Red 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 (March 3) that due...
View ArticleSpecial traffic arrangements for Kwun Yum Treasury Opening
Police will implement special traffic arrangements and crowd management measures in various districts to facilitate worshippers attending the ceremony of Kwun Yum Treasury Opening.Hung Hom--------The...
View ArticleEntries invited for 2013 Hong Kong Awards for Industries
The 2013 Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI) is open for entries from today (March 4). Hong Kong companies in the manufacturing and services sectors are welcome to join. The closing date is May...
View ArticleAuction of traditional vehicle registration marks to be held on March 17
The Transport Department today (March 4) announced that the auction of traditional vehicle registration marks will be held on March 17 (Sunday), in Meeting Room S421, L4, Hong Kong Convention and...
View ArticleOpening of Water Resources Education Centre
The Water Resources Education Centre of the Water Supplies Department (WSD) was opened today (March 4). The centre aims to enhance the knowledge of water conservation among the younger generation and...
View ArticleWorkshops on operation of Sales of First-hand Residential Properties...
The Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance, the Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority and the Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Electronic Platform (SRPE) will...
View ArticleMail services to Jamaica
Hongkong Post announced today (March 4) that, due to noxious fumes affecting the postal facilities in the country, all mail services (including Speedpost service) to Jamaica will be temporarily...
View ArticleLand Registry statistics for February
The Land Registry today (March 4) released its statistics for February 2013.Land registration-----------------* The number of sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for...
View ArticleOperator and manager fined for illegal guesthouse operations
A woman and a man were fined $4,000 and $1,000 respectively at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (March 4) for contravening the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance.The courts heard that...
View ArticleEffective Exchange Rate Index
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Monday, March 4, 2013 is 95.1 (same as last Saturday's index).The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Saturday, March...
View ArticleProvisional statistics of retail sales for January 2013
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released the latest figures on retail sales today (March 4).The value of total retail sales in January 2013, provisionally estimated at $47.7 billion,...
View ArticleFatal traffic accident in Lantau North
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Lantau North at noon time today (March 4) in which a 44-year-old man was killed.At about noon, when travelling along Magic Road towards Sunny Bay, a...
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Driving Training Scheme for Rehabilitated Persons launched (with photo)
The Correctional Services Department, the Rotary Club of Kowloon East and the A1 Driving School jointly launched the Driving Training Scheme for Rehabilitated Persons in Stanley today (March 5).The...
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CS visits Southern District (with photos)
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, visited Southern District this afternoon (March 5) to meet district councillors and fisheries representatives and to tour Aberdeen Technical...
View ArticleSCMA and EOC Chairperson Selection Board meet the media (3)
Chairman of the EOC Chairperson Selection Board: Mr Tsang Kin-ping, Selection Board member, actually mentioned that as somebody who has no relationship with the Government, he felt that the whole...
View ArticleCluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci cases in Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:The spokesperson for Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) made the following announcement today (March 5):A 90-year-old female patient admitted to...
View ArticleSFST's speech at the HKICPA spring cocktail reception (English only)
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, at the HKICPA (Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants) Spring Cocktail Reception 2013...
View ArticleTranscript of remarks by S for S
Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Security, Mr Lai Tung-kwok, at a media session after attending the launching ceremony of the "Driving Training Scheme for Rehabilitated...
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Recall of western-drug-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 5) instructed a licensed proprietary Chinese medicine wholesaler, Natural Healthcare Development Limited (Natural Healthcare), to recall its two proprietary...
View ArticleGovernment issues Amber Outbound Travel Alert for Malaysia
In view of the current situation in eastern Sabah, Malaysia, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today (March 5) issued an Amber Outbound Travel Alert (OTA) for Malaysia.A Government...
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