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The following is issued on behalf of the Liquor Licensing Board:

     The Liquor Licensing Board will meet on Tuesday (July 2) to consider five applications for new issue, renewal and amendment of liquor licences.

     The applications are (not in order of discussion):
 
Hong Kong:
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TAQUERIA SUPER MACHO, AAHARN, POPPADOM and WTF in Central
 
Kowloon:
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Bar Pacific in Tokwawan
 
     The meeting will be held at 9.45am in the conference room, Room 102, 1/F, 258 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai. Members of the public are welcome to attend, except during the private session on confidential items.

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     Police advise motorists that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Sha Tin to facilitate the race meeting tomorrow (July 1).      The arrangements will come into effect two hours b… read more

     The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) has opened its new campus in Chai Wan, equipping young people with professional skills. The building’s green architecture and design has garnered a few accolades.
 
     News.gov.hk spoke to THEi’s staff and students to find out how the new campus’ state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities help to produce work-ready graduates.
 
     The story appears on news.gov.hk today (June 30) in text and video format. read more

     The Government issued a statement today (June 29) on matters in relation to the Central Military Dock (Military Dock).

     According to the Exchange of Notes between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the United Kingdom on the arrangements for the future use of military sites in Hong Kong (Exchange of Notes), the Military Dock is one of the five military buildings/fixed facilities which should be re-provisioned for the Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (the Garrison) by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR Government). The Exchange of Notes entered into force on November 11, 1994, and the Military Dock is the only outstanding military facility in the Exchange of Notes which has yet to be handed over to the Garrison. The Government has the responsibility to hand over the Dock to the Garrison as soon as possible for defense purpose.

     The Government has in the past explained to the public the background concerning the Military Dock on various occasions. In fact, in the past years, the Hong Kong community had ample discussion on the reclamation works, the construction of the Military Dock and the amendments to the statutory plan. Following the statutory procedures, the Town Planning Board received public representations and comments and had fully considered these public opinions and other relevant factors on the relevant plan, and decided not to make any amendments to the relevant draft plan. The relevant plan was subsequently approved by the Chief Executive in Council. The amendments to the relevant subsidiary legislation related to the Military Dock have received the support of the Panel on Security of the Legislative Council in April 2019 and were discussed at the relevant subcommittee formed for scrutinising the subsidiary legislation.

     The amendments to the relevant subsidiary legislation came into operation on June 29. The Military Dock has become a “protected place” under the Protected Places (Safety) Ordinance (Cap. 260). Protected place is different from other places in the sense that the place and the property in or upon there can enjoy protection as provided under that Ordinance. Pursuant to the Ordinance, any person entering the protected place without proper authority, or having acted illegally or otherwise without proper authority within such place is subject to arrest. Any person who resists or obstructs an authorized guard or a police in the discharge of his duties or in effecting arrest; or being a person who is unauthorized to enter a protected place fails to leave the immediate vicinity thereof when requested to do so by an authorized guard or a member of the police force, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 (i.e. $2,000) and to imprisonment for 6 months.

     Besides, the four buildings on the Military Dock have been specified as “closed area”. No person shall enter into a closed area without the permits issued by the authority under section 37 or permission granted under section 38A of the Public Order Ordinance (Cap. 245). Entering closed area without permit shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 2 (i.e. $5,000) and to imprisonment for 2 years.

     The Government emphasises that, the relevant legislation has come into effect today and the public should observe the law. The public should not enter the Dock area without authorisation. The HKSAR Government will hand over the Dock to the Garrison after completion of all necessary works. Military Dock is a military facility which will be managed by the Garrison after being handed over. The Garrison will in future consider, under the condition that the defence functions will not be affected, opening the movable gates enclosing the dock to allow members of the public to enter the non-closed area part of the dock for passage. read more

     The Labour Department (LD) is highly concerned about the work accident that happened at a construction site in Tung Chung, New Territories this afternoon (June 29), in which a male worker was pressed by a toppled pile of aluminium panels while he and his co-workers were handling the panels. The worker was seriously injured and was certified dead in hospital. The LD is saddened by the death of the worker and has expressed its deepest sympathy to the victim’s family.

     The LD’s spokesman said, “We commenced immediate on-site investigation as soon as we were notified of the accident and issued suspension notices to the principal contractor and the subcontractors involved suspending the handling of aluminuim panels. The employer cannot resume the work process until LD is satisfied that measures to abate the relevant risk have been taken.”

     The spokesman added, “We will complete investigation as soon as possible to identify the cause of the accident, ascertain the liability of the duty holders and recommend improvement measures. We will take actions pursuant to the law if there is any violation of the work safety legislation.”

     The general duty provisions of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance require employers to provide safe working environments, safe plant and safe systems of work for their employees. Those who contravene the above provisions are liable to a maximum fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for six months.

     In regard to today’s accident, the LD will issue a Work Safety Alert through its website and email, giving a brief account of the accident concerned to duty holders, workers’ unions, professional bodies of safety practitioners and others, and reminding the industry of the importance of following safety precautionary measures to prevent recurrence of similar accidents.

     The LD will also remind the employer concerned of the liability for employees’ compensation under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, assist family members of the deceased to claim employees’ compensation and closely follow up on the case. For those with financial difficulties, the LD will assist them to apply for appropriate emergency funds. Subject to the needs and wishes of family members of the deceased, the LD will also liaise with the Social Welfare Department for financial or other assistance.

     For the sake of securing the safety and health of employees at work, the LD appeals to employers to provide plant and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health. Employees should co-operate with their employers, adopt all safety measures and use personal protective equipment provided properly to avoid endangering their own work safety and that of other workers. read more