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     The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) announced today (February 1) that the REO hotline 2891 1001 will maintain limited services starting from next Monday (February 3). Hotline services will be provided from 8.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

     To tie in with the response level under the “Preparedness and Response Plan for Novel Infectious Disease of Public Health Significance” being raised to the Emergency Response Level, and to minimise the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus, the REO announced on January 28 that the REO’s various offices and the Electoral Information Centre would be temporarily closed from January 29 until further notice. read more

     To reduce the risk of the spread of the novel coronavirus in the community, special work arrangements for government departments will be implemented between February 3 and 9 . As such, the Legal Aid Department (LAD) today (February 1) announced that special arrangements will be made for legal aid applications and litigation services between February 3 and 7.

     The LAD’s Information and Application Services Unit (located on 25/F, Queensway Government Offices (QGO)), Crime Section (located on 25/F, QGO), Civil Litigation Section 1 (located on 26/F, QGO), Civil Litigation Section 2 (located on 30/F, Revenue Tower, Wan Chai) as well as the Costing Unit and Enforcement Unit (both located on 27/F, QGO) will provide basic necessary and limited civil and criminal legal aid application and litigation services. 

     For enquiries, please contact the following offices during office hours:
 
– Information and Application Services Unit : 2537 7717
– Crime Section : 2867 3139 
– Civil Litigation Section 1 : 2867 3123
– Civil Litigation Section 2 : 2594 7884
– Costing Unit and Enforcement Unit : 2867 3152

     Members of the public may also contact us for other enquiries through our 24-hour hotline (2537 7677), email (ladinfo@lad.gov.hk) or fax (2537 5948). 

     LAD will review the above work arrangements on February 8. read more

     To align with the special work arrangement announced by the Government on January 31 to reduce the risk of the spread of the novel coronavirus in the community, Hongkong Post announced today (February 1) the provision… read more

     In light of the extension of special work arrangements for government departments and the latest development of the novel coronavirus infection, the Fire Services Department announced today (February 1) that starting from … read more

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