Tag Archives: China

Attention TV/radio announcers:      Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:      The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 2… read more

     The Transport Department (TD) announced today (June 21) that the application numbers of the 1 500 personalised vehicle registration mark (PVRM) applications selected by lot for the 39th exercise have been published on its website (www.td.gov.hk) and posted on the notice boards of the department’s licensing offices.
 
     “The applicants have already been sent an acknowledgement of receipt bearing an application number. They may check the list to see whether their applications have been selected. Applicants will also be notified of the ballot results by post in batches,” a department spokesman said.
 
     The department will later check the proposed PVRMs selected against the basic combination requirements. If, among the selected applications, more than one applicant proposes the same PVRM, only the one on which the lot falls first out of those applications will be further processed.
 
     If the selected PVRMs meet the basic requirements, the department will send notices by registered mail to the applicants in batches, requiring them to pay a deposit of $5,000 within the period specified in the notice. If an applicant fails to pay the deposit within that period, his or her application will be cancelled automatically and will not be further processed.
 
     Upon receipt of the deposit, the Commissioner for Transport will determine, with the assistance of a vetting committee, whether an application should be approved or rejected. PVRMs approved in the 39th exercise will be put up for auction in batches. Auction details will be published in newspapers and on the department’s website in due course.
 
     For enquiries, applicants can call TD Hotline at 2804 2600.
  read more

     The Government Property Agency is inviting tenders for a three-year licence of the advertising areas at Tsim Sha Tsui Interchange Subways and the Middle Road Subway, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

     The advertising areas should be used for the purpose of displaying advertisements only.

     The tender notice was uploaded today (June 21) to the Agency’s website: www.gpa.gov.hk. Tender documents are available for collection at the Government Property Agency, 31/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, during office hours (8.30am to 5.45pm from Mondays to Fridays). The documents can also be downloaded from the Agency’s website.

     Interested tenderers who wish to inspect the site should make prior appointment with the Government Property Agency by calling 2594 7654 on or before July 3 this year.

     Tenderers must submit their tenders by placing them in the Government Logistics Department Tender Box situate on the G/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, before noon on July 12 this year. Late tenders will not be accepted. read more

     The North Lamma Public Library (LMNPL) will reopen at 10am on June 24 (Monday) after reconstruction. The floor area of the LMNPL has been expanded from about 70 square metres to some 177 square metres and offers a collection of over 27 000 items for people of all ages and interests.
 
     Apart from increases of both the floor area and the collection, the new LMNPL will introduce a self-charging service and more Internet and digital service workstations to assist public use of library materials and access to online and library electronic resources. More seating is also available. Window seats in the new LMNPL chime with the library’s concept of “reading by the sea”, offering residents a pleasant and diversified reading environment.
 
     The LMNPL will be open from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and from 10am to 1pm on Sundays and public holidays. It is closed on Thursdays.
 
     The new LMNPL, located at 1 Yung Shue Wan Main Street on Lamma Island, will replace the provisional library service stop located at Yung Shue Wan Plaza Road. The library service stop will cease operation on the same day.
 
     The new LMNPL is located on the first and second floors of the new three-storey building, while the ground floor accommodates the Heritage and Cultural Showroom. It is one of Islands District’s projects under the Signature Project Scheme.

      

     The Government today (June 21) announced the appointment of Dr Dennis Ng Wang-pun to succeed Professor Eric Yim Chi-ming as Chairman of the Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (HKECIC) Advisory Board for a term of two years from July 1, 2019 until June 30, 2021.

     Commenting on the appointment, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, said, “With his rich commercial experience and active participation in public services, I am confident that Dr Ng will ably lead the HKECIC in the continued provision of professional export credit insurance services to Hong Kong exporters under the current challenging business environment.”

     Mr Yau expressed his gratitude to Professor Yim for his tremendous contribution in leading the HKECIC. 

     “Under the leadership of Professor Yim, the HKECIC has introduced various new services and different special enhanced measures to assist Hong Kong exporters, especially SMEs, to sustain their businesses and develop new markets amidst the uncertain global economy,” he said.

     Dr Ng is currently the President of the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, and in this capacity is an ex-officio member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. read more