A man who went missing in Tuen Mun has been located.
Tai Wai-kwong, aged 43, went missing after he was last seen at a shopping mall on Tuen Shun Street yesterday (June 15) morning. His family made a report to Police on the same day.
The man was located at a beach on Lung Mun Road, Tuen Mun this afternoon (June 16). He sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.
A man who went missing in Tuen Mun has been located.
Tai Wai-kwong, aged 43, went missing after he was last seen at a shopping mall on Tuen Shun Street yesterday (June 15) morning. His family made a report to Police on the same day.
The man was located at a beach on Lung Mun Road, Tuen Mun this afternoon (June 16). He sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.
The fifth-term Commission on Poverty (CoP) convened the second meeting this afternoon (June 16).
At the meeting, members were briefed on the implementation progress of the strategy of targeted poverty alleviation. Members noted that after multidimensional analyses of different socio-economic characteristics of household groups, the Government has initially identified certain groups for targeted poverty alleviation, namely households residing in subdivided units (SDUs), single-parent households and elderly households. The Government is preparing various targeted poverty alleviation projects to cater for the needs of these groups, and will implement them as and when ready.
To provide support for SDU households, members were pleased to note that the first round of the Strive and Rise Programme, launched last October to support junior secondary school students from underprivileged families, particularly those living in SDUs, to broaden their horizons and strive for upward mobility, has been progressing well. The Government will establish an alumni club for participating students who have successfully completed the Programme such that they can keep in touch with mentors and other graduates, and provide them with activities and internship opportunities; and will enhance details of the second round of the Programme based on the implementation of the first round. In addition, the Government is planning a Community Living Room project to provide additional living space in districts for SDU households and help them establish interpersonal networks through cross-sectoral collaboration, thereby enhancing their living standards and sense of belonging to the community; and planning a one-off subsidy to improve the living environment of low-income SDU households, so as to alleviate the hardship faced by those households waiting for public rental housing and those living in poor conditions. The Government will draw up and announce details of the various projects in due course.
To provide support for families in need, particularly single-parent families, the Government plans to launch a School-based After School Care Service Pilot Scheme in the new school year for one year. With venues provided by schools, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will be responsible for the operation at venues, allowing primary school students in need to stay after school to receive care services and learning support, while enabling parents to opt for work to improve their living. Members approved the pilot scheme under the Community Care Fund (CCF), with total estimated funding of $99.02 million. The Pilot Scheme is expected to benefit about 3 000 children. The Government will firm up details of the Scheme, appoint NGOs to provide care services, and identify primary schools with a greater preponderance of target students as well as invite them to help identify target students from Primary One to Primary Six to participate in the Scheme.
To offer care to the elderly, the Government is considering inviting the District Services and Community Care Teams in the 18 districts to pay visits and deliver care to singletons, doubletons and households in which all members are elderly persons. Care Teams will introduce and encourage them to use the existing support services of the Government and resources of the community, and refer cases to the Social Welfare Department (SWD) for follow-up as needed. The Government will draw up and announce details of the project in due course.
At the meeting, members took note of the progress and financial position of the various assistance programmes under the CCF. In addition to the above-mentioned School-based After School Care Service Pilot Scheme, members approved under the CCF a Trial Scheme on Special Allowance for Households of Transitional Housing to be implemented by the Housing Bureau. The Trial Scheme will provide a subsidy to households residing in the transitional housing projects under the Funding Scheme to Support Transitional Housing Projects by NGOs in support of their removal and adaption to the new living environment and community. The total estimated funding for the Trial Scheme, expected to benefit about 35 000 persons, is about $85.2 million. The Housing Bureau plans to introduce the Trial Scheme and receive applications from eligible persons in August 2023.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, started his visit to Beijing today (June 16).
In the morning, Mr Tse travelled to the Daxing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone, and visited facilities including fuel cell production workshops, hydrogen refilling stations, and different types of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, to learn about the latest developments of the hydrogen energy industry in the Mainland.
He then visited the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and met with the Minister of the MEE, Mr Huang Runqiu, to exchange views on various ecology and environment protection issues and related works. Mr Tse pointed out that President Xi Jinping emphasised in his speech at the 20th National Congress last year the importance of promoting green and low-carbon development, prevention of environmental pollution, as well as enhancing the diversity, stability, and sustainability of the ecosystems. The Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR) Government hopes to better integrate into the overall national development and jointly take forward ecological conservation of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
Mr Tse said, "We will continue to strengthen our work in various environmental areas, such as enhancing biodiversity, deepening environmental co-operation in the GBA, combating climate change, promoting green transport and resource recycling, and improving air quality."
After the meeting, Mr Huang and Mr Tse witnessed the signing of the Co-operation Arrangement on Carrying Out Marine Ecological and Environmental Protection Work by the Director of Environmental Protection, Dr Samuel Chui, and the Director of the National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center of the MEE, Dr Wang Juying. The Arrangement helps strengthen the co-operation of the HKSAR Government and the Mainland in marine ecological environment protection and water quality management with a view to assisting all parties in achieving the common goal of protecting and improving the quality of the marine ecological environment in the GBA.
Mr Tse will return to Hong Kong this evening.
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) made the following announcement today (June 16):
PWH has appointed the Root Cause Analysis Panel to conduct thorough investigation on the serious untoward event announced on June 14. The panel members are as follows:
Chairperson:
Professor Fok Tai-fai
Former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Clinical Professor, Department of Paediatrics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Members:
Professor Chair Sek-ying
Vice-Director of Research, the Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mr Peter Mok Kwok-woo
Member, Subcommittee on Quality and Safety, Hospital Governing Committee, Prince of Wales Hospital
Dr Lee Kwok-piu
Chairperson, Hospital Authority Coordinating Committee (Paediatrics) / Chief of Service, Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Dr Sara Ho Yuen-ha
Chief Manager (Patient Safety & Risk Management), Hospital Authority
Ms Chan Lai-hung
Cluster General Manager (Nursing), Hong Kong West Cluster, Hospital Authority
Ms Chan Man-yi
Nurse Consultant (Neonatal Care), Kowloon West Cluster, Hospital Authority
The panel will complete the investigation and recommend improvement measures within eight weeks. The report will be submitted to the Hospital Authority Head Office.