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Public views sought on HIV/AIDS strategies

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Advisory Council on AIDS:

     The Hong Kong Advisory Council on AIDS (ACA) today (April 25) released a consultation document, the draft Recommended HIV/AIDS Strategies for Hong Kong (2022-2027), seeking the public’s views and comments on the next set of HIV/AIDS Strategies.

     Since 1994, the ACA has published six sets of Recommended HIV/AIDS Strategies which served as blueprints for the AIDS response in Hong Kong.

     The ACA is currently working towards the formulation of its next set of HIV/AIDS Strategies from 2022 to 2027 by adopting a broad-based, participatory and integrated approach involving stakeholders to allow key parties to play an active role and contribute in the process.

     In the early stage of formulating the draft Strategies, an eight-week community stakeholders’ consultation was held by the ACA from June to August 2021, including seven sessions of consultation meetings and online collection of stakeholders’ opinions. The ACA has now come up with the draft Strategies ready for public consultation which has been uploaded to the ACA website.

     Members of the public are encouraged to send their views and comments by post (Secretariat, Hong Kong Advisory Council on AIDS, Third Floor, Wang Tau Hom Jockey Club Clinic, 200 Junction Road East, Kowloon), fax (2337 0897) or e-mail (aca@dh.gov.hk) on or before May 20.

     For more information on previous and current Recommended HIV/AIDS Strategies, the public may visit the ACA website. For information about the local situation and statistics on HIV/AIDS, please visit the website of the Virtual AIDS Office. read more

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Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases issues recommendations on seasonal influenza vaccination for 2022-23 season in Hong Kong

     The Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases (SCVPD) under the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (April 25) issued the recommendations on seasonal influenza vaccination for the forthcoming 2022-23 influenza season in Hong Kong, after reviewing the scientific evidence, local data and overseas practices.
 
     The SCVPD noted that the seasonal influenza activity in Hong Kong remained at a low level since mid-February 2020 and the influenza transmission may have been altered by the range of non-pharmaceutical interventions in place for COVID-19 or travel restrictions or border closures. However, influenza transmission could increase when these control measures are lifted, leading to potential co-circulation of influenza and SARS-CoV-2, with additional burdens on vulnerable populations and health systems.
 
     There is increasing evidence suggesting that co-infection of COVID-19 and influenza increases morbidity and mortality, and influenza vaccination might reduce the likelihood of hospitalisation and the length of stay. Given that seasonal influenza vaccine offers protection against clinical influenza and severe cases do occur in previously healthy persons, all members of the public, except those with known contraindications, should receive seasonal influenza vaccine annually for personal protection. 
 
     The SCVPD recommended that the priority groups for receiving the seasonal influenza vaccine to be the same as in last season. The SCVPD opined that as the risk groups of COVID-19 and influenza are similar, it is important to ensure that people who are at greater risk of influenza infection (e.g. health workers, older adults, children and pregnant women) are prioritised to receive seasonal influenza vaccination. On the other hand, flexibility could be exercised to provide COVID-19 vaccines with seasonal influenza vaccine on the same visit under informed consent for administrative convenience and achieving better coverage. The same principle would also apply to similar settings including residential care homes.
 
     Moreover, the SCVPD recommended that the composition of the seasonal influenza vaccines for the upcoming 2022-23 season should follow the World Health Organization’s recommendations for the 2022-23 Northern Hemisphere influenza season.
 
     Details of the SCVPD’s recommendation are available on CHP’s website at www.chp.gov.hk/en/static/24008.html. read more

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Exhibition periods of two LCSD museums’ thematic exhibitions extended

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) today (April 25) announced that the exhibition periods of thematic exhibitions held at the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) and the Hong Kong Heritage Museum (HKHM) have been extended. Members of the public could grasp the chance to visit these exhibitions.

     â€‹The exhibition period of “#popcolours: The Aesthetics of Hues in Antiquities from the HKMoA Collection” at the HKMoA has been extended to September 7. With “colours” as the theme, the exhibition features more than 300 items of Chinese antiquities from the museum collection, including porcelains, lacquers, textiles, glass and jade, and takes visitors on a fascinating journey to explore the colourful world of ancient artefacts.

     The exhibition is held at the Chinese Antiquities Gallery on the third floor of the HKMoA and admission is free. For details, please visit the website at hk.art.museum/en_US/web/ma/exhibitions-and-events/popcolours-the-aesthetics-of-hues-in-antiquities-from-the-hkmoa-collection.html, or call 2721 0116 for enquiries.

     Another exhibition, “New Horizons: Ways of Seeing Hong Kong Art in the 80s and 90s” at the HKMoA has had its exhibition period extended to May 29. The exhibition examines the crucial turning points, new trends and sensibilities in contemporary art in Hong Kong during the 1980s and 1990s.

     The exhibition is held at The Lab on the fifth floor of the HKMoA and is free for admission. For details, please visit the website at hk.art.museum/en_US/web/ma/exhibitions-and-events/new-horizons-ways-of-seeing-hong-kong-art-in-the-80s-and-90s.html, or call 2721 0116 for enquiries.

     â€‹At the HKHM, the exhibition period of “X-Xperimenting Exhibition – Danny Yung 50 Year Creations” has been extended to August 1. Featuring cross-media works of art created by artist Danny Yung over the decades, the exhibition charts the diversified artistic journey of a forerunner of experimental art.

     â€‹The exhibition is jointly presented by the LCSD and Zuni Icosahedron (Zuni), and is jointly organised by the HKHM and Zuni. Designer Freeman Lau, Zuni’s Co-Artistic Director cum Executive Director Mathias Woo, and Zuni’s International Exchange Director, Wong Yue-wai, served as the guest curators of the exhibition. It is held at Thematic Galleries 1 and 2, courtyard and corridor on the first floor of the HKHM, and admission is free. For details, please visit the website at www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/en_US/web/hm/exhibitions/data/exid270.html, or call 2180 8188.

     â€‹In addition, the exhibition for the “Still & Motion – Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2021” competition at the HKHM has had its exhibition period extended to May 9. The exhibition is jointly organised by the HKHM and the Hong Kong Designers Association. Featuring 116 entries to the competition from around the world as well as posters designed by four internationally renowned designers who were the competition panel judges, the exhibition presents the diverse culture and creativity of graphic designers around the world in still and motion.

     â€‹The exhibition is held at Thematic Galleries 3, 4 and 5 on the first floor of the HKHM and is free for admission. For details, please visit the website at hk.heritage.museum/en_US/web/hm/exhibitions/data/exid271.html, or call 2180 8188.

     â€‹In order to comply with the requirements stipulated in the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F) and relevant requirements of administrative instructions, visitors are required to scan the “LeaveHomeSafe” venue QR code with their mobile phones/other mobile devices before being allowed to enter the museum for necessary contact tracing if a confirmed case is found. In accordance with the Prevention and Control of Disease (Vaccine Pass) Regulation (Cap. 599L) and relevant requirements of administrative instructions, all persons entering indoor venues under the management of the LCSD must comply with the relevant requirement of the Vaccine Pass. read more

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