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     The Home Affairs Department will open 19 temporary night heat shelters tonight (August 9) 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 –
Butterfly Bay Community Centre
Butterfly Estate (near Tip Sum House), 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

A 23-year-old Police Constable who is posted to the Police Tactical Unit has been preliminarily diagnosed with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). He underwent a virus test in a designated clinic yesterday (August 8) and was tested positive for COVID-… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The Hospital Authority spokesperson today (August 9) announced the passing away of four patients confirmed with COVID-19 infection earlier this morning. &nbs… read more

     A property owner was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months and fined $10,000 at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts last month for failing to comply with a removal order, requiring the demolition of an unauthorised four-storey village house at Po Sheung Tsuen, Sheung Shui, with a floor area of about 48 square metres on each floor, issued under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap 123).
      
     The village house has not been exempted from the application of the BO under the Buildings Ordinance (Application to the New Territories) Ordinance (Cap 121). As the building was constructed without prior approval from the Buildings Department (BD), contravening section 14(1) of the BO, a removal order was served on the owner under section 24(1) of the Ordinance.
      
     Since the owner did not comply with the order, he was prosecuted by the BD three times and was fined about $50,000 in total upon conviction at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts. However, as the owner persisted in not complying with the order, the BD instigated prosecution against him for the fourth time. The owner was convicted at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts on June 23 this year. The Court noticed that the owner had three previous conviction records of not complying with the removal order and considered the seriousness of the case. After taking into account the defendant’s background report, the court imposed the sentence of two months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months, plus a fine of $10,000, on July 28.
      
     “Unauthorised buildings works may adversely affect the structural and fire safety of a building, leading to serious consequences. Owners should seek professional advice before carrying out any building works in their premises,” a spokesman for the BD said today (August 9).
      
     Pursuant to section 40(1BA) of the BO, any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with an order served on him under section 24(1) of the BO commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $200,000 and imprisonment for one year, as well as a further fine of $20,000 for each day that the offence has continued. read more

     The Labour Department (LD) arranges from today (August 9) onwards a free, one-off COVID-19 testing service for all foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) staying in boarding facilities of employment agencies (EAs). The testing agency (Prenetics Limited) will deliver in batches specimen bottles to licensed EAs providing boarding facilities to FDHs for collecting deep throat saliva samples from the relevant FDHs.
　　 
　　An LD spokesman said, “The Government announced on August 6, 2020 that the scope of the COVID-19 testing for target groups would be expanded to FDHs staying in EAs’ boarding facilities. A free, one-off COVID-19 testing service provided by a testing agency will be arranged for the relevant FDHs.”

　　The spokesman continued, “There are at present around 1 200 EAs with main licences providing FDH placement services. LD has been actively contacting these EAs to confirm which of them provide boarding facilities to FDHs. LD will arrange the testing agency to distribute specimen bottles to the EAs concerned for collecting deep throat saliva samples from the relevant FDHs and collect the specimens in the subsequent one to two days for testing. Cases with a positive result will be relayed to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health for follow-up. EAs should fill out a form and pass to LD relevant information such as the number of FDHs that have been tested. The testing agency will pass the testing record form to EAs along with the specimen bottles. EAs shall submit the testing record form to LD on the day the testing agency collects the specimens or the day after.”
 
     “The testing agency will work closely with LD and determine the testing priority based on the number of persons staying in an EA boarding facility, manpower resources available, etc.  The testing agency will contact the relevant EAs before sending staff there so that the EAs can make arrangements. The virus testing is voluntary.”
　　
　　LD appeals to the relevant FDHs to actively participate in the testing scheme and continue to maintain personal and environmental hygiene. LD also urges EAs to strengthen health protection in their boarding facilities.  EAs can make reference to CHP’s “Guidelines on Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for the General Public” (www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/nid_guideline_general_public_en.pdf) and “A Guide to Personal, Home and Environmental Hygiene” (www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/a_guide_to_personal_home_and_environmental_hygiene_keep_clean_be_healthy_booklet.pdf).
　　　
　　For details on the testing scheme, please call the hotline of the testing agency (Prenetics Limited) at 3008 8319 or contact LD through its dedicated email account for FDH matters (fdh-enquiry@labour.gov.hk).  read more