The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today the progress made in its handling of banking complaints received as at end-April 2021. Banki… read more
​Five companies of a pharmacy group were convicted and fined $7,000 to $31,000 today (May 14) at Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Courts for supplying and possessing for sale disinfectant alcohol with false trade descriptions applied, in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (TDO).
Hong Kong Customs received information in February last year alleging the sale of disinfectant alcohol with suspected false descriptions of composition at a pharmacy in Tuen Mun. Customs officers later test-purchased the disinfectant alcohol concerned labelled as “75% ethanol” and “1 litre” and sent samples to the Government Laboratory for examination. Test results revealed that the ethanol content and actual volume of the disinfectant alcohol were different from its product descriptions, in contravention of the TDO.
Customs reminds traders to comply with the requirements of the TDO. Consumers should also purchase disinfectant alcohol with recognised brands from reputable shops.
In view of the development of the COVID-19 epidemic, Customs has conducted a territory-wide operation codenamed “Guardian” since January 27 last year to conduct spot checks and enforcement operations on common protective items to ensure that those items sold in the market comply with relevant ordinances. The operation is ongoing and law enforcement action will be taken immediately if any suspected violations are detected.
Under the TDO, any person who supplies goods with a false trade description in the course of trade or business, or is in possession of any goods for sale with a false trade description, commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for five years.
Members of the public may report any suspected violations of the TDO to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk). read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: As at 9am today (May 14), five COVID-19 confirmed patients were discharged from hospital in the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 11 516 patients with confir… read more
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (May 14) released the latest grading of water quality for 38 gazetted beaches (see Note 1) and one non-gazetted beach (i.e. Discovery Bay, see Note 2).
Twenty-nine beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), nine as Fair (Grade 2) and one as Poor (Grade 3).
Grade 1 beaches are:
| Approach Beach | Kwun Yam Beach |
| Big Wave Bay Beach* | Lo So Shing Beach |
| Butterfly Beach* | Lower Cheung Sha Beach |
| Cafeteria New Beach | Pui O Beach |
| Cafeteria Old Beach | Repulse Bay Beach* |
| Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach* | Shek O Beach* |
| Chung Hom Kok Beach | Silver Mine Bay Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay First Beach | Silverstrand Beach* |
| Clear Water Bay Second Beach* | South Bay Beach |
| Deep Water Bay Beach* | St Stephen’s Beach |
| Golden Beach* | Tong Fuk Beach |
| Hap Mun Bay Beach* | Trio Beach |
| Hung Shing Yeh Beach* | Turtle Cove Beach |
| Kadoorie Beach | Upper Cheung Sha Beach |
| Kiu Tsui Beach |
| Casam Beach* | Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach* |
| Castle Peak Beach | Middle Bay Beach |
| Discovery Bay | Stanley Main Beach* |
| Hoi Mei Wan Beach | Ting Kau Beach |
| Lido Beach* |
| Anglers’ Beach |
The Chief Executive in Council has approved the draft Stanley Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
“The approved OZP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide the development and redevelopment in the Stanley area,” a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (May 14).
The planning scheme area, covering about 393 hectares of land, is located at the southern end of Hong Kong Island and is bounded by Tai Tam Country Pak to the north, and comprises the entire Stanley Peninsula and the Chung Hom Kok area.
Stanley is an area mainly for residential use with commercial and recreational uses. It is also a popular tourist spot with rich historical culture.
The approved OZP has incorporated amendments made to the draft OZP No. S/H19/13, which mainly involved the rezoning of the Maryknoll House site from “Government, Institution or Community” (“G/IC”) to “Other Specified Uses” (“OU”) annotated “Residential Development with Historic Building Preserved” and reflect the latest as-built condition of Ma Hang Park and Blake Pier.
Other zonings shown in the OZP include “Commercial”, “Residential (Group A)”, “Residential (Group C)”, “G/IC”, “Open Space”, “OU” annotated “Composite Signals Organization Station Complex”, “OU” annotated “Cemetery”, “OU” annotated “Multi-storey Public Car Park to Include Bus Terminus”, “OU” annotated “Historical Building Preserved for Cultural, Community and Commercial Uses”, “OU” annotated “Pier”, “Green Belt” and “Coastal Protection Area”.
The approved Stanley OZP No. S/H19/14 is now available for public inspection during office hours at the Secretariat of the Board, the Planning Enquiry Counters of the Planning Department in North Point and Sha Tin, the Hong Kong District Planning Office and the Southern Home Affairs Enquiry Centre.
Copies of the approved OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei. The electronic version of the plan can be viewed at the Board’s website (www.info.gov.hk/tpb). read more