The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: As at noon today (April 30), public hospitals had reported to the Department of Health the admission of 16 patients (nine male and seven female, aged 1 to 86)… read more
A chartered flight taking Hong Kong residents stranded in Pakistan back home departed from Islamabad at 9.55am local time (12.55pm Hong Kong time) today (April 30) and is expected to arrive at Hong Kong International Airport at around 7pm tonight. There are 319 passengers on board. Upon arrival, the returnees will proceed to the Department of Health’s Temporary Specimen Collection Centre at AsiaWorld-Expo by coaches for compulsory COVID-19 testing. After their deep throat saliva samples are collected, the returnees will be transferred by coaches to the quarantine centre at Chun Yeung Estate for a 14-day compulsory quarantine period.
The cost for taking the chartered flight is around HK$6,000 per person and is borne by the users. read more
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health has announced that as of 4pm today (April 30), no new local confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been recorded, and that the number of ca… read more
The Land Registry (LR) announced today (April 30) that compact discs for the 52nd edition of the Index of Streets, House Numbers and Lots in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon (Street Index), and the 21st edition of the New Territories Lot/Address Cross Reference Table (CRT) have been released. The discs facilitate searches of land records of urban and New Territories properties by correlating property addresses, building names or lot numbers.
The new edition of the Street Index features 444 amendments to the last edition, with 11 new streets and 30 new lots/sections/subsections added. In the latest edition of the CRT, 1 522 amendments have been made and 10 new streets and 1 146 new lots/sections/subsections have been added.
The new editions of the Street Index and CRT compact discs cost $370 each. Licences for using them on computer networks are also available for sale. The respective licence fees are $2,960 for computer networks linked to less than 50 terminals and $5,920 if linked to 50 terminals or more.
Members of the public who wish to purchase the compact discs and the licences may submit a completed order form by post or in person to the LR’s Customer Centre (19/F, Queensway Government Offices (QGO), 66 Queensway, Hong Kong) or the LR’s Street Index and CRT Help Desk (Unit 1202, 12/F, One Kowloon, 1 Wang Yuen Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon) or deposit it in the drop-in box located near the Information Counter on the Deck Floor of the High Block of QGO. The form can be obtained at the LR’s website (www.landreg.gov.hk) or by fax by calling the customer service hotline at 3105 0000. It is also available at the LR’s Customer Centre, the New Territories Search Offices and the Street Index and CRT Help Desk.
Given the latest situation of COVID-19, to achieve social distancing and to reduce the risk of the spread of the virus, customers are encouraged to obtain order forms online or by calling the customer service hotline and submit completed application forms by post or use the drop-in box as much as possible.
An online version of the new Street Index and CRT is also available for free browsing on the LR’s website (www.landreg.gov.hk) or through the hyperlink on the Integrated Registration Information System Online Services (www.iris.gov.hk).
For enquiries, please call the Street Index and CRT help desk or the Customer Service Manager of the LR at 3105 0000. read more
To align with the Government’s arrangement to resume public services under a phased approach, the Home Affairs Department (HAD) announced today (April 30) its latest service arrangements from Monday (May 4). The details are listed below.
The Home Affairs Enquiry Centres (HAEC), except for the Sham Shui Po HAEC, which closed earlier for maintenance works, and the Estate Beneficiaries Support Unit, will resume normal opening hours. The operation of the HAD’s enquiry hotline (2835 2500) will also return to normal.
The multi-purpose halls, conference rooms, classrooms, meeting rooms and activity rooms of community halls and community centres will re-open to organisations with approved bookings, with a limit of four participants for each activity to be held in order to avoid group gatherings and ensure that appropriate social distancing can be maintained.
The services provided by the Office of the Licensing Authority remain normal. read more