At the invitation of the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), the Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, will attend the opening ceremony of the Conghua Training Centre (CTC) in Conghua, Guangdong, tomorrow (August 28).
      
     Professor Chan said, "With the support and assistance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Mainland authorities, the HKJC has successfully developed the CTC. The two places have been working closely on optimising the procedures of customs clearance, inspection and quarantine of horses, and ensuring the long-term high health status of horses moving into and out of the Conghua Equine Disease Free Zone. The CTC will become an important support base for Hong Kong racehorses, and in the long run will help promote the development of equine sports and related industries in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
      
     The Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Food), Mr Philip Yung, and the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Dr Leung Siu-fai, will accompany Professor Chan.
      
     Professor Chan will depart for Conghua this afternoon (August 27) and return to Hong Kong tomorrow evening. During her absence, the Under Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Chui Tak-yi, will be the Acting Secretary for Food and Health.

     The 2018 provisional register and the omissions list for the Rural Representative Election (RRE) are available for public inspection during ordinary business hours from today (August 27) to September 9.
      
     A full copy of the provisional register and the omissions list can be inspected during ordinary business hours (Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm) at the office of the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) at the Home Affairs Department, 30/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai. Copies of the divisions of the provisional register and the omissions list for a rural area can be inspected at the offices of the Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) in the respective New Territories District Offices.
      
     The names and relevant particulars of electors recorded in the Existing Villages register, the Indigenous Villages and Composite Indigenous Villages register and the Market Towns register will be available for public inspection. Particulars of persons who are no longer eligible for registration as electors will be shown on the omissions list.
      
     Anyone who considers a registered person not eligible for registration may lodge a notice of objection at the office of the ERO or the relevant AERO during ordinary business hours on or before September 9. Objections must be lodged in person.
      
     Anyone who has made an application for registration but whose name is not recorded in the provisional register, or is included in the omissions list, or who has a claim to make about his or her particulars in the register, may lodge a notice of claim in person during the above-mentioned period.
      
     Those whose principal residential address is not in Hong Kong may also submit a notice of claim in person, by post, fax or electronic means (an electronic record authenticated by a digital signature), or through a person authorised by them in writing. Notices of claim must reach the office of the ERO or the relevant AERO during the above-mentioned period (Hong Kong time).
      
     As September 8 and 9 fall on a weekend, anyone who wishes to submit a notice of objection or a notice of claim in person must reach the office of the ERO or the relevant AERO during office hours on or before September 7.
      
     Notices of objection and notices of claim can be obtained from the ERO office and the AERO offices at the relevant District Offices. They can also be downloaded from the RRE website (www.had.gov.hk/rre).
      
     For further details, please call 2152 1521 or visit the RRE website.

     The Transport Department (TD) today (August 27) invited interested parties to express their interest in operating the following two licensed ferry services:

(i) "Central – Hung Hom"; and
(ii) "Kai Tak – Hung Hom – Tsim Sha Tsui East – Central – West Kowloon (Circular)".

     Interested parties can download the expression of interest (EOI) documents with the specified submission forms from the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk/en/tender_notices/notices_of_inviting_expression_of_interest/index.html), or obtain them from the Ferry and Paratransit Division, Transport Department, Room 2001, 20/F, Harcourt House, 39 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
          
     All submitted documents should be placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked with "EOI for Operating Licensed Ferry Services (i) Central – Hung Hom and (ii) Kai Tak – Hung Hom – Tsim Sha Tsui East – Central – West Kowloon (Circular)" and must be submitted to the TD at the aforesaid address at or before noon on September 27, 2018 (Thursday).

     For enquiries please call 3528 0609.

     The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Lau Kong-wah, will leave Hong Kong in the morning on August 29 for Harbin, travelling via Shenzhen, to attend the China-Japan-South Korea Cultural Ministers' Meeting. Mr Lau will attend the meeting as a member of the Chinese delegation.
      
     Mr Lau will return to Hong Kong from Harbin in the afternoon on August 31. During his absence, the Under Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Jack Chan, will be the Acting Secretary for Home Affairs.

     Firing practice will take place at two military sites, namely the San Wai/Tai Ling Firing Range and the Tsing Shan Firing Range, next month (September).
      
     Red flags or red lamps will be hoisted at the firing areas before and during firing practice. For their safety, people are advised not to enter the firing area.
      
     Following are the dates and times for the firing practice sessions in September 2018:
 
San Wai/Tai Ling Firing Range
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Tsing Shan Firing Range
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