The Chief Executive in Council has approved a scheme for the sewerage works for Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area Stage 1 Works – Site Formation and Engineering Infrastructure (formerly known as Hung Shui Kiu New Development Area Stage 1 Works – Site Formation and Engineering Infrastructure). Approval of the sewerage scheme was gazetted today (January 24).
 
     The sewerage scheme comprises construction of about 360 metres of sewage rising mains, a sewage pumping station, about 1 700m of gravity sewers, associated manholes and other ancillary works. Construction works for the scheme by the Civil Engineering and Development Department are to be carried out in conjunction with the proposed road works of Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area Stage 1 Works – Site Formation and Engineering Infrastructure.
 
     Details of the sewerage scheme were published in the Government Gazette on December 28, 2018, and January 4, 2019.

     The Highways Department (HyD) announced today (January 24) that in response to requests from interested tenderers, the tender period for the contract for Provision of Universal Accessibility Facilities at Footbridges, Elevated Walkways and Subways – Package 3 Contract 2 (Contract No. HY/2019/21) has been extended to noon on February 14.

     The HyD invited tenders for the contract on December 13, 2019. The original tender period was scheduled to expire at noon on January 31.

     The extension of the tender period was gazetted today.

     The HyD has appointed Mannings (Asia) Consultants Limited as the consultant to design and supervise the construction works. For enquiries, please call the consultant at 3168 2028.

     The Highways Department (HyD) announced today (January 24) that in response to requests from interested tenderers, the tender period for the contract for Provision of Universal Accessibility Facilities at Footbridges, Elevated Walkways and Subways – Package 3 Contract 2 (Contract No. HY/2019/21) has been extended to noon on February 14.

     The HyD invited tenders for the contract on December 13, 2019. The original tender period was scheduled to expire at noon on January 31.

     The extension of the tender period was gazetted today.

     The HyD has appointed Mannings (Asia) Consultants Limited as the consultant to design and supervise the construction works. For enquiries, please call the consultant at 3168 2028.

     â€‹The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (January 24) announced that the tender period for the contract for Fanling North New Development Area, Phase 1: Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (Shek Wu San Tsuen North to Lung Yeuk Tau) (Contract No. ND/2019/04) has been extended to noon on February 28.
 
     The CEDD invited tenders for the contract on November 29, 2019. The tender period was originally scheduled to expire at noon on February 7.
      
     The extension of the tender period was gazetted today. Details of the tender notice are available on the CEDD's website (www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/tender-notices/contracts/tender-notices/index.html). 
      
     The CEDD has appointed AECOM Asia Company Limited as the consultant to design and supervise the works. For enquiries, please call AECOM Asia Company Limited at 3922 9000 during office hours.

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) today (January 24) announces that in view of the increased demand during the winter surge in public hospitals, the general out-patient clinic (GOPC) service will be enhanced during the Chinese New Year holidays. An addition of over 1 400 consultation quotas will be provided during the Chinese New Year holidays. A total of 17 clinics (see table below) will remain open to meet the service needs of the public and alleviate the service pressure of Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments during the holiday.
 
     The HA spokesperson said the Accident and Emergency Departments in public hospitals will operate as usual during the holiday to serve patients with urgent medical needs. Amid the winter service surge of public hospitals and the expected increase in A&E attendance in the first working day following the holiday, A&E departments will accord priority treatment to patients with critical and emergency conditions as assessed under the established triage system. Semi-urgent and non-urgent patients might have to wait longer for consultation. The spokesperson appealed to non-urgent patients to consider seeking consultations at GOPC, private doctors or the 24-hour clinics of private hospitals.
 
     The spokesperson also reminded the patients who have joined "The General Outpatient Clinic Public-Private Partnership Programme" (GOPC PPP) to consider seeking consultation at the corresponding private doctors by using the two additional subsidised quotas during winter surge. Those patients with clinical indication would be provided with free antiviral drug prescription. Relevant information can be accessed from the GOPC PPP website www3.ha.org.hk/ppp/gopcppp.aspx?lang=eng. Besides, to find an appropriate family medicine doctor and related clinic service of their choice, the public are welcome to browse the Primary Care Directory of the Food and Health Bureau at www.pcdirectory.gov.hk.
 
     To facilitate public understanding of public hospital services situation during the winter surge, HA has launched a designated website (www.ha.org.hk/goto/wintersurge/en) and also the mobile app of "HA Touch" to provide some key information including A&E waiting time, A&E attendances, medical in-patient bed occupancy rate and hyperlink to private healthcare services websites.

General out-patient clinic service during Chinese New Year holidays (January 25 to 28)
 

# Will provide clinic service on January 26 only
* Will provide clinic service on January 27 only
^ Will provide clinic service on January 28 only
 
Consultation Hours:
January 25 and 26: 9am to 1pm
January 27 and 28: 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm