The Immigration Department will hold the new smart Hong Kong identity card (HKIC) roving exhibition at G/F, Telford Plaza 1, Kowloon Bay, on June 15 and 16 from 11am to 7pm. Members of the public are invited to attend and admission is free.
 
     Through various display panels, a touchscreen display and promotional videos, the exhibition will introduce the new smart HKIC, the Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise and the history of the HKIC. In addition, games stalls will be set up and relevant promotional materials and souvenirs will be distributed. Members of the public can gain a better understanding of the new smart HKIC and details of the Replacement Exercise through the exhibition.
 
     The roving exhibition will later be held in other districts and the details will be announced in due course.

      

     The Highways Department (HyD) today (June 14) invited tenders for retrofitting of noise barriers on Long Tin Road (Contract No. HY/2019/11).
      
     The works are expected to commence in September 2019 and will take about 36 months to complete. The works mainly include retrofitting of noise barriers along Long Tin Road and the associated drainage, roadworks, geotechnical, utility diversions, street lighting, traffic aids and landscaping works.
      
     The HyD has appointed Mannings (Asia) Consultants Limited to design and supervise the construction works. Interested contractors can obtain the tender forms and other particulars from Mannings (Asia) Consultants Limited at 5/F, Winning Commercial Building, 46-48 Hillwood Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

     The invitation to tender was gazetted today. Submission of tenders will close at noon on July 26 , 2019 (Friday). Tender submissions should be placed in the Government Secretariat Tender Box located at the lobby of the Public Entrance on G/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar.

     For enquiries, please call the consultant at 3168 2028.

     The Highways Department (HyD) today (June 14) invited tenders for the widening of the western section of Lin Ma Hang Road between Ping Yuen River and Ping Che Road (Contract No. HY/2019/04).

     The works are scheduled to commence in October 2019 and will take about 42 months to complete. The works mainly include:
 

• widening of a section of Lin Ma Hang Road of approximately 750 metres long between Ping Yuen River and Ping Che Road to a single two-lane carriageway with a 2-metre-wide footpath on both sides;

• construction of a vehicular bridge of approximately 70m long and 8.3m wide across Ping Yuen River; and

• associated civil and road works, slope, retaining walls, public lighting, drainage and landscaping works, reprovisioning of affected public facilities and environmental mitigation measures.

     The HyD has appointed Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Limited to design and supervise the construction works. Interested contractors can obtain the tender forms and other particulars from Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Limited at Level 5, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.

     The invitation to tender was gazetted today. Submission of tenders will close at noon on August 9, 2019 (Friday). Tender submissions should be placed in the Government Secretariat Tender Box located at the lobby of the Public Entrance on the G/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong.

     For enquiries, please call the consultant at 2268 3566.
 

     The Government announced today (June 14) that the Chief Executive has re-appointed Mr Ip Kwok-him and Dr Lam Ching-choi as members of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee for three years starting from July 1, 2019.   

     "Mr Ip and Dr Lam have been tendering valuable advice to the work of the Committee. We look forward to their further contribution to the Committee in the coming three years," a Government spokesman said.  

     Established in 1993, the Disaster Relief Fund provides a ready mechanism for Hong Kong to respond swiftly to international appeals for humanitarian aid in relief of disasters that occur outside Hong Kong. The Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee is responsible for advising on fund disbursement and monitoring the use of grants by the recipients. 

     The membership of the Advisory Committee from July 1, 2019, is as follows:

Chairman:
Chief Secretary for Administration (ex-officio)

Members: 
Mr Ip Kwok-him
Dr Lam Ching-choi
Dr Helena Wong Pik-wan
Mr Kenneth Lau Ip-keung
Dr Tik Chi-yuen
Mrs Ann Kung Yeung Yun-chi
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury or representative (ex-officio)
Secretary for Labour and Welfare or representative (ex-officio)

     The Central Tender Board (CTB) has announced that the closing time for tenders to be received through the Government Secretariat Tender Box by noon today (June 14) will be extended, until further notice due to blockage of the public access to the Government Secretariat Tender Box. 

     Following removal of the blockage, the CTB will announce the extended tender closing time as soon as practicable. The announcement will be made via press releases on the GovHK website (www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/today.htm).