Cluster of Influenza A (H3) cases in Tuen Mun Hospital
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The spokesperson of Tuen Mun Hospital made the following announcement today (July 4): Three patients (two male and one female, aged 9 to 17)...
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Public consultation on review of Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance...
The Home Affairs Department (HAD) today (July 4) released a consultation paper on the "Review of the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance" to consult the public on facilitating enforcement...
View ArticleGovernment releases report on views received in public engagement exercise on...
The Government today (July 4) released the independent analysis report on views received in the public engagement exercise on population policy compiled by the Social Sciences Research Centre (SSRC) of...
View ArticleTranscript of remarks by SED
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, at a media session during a break at the Legislative Council Finance Committee meeting today (July...
View ArticleHong Kong promotes startup initiatives in Berlin (English only)
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), Hong Kong's investment promotion agency, partnered with Hardware Accelerator, the startup initiative of betahaus, to host a networking event for startup companies in Berlin...
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Appeal for information on abandoned baby (with photo)
Police are anxious to locate the next-of-kin of a baby boy who was found abandoned in Tin Shui Wai yesterday (July 4). At about 9.29pm last night, Police received a report that a baby was found...
View ArticleRegional flag day today
Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 5). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Association for Cleft Lip and Palate; in Kowloon, Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps; and in the...
View ArticleVery Hot Weather Warning issued
Attention TV/radio announcers:Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:The Hong Kong Observatory has issued the very hot weather warning.To prevent heat stroke, avoid prolonged activities...
View ArticleAssess the risk of heat stroke to employees
Attention duty announcer, radio and TV stations:Please broadcast the following special announcement immediately, and repeat it at frequent intervals when the Very Hot Weather Warning is in force: "The...
View ArticleHAD to open temporary night heat shelters
The Home Affairs Department will open 14 temporary night heat shelters tonight (July 5) for people in need of refuge from the heat.The centres will be open from 10.30pm until 8am tomorrow.For further...
View ArticleFever patient with travel history tests negative for MERS-CoV
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (July 5) provided an update on a suspected case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) affecting a woman aged 59. Her...
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Day Camp for Geotechnical Engineers of Tomorrow improves students' awareness...
The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (July 5) held the Day Camp for Geotechnical Engineers of Tomorrow, at which over 120 junior secondary school students from 17 schools...
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Appeal for information on missing man in Yuen Long (with photo)
Police today (July 5) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Yuen Long. Tsui Cheong-fu, aged 82, left his residence on Fuk Shing Path yesterday (July 4) and failed to...
View ArticleCase of severe paediatric influenza A infection under CHP investigation
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (July 5) investigating a case of severe paediatric influenza A infection affecting a 7-year-old boy.The patient, with good...
View ArticleQEH uses expired surgical sutures
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The spokesperson for Queen Elizabeth Hospital made the following announcement today (July 5) regarding use of expired surgical sutures on...
View ArticleCorrectional officers stop fighting among persons in custody
Correctional Services officers stopped a fight among five male persons in custody in Tong Fuk Correctional Institution today (July 5).At 12.12pm, a 41-year-old person in custody argued with another...
View ArticleVery Hot Weather Warning issued
Attention TV/radio announcers:Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:The Hong Kong Observatory has issued the very hot weather warning.To prevent heat stroke, avoid prolonged activities...
View ArticleAssess the risk of heat stroke to employees
Attention duty announcer, radio and TV stations:Please broadcast the following special announcement immediately, and repeat it at frequent intervals when the Very Hot Weather Warning is in force: "The...
View ArticleFlag-raising ceremony cancelled
Owing to the thunderstorm warning, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (July 6) will be cancelled.
View ArticleCheerleading wave sweeps HK
Cheering squad members urging on teams with dances, prances, stunts and chants swept the sporting world first as entertainers, but are now considered serious athletes in their own right. Hong Kong...
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