A woman who went missing in Mong Kok has been located.

     Cheng Lo, aged 45, went missing after she left her residence on Shanghai Street on February 1 night. Her boyfriend made a report to Police on February 3.

     The woman turned up at Mong Kok Police Station to cancel the missing person report yesterday night (February 6). She sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.

     The Government Logistics Department has announced today (February 7) that due to the special work arrangements of government departments, the closing time for tenders which should originally have been received through the Government Logistics Department Tender Box (GLDTB) located on the Ground Floor of North Point Government Offices by noon from January 29, 2020, to February 7, 2020, will be extended until noon on February 12, 2020 (Wednesday).

     Tenderers may wish to allow sufficient time to deposit their tenders into the GLDTB before the new closing time.

     For enquiries, please call 2231 5398 between 9am and 6pm.

     In response to the latest developments of novel coronavirus infection, the Department of Health today (February 7) announced further adjustments of its dental services starting from next Monday (February 10).
 
     The services of Chai Wan Government Dental Clinic will be suspended until further notice. The staff of the clinic will make separate arrangements for users with scheduled appointments.
 
     All other dental clinics, including government dental clinics, school dental clinics and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Clinics (OMS&DCs), will provide dental services limited to dental emergencies and pain relief. Among the above, the OMS&DCs will continue to serve hospital inpatients and provide essential oral and maxillofacial surgery support to hospitals.
 
     The DH will also make separate arrangements for affected users with prior appointments. For enquiries, please contact the respective clinic.

     Regarding the rumours on the Internet that some government departments are forcing their staff to participate in voluntary work related to the fight against the novel coronavirus disease, a government spokesman clarified today (February 7) that the rumours are totally unfounded.

     The spokesman said that to tackle the critical situation, the Government hopes that departments would encourage their staff and former civil servants who had retired to participate on a voluntary basis in the voluntary work to provide support arising from operational needs. The tasks involved would be non-medical and non-professional in nature.

     Their own operational requirements permitting, the departments will release their staff who have voluntarily signed up to be volunteers on loan to the Department of Health, the Home Affairs Bureau and its departments, or the Social Welfare Department for the work concerned.

     The Government Logistics Department (GLD) has announced today (February 7) that the provision of its Gazette service will continue and the GLD Collection Office on the 10th floor of North Point Government Offices will provide services for collection of Gazette fees on Monday and Tuesday from 8.30am to 1pm until further notice. For enquiries, please call 2537 1910 between 9am and 6pm.