The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, together with the Secretary for Security, Mr John Lee; the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan; the Secretary for Innovation and Techn… read more
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (August 26) reported a suspected case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and again urged the public to pay special attention to safety during travel, taking due consideration of the health risks in the places they visit. The case is detailed below:
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 33 |
| Affected areas involved | Saudi Arabia and Jordan |
| High-risk exposure | Nil |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
| Condition | Stable |
| MERS-Coronavirus preliminary test result | Pending |
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by The Bank of East Asia, Limited on fraudulent websit… read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (August 26) that it has completed a review of its framework for the provision of Hong Kong dollar liquidity to banks (Note).
A new Resolution Facility is introduced and a number of refinements have been made to various established arrangements within an updated Liquidity Facilities Framework.
A key objective of the review, which was started in 2018 following the commencement of the Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance, is to ensure that the HKMA’s Liquidity Facilities Framework can support Hong Kong’s resolution regime.
“The updated Liquidity Facilities Framework makes operational an important part of the resolution regime in Hong Kong and takes forward a key recommendation of the Financial Stability Board’s 2018 Peer Review of Hong Kong. The framework outlines the facilities that are already in place, as well as the newly introduced Resolution Facility, in a systematic way so as to foster a better understanding of the different ways that liquidity may be made available to banks by the HKMA. This is part of our ongoing work to maintain the integrity and stability of the monetary and financial systems of Hong Kong,” said the Chief Executive of the HKMA, Mr Norman Chan.
The Liquidity Facilities Framework can be found on the HKMA website.
Note: “Banks” refers to licensed banks, restricted licence banks and deposit-taking companies. read more
The Education Bureau (EDB) issued a circular memorandum to all kindergartens and primary and secondary schools today (August 26), inviting them to encourage their teachers, students and parents to participate in the parent education slogan competition entitled “Calls for Slogans: Growing Up Together – Be a Good Parent” organised by the EDB. Submission of entries will be accepted from September 6 to October 18. Members of the public are also welcome to take part in the competition.
A spokesman for the EDB said that as parents play a vital role in their children’s development and learning, the EDB attaches great importance to parent education and has fully accepted the recommendations in the report submitted in April this year by the Task Force on Home-school Co-operation and Parent Education set up by the Education Commission. The slogan competition is part of a suggestion in the report to launch a series of continuous, universal and extensive publicity activities to promote a positive parent culture.
The spokesman added that the competition aims to raise the awareness of parents and the public on the importance of parent education, strengthen the positive mindset among parents in nurturing their children and enhance the happiness and positive attitudes of parents, with a view to changing the culture of excessive competition so as to help their children learn effectively and grow happily.
The competition is divided into four groups, namely kindergarten, primary, secondary and open. Participants of the kindergarten, primary and secondary groups can choose to enter the competition individually as a student or parent or jointly as parent and student. Participants of the open group can only enter the competition on an individual basis.
Participants are invited to create a simple and catchy slogan in no more than 20 words on the theme of “Growing Up Together – Be a Good Parent” to deliver the key messages in areas like the importance of raising happy and healthy children, changing the culture of excessive competition, and nurturing a happy and positive mindset of parents in helping their children grow up happily and healthily.
The panel of adjudicators will select a champion, a first runner-up, a second runner-up and five meritorious prize winners in each group. The panel will also select an overall champion from the champions of each group. Winners will be awarded a certificate and a gift voucher. Interested parties can submit their entries online through https://positiveparent.881903.com from September 6. The deadline for submission is October 18. For details of the competition, please visit the EDB’s Smart Parent Net website at www.parent.edu.hk. read more