The Secretary for Development, Mr Michael Wong, will depart for Shenzhen this evening (December 5) to attend a symposium on cultural heritage collaboration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area tomorrow. He will speak at the opening session of the symposium.
      
     Jointly organised by the National Cultural Heritage Administration and the People's Government of Guangdong Province, the symposium aims to provide a platform for experts, academics and enterprises within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to discuss experience in resources integration and revitalisation of cultural heritage.
      
     Mr Wong will return to Hong Kong tomorrow afternoon.
     

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:

     With Christmas approaching, the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) is launching Christmas promotions in its shopping centres to share the joy with the public in this festive season. The HA strives to provide a wide range of activities in its shopping centres to enhance the provision of services to residents and the business environment. 
 
     "Residents may visit the HA shopping centres for Christmas festive fun and to find gift ideas for their family and friends. They may also visit games booths and enjoy stage performances," a spokesman for the HA said today (December 5).
 
     At the HA's regional shopping centre Domain in Yau Tong, Kowloon, the lovely penguin Pororo is the star of the shopping centre. Embellished with colourful decorations, the shopping centre is a good place for people to take Christmas photos. Moreover, there is a snowy slide and other games for children.
 
     In the afternoon on Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year Day (January 1, 2020) there will be artistes' performances, and a lucky draw will be held from December 7, 2019, to January 1, 2020, with fabulous prizes. The most impressive grand prize is a five-door hatchback vehicle.
 
     As for the HA's other shopping centres, there will be variety shows at Choi Tak and Lei Muk Shue Shopping Centres by artistes on Christmas Day, and at Hung Fuk and Mei Tin Shopping Centres on Boxing Day (December 26) respectively from 2.30pm to 4pm.
           
     There will be booth games, balloon twisting, snack stalls and Santa Claus parades at Choi Tak, Ching Long, Kwai Chung, Lei Muk Shue, On Kay and Siu Hong Shopping Centres on Christmas Day, and at Mei Tin, Hoi Lai, Hung Fuk, Tin Yan and Nam Shan Shopping Centres as well as Ping Shek Estate and Shui Chuen O Plaza on Boxing Day. For details, please refer to the shopping centre posters.
      
     In the afternoon on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, shoppers may redeem gifts at So Uk, On Tai, Choi Tak, Ching Long, Kwai Chung, Mei Tin, Hoi Lai, Lei Muk Shue, On Kay, Siu Hong, Hung Fuk, Tin Yan and Nam Shan Shopping Centres as well as Ping Shek Estate and Shui Chuen O Plaza subject to spending requirements and daily quotas on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
     To encourage visits to HA shopping centres, free parking will be provided to shoppers at Domain and Yau Lai Shopping Centre in Yau Tong upon spending a designated amount.
 
     For shoppers' convenience, free Wi-Fi services have been provided since the end of November 2019 in 18 of the HA's shopping centres, namely Domain, Cheung Lung Lane, Choi Ying Place, Cheung Ching Commercial Complex, Ching Lai Commercial Centre, On Kay Commercial Centre and Lung Poon Court Commercial Centre as well as Choi Tak, Hung Fuk, Nam Shan, Shek Mun, Ying Tung, Pok Hong, Hoi Lai, Mei Tin, Shek Pai Wan, Shek Kip Mei and On Tat Shopping Centres.

      

     The Water Supplies Department today (December 5) announced that due to water mains alteration works, the flushing water supply to some areas in Kowloon East will be suspended from 9am to 5pm on December 12.
 
     The suspension will affect all buildings and facilities within the area bounded by Tin Kwong Road, Kau Pui Lung Road, Ko Shan Road, Shun Yung Street, Chatham Road North, Yan Fung Street, Cheong Tung Road, Salisbury Road, Hung Hom Promenade, Hung Hom Road, Dyer Avenue, Chi Kiang Street and Ma Tau Wai Road, including Kau Pui Lung Road Playground, Ko Shan Road Park, Ko Shan Theatre, Tai Wan Shan Swimming Pool, Tai Wan Shan Park, Celestial Heights, Lok Man Sun Chuen, Homantin Hillside, Hang Shan Court, St Eugene de Mazenod Oblate Primary School and the Harbourfront Horizon All-Suite Hotel.

     Members of the public are invited to visit an exhibition on the Employment Ordinance and the Minimum Wage Ordinance organised by the Labour Department in Tai Po on December 7 and 8.

     The exhibition will feature the main provisions of the Employment Ordinance and the Minimum Wage Ordinance, as well as good human resource management measures, employment rights and benefits for foreign domestic helpers. Related publications and souvenirs will be distributed and promotional videos will be shown.

     The exhibition will be held at G/F (Venue A), Fu Shin Shopping Centre, 12 On Po Road, Tai Po, New Territories from 11am to 6pm. Admission is free.

     The Government announced today (December 5) the re-appointment of Miss Queenie Fiona Lau and Mr Alex Fan Hoi-kit as members of the Management Committee of the Consumer Legal Action Fund, with effect from December 6, 2019, for a term of two years.

     "We are grateful to the two incumbent members for their continued service on the Management Committee. We are confident that the Management Committee will continue to manage the Fund effectively and appropriately to protect consumer interests," a Government spokesman said.

     The Consumer Legal Action Fund was established in 1994 to facilitate consumer access to legal remedies by providing legal assistance to consumers in cases involving significant consumer interests.

     The Consumer Council is the trustee of the Fund. The Management Committee assists the Consumer Council in managing the Fund and determining the eligibility of applications under the Fund.

     The composition of the Management Committee with effect from December 6, 2019, is as follows:

Ms Rebecca Chan Ching-chu
Dr Catherine Chong Shiu-yin
Mr Alex Fan Hoi-kit
Mr Johnny Fee Chung-ming
Mr Richard Khaw Wei-kiang, SC
Ms Anita Kwok Ying-ying
Mr Kevin Lam Sze-cay
Mr Edmond Lam King-fung
Miss Queenie Fiona Lau
Dr Lo Pui-yin
Ms Gilly Wong Fung-han (ex-officio member)
Mr Selwyn Yu Sing-cheung, SC