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     The Home Affairs Department will continue to open 19 community halls/community centres as temporary heat shelters today (July 23).

     The temporary heat shelters will remain open for people to take refuge from the heat when the Very Hot Weather Warning is in force. From 10.30pm to 8am the next day, the temporary heat shelters will also provide bedding and a sleeping place for people in need. The shelters are manned by duty attendants.

     For further information, please call the department’s hotline before midnight on 2572 8427.

     The heat shelters are located at:

Hong Kong Island:
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Central and Western –
Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall
3/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex
2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun

Eastern –
Causeway Bay Community Centre
3/F, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay

Southern –
Lei Tung Community Hall
Lei Tung Estate, Ap Lei Chau

Wan Chai –
Wan Chai Activities Centre
LG/F, Wan Chai Market, 258 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai

Kowloon Districts:
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Kowloon City –
Hung Hom Community Hall
1/F, Kowloon City Government Offices
42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom

Kwun Tong –
Lam Tin (West) Estate Community Centre
71 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin

Sham Shui Po –
Shek Kip Mei Community Hall
G/F, Block 42, Shek Kip Mei Estate, Sham Shui Po

Wong Tai Sin –
Tsz Wan Shan (South) Estate Community Centre
45 Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan

Yau Tsim Mong –
Henry G Leong Yaumatei Community Centre
60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei

New Territories Districts:
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Islands –
Tung Chung Community Hall
G/F, Tung Chung Municipal Services Building, 39 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung

Kwai Tsing –
Kwai Shing Community Hall
Podium, Block 6, Kwai Shing West Estate, Kwai Chung

North –
Cheung Wah Community Hall
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling

Sai Kung –
Hang Hau Community Hall
G/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex, 38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
 
Sha Tin –
Lung Hang Estate Community Centre
Lung Hang Estate, Sha Tin
 
Tai Po –
Tai Po Community Centre
2 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po
 
Tsuen Wan –
Lei Muk Shue Community Hall
G/F, Hong Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan
 
Tuen Mun –
Butterfly Bay Community Centre
Butterfly Estate (near Tip Sum House), Tuen Mun
 
Yuen Long –
Long Ping Community Hall
Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long
 
Yuen Long –
Tin Yiu Community Centre
Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai

     In addition to the above heat shelters, a number of community halls/community centres can also be used for taking refuge from the heat during their operating hours. For their address details, please browse the following document: www.had.gov.hk/file_manager/en/documents/public_services/emergency_services/List_CH_CC_Day_E.pdf. 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 will conduct 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.
 
     As the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water is unprecedented and will continue for 30 years or more, the Government will closely monitor and step up the testing arrangements. Should anomalies be detected, the Government does not preclude further tightening the scope of the import ban.
 
     From noon on July 22 to noon today (July 23), the CFS conducted tests on the radiological levels of 170 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 to noon today, the CFS and the AFCD have conducted tests on the radiological levels of 70 081 samples of food imported from Japan (including 45 042 samples of aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt) and 16 594 samples of local catch respectively. All the samples passed the tests. read more

     The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 is 106.4 (same as yesterday’s index). read more

     The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, will depart for Paris, France, in the early hours on Thursday (July 25) to attend events at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (2024 Paris Olympics) and cheer fo… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     Exchange Fund Bills tender results:
 

Tender date	:	July 23, 2024
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Q2430
Issue date	:	July 24, 2024
Maturity date	:	October 23, 2024
Amount applied	:	HK$153,418 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$60,205 MN
Average yield accepted	:	4.43 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	4.45 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 88 PCT
Average tender yield	:	4.50 PCT
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Tender date	:	July 23, 2024
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	H2459
Issue date	:	July 24, 2024
Maturity date	:	January 22, 2025
Amount applied	:	HK$50,200 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$12,600 MN
Average yield accepted	:	4.35 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	4.37 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 42 PCT
Average tender yield	:	4.43 PCT

 
*”Pro rata ratio” refers to the average percentage of allotment with respect to each tender participant’s tendered amount at the “highest yield accepted” level.

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     Hong Kong Monetary Authority tenders to be held in the week beginning July 29, 2024:
 

Tender date	:	July 30, 2024
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Q2431
Issue date	:	July 31, 2024
Maturity date	:	October 30, 2024
Tenor	:	91 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$59,789 MN
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Tender date	:	July 30, 2024
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	H2460
Issue date	:	July 31, 2024
Maturity date	:	February 3, 2025
Tenor	:	187 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$15,000 MN
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Tender date	:	July 30, 2024
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Y2492
Issue date	:	July 31, 2024
Maturity date	:	July 30, 2025
Tenor	:	364 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$5,000 MN

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