To align with the special work arrangement announced by the Government, the Legal Aid Department (LAD) today (February 14) announced that the LAD offices will open from 9.30am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm between February 17 and 21 to… read more
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has further enhanced its regional weather information service on its website by providing real-time information on air temperatures from the Tai Lung Automatic Weather Station (AWS) starting from today (February 14).
The HKO’s Tai Lung AWS, located inside the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department’s Tai Lung Experimental Station in Sheung Shui, provides real-time weather information to farmers and those promoting a rural green lifestyle, helping them to plan agricultural work more efficiently. The additional temperature information it provides also serves as a reference for the public around the Sheung Shui area.
The public can access the most recent 24-hour temperatures recorded at the Tai Lung AWS at the HKO’s “Hong Kong Regional Temperature” webpage (www.weather.gov.hk/en/wxinfo/ts/index.htm). Temperature information from the Tai Lung AWS is also available through the HKO’s “Dial-a-Weather” hotline at 187 8200 and the mobile application “MyObservatory”.
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: During the winter surge, the Hospital Authority is closely monitoring the service demand of Accident and Emergency Departments and the occupancy rates in public ho… read more
In view of the extension of the special work arrangements for government departments to February 23, the Inland Revenue Department announced today (February 14) that from February 17 it will continue to suspend the provision of all of its services, except the following:
(1) Business Registration Office;
(2) Stamp Office; and
(3) Central Enquiry Counter, only for enquiries relating to tax clearance for taxpayers leaving Hong Kong.
The above three offices will provide services from 9am to noon, Monday to Friday.
The department appeals to members of the public for their understanding that the above services will only be provided at a much reduced scale and that services in all other areas will not be provided at the service counters. They should also be prepared to experience a longer waiting time before they can be served. The department encourages the public to use its electronic services to handle their tax affairs as much as possible. A list of such services can be found in the department’s website at www.ird.gov.hk/eng/ese/index.htm.
The department further announced that deadlines for tax payments, lodgement of objections and holdover applications, and submission of tax returns and information that fall between January 29 and February 23 will be automatically extended to February 24.
The department will review the situation and make further announcements as necessary. read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: Regarding the arson incident causing damages to a general outpatient clinic, the Hospital Authority (HA) issued the following statement today (February 14): … read more