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     The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (May 3) invited tenders for the contract for the establishment of an Agricultural Park in Kwu Tung South (Phase 1) (Contract No. ND/2018/02).
      
     The works are scheduled to commence in September 2019 and will take about 24 months to complete. The works mainly comprise:
 
* formation works for about 7.5 hectares of land;
* related infrastructures including drainage, sewerage, irrigation, water supply, utilities and street lighting;
* associated park facilities including basic lodging and storage units; and
* construction of about 900 metres long access road and footpaths (including a culvert bridge about 5m wide, and two vehicular bridges with associated footpaths of about 20m and 40m long respectively) connecting the existing Tsiu Keng Road.
 
     The CEDD has appointed Jacobs China Limited as the consultant to design and supervise the works. Interested contractors can obtain the tender forms and further particulars from the company at 6/F, 633 King’s Road, North Point.
      
     The invitation to tender was gazetted today. The closing time for the tender is noon on June 28, 2019. 
      
     Details of the tender notice are available at the CEDD’s website (www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/tender/contract/tender/index.html). For enquiries, please call Jacobs China Limited at 2880 9788 during office hours. read more

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

     Hongkong Post today (May 3) announced the postal service arrangements for the day following the Buddha’s birthday (May 13). No mail delivery and no mail collection will be provided. All post offices will be closed except for the General Post Office and the Airport Post Office. The business hours of the two offices will be from noon to 5pm and 8am to 5pm respectively. General postal services will be provided. Details of services available will be advertised at the respective post offices.
                    
     For more information, customers may visit the Hongkong Post website at www.hongkongpost.hk or call the Hongkong Post enquiry hotline at 2921 2222.    read more

     The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (May 2) investigating a case of severe paediatric influenza A infection.

     The case involves a 5-year-old girl with underlying illness, who has presented with fever and oxygen desaturation since April 26. She was admitted to the Caritas Medical Centre’s Paediatric Special Care Unit for treatment today.

     Her sputum sample tested positive for influenza A virus upon laboratory testing. The clinical diagnosis was influenza A infection complicated with severe pneumonia. She is now in a critical condition.

     Initial enquiries revealed that the patient had received seasonal influenza vaccination for the current season and had no travel history during the incubation period.

     The CHP’s investigations are ongoing.

     “Although the winter influenza season has ended, members of the public aged 6 months or above (except those with known contraindications) who have not yet received seasonal influenza vaccination in the 2018-19 season can still receive it for personal protection against seasonal influenza,” a spokesman for the CHP said.

     “Meanwhile, the public should continue to adopt strict personal, hand and environmental hygiene practices against respiratory illnesses and other infectious diseases,” the spokesman added.

     The public may visit the CHP’s influenza page and weekly Flu Express for more information. read more

     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, met with the visiting Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, Mr Keiichi Ishii at Government House this afternoon (May 2). The Ambassador and Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong, Mr Mitsuhiro Wada; the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau; and the Secretary for Development, Mr Michael Wong, also attended the meeting.
 
     Mrs Lam welcomed Mr Ishii’s visit to Hong Kong, noting that Hong Kong and Japan enjoy close ties and that she had visited Japan twice since assuming office. She said that her visit last October had laid a solid foundation for co-operation between the two places in various aspects, while the trip early last month was the first joint overseas promotion by the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao after the promulgation of Outline Development Plan for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and is testimony to the importance Hong Kong attaches to relations with Japan. Pointing out that 2019 is “Hong Kong-Japan Tourism Year”, she said she had also participated in tourism promotion activities during her visit to Japan last year. She expressed the hope that more Japanese tourists will visit Hong Kong and other Greater Bay Area cities on multi-destination itineraries.
 
     Mrs Lam said that Hong Kong has always invested heavily in infrastructure to improve the livelihood of the general public and maintain the long-term competitiveness of the city. Given the high quality of their work, their advanced technology and their concern for industrial safety, she encouraged Japan’s construction companies to actively participate in Hong Kong’s works projects. She added that the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has set up the Construction Innovation and Technology Fund and would promote the wider adoption of innovative construction methods and technology by the construction industry to meet the challenges presented by labour shortage and an ageing workforce in Hong Kong.