STH visits Sha Tin District (with photos)
The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan, visited Sha Tin District this afternoon (May 10) to get an update on developments in the district. Accompanied by the District Office… read more
The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan, visited Sha Tin District this afternoon (May 10) to get an update on developments in the district. Accompanied by the District Office… read more
The Permanent Secretary for Security, Mrs Marion Lai, today (May 10) officiated at the passing-out parade of the Correctional Services Department (CSD) at the Staff Training Institute in Stanley, in which 24 Officers and 110 Assistant Officers II graduated.
At the parade, the correctional officers marched past the reviewing officer with a collective spirit of high morale, demonstrating self-confidence, team spirit and enthusiasm as correctional officers.
The newly recruited Officers and Assistant Officers II have undergone 26 and 23 weeks’ training respectively. One Officer was awarded the Principal’s Shield while four Assistant Officers II were awarded the Golden Whistle for outstanding performance.
Two graduates spoke to the media after the parade. Among them was Officer Mr Nestor Wong, who is the Hong Kong junior record holder for the half marathon. He said he will use his persevering spirit as an athlete to motivate persons in custody not to give up and turn over a new leaf with courage.
Assistant Officer II Mr Nabeel Mohammad, who is of Pakistani descent and was born in Hong Kong, hopes to become a bridge for communication with South Asian persons in custody so as to reduce misunderstanding from cultural differences and help them adapt to institutional life as soon as possible. read more
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (May 10) reported the latest number of cases of dengue fever (DF), and again urged the public to maintain strict environmental hygiene, mosquito control and personal protective measures both locally and during travel.
From May 3 to 9, the CHP confirmed three imported DF cases. The patients had been to Thailand (one case), Sri Lanka (one case) and Vietnam (one case) during the incubation period.
As of yesterday (May 9), 45 cases had been confirmed this year, all of which were imported. The cases were mainly imported from Indonesia (nine), Malaysia (nine) and Thailand (eight).
DF remains endemic in some areas of Asia and beyond. The latest figures for 2019 reveal that 19 503 cases had been recorded in Thailand, 67 106 in the Philippines (which was 1.9 times the number of cases reported in the same period in 2018), 43 065 in Malaysia (which was 2.2 times the number of cases reported in the same period in 2018), 3 121 in Singapore (since December 30, 2018), 57 880 in Vietnam (which was 3.3 times the number of cases reported in the same period in 2018) and 96 in Japan. In the Americas, the latest figures indicate that 12 900 cases were filed in Mexico in 2019.
The public should take heed of the following advice on mosquito control:
The talk on the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China, which was adopted at the 2nd Session of the 13th National People’s Congress on March 15, 2019, and will be implemented in the Mainland on January 1, 2020, was held today (May 10) for government officials of Hong Kong and stakeholders to understand more about this Law. The talk was jointly held by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Asian Academy of International Law (AAIL) at Justice Place.
The Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng, SC, first gave welcoming remarks at the talk. The Assistant Minister of Commerce, Mr Li Chenggang, then gave a presentation on the rationales for enacting the Foreign Investment Law, its key features, how to fully implement the Foreign Investment Law and how to create a better business environment for investment from Hong Kong. During the question-and-answer session of the talk, the Chairman of the AAIL, Mr Anthony Neoh, SC, had exchanges with Mr Li on issues on the Foreign Investment Law that are of interest to the participants. The talk successfully enhanced the participants’ understanding of the Foreign Investment Law.
The Foreign Investment Law aims to promote foreign investment, protect the legitimate interests of foreign investment and standardise the management of foreign investment. The Hong Kong community generally welcomes the Foreign Investment Law.
Over 140 people, including senior government officials, representatives from local and foreign chambers of commerce, business leaders, professionals and arbitration institutions attended the talk.
One of the key policy initiatives of the DoJ is to enhance Hong Kong’s status as the regional legal services and dispute resolution centre. The DoJ is committed to assisting Hong Kong’s legal and dispute resolution services professionals to seek new opportunities in the Mainland, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and countries along the Belt and Road Initiative, and to strengthen co-operation and mutual benefits under the advantage of “one country, two systems”.
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (May 10) released the latest grading of water quality for 38 gazetted beaches that are open for swimming and one non-gazetted beach (i.e. Discovery Bay*).
Sixteen beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 21 as Fair (Grade 2) and two as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
Deep Water Bay Beach | Repulse Bay Beach |
Discovery Bay | Shek O Beach |
Hap Mun Bay Beach | South Bay Beach |
Hung Shing Yeh Beach | St Stephen’s Beach |
Kwun Yam Beach | Stanley Main Beach |
Lo So Shing Beach | Tong Fuk Beach |
Lower Cheung Sha Beach | Trio Beach |
Pui O Beach | Upper Cheung Sha Beach |
Anglers’ Beach | Golden Beach |
Approach Beach | Kadoorie Beach |
Big Wave Bay Beach | Kiu Tsui Beach |
Butterfly Beach | Lido Beach |
Cafeteria New Beach | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach |
Cafeteria Old Beach | Middle Bay Beach |
Casam Beach | Silver Mine Bay Beach |
Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach | Silverstrand Beach |
Chung Hom Kok Beach | Ting Kau Beach |
Clear Water Bay First Beach | Turtle Cove Beach |
Clear Water Bay Second Beach |
Castle Peak Beach | Hoi Mei Wan Beach |