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Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:      Please broadcast the following special announcement immediately, and repeat it at frequent intervals when the Cold Weather Warning is in force:    &nbs… read more

     A woman who went missing in Tseung Kwan O has been located.      Tung Kit-yu, aged 22, went missing after she left her residence on Kai King Road on March 23 night. Her family made a report to Police on M… read more

     Police today (March 29) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Yau Ma Tei.      Law Ah-cheung, aged 70, went missing after he was last seen at an elderly home on Man… read more

     The Labour Advisory Board (LAB) By-election of Employee Representative was completed today (March 29). A total of three candidates ran for the by-election. Representatives from 799 registered employee unions turned up to vote.

     The results of the by-election (according to the order in the list of candidates) are as follows:
 

Candidates　　　　  ————	No. of votes obtained ————–
Mr Yang Kaiqiang*	760
Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Seamen’s Union
Mr Chong Yuk-shing	14
Chairman, Hong Kong Security Guards Alliance
Mr Yeung Wai-leung	23
Chairman, Union of Government School Teachers

* Elected 

     The LAB is a high-level and representative tripartite consultative body appointed by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare (in exercise of the authority delegated by the Chief Executive) to advise the Commissioner for Labour on labour matters, including legislation and Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labour Organisation. The Government will later announce the appointment of the above elected employee representative as a member of the LAB for the current term up to December 31, 2026.  read more

     The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government sent a 51-strong search and rescue team to the earthquake-stricken areas in Myanmar this afternoon (March 29) to assist in the search and rescue work.

     The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee; the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung; the Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau; the Director of Immigration, Mr Benson Kwok; and the Director of Fire Services, Mr Andy Yeung, saw the search and rescue team off at Hong Kong International Airport. The Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority (HA), Dr Tony Ko, also attended and showed support to the team.

     The team, led by Deputy Chief Fire Officer of the Fire Services Department (FSD), Mr Cheu Yu-kok, comprises 40 members of the FSD which include firemen, ambulancemen and fire services workshops personnel, as well as officers from the Security Bureau, the Immigration Department and the HA.

     Bringing along two search and rescue dogs, the team is also taking approximately nine tonnes of equipment which includes life detectors and masonry cutting machines, an automatic satellite tracking antenna system which provides network connection, as well as the team members’ daily necessities.

     Upon arrival at Myanmar, the team will join local rescue teams to start search and rescue work.

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