Mainly attributing to the stronger than usual northeast monsoon over southern China, April 2020 was slightly cooler than usual in Hong Kong. The monthly mean temperature was 22.0 degrees, 0.6 degree below the normal figure… read more
The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced today (May 5) the launch of the Subsidy Scheme for Encouraging Early Deployment of 5G (the fifth-generation mobile technology) under the second round of the Anti-epidemic Fund. The Scheme is open for application from today to November 30, 2020, on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Scheme aims to encourage various sectors to deploy 5G technology early to foster innovation and smart city applications, and to improve the efficiency of their operations and the quality of their services that will contribute to enhancing Hong Kong’s overall competitiveness.
Under the Scheme, the Government will subsidise 50 per cent of the actual cost directly relevant to the deployment of 5G technology in an approved project, subject to a cap of $500,000. Around 100 qualified projects will be subsidised.
“Public and private entities and bodies are welcome to submit applications for projects which are able to bring substantive benefits to the business or sector concerned through the deployment of 5G as well as demonstrate innovation or cross-sectoral synergy,” a spokesman for OFCA said. Details of the Scheme and the application form are available on OFCA’s website (www.ofca.gov.hk/en/industry_focus/telecommunications/5g_subsidy/index.html). For enquiries, please contact OFCA by phone at 2961 6333 or email at 5g-subsidy@ofca.gov.hk. read more
A woman who went missing in Hung Hom has been located. Kwok Pui-lin, aged 62, went missing after she left her residence on Wu Kwong Street on May 3 night. Her family made a report to Police… read more
The Places of Amusement Licence Holders Subsidy Scheme (the Scheme) is today (May 5) open for application, following the approval of the Anti-epidemic Fund (AEF) by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council. The Sch… read more
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, visited the temporary operation centre for the special scheme introduced for delivering prescription medications to Hong Kong people in Guangdong and Fujian with urgent needs for medications this afternoon (May 4) to learn more about the drug delivery services. He also gave encouragement to the participating volunteers and expressed gratitude for their huge support for the scheme.
Under the compulsory quarantine arrangements, many Hong Kong people who are staying in Guangdong Province and Fujian Province are unable to conduct day trips to Hong Kong to attend follow-up consultations or replenish their prescription medications and return to the Mainland on the same day as they have done previously. To address the concern that the prescription medications taken by these Hong Kong residents may be running out, the Government introduced a special scheme on February 24 to deliver prescription medications to them, with priority given to those who will run out of prescription medications by end April.
Mr Tsang was pleased to learn that as at April 29, arrangements had been made to deliver prescription medications to more than 7 600 Hong Kong residents in need. He expressed gratitude to the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) for offering voluntary services for the drug delivery scheme with its well-established service networks on the Mainland.
Mr Tsang also thanked the Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Care Foundation for deploying pharmacists to the temporary operation centre to help verify the drug records and patients’ information, and extended gratitude to colleagues from various government departments for participating in the scheme.
Mr Tsang said, “As the expiry date for the Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation (Cap. 599C) is extended to June 7, 2020, the special scheme will also be extended and give priority to cases in which the prescription drugs will run out on or before that date.”
Hong Kong residents who are in need of the service can call the Social Welfare Department’s 24-hour Hotline (Tel: 2343 2255), or the hotline of FTU’s Hong Kong office (Tel: 3652 5833) from 9am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, for details.
