Fatal traffic accident in Chai Wan

     Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Chai Wan in the small hours today (June 9) in which a 27-year-old man died.

     At about 1.34am, a motorcycle driven by the 27-year-old man was travelling along Island Eastern Corridor towards Chai Wan. When approaching Shun Tai Road, it reportedly lost control and rammed into barriers.

     Sustaining multiple injuries, the motorcyclist was sent to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 6.20am.

     Investigation will be conducted by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, Hong Kong Island.

     Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers at 3660 6800.




Two central recruitment days under e-Learning Support Scheme to be held by Labour Department in June

     The Labour Department (LD) is going to launch a training-cum-employment project named the e-Learning Support Scheme (eLSS) under the Youth Employment and Training Programme (YETP). Two central recruitment days will be held on June 12 and 26.

     In order to facilitate the further development of electronic learning in secondary and primary schools as well as kindergartens, several youth training projects under the Campus Series were consolidated into the eLSS in 2015 by the YETP. The eLSS aims to provide pre-employment and on-the-job training for young people who seek to pursue their career in the sectors of information technology, education and multimedia, and help pave the way to a promising future from school to work.

     Last year, with support from over 100 schools across the territory, 60 young people were employed under the eLSS to undergo 12-month on-the-job training with pay in September 2018 after pre-employment training.

     As the eLSS was well received by both schools and young people, the YETP is relaunching the project this year, providing vacancies under the post of eLearning Support Officer. Two central recruitment days will be held in June for young people to receive job referrals and attend on-the-spot interviews with details as follows:

Date: June 12 (Wednesday) and June 26 (Wednesday)
Time: 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
          (Different schools in the two sessions)
Venue: G/F, YMCA College of Careers, 23 Waterloo Road, Kowloon
           (Entrance in Pitt Street, near MTR Yau Ma Tei Station Exit A2)

     Interested young people are invited to visit the dedicated website www.yes.labour.gov.hk/Employers/EmpJOBelss/Index, or call the hotline at 2382 1310 for more details on the central recruitment days.




Liquor Licensing Board to meet on Tuesday

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

     The Liquor Licensing Board will meet on Tuesday (June 11) to consider four applications for new issue, renewal and transfer of liquor licences.

     The applications are (not in order of discussion):
 
Hong Kong:
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Catch in Kennedy Town
Drop in Central
Bar Pacific in Aberdeen
 
New Territories:
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133 LOUNGE in Tai Po
 
     The board will also consider revoking the liquor licence of Hot Shot in Repulse Bay.

     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.




Red 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 (June 9) that due to big waves, red flag has been hoisted at Pui O Beach in Islands District.  Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.




Kids take literary ride

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department is hosting the "Fun Reading at Hong Kong Public Transportation" activity, which takes parents and their children on a reading journey on iconic forms of Hong Kong transport including the tram, bus, MTR and even the Dukling junk boat.

     The last activity of the series, "Fun Reading.Dukling.Victoria Harbour", will be held on July 27. Families can register from June 17 to July 4.

     News.gov.hk spoke to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's Senior Librarian (Management & Promotion) to find out how the activity helps to cultivate good reading habits in youngsters.

     The story appears on news.gov.hk today (June 9) in text and video format.