LegCo Panel on Environmental Affairs visits waste management facilities in Korea
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Environmental Affairs continued its duty visit in Seoul, Korea today (April 3) to study...
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Attention duty announcers, Radio and TV Station:Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:Marine Department today (April 4) reminded masters, coxswains and...
View ArticleRed flags hoisted at several beaches
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 (April 4) that due...
View ArticleKwun Tong District Council by-election nominations open tomorrow
Nominations for the by-election in the Ping Shek Constituency of Kwun Tong District Council will open tomorrow (April 5). "The nomination period will end on April 18. A nominee must be a registered...
View ArticleCar park at Hong Kong Wetland Park is full
Attention TV/Radio Announcers:Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:The car park at the Hong Kong Wetland Park is full now. Members of the public are advised to take public transport to...
View ArticleApplications for Common Recruitment Examination and Basic Law Test open tomorrow
Prospective applicants for civil service posts at degree or professional level can apply from tomorrow (April 5) to sit the Common Recruitment Examination and Basic Law Test (CRE and BLT) to be held on...
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Hong Kong Customs seizes cocaine at airport (with photos)
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (April 3) foiled a drug trafficking attempt by a passenger at Hong Kong International Airport and seized 8.4 kilogrammes of cocaine with an estimated street value of about...
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SEN continues visit to recycling facilities and green social enterprise in...
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, today (April 4) continued his visit to Korea, learning more about its environmental facilities and policies and the local development of green...
View ArticleGrading of beach water quality released
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (April 5) released the latest grading of water quality at 36 beaches.Twenty-seven beaches were rated as good (grade 1) and nine were rated as fair...
View ArticleRevised proposal for preservation of Jessville
The Chief Executive in Council has approved the upholding of an earlier decision to partially lift the Pokfulam Moratorium to facilitate the revised preservation-cum-development proposal for the...
View ArticleEffective Exchange Rate Index
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Friday, April 5, 2013 is 95.1 (up 0.2 against Wednesday's index).
View ArticleRegistration scheme for buildings with optical fibre access networks extended
The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) today (April 5) announced the extension of the voluntary registration scheme for buildings with optical fibre access networks (the Scheme) to cover...
View ArticleCorrectional officers rescue inmate from hanging attempt
Correctional officers rescued an inmate who attempted to hang himself in Pik Uk Correctional Institution today (April 5).During patrol at about 6.30am, an officer noticed the 19-year-old male inmate...
View ArticleMeetings of the Legislative Council Committees
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:The Legislative Council Committees will hold 27 open meetings and one closed meeting during the week from April 8 to 12 in the...
View ArticleAppointments to committees of Financial Services Development Council announced
Following the appointment of the Chairman and 21 members of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) on January 17, 2013, the Chief Executive further appointed 34 non-official members and two...
View ArticleSWD disburses first OALA payment to eligible elderly
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) today (April 5) disbursed the first payment of the Old Age Living Allowance (OALA) to eligible elderly persons under the Phase 1 - Auto Conversion arrangement....
View ArticleCross-boundary human smuggling syndicate smashed by Immigration Department...
The Hong Kong Immigration Department, the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department and the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau neutralised an active human smuggling syndicate in a joint...
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SEN concludes visit to Korea (with photos)
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, today (April 5) concluded his visit to Korea by touring a range of waste management facilities and projects.In the morning, Mr Wong visited the...
View ArticleRed flags hoisted at Pui O Beach and Lower Cheung Sha 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 (April 6) that due...
View ArticleSpecial traffic and transport arrangements for public procession on Hong Kong...
The Transport Department (TD) today (April 6) reminded that special traffic and transport arrangements would be implemented on Hong Kong Island from about 2.30pm tomorrow (Sunday) to facilitate the...
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