The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (June 29) announced that, to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the department will launch the EXTRA GREEN$ Daily Rewards campaign to encourage the public to integrate recycling practices into daily life. Members of the public who recycle at the community recycling network, GREEN@COMMUNITY, or participate in food waste recycling using Smart Food Waste Bins, can earn additional GREEN$ points from July 1 to 31.
 
     A spokesman for the EPD said that members of the public can get an extra 20 GREEN$ points daily and earn six times normal GREEN$ points for designated recyclables, including waste paper, metals, plastics, glass containers, regulated electrical equipment, small electrical appliances, fluorescent lamps/tubes, rechargeable batteries, etc by weight when they recycle via the GREEN@COMMUNITY network during the promotion period. Meanwhile, those who participate in food waste recycling using Smart Food Waste Bins can also gain an additional 26 GREEN$ points daily.
 
     To further assist the public in practicing clean recycling, the EPD has been expanding the GREEN@COMMUNITY network. There are currently 11 Recycling Stations, 33 Recycling Stores (including two new stores in public rental housing (PRH) estates, GREEN@KWAI FONG and GREEN@TAI WO HAU, which commenced services on June 26), more than 120 Recycling Spots, and around 60 smart recycling bins application points covering large housing estates, PRH estates, villages, shopping malls, universities and government venues. The EPD has been gradually expanding domestic food waste collection services. Pilot schemes have been launched in PRH estates and private housing estates, where Smart Food Waste Bins are installed to collect food waste in a cleaner and more hygienic manner. The collected food waste is then delivered to treatment facilities to be converted into energy and compost, making good use of organic resources. The pilot schemes currently cover eight PRH estates (58 blocks in total) and 15 private housing estates, and will be extended to a total of 100 blocks in the PRH estates and more private housing estates within this year.

     More information on the EXTRA GREEN$ Daily Rewards campaign can be found on the EPD's Hong Kong Waste Reduction website at
www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/extra-greenycoins-daily-rewards.

     Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate the holding of the Flag Raising Ceremony on July 1 in Wan Chai North.

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 00.01am June 30 to noon on July 1:

A. Road closure

     The following roads will be closed, except for vehicles with permit:

– Expo Drive;
– Expo Drive Central;
– Expo Drive East;
– The slip road leading from Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel to Expo Drive; and
– Eastbound Lung Wo Road between the Wan Chai portal of Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel and Fleming Road.

     In addition, westbound Lung Wo Road between the Wan Chai portal of Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel and Fleming Road; and Lung Tat Path will be closed from 5.30am to noon on July 1.

B. Traffic diversions

– Traffic along eastbound Lung Wo Road heading for Fleming Road and Hung Hing Road must turn right to southbound Lung Hop Street or enter eastbound Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel for Island Eastern Corridor;
– Traffic turning right from northbound Lung Hop Street  can only enter eastbound Central–Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel via eastbound Lung Wo Road; and
– Traffic from Central heading for Wan Chai will be diverted via Man Po Street, eastbound Yiu Sing Street and eastbound Lung Wo Road.

     In addition, traffic along westbound Hung Hing Road heading for westbound Lung Wo Road will be diverted via southbound Fleming Road, northbound Fleming Road, westbound Harbour Road, Fenwick Pier Street roundabout, westbound Fenwick Pier Street and northbound Lung Hop Street from 5.30am to noon on July 1.

C. Suspension of parking spaces and pick-up/drop-off area

– The coach parking spaces and pick-up/drop-off area at Expo Drive will be suspended; and
– The pick-up/drop-off area at Expo Drive East will be suspended.

     Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precincts of special traffic arrangements will be towed away without prior warning or subject to multiple ticketing.

     Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Motorists are advised to drive with care and patience and follow the instructions of the Police on site.

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesman today (June 29) announced that 14 general out-patient clinics (GOPCs) will provide public holiday GOPC services on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Establishment Day holiday (July 1) (see table below). Patients may book an appointment either through the telephone appointment system or the "Book GOPC" function of the "HA Go" mobile app.

GOPC service arrangements on HKSAR Establishment Day holiday (July 1)
 

 
Service hours:
9am to 1pm

     â€‹Japanese restaurant group Zensho Holdings Co Ltd opened its first HAMA-SUSHI conveyor belt restaurant in Hong Kong today (June 29), offering a wide range of sushi and side dishes at affordable prices.
      
     The restaurant group opened its first Japanese beef rice shop, SUKIYA, in Hong Kong in 2019, and has expanded to eight outlets. Riding on this success, the restaurant group followed up with a second brand, HAMA-SUSHI, and opened its first store in Jordan, according to the Senior Director of Zensho Hong Kong Co Ltd, Mr Toyoki Hayashi.
      
     Mr Hayashi said, "The new restaurant offers more than 70 different kinds of sushi and side dishes at affordable prices. We create our own ordering system by using tablets and belt conveyer serving lanes. All the sushi will be made upon point of order and delivered quickly to the customer."
      
     He continued, "Hong Kong is an international market and people here love Japanese sushi. It is a great market for our overseas expansion. We are committed to offering safe and tasty sushi at an affordable price to customers in Hong Kong."
      
     The Acting Director-General of Investment Promotion, Dr Jimmy Chiang, said, "We are happy to see that a new sushi brand is joining our thriving food and beverage sector, providing more choices of sushi restaurants to consumers in Hong Kong. I wish it every success in its business in Hong Kong and beyond."
      
About Zensho Holdings Co Ltd
          
     Zensho Holdings Co Ltd is one of the top Japanese restaurant groups in Japan engaging in the management of food service chain restaurants. As of March 2023, the company had 4 524 shops in Japan and 5 759 shops overseas, including SUKIYA for beef bowls and HAMA-SUSHI for sushi. For more information, please visit www.zensho.co.jp/en or www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092128617206.
          
About InvestHK
              
     InvestHK is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government responsible for attracting foreign direct investment and supporting overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. It provides free advice and customised services for overseas and Mainland companies. For more information, please visit www.investhk.gov.hk.
          
     For a photo, please visit www.flickr.com/photos/investhk/albums/72177720309380092.

  

     A woman who went missing in Cheung Sha Wan has been located.

     Ng Hei-ming, aged 45, went missing after she left her residence on Broadway Street on June 5 afternoon. Her family made a report to Police on June 8.

     The woman was located at a hospital on Lok Man Road, Chai Wan yesterday (June 28). She sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.