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     A woman who went missing in Sham Shui Po has been located.      Lung Wai-yan, aged 64, went missing after she was last seen on Cheung Sha Wan Road on May 6 afternoon. Her family made a report to Police on… read more

     The Civil Service College (CSC) today (May 30) held a talk in the series on the country’s foreign affairs, jointly with the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (OCMFA) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The talk was delivered by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland, Mr Chen Xu. The theme of the talk was “China on the International Stage: Its Role and Experience in Participating in International Organisations”.

     Addressing the talk, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, said that the country upholds the principles of peace, development, co-operation, and mutual benefits, contributing Chinese wisdom to resolving global issues and fully demonstrating a sense of duty and demeanor as a responsible major country. This approach has made significant contributions to promoting world peace and prosperity. Hong Kong possesses the advantages of the “one country, two systems” principle, and is dedicated to promoting international co-operation across multiple fields as an international centre for finance, shipping and trade. She said that HKSAR civil servants shoulder the mission of connecting the country with the world. With the support of the Central People’s Government, the HKSAR Government has sent young public officers recommended by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to participate in the United Nations Junior Professional Officer Programme, enabling them to contribute their expertise to the country and international organisations.

     About 140 senior officials and civil servants in the directorate and senior ranks attended the talk at the CSC today.

     The CSC and the OCMFA have been jointly organising this series of talks on the country’s foreign affairs since late 2021. The series, including thematic briefing sessions on “International Landscape and China’s Foreign Relations” by the Commissioner of OCMFA, and talks by relevant officials of the MFA on various topics, aims to enhance civil servants’ understanding of international affairs, strengthen their awareness of national security and broaden their holistic perspective.

        

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (May 30) that lifesaving services will be provided at the gazetted beaches from June 1 as set out in the Annex.      During the swimming season (from Apr… read more

     In response to the Japanese Government’s plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station, the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene issued a Food Safety Order which prohibits all aquatic products, sea salt and seaweeds originating from the 10 metropolis/prefectures, namely Tokyo, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Chiba, Gunma, Tochigi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama, from being imported into and supplied in Hong Kong.
 
     For other Japanese aquatic products, sea salt and seaweeds that are not prohibited from being imported into Hong Kong, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department is conducting comprehensive radiological tests to verify that the radiation levels of these products do not exceed the guideline levels before they are allowed to be supplied in the market.
 
     From noon on May 29 to noon today (May 30), the CFS conducted tests on the radiological levels of 215 food samples imported from Japan, which were of the “aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt” category. No sample was found to have exceeded the safety limit. Details can be found on the CFS’s thematic website titled “Control Measures on Foods Imported from Japan” (www.cfs.gov.hk/english/programme/programme_rafs/programme_rafs_fc_01_30_Nuclear_Event_and_Food_Safety.html).

     In parallel, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has also tested 50 samples of local catch for radiological levels. All the samples passed the tests. Details can be found on the AFCD’s website (www.afcd.gov.hk/english/fisheries/Radiological_testing/Radiological_Test.html).
 
     The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has also enhanced the environmental monitoring of the local waters. No anomaly has been detected so far. For details, please refer to the HKO’s website
(www.hko.gov.hk/en/radiation/monitoring/seawater.html).
 
     From August 24, 2023, to noon today, the CFS and the AFCD have conducted tests on the radiological levels of 139 792 samples of food imported from Japan (including 91 993 samples of aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt) and 32 088 samples of local catch respectively. All the samples passed the tests. read more

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (May 30) that to facilitate the 15th National Games (NG), the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG), th… read more