Police today (January 3) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Hung Hom.

     Lam Wing-nam, aged 40, went missing after he left a hostel on Cooke Street on January 1 afternoon. A staff member made a report to Police yesterday (January 2).
         
     He is about 1.7 metres tall, 73 kilograms in weight and of medium build. He has a round face with yellow complexion and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, greyish-black jacket, black trousers and black shoes.
         
     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of Kowloon West on 3661 8036 or 9020 6542 or email to rmpu-kw-2@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

  

     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (January 3) visited the West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link to inspect the prevention measures adopted at the boundary control point in response to the cluster of pneumonia cases detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

     Accompanied by the Secretary for Food and Heath, Professor Sophia Chan, Mrs Lam was briefed by officers of the Port Health Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health at the boundary control point on health surveillance measures. Such measures include the provision of health information, body temperature checks on inbound travellers by the thermal imaging system and following up on travellers with fevers. Mrs Lam also spoke with front-line officers to learn more about the enforcement of prevention and control measures, expressing her gratitude for their hard work in safeguarding the health of citizens and travellers.

     Mrs Lam then proceeded to the public area of the station to inspect the enhanced cleaning work adopted by the MTR Corporation in response to the recent situation, and thanked staff for their work.

     Mrs Lam said that although no serious pneumonia cases related to those in Wuhan have been detected in Hong Kong so far, the Government has strengthened prevention and control measures in many areas, such as enhancing health surveillance measures at all boundary control points. Furthermore, the Hospital Authority and the Department of Health have also informed their healthcare staff to stay vigilant. Mrs Lam added that all relevant government departments have been well prepared and have made necessary arrangements. The Government will also announce daily the number of cases meeting the enhanced surveillance measures to increase transparency. She also appealed to members of the public to strengthen personal and environmental hygiene standards. Travellers who present with respiratory symptoms should wear surgical masks, seek medical attention and reveal their travel history to doctors.

        

     Police today (January 3) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Hung Hom.

     Chan Chun-hung, aged 78, went missing after he left an elderly home on Bulkeley Street in the small hours yesterday (January 2). Staff of the elderly home made a report to Police on the same day.

     He is about 1.65 metres tall, 45 kilograms in weight and of thin build. He has a pointed face with yellow complexion and short white hair. He was last seen wearing a coloured sweater with stripes, light-coloured trousers, black sports shoes and carrying a black shoulder bag.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of Kowloon West on 3661 8036 or 9020 6542 or email to rmpu-kw-2@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

  

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The spokesperson for Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) gave the following update today (January 3) regarding an announcement yesterday (January 2) on a cluster of inpatients with Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter (MDRA) in a male medical ward:
 
     Following enhanced screening, the laboratory test sample of a patient aged 72, without clinical symptoms of infection, in the ward has been confirmed as having MDRA. The patient concerned was discharged.
 
     QEH will continue the enhanced infection control measures and closely monitor the situation in the ward. The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.
 

     With the rapid expansion of the online shopping market, public demand for the flexible collection of postal items has been on the rise. In view of this, Hongkong Post has commenced the establishment of iPostal Stations as early as 2016 across the territory, enabling the public to pick up postal items at their convenience. Up to now, 21 iPostal Stations have been established.
 
     New iPostal Stations to be set up in Oi Tung Estate (Second Floor, Oi Tung Shopping Centre, Oi Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong) and Siu Sai Wan Plaza (First Floor, Siu Sai Wan Plaza, Siu Sai Wan Estate, Siu Sai Wan Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong) will commence operation on January 7 (Tuesday). The total number of iPostal Stations in Hong Kong will reach 23 by then. Senders can set any of the abovementioned iPostal Stations as the delivery address for their Smart Post, Local Parcel and Local CourierPost items through the EC-Ship platform, while recipients can set any of these stations as the default pick-up point for their items with a Mail Collection Number.
 
     Detailed information is as follows:
 

 
     To facilitate the greater use of iPostal Stations, Hongkong Post will continue to expand its network. It is scheduled to set up 20 iPostal Stations in the first quarter of 2020 and more than 80 gradually in the following three quarters. This will make the total number of iPostal Stations more than 120 in the following year, covering all 18 districts in Hong Kong.
 
     Details of iPostal Stations' locations and ways to use them are available at ec-ship.hongkongpost.hk/platform/en/iPostalStation.jsp. For enquiries, please call the Hongkong Post General Enquiry Hotline at 2921 2222.