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     The Home Affairs Department will open 19 temporary night heat shelters tonight (August 15) for people in need of the service.

     The shelters will be open from 10.30pm until 8am tomorrow.

     For further information, please call the department’s hotline before midnight on 2572 8427.

     The 19 night heat shelters are located at:

Hong Kong Districts:
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Central and Western –
Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall
3/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex,
2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun

Eastern –
Causeway Bay Community Centre
3/F, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay

Southern –
Lei Tung Community Hall
Lei Tung Estate, Ap Lei Chau

Wan Chai –
Wan Chai Activities Centre
LG/F, Wan Chai Market, 258 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai

Kowloon Districts:
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Kowloon City –
Hung Hom Community Hall
1/F, Kowloon City Government Offices,
42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom

Kwun Tong –
Lam Tin (West) Estate Community Centre
71 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin

Sham Shui Po –
Shek Kip Mei Community Hall
G/F, Block 42, Shek Kip Mei Estate, Sham Shui Po

Wong Tai Sin –
Tsz Wan Shan (South) Estate Community Centre
45 Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan

Yau Tsim Mong –
Henry G Leong Yaumatei Community Centre
60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei

New Territories Districts:
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Islands –
Tung Chung Community Hall
G/F, Tung Chung Municipal Services Building,
39 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung

Kwai Tsing –
Kwai Shing Community Hall
Podium, Block 6, Kwai Shing West Estate, Kwai Chung

North –
Cheung Wah Community Hall
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling

Sai Kung –
Hang Hau Community Hall
G/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex,
38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O

Sha Tin –
Hin Keng Neighbourhood Community Centre
5 Hin Wo Lane, Sha Tin

Tai Po –
Tai Po Community Centre
2 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po

Tsuen Wan –
Shek Wai Kok Community Hall
Shek Wai Kok Estate, Tsuen Wan

Tuen Mun –
Wu Shan Road Community Hall
101 Wu Shan Road, Tuen Mun

Yuen Long –
Long Ping Community Hall
Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long

Yuen Long –
Tin Yiu Community Centre
Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Film Development Council:
 
     The Government has introduced five major measures under the Film Development Fund (FDF) earlier to help the trade tide over this difficult period and re-energise Hong Kong’s film industry. Among these measures, the Scriptwriting Incubation Programme (SIP) is open for application from today (August 15) until October 14. Scriptwriters and would-be scriptwriters who are interested in the profession are encouraged to participate.
 
     With total funding of $8 million, the SIP aims at identifying and nurturing local scriptwriting talent to help incubate quality scripts, thereby enhancing the quality of Hong Kong productions.
 
     “A good script is indispensable to a successful film production, while a good film is essentially a good story told in a compelling manner. I look forward to seeing an abundance of quality original scripts incubated under the Programme, helping our local film industry to scale new heights,” the Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council, Dr Wilfred Wong, said.
 
     The SIP will be held in the form of a competition with multiple rounds. Funding will be disbursed to the respective winners of different phases:
 
Phase 1: Interested parties should submit applications together with the synopsis and logline on or before October 14. A maximum of 50 submissions will be shortlisted, and each of them will be awarded a prize of $30,000 and will enter the next phase of the competition;
 
Phase 2: Shortlisted candidates should submit the treatment. Up to 25 submissions will be shortlisted at this stage, and each of them will be awarded a prize of $80,000 and will enter the next phase of the competition; and
 
Phase 3: Shortlisted candidates should submit a full script at this stage. A maximum of 10 final winning scripts will be selected and the winning parties will be invited to attend a presentation forum to meet with potential investors to increase the chance of obtaining market investment in adopting their scripts for commercial film productions. The final winning scripts will each be awarded a prize of $300,000. Cumulatively, a final winning script will be awarded a total amount of $410,000.  
 
     During the competition process, seminars and workshops will be arranged with experienced scriptwriters sharing techniques of writing treatments and scripts. There will also be dedicated one-on-one coaching to assist applicants in perfecting their scripts.
 
     The application details of the SIP are available at the FDC’s website (www.fdc.gov.hk).
 
     The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau announced on July 13 that the Government would earmark around $260 million under the FDF to implement five major measures to increase the number of local film productions, nurture young directors and scriptwriting talents and enhance professional training. The remaining four major measures are the Directors’ Succession Scheme, relaxation of the Film Production Financing Scheme, short-term advanced training programmes, and implementation of the enhanced First Feature Film Initiative. read more

     The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (August 15) said as the epidemic situation remains severe, to safeguard the health and safety of market stall tenants and the public, the FEHD will continue to pro… read more

     The Labour Department (LD) will hold the Opening Up a New Terrain Online Job Fair from August 18 to 6pm on August 19 on the department’s Interactive Employment Service website (www.jobs.gov.hk) for job seekers to obtain vacancy information and submit job applications.
      
     A total of 34 organisations, mainly from the property management, business services and catering industries, will participate, offering over 1 200 vacancies. Most of them are suitable for application by young graduates.
      
     The vacancies offered cover a wide variety of positions, including chemist trainee, recreation assistant, customer services officer, accounting clerk, clinic assistant, administrative assistant, baker, technician and engineer.
      
     Around 83 per cent of the vacancies are full-time jobs, mostly offering monthly salaries ranging from $10,000 to $21,000. Around 92 per cent require a Secondary Six education level or below. Around 79 per cent are open to job seekers without relevant experience, and are suitable for young graduates. 
      
     Job seekers need to pre-register as users of the LD’s Interactive Employment Service before submitting online job applications to the participating organisations during the job fair. All of the services are free of charge. More information can be found on the department’s Interactive Employment Service website. read more

     Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Sha Tin last night (August 14) in which a 33-year-old man died.      At about 11.50pm, a motorcycle driven by the 33-year-old man was travell… read more