LCSD museums to open for free on this weekend
International Museum Day 2013, Hong Kong (IMD 2013 HK) will be held tomorrow and on Sunday (May 18 and 19). All museums under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) as well as other local...
View ArticleRed flag hoisted at Pui O 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 (May 17) that due...
View ArticleMay 31 deadline for proposals to alter rateable values
The Rating and Valuation Department (RVD) today (May 17) reminded the public that proposals to alter the rateable value of properties from April 1 this year must be served on the Commissioner of Rating...
View ArticleSpecial traffic arrangements for race meeting in Sha Tin tomorrow
Police advise motorists that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Sha Tin to facilitate the race meeting tomorrow (May 18).The arrangements will come into effect two hours before the...
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SEN continues visit to Singapore (with photos)
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, and the delegation of the Steering Committee on the Promotion of Green Building today (May 17) continued their visit to Singapore to learn about its...
View ArticleUpdate on number of suspected human cases of avian influenza A(H7) notified
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (May 17) provided an update on the latest number of suspected human cases of avian influenza A(H7) notified to the CHP,...
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Customs seizes record high illicit tobacco seizures from transshipment...
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (May 16) smashed a transshipment smuggling case at Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound and seized record high illicit tobacco weighing 5339 kilograms and...
View ArticlePak Sha Wan Correctional Institution officers stop fight between inmates
Correctional officers stopped a fight between two inmates at Pak Sha Wan Correctional Institution today (May 17).At about 9am, two male inmates, aged 49 and 41, were found quarrelling and fighting in a...
View ArticleFEHD orders Tsuen Wan food factory to suspend business for two weeks
The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a food factory in Tsuen Wan to suspend business for 14 days.The operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation by illegally...
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Customs seizes $60 million worth of smuggled goods on river trade vessel...
Hong Kong Customs foiled a smuggling attempt by a river trade vessel destined for the Mainland on May 16, seizing $60 million worth of unmanifested goods including high valued electronic products and...
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SCED attends Expo Central China 2013 in Zhengzhou (with photos)
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, attended the opening ceremony of Expo Central China 2013 (Expo) and the Expo's Summit Forum in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, today (May...
View ArticleUpdate on number of suspected human cases of avian influenza A(H7) notified
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (May 18) provided an update on the latest number of suspected human cases of avian influenza A(H7) notified to the CHP,...
View ArticleUpdate on cluster of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci cases in Tuen Mun Hospital
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:Regarding the earlier confirmation that some in-patients confirmed to be Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) carriers, the spokesperson of...
View ArticleCorrectional officers stop an inmate from self-harm
Correctional Services officers stopped an inmate from self-harm at Stanley Prison today (May 18).At about 9.25am, an officer found the 65-year-old male inmate cutting his neck with a pair of small...
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Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign launched (with photos)
The Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign, a territory-wide food waste reduction campaign, was officially launched today (May 18) to encourage the entire community, from individuals and households to commercial...
View ArticleNo new human case of avian influenza A (H7N9) in the Mainland
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) verified with the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) no new human case of avian influenza A (H7N9) in the...
View ArticleCorrectional officers intercept smuggling of suspected dangerous drugs into...
Correctional officers seized a small quantity of suspected dangerous drugs from a female remand inmate at Tai Lam Centre for Women today (May 18).At about 6.20pm, officers found the 24-year-old remand...
View ArticleSFH visits clinic for Chinese medicine in Germany
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, arrived in Munich, Germany, on May 18 (Munich time) to visit a Chinese medicine clinic in K?tzting in the second leg of his duty visit to...
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SFH attends World Health Assembly in Geneva (with photos)
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, is in Geneva, Switzerland, today (May 20, Geneva time) attending the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization as a member of the...
View ArticleOpening remarks by SEN at press conference on "Hong Kong: Blueprint for...
Following are the opening remarks by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, at the press conference on "Hong Kong: Blueprint for Sustainable Use of Resources 2013-2022" held today (May...
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