The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: During the service demand surge, the Hospital Authority is closely monitoring the service demand of Accident and Emergency Departments and the occupancy rate … read more
Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals: The Marine Department today (May 14) reminded masters, coxswains and persons-i… read more
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (May 12) seized about 1.5 kilograms of suspected ketamine with an estimated market value of about $960,000 at Hong Kong International Airport.
A male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday. During Customs clearance, the batch of suspected ketamine was found strapped around his body. The man was then arrested.
The arrested man, aged 21, has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug. He will appear at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (May 14).
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (May 13) investigating an outbreak of measles infection affecting three workers at a shop in Tsim Sha Tsui. As at… read more
A large-scale exercise held biennially by the Civil Aid Service (CAS) concluded successfully today (May 13). The two-day exercise was codenamed “Challenger”.
In the test scenario, the CAS deployed members to Lei Yue Mun Village with the aim of appealing to residents to move to temporary shelters due to the approach of a super typhoon which posed threats to the safety of residents living in low-lying and coastal areas. The exercise sought to test and assess the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the CAS’ command, deployment, communication, rescue skills, care for victims and logistical support.
The exercise also simulated members conducting emergency poultry culling in local farms during an outbreak of avian influenza, to assess members’ efficiency and ability to follow prescribed procedures for putting on and taking off personal protective equipment.
Over 1 000 CAS officers as well as members from the operations, administration and support units participated in the exercise. Exercises including simulations of search and rescue in tropical cyclones, floods and mountains, tree clearance, casualty evacuation, evacuation of residents and management of temporary shelters took place at Lei Yue Mun, Tung Tsz and Tsing Lung Tau, while the poultry culling exercise took place at the CAS Headquarters.
By simulating different scenarios, the exercise effectively evaluates members’ rescue skills and tests their preparedness for emergency operations. Members met the required standard in the exercise, showing that their training has been effective.
The CAS will review and analyse the exercise reports and refine its training programmes and operational procedures to further enhance the operational efficiency of members of all ranks.
