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     A man who went missing in Wong Tai Sin has been located.      Pang Sim-on, aged 84, went missing after he was last seen at his residence in Tung Tau Estate on November 7. His family made a repor… read more

     Police today (November 9) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Kowloon City.      Lau San-yee, aged 73, went missing after he left a hostel on South Wall Road yest… read more

     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, presented honours and awards to 329 recipients at the 2019 Honours and Awards Presentation Ceremony at Government House today (November 9). 

     Among the recipients, two received the Grand Bauhinia Medal, eight the Gold Bauhinia Star, 17 the Silver Bauhinia Star, three Medal for Bravery (Silver), ten the Distinguished Service Medal for the disciplined services and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), 36 the Bronze Bauhinia Star, and seven the Medal for Bravery (Bronze). 

     In addition, 43 recipients received the Meritorious Service Medal for the disciplined services and the ICAC, 85 the Medal of Honour, 81 the Chief Executive’s Commendation for Community Service and 37 the Chief Executive’s Commendation for Government /Public Service.

     The 2019 Honours List was issued earlier on July 1 (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201907/01/P2019062900825.htm). read more

     The “TIME WILL TELL / anothermountainman x stanley wong / 40 years of work” exhibition will be held from tomorrow (November 10) at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. The exhibition looks back on 40 years of commercial design and artistic creations by Hong Kong designer Stanley Wong (anothermountainman), reflecting his versatile talents, diligence and passion for Hong Kong.
 
     The opening ceremony was held today (November 9). Officiating guests included the Assistant Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Heritage and Museums), Mr Chan Shing-wai; the Museum Expert Adviser, Dr Kan Tai-keung; Mr Wong; and the Museum Director of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Ms Fione Lo.
 
     The exhibition is divided into three parts – black, white and grey – and encompasses mediums ranging from design, photography and art to film and writings, showcasing Mr Wong’s artistic creations, including his “Positive Hong Kong” red, white and blue series, created over the past two decades, as well as his graphic design and advertising works and his corporate social value branding projects. Also being shown to the public for the first time are a series of his large photographic works and his latest photo diary, “80/20‧Enlightenment‧Forty Years”.
 
     During the exhibition, the Heritage Museum has specially invited Mr Wong to give lectures and guided tours to cover his 40-year journey in creation. In addition, the film “Dance Goes On” directed by Mr Wong will be screened. He will be present for a post-screening discussion with attendees.
 
     The exhibition will run from November 10 to March 9 next year. The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is located at 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin. For details of the exhibition, please visit the website at www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/en_US/web/hm/exhibitions/data/exid259.html or call 2180 8188 for enquiries.

          

     The Food and Health Bureau, the Department of Health (DH) and Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) held a ceremony today (November 9) to celebrate Organ Donation Day 2019 and the 50th anniversary of the first kidney transplant in Hong Kong.
      
     Speaking at the ceremony, the Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, said that the Government has been making continuous efforts to promote organ donation. Following the establishment in 2016 of the Committee on Promotion of Organ Donation, which aims to co-ordinate and integrate the relevant work by various departments and organisations, the number of registrations recorded in the Centralised Organ Donation Register (CODR) (www.codr.gov.hk) has increased from less than 200 000 to more than 310 000 in three years.
      
     “Organ transplants may offer the only hope for some patients suffering from organ failure. Due to the limited supply of transplantable organs from donation, more than 2 000 patients are waiting for organ transplants in Hong Kong every day. Many of them may pass away before the right organ match comes,” Professor Chan said.
      
     She encouraged members of the public to put words into actions by signing up in the CODR and telling family members about their wishes for organ donation, so as to enable more patients to live on through organ transplants.
      
     Also attending the ceremony, the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan, said that more than 580 companies, organisations and schools have pledged to promote the culture of organ donation internally and in the community by signing the Organ Donation Promotion Charter since its launch in 2016. She expressed her gratitude to the institutions and organisations for their support in promoting organ donation over the years, and called on different sectors in society to continue to collaborate with the DH in promoting and fostering a positive culture of organ donation in Hong Kong.
      
     Dr Chan added that, since early this year, the DH has set up booths at the Hong Kong Island and West Kowloon Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres of the Immigration Department, and sent colleagues to other Smart Identity Card Replacement Centres, to call for support from the general public and assist them to register in the CODR on-site.
      
     In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first kidney transplant in Hong Kong, the chief surgeon of the operation conducted in 1969, Dr Leong Che-hung, was invited to attend the ceremony. Dr Leong recalled that, 50 years ago, the general public had limited knowledge on organ transplants. Many of them had a strong traditional mindset of keeping the body intact after death.
      
     “Owing to medical advancements in the past 50 years, many challenges in the past can now be overcome. Despite this, in order for patients in need of organ transplants to live on, we need each and every one of us to support organ donation and register our wish to donate organs,” Dr Leong said.
      
     At the ceremony, Organ Donation Promotion Ambassador and athlete Stephanie Au and Organ Donation Day 2019 Ambassador and artiste Alfred Hui shared their views with the audience and pledged to assist in spreading the message of supporting organ donation to every corner of society. Other guests, including organ recipients, a patient waiting for an organ transplant and an Organ Donation Coordinator, also spoke on their experiences with the audience, so as to convey to the public the message that organ donation not only helps patients in need but also their families.
      
     The Government has designated the second Saturday of November every year as Organ Donation Day. To tie in with the celebration, the DH’s organ donation promotion vehicle will visit different locations across the territory this month and in December to raise the public’s awareness on organ donation with fun educational games, as well as call for registration in the CODR. In addition, interviews and programmes with messages on organ donation will be aired on Radio 1, Radio 5 and the Putonghua Channel of RTHK from this month onwards.
      
     For more information on organ donation, members of the public may visit the DH’s thematic website (www.organdonation.gov.hk). They are also invited to “like” and follow the DH’s Organ Donation@HK Facebook page (www.fb.com/organdonationhkeng) for the latest information. read more