The Transport Department (TD) today (August 21) announced that the auction of traditional vehicle registration marks will be held on September 7 (Saturday) in Meeting Room S421, L4, Old Wing, Hong Kong Convention and Exhib… read more
The Transport Department (TD) today (August 21) announced that the auction of traditional vehicle registration marks will be held on September 7 (Saturday) in Meeting Room S421, L4, Old Wing, Hong Kong Convention and Exhib… read more
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 21) alerted the public to fake social media accounts and a website of the CFS, which are also suspected of fraudulently using the CFS’s logo in the social media accounts’ profile picture and on the website.
A spokesman for the CFS reminded that the official link to its Facebook page “食物安全ä¸å¿ƒCentre for Food Safety” is www.facebook.com/cfs.hk, and its official website is www.cfs.gov.hk. The spokesman stressed that the CFS’s social media page will not leave comments on its posts asking members of the public participating in its events to click on any external links, or request participants to provide their bank or credit card information in any form. The public is urged to be discerning when distinguishing the authenticity of online information and not to click on any hyperlinks from unknown sources to prevent loss.
The CFS has reported the case to the Police for investigation. Those who have provided their personal information to suspected fake accounts or through relevant hyperlinks are advised to consider reporting the matter to the Police. For enquiries or to confirm the authenticity of the page and website, please call the CFS at 2868 0000 or email enquiries@fehd.gov.hk. read more
The Labour Department (LD) today (August 21) suspended its recognition of Greater Bay EHS Technology Consultant Limited trading as OSH Training Academy (GBEHSTCL), for conducting the Mandatory Basic Safety Training Course (Construction Work) under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59) for persons employed at an industrial undertaking carrying out construction work. The suspension will last for a period of three months until November 20.
GBEHSTCL was found to have breached the approval conditions attached to the running of the course. The training course provider allowed discussion of answers among trainees during a written examination of the course and subsequently issued certificates to the trainees. Under the approval conditions of the course concerned, a course provider should strictly prohibit cheating, including discussion of answers among trainees or between trainees and trainer or invigilator during the examination. Having conducted a thorough investigation and evidence gathering, and after considering the explanations and representations given by GBEHSTCL, the LD decided to suspend its recognition in view of the serious nature of the breach. The trainer involved in the course was also suspended from teaching the Mandatory Basic Safety Training Course (Construction Work) held by GBEHSTCL for the same three-month period.
“We closely monitor all recognised mandatory safety training course providers to ensure the quality of these training courses. Failure to comply with the approval conditions may result in the suspension or withdrawal of course recognition,” a spokesman for the LD said.
There are currently 124 approved course providers for the Mandatory Basic Safety Training Course (Construction Work). The course information is available on the LD’s website (www.labour.gov.hk/eng/osh/content5.htm). People who need to take the course may enrol with these approved course providers. For enquiries, please call the LD’s Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre hotline on 2940 7076 or the department’s occupational safety and health advisory telephone service hotline on 2559 2297. read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
​Result of the tenders of the People’s Bank of China RMB Bills held on August 21, 2024:
| Tender Result | ||
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| Tender Date | : | August 21, 2024 |
| Bills available for Tender | : | Three-month RMB Bills |
| Issuer | : | The People’s Bank of China |
| Issue Number | : | BCHKFP24013 |
| Issue Date | : | August 23, 2024 |
| Maturity Date | : | November 22, 2024 (or the closest coupon payment date) |
| Application Amount | : | RMB64,993 million |
| Issue Amount | : | RMB30,000 million |
| Average accepted Coupon Rate | : | 1.75 per cent |
| Highest accepted Coupon Rate (Bills’ Coupon) |
: | 1.88 per cent |
| Lowest accepted Coupon Rate | : | 1.50 per cent |
| Allocation Ratio (At Highest accepted Coupon Rate) | : | Approximately 23.80 per cent |
| Tender Result | ||
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| Tender Date | : | August 21, 2024 |
| Bills available for Tender | : | One-year RMB Bills |
| Issuer | : | The People’s Bank of China |
| Issue Number | : | BCHKFP24014 |
| Issue Date | : | August 23, 2024 |
| Maturity Date | : | August 23, 2025 (or the closest coupon payment date) |
| Application Amount | : | RMB43,991 million |
| Issue Amount | : | RMB15,000 million |
| Average accepted Coupon Rate | : | 1.85 per cent |
| Highest accepted Coupon Rate (Bills’ Coupon) |
: | 1.90 per cent |
| Lowest accepted Coupon Rate | : | 1.75 per cent |
| Allocation Ratio (At Highest accepted Coupon Rate) | : | Approximately 53.83 per cent |