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     A spokesman for the Housing Department (HD) today (April 8) reminded residents of public rental housing (PRH) estates to declare truthfully their income and assets.

     A PRH resident living at Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin declared on a 2018 Income and Asset Declaration Form to have no average monthly interest, bonus and dividends derived from investments. Subsequent investigation revealed that the resident had earned a monthly dividend of approximately $19,000 from an investment account. The resident was prosecuted by the HD for making a false statement knowingly, contrary to Section 26(1)(a) of the Housing Ordinance. The defendant was previously convicted by the presiding magistrate in Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts who considered a fine punishment could not reflect the gravity of the offence. After making reference to the probation report, the defendant was sentenced to 60 hours’ community service order today.

     The spokesman said that households living in PRH should complete their income and asset declaration forms accurately, which forms the foundation for the assessment of rent and their eligibility for continuing residence. Before making the declarations, households should read the contents and the completion guidelines of the income and asset declaration form carefully and compute their income and assets in accordance with the methods specified. Otherwise, they may be prosecuted for making a false statement knowingly, contrary to Section 26(1)(a) of the Housing Ordinance (if convicted, the maximum penalty is a $50,000 fine and imprisonment for six months) or being prosecuted for neglecting to furnish information as specified in a declaration form, contrary to Section 27(a) of the Housing Ordinance (if convicted, the maximum penalty is a $25,000 fine and imprisonment for three months). Notwithstanding the above, the HD will take action to recover the undercharged rent incurred due to the inaccurate information or even recover their PRH units. read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesperson of Tai Po Hospital made the following announcement today (April 8):        Seven patients (aged 39 to 69) in a male inf… read more

     The Immigration Department announced today (April 8) that the period of visa-free entry for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passport holders to Belarus will be extended from up to 14 days to 30 da… read more

     The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) released the 2018 Beach Water Quality Report today (April 8). The report indicates that all of the 41 gazetted beaches in Hong Kong complied with the Water Quality Objective (WQO) for bathing waters in that year, with 26 of them ranked as “good” and the remaining 15 ranked as “fair” in water quality.

     An EPD spokesman said, “The beaches of Hong Kong have maintained 100 per cent full compliance with the WQO for nine consecutive years since 2010.

     “The sustained improvement in beach water quality is the result of years of efforts to implement pollution control and environmental improvement measures, including the enforcement of the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, implementation of the Livestock Waste Control Scheme and the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, and extension of sewerage to the beach hinterland according to Sewerage Master Plans.”

     The spokesman added, “The EPD will maintain close monitoring and reporting of the water quality of all bathing beaches to safeguard the health of beachgoers and provide scientific data for supporting the formulation of water quality improvement policy.”

     The 2018 Beach Water Quality Report can be found at the EPD’s website (www.epd.gov.hk/epd/beach).

    

     The latest test results of the opening-up investigation in the second stage of the holistic assessment strategy for the Hung Hom Station Extension under the Shatin to Central Link (SCL) project (as at April 8) are now available at the Highways Department’s website for the SCL project (www.hyd.gov.hk/en/road_and_railway/railway_projects/scl/index.html) for reference by the public. read more