Regional Traffic Day of Hong Kong Island
Police officers issued a total of 613 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 67 summonses to road users violating traffic regulations during the Regional Traffic Day on Hong Kong Island.The operation...
View ArticleFlag raising ceremony cancelled
Owing to the thunderstorm warning, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at the Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (July 16) will be cancelled.Police Report No. 69
View ArticleVirtuosi and young talents to perform in Cantonese Opera Summer Camp finale
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, "Cantonese Opera Summer Camp - Demonstration and Finale Performance" will be staged in August. This is a showcase of demonstrations by...
View ArticleHAB urges eligible arts organisations to submit voter registration forms for...
Registration of voters for the Nomination of Representatives of Arts Interests for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) Exercise will close on July 22. The Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) today...
View ArticleMissing man in Tsuen Wan located
Police have located a man who went missing in Tsuen Wan on July 14.Chow Loon-so, aged 82, left his residence in Fuk Loi Estate on July 14 morning and failed to return. His family made a report to...
View ArticleInformation Services Department takes part in Hong Kong Book Fair 2013
The Information Services Department (ISD) is taking part in this year's Hong Kong Book Fair (July 17 to 23) under the theme of "Which Book is Your Target?"A total of 120 government titles, CDs, VCDs...
View ArticleHK Cultural Centre to launch "Creative Market in Partnership @ HKCC" in...
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC) will launch the first round of "Creative Market in Partnership @ HKCC" at the HKCC Piazza in mid-September with an aim of providing a platform for creative talents...
View Article"Hong Kong 2012" on sale at Book Fair (with photos)
The Government's latest Yearbook, "Hong Kong 2012", goes on sale at the Hong Kong Book Fair tomorrow (July 17).The book provides an in-depth account of government policy and activities and an overview...
View ArticleLCQ6: Public meetings and processions
Following is a reply by the Secretary for Security, Mr Lai Tung-kwok, to a question by the Hon Leung Kwok-hung in the Legislative Council today (July 17):Question:The organiser of the march on July 1...
View ArticleFootball betting licence renewed
The Government, having consulted the Betting and Lotteries Commission (the Commission), has decided to renew the licence for football betting of HKJC Football Betting Limited for four years with effect...
View ArticleFraudulent website: www.whgbkhk.com
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain...
View ArticleLCQ3: Graduates of post-secondary programmes
Following is a question by the Hon Mrs Regina Ip and a reply by the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, in the Legislative Council today (July 17):Question:Regarding the number of graduates...
View ArticleSCED to visit Beijing
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, will leave Hong Kong tomorrow evening (July 18) for an official visit to Beijing.On July 19, Mr So will meet the Commissioner of the...
View ArticleArrangements on obstetric services for Mainland expectant mothers married to...
A Government spokesman said today (July 17) that eligible Mainland pregnant women whose husbands are Hong Kong residents can make delivery bookings for 2014 and beyond through the existing special...
View ArticleOperator and managers fined for illegal guesthouse operations
Four women were fined $3,000 each at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (July 17) for contravening the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance (the Ordinance).The courts heard that...
View ArticleCompany fined for illegal club operation
A company was fined $5,000 at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (July 17) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance (the Ordinance).The courts heard that in December last year, the...
View ArticleSpeech by CE at Hong Kong Association of Banks' luncheon (English only) (with...
Following is the speech delivered by the Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, at a luncheon organised by the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) today (July 17):Ben (Chairman of the HKAB, Mr Benjamin...
View ArticleExpert Group on Hong Kong-Guangdong Financial Co-operation meets
The Expert Group on Hong Kong-Guangdong Financial Co-operation held its fifth meeting in Guangzhou today (July 17) to discuss ways of enhancing financial co-operation between the two places.The meeting...
View ArticleMissing man in Mong Kok located
A man who went missing in Mong Kok has been located.Yeung Kam-fai, aged 48, went missing after he left his residence on Pok Man Street on July 16. His family made a report to Police on the same day.He...
View ArticleCorrectional officers rescue inmate from hanging attempt
Correctional officers rescued a female inmate who attempted to hang herself in Lo Wu Correctional Institution yesterday (July 17).At about 9.26pm, an on-duty officer noticed that the 34-year-old female...
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