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The Transport Department (TD) today (January 27) announced that an auction of personalised vehicle registration marks (PVRMs) will be held on February 15 (Saturday) in Meeting Room S421, L4, Old Wing, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai.
“A total of 240 approved PVRMs will be put up for public auction. A list of the marks has been uploaded to the department’s website, www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/index.html,” a department spokesman said.
The reserve price of each of these marks is $5,000. Applicants who have paid a deposit of $5,000 should also participate in the bidding (including the first bid at the reserve price). Otherwise, the PVRM concerned may be sold to another bidder at the reserve price.
People who wish to participate in the bidding at the auction should take note of the following points:
(1) Bidders are required to produce the following documents for completion of registration and payment procedures immediately after successful bidding:
(i) the identity document of the successful bidder;
(ii) the identity document of the purchaser (if the purchaser and the successful bidder are different persons);
(iii) a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation (if the purchaser is a body corporate); and
(iv) a crossed cheque made payable to “The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” or “The Government of the HKSAR”. For an auctioned mark paid for by cheque, the first three working days after the date of auction will be required for cheque clearance confirmation before processing of the application for mark assignment can be completed. Successful bidders may also pay through the Easy Pay System (EPS), but are reminded to note the maximum transfer amount in the same day of the payment card. Payment by post-dated cheque, cash, credit card or other methods will not be accepted.
(2) Purchasers must make payment of the purchase price through EPS or by crossed cheque and complete the Memorandum of Sale of PVRM immediately after the bidding. Subsequent alteration of the particulars in the Memorandum will not be permitted.
(3) A PVRM can only be assigned to a motor vehicle which is registered in the name of the purchaser. The Certificate of Incorporation must be produced immediately by the purchaser if a vehicle registration mark purchased is to be registered under the name of a body corporate.
(4) The display of a PVRM on a motor vehicle should be in compliance with the requirements stipulated in Schedule 4 of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations.
(5) Any change to the arrangement of letters, numerals and blank spaces of a PVRM, i.e. single and two rows as auctioned, will not be allowed.
(6) The purchaser shall, within 12 months after the date of auction, apply to the Commissioner for Transport for the PVRM to be assigned to a motor vehicle registered in the name of the purchaser. If the purchaser fails to assign the PVRM within 12 months, allocation of the PVRM will be cancelled and arranged for re-allocation in accordance with the statutory provision without prior notice to the purchaser.
“Upon completion of the Memorandum of Sale of PVRM, the purchaser will be issued a receipt and a Certificate of Allocation of Personalised Registration Mark. The Certificate of Allocation will serve to prove the holdership of the PVRM. Potential buyers of vehicles bearing a PVRM should check the Certificate of Allocation with the sellers and pay attention to the details therein. For transfer of vehicle ownership, this certificate together with other required documents should be sent to the TD for processing,” the spokesman added.
For other auction details, please refer to the Guidance Notes – Auction of PVRM, which is available at the department’s licensing offices or can be downloaded from its website, www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/pvrm_auction/index.html. read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson today (January 27) announced that general out-patient clinic (GOPC) services have been enhanced in order to cope with the service needs from members of the public and to alleviate the service pressure on accident and emergency departments (A&Es) during the Lunar New Year long holidays. A total of 18 GOPCs will provide public holiday GOPC services during the Lunar New Year holidays (January 29 to 31) (see table 1 below). Patients may book an appointment either through the telephone appointment system or the “Book GOPC” function of the “HA Go” mobile app.
The spokesperson reminded members of the public that the weather has been cold in recent days, and increased activity in influenza and some respiratory pathogens would continue to be observed. They should keep warm as well as stay vigilant to personal and environmental hygiene during the public holiday to avoid spreading diseases. Members of the public who develop respiratory symptoms should wear a mask and seek medical advice promptly. The HA appeals to non-emergency patients to avoid using A&E services and seek treatment at GOPCs, private doctors or 24-hour outpatient services at private hospitals to reduce pressure on public hospital A&Es. Members of the public can visit the Health Bureau (HHB)’s Primary Care Directory (www.pcdirectory.gov.hk) to choose a family doctor and view related clinic service information. The HHB has also collated information of private hospitals, healthcare facilities, family doctors and Chinese medicine clinics that will be in operation during the Lunar New Year holidays across the city. The information (including addresses, phone numbers and operation hours) of the relevant hospitals and clinics has been uploaded to the online portal (www.map.gov.hk/gm/s/hhbclinic/all?lg=en) for public reference in collaboration with the Spatial Data Office of the Development Bureau and the Lands Department.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson appeals to members of the public, especially high-risk groups, to get vaccinated early for seasonal influenza and COVID-19 to reduce the chance of infection for themselves and their family members, as well as to reduce critical cases and deaths. Members of the public may find details on the Centre for Health Protection COVID-19 Vaccination Programme website (www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/106934.html) and the Vaccination Schemes website (www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/17980.html).
Moreover, Chinese Medicine Clinics cum Training and Research Centres (CMCTRs) located in the 18 districts will arrange special sessions to provide Government-subsidised Chinese medicine (CM) out-patient services on January 30 and 31 (see table 2 below). Meanwhile, CM out-patient services will also be enhanced before and after the Lunar New Year holidays (January 28, February 1 and 3). Patients may make an appointment either by telephone during service hours or through the “18 CM Clinics” mobile app (applicable to patients who have registered for 18 CMCTRs service). Please refer to the most updated information on Chinese medicine services on the HA CMK website (cmk.ha.org.hk/services/notice/cny-holiday-2025).
Table 1
GOPC service arrangements for the Lunar New Year holidays (January 29 to 31)
| Region | List of GOPCs | Address | Telephone number for booking | General enquiries |
| Hong Kong Island | Aberdeen Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 10 Aberdeen Reservoir Road, Aberdeen | 3543 5011 | 2555 0381 |
| Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 1/F, 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan | 3157 0077 | 2560 0211 | |
| Violet Peel General Out-patient Clinic | LG, Tang Shiu Kin Hospital Community Ambulatory Care Centre, 282 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai | 3157 0000 | 3553 3116 | |
| Kennedy Town Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 45 Victoria Road, Kennedy Town | 3543 5088 | 2817 3215 | |
| Kowloon | Kwun Tong Community Health Centre | UG/F, 60 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong | 3157 0687 | 2389 0331 |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital Family Medicine Clinic | G/F, Out-patient Block, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, 118 Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin | 3157 0118 | 2354 2267 | |
| Robert Black General Out-patient Clinic | 600 Prince Edward Road East, San Po Kong | 3157 0113 | 2383 3311 | |
| Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 1/F, 145 Battery Street, Yau Ma Tei | 3157 0880 | 2272 2400 | |
| * Cheung Sha Wan Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 2 Kwong Lee Road, Cheung Sha Wan | 3157 0122 | 2387 8211 | |
| New Territories | Lady Trench General Out-patient Clinic | 213 Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan | 3157 0107 | 2614 4789 |
| Lek Yuen General Out-patient Clinic | G/F, 9 Lek Yuen Street, Sha Tin | 3157 0972 | 2692 8730 | |
| North District Community Health Centre | North District Family Medicine Clinic, 3/F, North District Community Health Centre Building, No.3 Wai Wo Street, Sheung Shui | 3157 0965 | 2957 5186 | |
| Tai Po Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | G/F, 37 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po | 3157 0906 | 2664 2039 | |
| Tseung Kwan O (Po Ning Road) General Out-patient Clinic | G/F, 28 Po Ning Road, Tseung Kwan O | 3157 0660 | 2191 1083 | |
| Tuen Mun Clinic | 11 Tsing Yin Street, San Hui, Tuen Mun | 3543 0886 | 2452 9111 | |
| Yuen Long Jockey Club Health Centre | 269 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long | 3543 5007 | 2443 8511 | |
| # Ha Kwai Chung General Out-patient Clinic | 77 Lai Cho Road, Kwai Chung | 3157 0100 | 3651 5411 | |
| # North Lantau Community Health Centre | 3/F, North Lantau Hospital, 8 Chung Yan Road, Tung Chung, Lantau Island |
3157 0106 | 3467 7374 |
| District |
18 CMCTRs |
Address |
Telephone number for booking |
Service hours |
| Hong Kong Island |
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals – The University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Central & Western District) |
1/F, Hawkins Wing and Yeo Wing, Tung Wah Hospital, 12 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan |
2589 4700 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 18:00 |
| Tung Wah Group of Hospitals – The University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Eastern District) |
Lower 4th Floor, West Wing, Specialist Out-patient Block, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan |
3197 2000 |
January 30, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 |
|
| The Hong Kong Tuberculosis Association – The University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Southern District) |
2/F, Aberdeen Jockey Club Clinic, 10 Aberdeen Reservoir Road, Aberdeen |
2580 8158 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 17:00 |
|
| The Hong Kong Tuberculosis Association – The University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Wan Chai District) |
2/F, Tang Shiu Kin Hospital Community Ambulatory Care Centre, 282 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai |
3553 3238 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 17:00 |
|
| Kowloon |
Pok Oi Hospital – Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Kowloon City District) |
Unit 401-412, Po Man House, Oi Man Estate, Ho Man Tin |
2193 7000 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 17:00 |
| Christian Family Service Centre – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Kwun Tong District) |
4/F, Ngau Tau Kok Jockey Club Clinic, 60 Ting On Street, Ngau Tau Kok |
3583 4114 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 16:00 |
|
| Yan Chai Hospital – Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Sham Shui Po District) |
1/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po |
2194 9911 |
January 30, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 |
|
| The Hong Kong Buddhist Association – The University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Wong Tai Sin District) |
G/F & M/F, Block C, Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital, 10 Heng Lam Street, Lok Fu |
2338 3103 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 17:00 |
|
| Pok Oi Hospital – Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Yau Tsim Mong District) |
9/F, Block R, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Jordan |
2618 7200 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 17:00 |
|
| New Territories |
Yan Oi Tong – The University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Islands District) |
1/F, Block 2, Tung Chung Health Centre, No. 6 Fu Tung Street, Tung Chung, Lantau Island |
3188 5383 |
January 31, 2025 08:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 18:00 |
| Yan Chai Hospital – Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Kwai Tsing District) |
G/F, Ha Kwai Chung Polyclinic & Special Education Services Centre, 77 Lai Cho Road, Kwai Chung |
2370 2216 |
January 30, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 |
|
| HKFTU Workers’ Medical Clinics – Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (North District) |
7/F, Fanling Health Centre, 2 Pik Fung Road, Fanling |
2670 2130 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 12:00 13:00 – 17:00 |
|
| Haven of Hope – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Sai Kung District) |
6/F, Ambulatory Care Block, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, No 2 Po Ning Lane, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O |
2701 1020 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 12:30 14:00 – 17:30 |
|
| Pok Oi Hospital – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Shatin District) |
G/F, Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Clinic, 2 Man Lai Road, Tai Wai, Sha Tin |
2479 2126 |
January 30, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 17:00 |
|
| United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Tai Po District) |
G/F, Block J, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, 11 Chuen On Road, Tai Po |
2663 0004 |
January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 18:00 |
|
| Yan Chai Hospital – Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Tsuen Wan District) |
4/F, Block C, Yan Chai Hospital, 7-11 Yan Chai Street, Tsuen Wan |
2416 0303 |
January 30, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 |
|
| Yan Oi Tong – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Tuen Mun District) |
5/F, Yan Oi Polyclinic, 6 Tuen Lee Street, Tuen Mun |
2430 1309 |
January 30, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 18:00 |
|
| Pok Oi Hospital – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Yuen Long District) |
3/F, Madam Yung Fung Shee Health Centre, 26 Sai Ching Street, Yuen Long |
2478 5769 |
January 30, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 January 31, 2025 09:00 – 13:00 14:00 – 17:00 |
With the Chinese New Year holidays approaching, the Department of Health (DH) today (January 27) reminded members of the public and travellers to verify the pharmacy logo in the prescribed form when purchasing medicines. The DH will continue to enhance enforcement actions against the illegal use of logos and titles of Authorized Sellers of Poisons (ASP) (commonly known as pharmacies) and carry out follow-up investigations of suspected violations.
Last year (2024), six limited companies and a proprietor of a retailer, which were not pharmacies, were convicted of displaying a logo, which so resembled the logo in the prescribed form of a pharmacy, at their premises, and were fined from $2,000 to $16,800.
According to the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138) (the Ordinance), only persons authorised by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Hong Kong (the Board) as ASPs are allowed to conduct the relevant retail business of selling poisons at premises registered by the Board, including poisons listed in Part 1 and Part 2 of the Poisons List at Schedule 10 to the Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations (Cap. 138A). Displaying a logo in the prescribed form of a pharmacy or a logo which so resembled the logo in the prescribed form at a premises other than the registered premises of a pharmacy, or using the Chinese term “藥房” or the terms such as “pharmacy”, “dispensary”, “drug-store” in connection with any business engaged in the retail sale of poisons commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $100,000 and two years’ imprisonment.
The use of a pharmacy logo or its title as stipulated by the Ordinance is applicable to all retailers, including those that are not licensed by the Board. The DH has been collecting intelligence through different channels. If any retailer is suspected of illegally displaying a pharmacy logo in the prescribed form or pharmacy title, the DH will follow up and carry out an investigation immediately and conduct joint operation with relevant departments when necessary.
To enable the public to identify registered pharmacies, the DH has formulated a label (see Annex) for identification of ASPs, and the labels have been sent to each pharmacy for display in a conspicuous position in the pharmacy. Users can obtain information of the registered pharmacy by scanning the QR Code on the label displayed in the pharmacy.
Members of the public can also visit the website of the Drug Office of the DH for educational materials on “‘Pharmacies’ in Hong Kong“, and names and addresses of all licensees (including ASPs). read more
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