The services provided by Mobile Library 3 have resumed after completion of urgent repairs to the mobile library van, a Leisure and Cultural Services Department spokesman announced today (May 17). The ser… read more
The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, will depart for Geneva, Switzerland, in the early hours tomorrow (May 18) to attend the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Professor Lo will attend the 78th WHA on May 19 (Geneva time) as a member of the Chinese delegation. The theme of this year’s Assembly is “One World for Health”. The key discussions will cover universal health coverage, prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, antimicrobial resistance, health emergency preparedness and response, mental health and social connection, standardisation of medical devices nomenclature and the International Health Regulations.
During his visit in Geneva, Professor Lo will take the opportunity to exchange views with senior officials of the WHO and other member states on public health-related issues.
The Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam, will accompany Professor Lo to Switzerland. They will return to Hong Kong on May 22. During Professor Lo’s absence, the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee, will be the Acting Secretary for Health. read more
Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (May 17). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Save the Children Hong Kong Limited; in Kowloon, the Hong Kong Road Safety Association; and in the New Territories, the Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.
Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people to distinguish among the three flag-selling activities.
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on May 17 is as follows:
| Region | Name of organisation | Colour of collection bag | Colour of flag |
| Hong Kong Island | Save the Children Hong Kong Limited | Red | Sky blue |
| Kowloon | The Hong Kong Road Safety Association | Blue | Sky blue |
| New Territories | The Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association | Green | Light green |
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, and the Commissioner for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Ms Maisie Chan, are currently on duty visit to Hungary to promote the development opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
Mr Tsang arrived in Budapest, Hungary on May 15 (Hungary time) and called on the Chinese Ambassador to Hungary, Mr Gong Tao. Today (May 16) he met with the State Secretary for Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Ms Boglárka Illés, and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Dr Lajos Oláh, to share views on issues relating to the promotion of exchange and collaboration between Hong Kong and Hungary.
Mr Tsang also attended today the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area – Europe (Hungary) Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference jointly organised by the People’s Government of Guangdong Province, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Macao Special Administrative Region Government to promote the business opportunities brought about by the GBA to the European business community, and Hong Kong’s position as a GBA’s international entry point and roles as a “super connector” and “super value-adder”. Speaking at the conference, he encouraged enterprises and talents to capitalise on Hong Kong’s unique advantages of having staunch support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world by establishing foothold in the city and tapping into the huge market of the GBA, and to turn challenges into endless opportunities under the current international situation.
Mr Tsang emphasised that under “one country, two systems”, Hong Kong would continue to maintain its status as a free port, implement a free trade policy, maintain the free flow of capital, goods, people and information, and firmly support a rules-based multilateral trading system.
Mr Tsang will depart for Cairo, Egypt, on May 17 to attend the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area – Africa (Egypt) Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference to be held there. He will return to Hong Kong on May 19.
The Labour Department (LD) is investigating a fatal work accident that happened in Sheung Shui this afternoon (May 16) in which a man died. The LD immediately deployed staff to the scene u… read more