Hong Kong welcomes the Year of the Snake in London (with photos)
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO), launched its series of events to celebrate the Year of the Snake with a high-profile reception at the Whitehall Banqueting House in London...
View ArticleHKETO, Brussels promotes Hong Kong cinema in Madrid, Spain to strengthen...
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) is bringing the Hong Kong Film Panorama to Madrid, Spain, from February 21 to March 14 in co-operation with its local partners,...
View ArticleFEHD orders Mong Kok restaurant to suspend business for two weeks
The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Mong Kok to suspend business for 14 days.The operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation by illegally extending...
View ArticleAmendment Regulation to regulate export of powdered formula gazetted
The Government gazetted today (February 22) the Import and Export (General)(Amendment) Regulation 2013 (the Amendment Regulation) to prohibit the export of powdered formula (including milk powder and...
View ArticlePrudential supervisory measures for mortgage lending
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:As the risk of overheating in the property market has again risen recently, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued today...
View ArticleRevisions of Mortgage Insurance Programme
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) today (February 22) announced that revisions will be made to the eligibility...
View ArticleBatch recall of Simvastatin-Teva 10mg Tablets (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 22) instructed a licensed medicine wholesaler, The International Medical Company Limited, to recall from consumers three batches (batch numbers: 3560612,...
View ArticleTranscript of remarks at press conference on demand-side management measures...
Following is the transcript of remarks at the question-and-answer session of the press conference on demand-side management measures held in the Auditorium, Central Government Offices, Tamar, today...
View ArticleNew round of demand-side management measures
The Government today (February 22) introduced two demand-side management measures to curtail risks brought about by the exuberant property market.First, the cost of transactions will be increased...
View ArticleRecall of proprietary Chinese medicines with failed microbial limit (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 22) instructed Wing Yeung Tong Medicine Manufactory, the registration holder of a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), namely Naturherbao Herbal Tea...
View ArticleLantern carnival held at Tsing Yi Park tonight
To celebrate the Spring Lantern Festival, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) held the New Territories West Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival tonight (February 22) at Tsing Yi Park,...
View ArticleSFH on new novel coronavirus and amendment regulation to regulate export of...
Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending the spring gathering of the Hospital Authority this evening (February 22):Secretary for...
View ArticleTranscript of remarks by SFST
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, at a media session after attending a TV programme today (February 23):Reporter: ......
View ArticleTranscript of remarks by STH
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, in a media stand-up session after attending radio programmes this morning...
View ArticleFEHD orders Mong Kok restaurant to suspend business for three weeks
The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Mong Kok to suspend business for 21 days.The operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation by illegally extending...
View ArticleFever patient tested negative for novel coronavirus
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) received a report from Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) today (February 23) of a suspected case of Severe Respiratory Disease...
View ArticlePOH clustering of Human Metapneumovirus cases
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The spokesperson for Pok Oi Hospital (POH) made the following announcement today (February 23):Seven patients (aged 32 to 78) and a staff...
View ArticleSFH on new novel coronavirus
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending a public function this afternoon (February 23):Secretary for Food and Health: I would like...
View ArticleLantern carnival held at Fanling Recreation Ground tonight
Festive lanterns lit up Fanling Recreation Ground tonight (February 23) while various entertaining programmes organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) celebrated the Spring...
View ArticlePolice to assist investigation of a case in Argentina
Police will send a team of three Police Inspectorate Officers to Argentina to assist its Argentinian counterpart to investigate a "Request for Police Assistance" case.Police received two reports on...
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