Public urged to report flooding
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View ArticleEffective Exchange Rate Index
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 is 95.3 (up 0.1 against yesterday's index).
View ArticleCSSA caseload for February
The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) caseload in February showed a drop of 842 cases, representing a decrease of 0.3 per cent compared to that of January, according to the latest...
View ArticleLCQ4: Regulation of travel agents and tourist guides
Following is a question by the Hon Wong Ting-kwong and a reply by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, in the Legislative Council today (March 20):Question:Some members...
View ArticleLC: Speech by SEN on moving second reading of Air Pollution Control...
Following is the speech by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, on moving the second reading of the Air Pollution Control (Amendment) Bill 2013 at the Legislative Council today (March...
View ArticleLCQ6: Stepping up regulation of lift contractors and training for lift...
Following is a question by the Hon Tang Ka-piu and a reply by the Secretary for Development, Mr Paul Chan, in the Legislative Council today (March 20):Question:On the 2nd of this month, a lift in a...
View ArticleSurvey results of 2012 Annual Earnings and Hours Survey released
Monthly wageAccording to the statistics released today (March 20) by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD), the median monthly wage of employees in Hong Kong (excluding employees in the...
View ArticleCorrectional officers stop remand inmate attempting self-harm
Correctional services officers stopped a remand inmate attempting to hurt himself in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre today (March 20).At around 7am, an officer found the 54-year-old male remand inmate,...
View ArticleLCSD issues clarification on light pollution reports concerning HK Space Museum
In response to some media reports and commentaries today (March 20) alleging that the Hong Kong Space Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui is the most severely light polluted place in the territory, a spokesman for...
View ArticleEffective Exchange Rate Index
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 is 95.2 (down 0.1 against yesterday's index).
View ArticleLCQ13: Quality of drinking water
Following is a question by the Hon Wong Kwok-hing and a written reply by the Secretary for Development, Mr Paul Chan, in the Legislative Council today (March 20):Question:It has been reported that on...
View ArticleWoman fined for managing unlicensed guesthouse
A woman was fined $2,500 at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (March 20) for contravening the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance (the Ordinance).The courts heard that in August last...
View ArticleFEHD orders Yau Ma Tei restaurant to suspend business for two weeks
The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a restaurant in Yau Ma Tei to suspend business for 14 days.The operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation by illegally...
View ArticleHK continues import ban on game civet cats
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 21) reminded the public that the import of game masked palm civets (also known as Himalayan palm civets or...
View ArticleEffective Exchange Rate Index
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, March 21, 2013 is 95.2 (same as yesterday's index).
View ArticleConsumer Price Indices for February 2013
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (March 21) the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures for February 2013. According to the Composite CPI, overall consumer prices rose by 4.4%...
View ArticleHong Kong's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position...
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (March 21) the preliminary Balance of Payments (BoP) and International Investment Position (IIP) statistics of Hong Kong for the fourth...
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Speech by CS at Hong Kong Institute of Volunteers Inauguration Ceremony...
Following is the speech by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the Hong Kong Institute of Volunteers Inauguration Ceremony today (March 21):J P (Chairman of the Agency for...
View ArticleSpecial traffic arrangements during Ching Ming Festival
Police will implement special traffic arrangements in various districts to facilitate grave-sweepers, and to ensure smooth vehicular traffic movements and pedestrian safety during Ching Ming...
View ArticleLocal drug situation continues to improve in 2012
The Commissioner for Narcotics, Mrs Erika Hui, announced today (March 21) the 2012 figures of the Central Registry of Drug Abuse (CRDA) and the results of the "2011/12 Survey of Drug Use among...
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