A man who went missing in Hung Hom has been located. Tse Chun-moon, aged 56, went missing after he left a hostel on Chi Kiang Street on July 24 afternoon. Staff of the hostel made a report to Police on July 25. The man was located on Chi Ki… read more
Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals: Here is an item of interest to swimmers. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced that… read more
Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, after attending radio programme today (July 27):
Reporter: How do hospitals prepare for the potential pressure from the coming protest?
Secretary for Food and Health: The hospitals are prepared in case of casualties arising from mass gathering. For example, the Yuen Long incident. The Hospital Authority’s (HA) New Territories West Cluster – the Pok Oi Hospital and the Tuen Mun Hospital have taken into consideration the possible number of casualty. Therefore they have tried to increase the number of healthcare professionals as well as bed allocation. So that just in case there are casualties, they would be able to manage. Also, the HA Head Office has also activated their centre to monitor the mass gathering situation.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.) read more
Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals: The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 27) that due to an insufficient numb… read more
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness & Response Institute’s play featuring Mr Ready teaches kids important lessons in disaster prevention.
News.gov.hk spoke with the drama’s playwright and the character’s designer to see how interactive drama education has improved disaster awareness.
The story appears on news.gov.hk today (July 27) in text and video format.
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