Company fined for illegal club operation
A company was fined $7,500 at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts today (March 26) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance (the Ordinance).The courts heard that in May last year, the...
View ArticleFatal traffic accident in Yau Ma Tei
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Yau Ma Tei this (March 26) morning in which a 78-year-old man died.At about 9.14am, a mud truck driven by a 38-year-old man was travelling along...
View ArticleTAC discusses bus route rationalisation and phasing out heavily polluting...
The Transport Advisory Committee (TAC) was briefed today (March 26) on the Administration's more comprehensive and vigorous approach in rationalising bus routes to better meet passenger demand, enhance...
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 on the MTR Fare Adjustment Mechanism after a Legislative...
View ArticleCluster of Influenza A cases in Kwai Chung Hospital
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:Kwai Chung Hospital spokesperson made the following announcement today (March 26):Three patients (aged 41 to 61) of a male ward had presented...
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Recall of Multiload Radiopaque Cu375 intrauterine contraceptive devices (with...
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 26) instructed a local medical device supplier, Merck Sharp & Dohme (Asia) Limited to recall one lot of Multiload Radiopaque Cu375 intrauterine...
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Public warned against consuming two unsafe food products (with photo)
A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 26) urged the public to refrain from consuming two kinds of food products. One is a...
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Speech by CS at Vocational Training Council Annual Reception (with photos/video)
Following is the speech by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the Vocational Training Council (VTC) Reception 2013 at the Chinese Cuisine Training Institute today (March 26):I...
View ArticleOperator and managers fined for illegal guesthouse operations
Two women and a man were fined $2,500 to $3,000 respectively at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (March 27) for contravening the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance (the...
View ArticleTwo companies fined for illegal club operations
Two companies were fined $4,600 and $5,800 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (March 27) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.The courts heard that in August last year,...
View ArticleConsultancy study on NFC mobile payment infrastructure in Hong Kong
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (March 27) the findings and recommendations of the consultancy study on the...
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New phase of Cleaner Production Partnership Programme invites applications...
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) will start receiving applications under the Cleaner Production Partnership Programme (the Programme) on April 1, 2013. This new phase of the Programme will...
View ArticlePolice operation against failure to wear seatbelt on public light bus
Police conducted a territory-wide operation yesterday (March 26) to reinforce the wearing of seatbelts on public light bus (PLB) as part of ongoing efforts to encourage both drivers and passengers to...
View ArticleLCQ14: Allied health professionals
Following is a question by Dr Hon Joseph Lee Kok-long and a written reply by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, in the Legislative Council today (March 27):Question: Allied health...
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Appeal for information on missing man in Tseung Kwan O (with photo)
Police today (March 27) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Tseung Kwan O.Chiu Wai-sum, aged 40, left his home at Sheung Tak Estate yesterday (March 26) evening and...
View ArticleFS visits Zhongshan
The Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, visited Zhongshan today (March 27).On arrival in Zhongshan, Mr Tsang first held a meeting with the Mayor of Zhongshan, Mr Chen Liangxian, followed by a lunch....
View ArticleInmate attacks officer at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre
An inmate attacked and injured a Correctional Services officer at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre today (March 27).At about 4.15pm, the 37-year-old male inmate, turned emotional and bumped the officer...
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Appeal for information on abandoned child (with photos)
Police are anxious to locate the next-of-kin of a child who was found abandoned in Cheung Sha Wan today (March 27). At about 1.15 pm today, a passer-by found a boy aged about five wandering inside Lai...
View ArticleDaily flight movements hit new record
A total of 1,172 flight movements were handled at the Hong Kong International Airport on March 29, setting a new daily record, a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) said today (March...
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Hong Kong Customs seizes 10 kilogrammes of cocaine in Yau Ma Tei (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs officers mounted an anti-narcotics operation last night (March 29) in Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok. Two local men were intercepted in a building in Pitt Street and one kilogramme of...
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