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     The Transport Department (TD) today (August 19) announced that services provided in the TD’s Licensing Offices at Admiralty, Cheung Sha Wan, Kwun Tong and Sha Tin as well as the Public Vehicles Unit and the Vehicle Examination Centres will resume within two hours upon the Hong Kong Observatory’s announcement of the lowering of the No.8 gale or storm signal.

     Members of the public with their vehicle examination scheduled for or after 2pm are required to present their vehicles for examination according to the scheduled appointments. Those who have their vehicle examination appointments scheduled before 2pm should reschedule the appointments after the services of the Vehicle Examination Centres resume.

     Applicants who have made an appointment for renewal of a full driving licence/vehicle licence, transfer of vehicle ownership, application for an international driving permit, or retention, transfer or assignment of vehicle registration mark in any timeslot before the lowering of the No.8 gale or storm signal or within two hours after the lowering of the signal may proceed to the Licensing Offices to submit their applications during opening hours (from 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday) on or before August 26 without the need to make another appointment. read more

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:            Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:      The Immigration De… read more

     Police today (August 19) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Kwai Chung.      Thian I-Sun, aged 80, went missing after he left his residence in Kwai Shing West Es… read more

Attention TV/Radio Announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:      The Environmental Protection Department announced today (August 19) that the South East New Territories Landfill in Tseung Kwan O wil… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
 
Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:
 
Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:
 
     As the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 has been cancelled, the Judiciary has announced that all hearings of the courts/tribunals which had been affected by the issuing of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 will be resumed on the next working day (August 20).
 
     Those who were due to attend court hearings today but were affected by the issuing of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8, including the jurors, should do so at 9.30am on the next working day (August 20).
 
     Those who have been summoned for jury empanelment in the High Court today are not required to attend court until further notice in writing. 
 
     As for those who have been summoned for jury empanelment in the Coroner’s Court today, they are required to appear in court at 9.30am on the next working day (August 20).
 
     Court/tribunal registries and offices will open at 2pm this afternoon (August 19). read more