Police today (December 23) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Western District.
          
     Wong Ko, aged 69, went missing after he left an elderly home on Second Street, Western District on December 21 morning. Staff of the elderly home made a report to Police on the same day.

     He is about 1.6 metres tall, 54 kilograms in weight and of medium build. He has a square face with yellow complexion and short straight black hair. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt with black and grey stripes, a black vest, black trousers, grey shoes and a pair of black-framed glasses.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of Hong Kong Island on 2860 1040 or 9886 0034 or email to rmpu-hki@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

  

     Police will implement crowd safety management measures and special traffic arrangements from December 24 (Tuesday) to December 25 (Wednesday) on Hong Kong Island to facilitate the public to celebrate the festive season.

(I) Lan Kwai Fong

A. Crowd safety management measures

     As a large number of people is expected, crowd management measures will be implemented in Lan Kwai Fong area. It could take a long time to enter Lan Kwai Fong. Please follow the Police's instruction and queue patiently.

     Furthermore, the Police may in response to any unforeseen events and the risk it posed to public safety and public order consider cordoning off Lan Kwai Fong and its adjacent area. Please stay tuned to the latest announcement. 

     Members of the public are urged not to bring or discharge aerosol spray in the vicinity as it may be hazardous to people nearby. Parents are advised not to bring children into the area.

B. Road closure and traffic diversions

     Subject to crowd and traffic conditions, the following roads will be closed in phases between December 24 and 25:

Phase I (From 2pm on December 24 to 6am the following day)
 
– D'Aguilar Street between Wyndham Street and Stanley Street;
– Lan Kwai Fong;
– Wing Wah Lane;
– Wo On Lane;
– Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and Cochrane Street; and
– On Lan Street.

Phase II (From anytime after 6pm on December 24)

– D'Aguilar Street between Queen’s Road Central and Stanley Street;
– Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen's Road Central;
– Stanley Street between D’Aguilar Street and Cochrane Street;
– Lower Albert Road between Garden Road and Ice House Street;
– Upper Albert Road between Upper Albert Road and Lower Albert Road; and
– Queen’s Road Central between Pedder Street and Pottinger Street.

     Upon completion of traffic diversions, the crowd will be directed to queue up along Wellington Street, Pottinger Street, Stanley Street, D'Aguilar Street and Queen's Road Central. The whole section of D'Aguilar Street will be closed to vehicular traffic.

C. Suspension of on-street parking spaces

     All on-street parking spaces on the following streets will be suspended from 2pm on December 24 to 6am the following day:

– Stanley Street near D’Aguilar Street;
– Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and D'Aguilar Street; and
– On Lan Street.

(II) Statue Square

     The following roads will be closed and pedestrianised from 8pm on December 24 to 11.59pm on December 26:

– Chater Road between Pedder Street and Jackson Road; and
– Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central.

(III) Garden Road

     To facilitate the dispersal of people after a religious gathering in St. Joseph's Church on Garden Road, the rightmost lane of Garden Road between Kennedy Road and Lady May Path will be coned off for pedestrians between 12.01am and 1am on December 25.

(IV) Victoria Park

A. Pedestrianisation

     The following roads will be pedestrianised from 4pm to 11.59pm on December 24, and from 12 noon to 11.59pm on December 25:

– Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
– East Point Road; and
– Great George Street west of Paterson Street.

B. Road closure and traffic diversions

     Depending on crowd conditions, the following traffic arrangements may be implemented in Causeway Bay:

– Northbound Gloucester Road service road between Kingston Street and the U-turn slip road of southbound Gloucester Road service road will be closed;
– Southbound Gloucester Road between the ramp leading from Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road will be closed;
– Sugar Street will be closed;
– Traffic along Victoria Park Road flyover will be diverted to westbound Gloucester Road;
– Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot enter Sugar Street;
– Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Kingston Street will be closed, except for northbound traffic from Tai Hang Road flyover;
– Great George Street will be closed;
– Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street will be closed;
– Westbound Kingston Street between northbound Gloucester Road and Paterson Street will be closed;
– Traffic along southbound Paterson Street will be diverted to eastbound Kingston Street;
– Traffic along southbound Cleveland Street will be diverted to eastbound Kingston Street; and
– If necessary, Paterson Street, Kingston Street and Cleveland Street will be closed in short notice.

C. Suspension of car parks

     The Hing Fat Street public car park will be suspended from 9am to 8.59pm daily until December 30, 2019, and from 9am on December 31 to 8.59am the following day, for the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo, except for the disabled parking spaces.

     Any vehicle found illegally parked within the precincts mentioned above will be towed away without prior notice.

     Actual implementation of the crowd safety management measures and traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Members of the public are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.
 

     Kid Koala, a renowned Canadian DJ, music producer and graphic novelist, will perform the multimedia theatre production "Nufonia Must Fall" in January and February. The production includes puppetry, concert performance and cinema and is suitable for audiences aged 3 and above.
 
     The heart-warming sci-fi love story of "Nufonia Must Fall" follows the marshmallow-like Robot R, who is on the verge of obsolescence. He falls in love with a female robotics expert and wants to create a song for her.
 
     Premiered in 2014, Kid Koala's "Nufonia Must Fall" has toured widely, earning overwhelming audience responses in countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Chile, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and China.
 
     Kid Koala, accompanied by the Afiara Quartet, will perform his original score on piano and turntable. With 40 puppets, 20 miniature sets and cameras, the production recreates each scene from Kid Koala's graphic novel of the same title with puppets on the stage. Under the direction of Oscar-nominated production designer K K Barrett, the performance is cinematically lit, filmed and projected on-screen. The combination of cinema, theatre and a concert aims to offer a brand-new experience for audiences.
 
     Kid Koala has released four solo albums and two graphic novels and has also contributed to the scores for various films. His appreciation for Charlie Chaplin movies inspired him to create the nearly non-verbal "Nufonia Must Fall" movie for the stage from his original graphic novel.
 
     Details of the performances are as follows:
 
January 31 (Friday), 8pm
February 1 (Saturday), 3pm
Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Tickets: $150 to $360
 
     Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, "Nufonia Must Fall" is one of the attractions of the "Cheers!" Series. The programme contains some English with Chinese subtitles. Tickets are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). Children must be accompanied by a parent or an adult, and one ticket per person is required regardless of age (including for very young children). For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7323 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/f_entertainment/programs_900.html.
 

     Primary and secondary school students interested in joining the Jockey Club Student Drawing Competition of the Hong Kong Flower Show 2020 are invited to enrol through their schools by December 30.
 
     Organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the competition will be held on March 6, 2020, at Victoria Park.
 
     The competition will feature students' drawings of floral exhibits or garden displays in the showground with a view to enhancing awareness of conserving plants and the natural environment. Participants may draw or paint to illustrate the theme of this year's drawing competition, "Bliss in Bloom".
 
     The competition will be conducted in four categories – Junior Section in Primary School (Primary One to Primary Three), Senior Section in Primary School (Primary Four to Primary Six), Junior Section in Secondary School (Form One to Form Three) and Senior Section in Secondary School (Form Four to Form Six).
 
     The competition for the primary school categories will be held from 9am to noon, while that for the secondary school categories will be held from 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
 
     For details of the competition, please call 2720 0211 or visit www.hkflowershow.hk/en/hkfs/2020/drawing.html.
 
     The upcoming flower show will be held in Victoria Park for 10 days from March 6 to 15, 2020, featuring "Bliss in Bloom" as the main theme and with the hydrangea as the theme flower. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is supporting the flower show for the eighth consecutive year and has been the Major Sponsor of the flower show since 2014.

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

　　The Hospital Authority (HA) today (December 23) 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 Christmas holidays. An addition of over 1 800 consultation quotas will be provided during the Christmas holidays. Furthermore, three additional GOPCs will provide service during the long holidays, i.e. 16 clinics in total (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. Meanwhile, the Chairman of the HA Central Coordinating Committee (A&E), Dr Tsui Sik-hon, reminded the public to refrain from excessive alcohol consumption during the festive celebrations.  
 
　　An HA spokesperson said the public could browse the website of Primary Care Directory of the Food and Health Bureau at www.pcdirectory.gov.hk to find an appropriate family doctor and the related clinic service.
 
　　As Christmas is approaching, Dr Tsui reminded the public to avoid excessive drinking. "Excessive alcohol will impair one's brain function. It may result in a headache, vomiting, breathing difficulties, unconsciousness, coma or even alcohol intoxication which could be life-threatening. Underage drinking is particularly harmful to brain development." He added that drinking cannot generate warmth as alcohol would dilate blood vessels and lower body temperature.
 
　　Dr Tsui also appealed to the public to avoid driving after drinking or during an alcohol hangover to help prevent the occurrence of traffic accidents.
 
　　With the approach of the influenza season, he also reminded the general public to receive a seasonal influenza vaccination as early as possible to protect themselves and others. Travellers returning to Hong Kong with respiratory symptoms are advised to wear face masks, seek medical attention and disclose their travel history to healthcare staff when seeking medical consultation.

General out-patient clinic service during Christmas holidays (December 25 and 26)
 

# Will provide clinic service on December 25
* Will provide clinic service on December 26
 
Consultation Hours:
9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm