Following the launch of the "Shall We Talk" initiative, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Mental Health (ACMH), Mr Wong Yan-lung, will host a live session online at 9am on Wednesday (July 15) to share his views on emotional crisis of the public and the demand of mental health services in Hong Kong. He will also call for support from the public to take care of their mental health.
 
     The live session will be hosted on the initiative's fanpage of Facebook (facebook.com/shallwetalkhk20).
 
     Officially launched on July 11, the "Shall We Talk" initiative was jointly organised by ACMH and the Department of Health with an aim to promote mental health and eliminate stigmatisation towards persons with mental health needs, in order to build a mental health friendly community.
 
     To receive the latest information on the "Shall We Talk" initiative, you may visit the one-stop dedicated website (shallwetalk.hk). The initiative's fanpages of Facebook (facebook.com/shallwetalkhk20) and Instagram (instagram.com/shallwetalkhk20) have been launched. The public are welcome to "like" / "follow" and share the fanpages in order to receive the latest information.

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     Regarding the earlier announcements on Candida auris carrier cases in Kowloon West Cluster (KWC), the spokesperson for KWC gave the following update today (July 13):
 
     According to the contact tracing of Yan Chai Hospital, 22 patients (16 male and six female, aged 30 to 95) who had stayed in other medical wards were confirmed as carrying Candida auris without signs of infection. Among these patients, one 93-year-old patient passed away yesterday (July 12) due to underlying illnesses while the other patients are now being treated under isolation with stable condition.
 
     Furthermore, according to the contact tracing of North Lantau Hospital (NLTH), two more patients (one male and one female, aged 87 and 99) were confirmed as carrying Candida auris without signs of infection. The patients had stayed in the Extended Care Ward of NLTH and have been discharged.
 
     In accordance with established guidelines, the following enhanced infection control measures have already been adopted in two hospitals:
 

1. Thorough cleaning and disinfection of the wards concerned;
2. Enhanced patient and environmental screening procedures; and
3. Application of stringent contact precautions and enhanced hand hygiene of staff and patients.

 
     The hospitals will continue to closely monitor the situation of the patients. The cases have been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (July 15) at 11am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, Members will continue to consider the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Profits Tax Concessions for Insurance-related Businesses) Bill 2019. If the Bill is supported by Members and receives its Second Reading, it will stand committed to the committee of the whole Council. After the committee of the whole Council has completed consideration of the Bill and its report is adopted by the Council, the Bill will be set down for the Third Reading.
 
     Meanwhile, the Second Reading debate on the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2019, the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020, the Insurance (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2020, the Pharmacy and Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2019, the Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Bill, the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019, the Evidence (Amendment) Bill 2018, the Fisheries Protection (Amendment) Bill 2019, the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019, the Freight Containers (Safety) (Amendment) Bill 2019 and the Road Traffic Legislation (Parking Spaces) (Amendment) Bill 2019 will also resume. If the Bills are supported by Members and receive their Second Reading, they will stand committed to the committee of the whole Council. After the committee of the whole Council has completed consideration of the Bills and their reports are adopted by the Council, the Bills will be set down for the Third Reading.

     During the meeting, Mr Abraham Shek, the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, will present the "Report of the Public Accounts Committee on Report No. 74 of the Director of Audit on the Results of Value for Money Audits" and address the Council.
 
     Mr Paul Tse, the Chairman of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, will present the "Committee on Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Progress Report for the period October 2019 to July 2020" and address the Council.
 
     Mr Tse, the Chairman of the Select Committee to Inquire into Matters about the Agreement between Mr LEUNG Chun-ying and the Australian firm UGL Limited; and Mr Kenneth Leung, member of the Select Committee, will present the "Report of the Legislative Council Select Committee to Inquire into Matters about the Agreement between Mr LEUNG Chun-ying and the Australian firm UGL Limited" and the "Minority Report on an inquiry into matters about the agreement between Mr LEUNG Chun-ying and the Australian firm UGL Limited" respectively. They will address the Council on the Reports.

     In addition, Mr Tommy Cheung, the Chairman of the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene; Mr Vincent Cheng, the Chairman of the Panel on Manpower; Mr Jimmy Ng, the Chairman of the Panel on Commerce and Industry; Mr Lau Kwok-fan, the Chairman of the Panel on Home Affairs; Mrs Regina Ip, the Chairman of the Panel on Education; Mr Charles Mok, the Chairman of the Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting; Mr Frankie Yick, the Chairman of the Panel on Transport; Mr Christopher Cheung, the Chairman of the Panel on Financial Affairs; Dr Chiang Lai-wan, the Chairman of the Panel on Health Services, and Dr Priscilla Leung, the Chairman of the Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services, will present the 2019-2020 Reports of the related Panels and address the Council respectively.
 
     Members will also ask the Government 22 questions on various policy areas, six of which require oral replies.
 
     The agenda of the above meeting can be obtained via the LegCo Website (www.legco.gov.hk). Members of the public can watch or listen to the meeting via the "Webcast" system on the LegCo Website.  To observe the proceedings of the meeting at the LegCo Complex, members of the public may call 3919 3399 during office hours to reserve seats.

     Police today (July 13) appealed to the public for information on a woman who went missing in Sham Shui Po.

     Lam Hung-kiu, aged 85, went missing after she was last seen at Tung Chau Street Park yesterday (July 12) morning. Her family made a report to Police on the same day.
         
     She is about 1.5 metres tall, 60 kilograms in weight and of fat build. She has a round face with yellow complexion and short white hair. She was last seen wearing a yellow short-sleeved shirt, trousers and pink sandals.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing woman or may have seen her is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of Kowloon West on 3661 8038 or 9020 6542 or email to rmpu-kw@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.
 

  

     Due to the postponement of the Entrepreneur Day exhibition organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council on July 16 and 17, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (CMAB) today (July 13) announced that the "Latest Development of Start-ups in the Greater Bay Area Seminar" on the Entrepreneur Day will be broadcast live online as scheduled on July 17 (11am to noon).
 
     During the online seminar, two local young entrepreneurs, Mr Eric Kuo and Ms Gisella Tong, will share their experiences in starting businesses in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and respond to participants' enquiries online. Mr Kuo is a Co-founder of R-Guardian while Ms Tong is the Creative and Marketing Director of Round the Clock Studio Limited.
 
     For pre-registration of the online seminar, please visit hktdc.hermeslive.com/en/register. To join the online seminar, registered participants should go to the website hktdc.hermeslive.com/en/, log in with the registered email address and select "Latest Development of Start-ups in the Greater Bay Area Seminar".
 
     In addition, "Start-ups＊Opportunities  Hong Kong＊Greater Bay Area" pavilion at the Entrepreneur Day has accordingly been postponed. Details will be announced in due course.
 
     For enquiries on the "Latest Development of Start-ups in the Greater Bay Area Seminar" and "Start-ups＊Opportunities  Hong Kong＊Greater Bay Area" pavilion, please contact the CMAB (Tel: 2810 2059; email: enquiry@bayarea.gov.hk). For more information about the GBA, please visit the dedicated website (www.bayarea.gov.hk/en/home).