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As the Hong Kong Observatory has cancelled all typhoon warning signals, the Civil Engineering and Development Department today (September 7) announced that the Mui Wo Temporary Public Fill Reception Facility has been reopened at 8.30am for public use.
Lions Kidney Educational Centre and Research Foundation has been issued a Public Subscription Permit to hold a territory-wide flag sale from 7am to 12.30pm today (September 7), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.
Details of the charitable fund-raising activities, including any updated information, covered by the issued Public Subscription Permits have been published on the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/search). Permits for flag days containing information on contact methods of the flag-selling organisations and the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/ngo/controlofc/flagdays) for reference. For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the designated hotline of the 1823 Call Centre at 3142 2678.
In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police, the spokesman added.
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As Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 has been cancelled, the Home Affairs Department's emergency hotline 2572 8427 has ceased to operate.
​The Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, today (September 6) led the directorate officers of six disciplined services to continue the study and exchange programme in Beijing. The delegation called on the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Xia Baolong, this evening and will depart for Fujian tomorrow (September 7).
During the meeting with Mr Xia, Mr Tang expressed gratitude to the Central Government for its long-standing and staunch support for the Security Bureau (SB) and its disciplined services. He also briefed Mr Xia on the key areas of work.
Mr Tang and the delegation arrived in Beijing yesterday (September 5) to commence a five-day study and exchange programme organised by the Ministry of Public Security. The delegation watched the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square this morning and later attended sharing sessions and study courses held at the National Academy of Governance and the International College of Defence Studies of the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army.
Mr Tang will lead the delegation to visit the National Anti-Fraud Center tomorrow morning, and will travel to Fujian in the afternoon to meet with the provincial leaders and officials of the Provincial Public Security Department.
Mr Tang will depart for Jiangsu on September 8 and attend the 2024 Conference of Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang) the following day (September 9) with the Commissioner of Police, Mr Siu Chak-yee. The conference seeks to foster win-win co-operation and build a global public security community. Participants from different countries and regions will have in-depth exchange of views on public security and explore opportunities for collaboration.
Other members of the delegation will continue the itinerary in Fujian on September 8 and return to Hong Kong on September 9. Members of the delegation include the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Ms Louise Ho; the Director of Immigration, Mr Kwok Joon-fung; the Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Wong Kwok-hing; the Director of Fire Services, Mr Andy Yeung; the Controller of the Government Flying Service, Captain West Wu; the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr Chow Yat-ming, and directorate officers of the departments.
Mr Tang will return to Hong Kong on September 10.
Accompanied by the Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, and the Director of Social Welfare, Miss Charmaine Lee, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, called on the Executive Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) of the State Council, Mr Zhou Ji, in Beijing this morning (September 6).
At the meeting, Mr Sun reported to Mr Zhou on the latest work progress of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government in the areas of social welfare, labour policies and talent attraction over the past year, including the implementation progress of targeted poverty alleviation projects, new initiatives on elderly and rehabilitation services, updates on measures related to the protection of employee rights for imported labour and the enhanced talent admission mechanism, as well as issues such as promoting and deepening co-operation between Hong Kong and cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Mr Sun also expressed gratitude to the Central Government and the HKMAO for their care and support.
Mr Sun said that the HKSAR Government will continue to fully, faithfully and resolutely live up to the "one country, two systems" principle, in order to govern Hong Kong in accordance with the law and improve people's livelihood, thereby striving to maintain the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. To implement the Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC Central Committee) on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization adopted by the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee in supporting Hong Kong to build itself into an international hub for high-calibre talent, the HKSAR Government will continue to spare no effort in attracting talent by leveraging Hong Kong's institutional strength under "one country, two systems" to facilitate its active role in the opening up of the country.
Mr Sun and the delegation returned to Hong Kong tonight.
