offices in Central today (May 4). Police commander at scene...
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