Red flag hoisted at Silverstrand 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 (January 21) that due to big waves, the red flag has been hoisted at Silverstrand Beach in Sai Kung District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.



Key statistics on service demand of A&E Departments and occupancy rates of medical wards in public hospitals

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     During the winter surge, the Hospital Authority is closely monitoring the service demand of Accident and Emergency Departments and the occupancy rate of medical wards in public hospitals. Key service statistics are being issued daily for public information. Details are in the appended table.



Red flag hoisted at Clear Water Bay Second 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 (January 21) that due to big waves, the red flag has been hoisted at Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.



Results for 2019 Kaifong Representative Election

     Results for the 2019 Kaifong Representative Election for Cheung Chau Market Town held on January 20 are as follows:

 

District/Rural Committee/ Market Town Candidate No./Name (No. of votes obtained)
Islands
Cheung Chau Rural Committee
Cheung Chau 1) Mak, Hin Pan (1 399; elected)
2) Lee, Kwai Chun (2 154; elected)
3) Chan, Chiu Kit (1 506; elected)
4) Leung, Wai Keung (1 395)
5) Li, Wai Chiu (1 403; elected)
6) Lau, Pui Lam (1 546; elected)
7) Yu, Cheong (1 300)
8) Lam, Kit Sing (1 568; elected)
9) Kwong, Fung Yan (1 543; elected)
10) Wong, Chi Man (1 353)
11) Wong, Yiu Kwong (1 364)
12) Kwok, Wai Man Mealoha (1 779; elected)
13) Chan, Siu Kwan (1 441; elected)
14) Leung, Kan Yeung (1 354)
15) Lui, Yuk Wun (1 472; elected)
16) Cheng, Lai Fu (1 497; elected)
17) Kwong, Koon Wan (1 988; elected)
18) Yeung, Wing Yee Wane (1 379)
19) Cheung, Cho Yau (1 281)
20) Chan, Kin Man (1 465; elected)
21) Wong, Ho Yin (1 380)
22) Choi, Cheong Fai (1 309)
23) Liu, Ma Tai (1 612; elected)
24) Pang, Chun Ho (1 328)
25) Yung, Chi Ming (1 844; elected)
26) Chan, Kam Hon (1 354)
27) Lau, Chun Man (1 541; elected)
28) Lo, Chun Leung (1 546; elected)
29) Wong, Fai Man (1 506; elected)
30) Kwok, Sau Ying (1 514; elected)
31) Chiu, Po Lai (1 359)
32) Chow, Chun Man (1 416; elected)
33) Hung, Hin Lai (1 619; elected)
34) Cho, Chau Ming (1 465; elected)
35) Yeung, Che Yip (1 449; elected)
36) Wong, Ka Sing (1 363)
37) Yeung, Tin Fat Finian (1 339)
38) Kwong, Koon Ching (1 685; elected)
39) Li, Hak Man (1 331)
40) Lau, Hon Wing (1 528; elected)
41) Chan, Tak Ming (1 411; elected)
42) Cheng, Chi Hang (1 352)
43) Chau, Sing (1 227)
44) Lo, Wan Kai Rico (1 399; elected)
45) Ho, Wah Hei (1 402; elected)
46) Law, Ho Sum (1 363)
47) Luk, Sheung Lai (1 545; elected)
48) Ho, Chi Choi (1 515; elected)
49) Lam, Chun Hang (1 270)
50) Leung, Wah Shing George (1 314)
51) Chan, Ka Lai Sammi (1 431; elected)
52) Lee, Fuk Hei (1 282)
53) To, Kwong Biu (1 496; elected)
54) Chan, Kwong Kuen Joey (1 242)
55) Lai, Shing Chai (1 392)
56) Chan, Tak Cheung (1 268)
57) Pang, Wah Kan (1 425; elected)
58) Po, Ka Ling (1 398; elected)
59) Wong, Chi Lin (1 491; elected)
60) Wan, Kee (1 512; elected)
61) Fan, Miu King (1 427; elected)
62) Ng, Man Kit (1 361)
63) Ng, Mar Chau Herbert (1 600; elected)
64) Cheng, Ka Chun (1 391)
65) Tsang, Ka Ming (1 637; elected)


2019 Rural Ordinary Election completed

     The 2019 Rural Ordinary Election (ROE), covering Village Representative (including Indigenous Inhabitant Representative and Resident Representative) (VR) Election and Kaifong Representative (KFR) Election, held over three consecutive Sundays, concluded successfully yesterday (January 20) with an overall turnout of 60.68%.

     Rounding up the VR Election held on January 6 and 13, a total of 771 candidates from 301 villages contested 397 VR seats, including 264 Indigenous Inhabitants Representatives (IIRs) and 133 Resident Representatives (ReRs). The overall turnout rate was 61.57%, of which the respective turnouts for the IIR and the ReR Elections were 60.21% and 63.67%, with 52 611 voters casting their votes.

     For the KFR Election held yesterday, 65 candidates contested 39 Cheung Chau KFR seats. The overall turnout rate was 50.01%, with 3 553 voters casting their votes.

     Prisoners or remanded unconvicted persons, who have registered as electors, can vote at dedicated polling stations. In the three polling days, 36 prisoners or remanded unconvicted persons casted their votes.

     There were 1 540 seats for the 2019 ROE, with 998 candidates returned uncontested and 106 seats left vacant with no nomination. This year, there were a total of 195 476 and 9 542 eligible registered electors in the VR Election and KFR Election respectively.

     The tenure of office for the new term of VRs and KFRs will run from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2023.