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     The Labour Department (LD) will hold a public talk entitled “Occupational safety and health (OSH) for confined space workers” on June 26 (Wednesday). To enhance workers’ OSH awareness in confined spaces, the talk will explain the related OSH hazards as well as their preventive measures.
 
     The talk will be given by the LD’s occupational hygienist, occupational safety officer and occupational health nurse at 6.30pm in Activity Room 1, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay.
 
    The LD will hold another talk entitled “Prevention of lower limb disorders” on June 28 (Friday). The talk will introduce symptoms of some common lower limb disorders, including plantar fasciitis, varicose veins and knee osteoarthritis, as well as their treatment and preventive measures. Demonstration and practice of workplace exercise will be included, with a briefing on the LD’s “Guidance Notes on Standing at Work and Service Counter Design”.
 
    The talk will be given by the LD’s occupational health nurse and occupational hygienist at 3pm in the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
 
    Both talks will be conducted in Cantonese. Admission is free. For enquiries or registration, please call 2852 4040. read more

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 (Ju… read more

     The Central Tender Board has announced that the closing time for tenders which should originally have been received through the Government Secretariat Tender Box (GSTB) by noon on June 14 will be extended until noon on Jun… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
 
     The agenda of the Legislative Council (LegCo) meeting, scheduled for today (June 19) at 11am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex, has been revised. The President has given permission for Mr Au Nok-hin and Mr Lam Cheuk-ting to ask, under Rule 24(4) of the Rules of Procedure (RoP), urgent oral questions on the Police’s handling of large-scale demonstrations and assemblies.
 
     Meanwhile, Mr Kwong Chun-yu will move an adjournment motion under RoP 16(2). The motion states: “That this Council do now adjourn for the purpose of debating the following issue: in response to the Police’s handling of the public assembly held in the areas around the Legislative Council Complex on June 12, 2019 (including clashes with members of the public and journalists, categorisation of the assembly as a riot, and large-scale arrest of and search operations against the participants after the assembly) and the views expressed by the public on the matter, the countermeasures to be adopted by the Police in respect of large-scale public assemblies that are very likely to take place shortly.”
 
     For the latest agenda items of today’s LegCo meeting, please refer to the LegCo Website:
www.legco.gov.hk/yr18-19/english/counmtg/agenda/cm20190619.htm. read more

     Owing to the maintenance works on the flag poles and the podium at the Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai, the flag-raising ceremony scheduled at 8am today (June 19) will be suspended. read more