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     Rover Education Limited was prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for failing to pay wages and the sums awarded by the Labour Tribunal (LT) to an employee in accordance with the Employment Ordinance (EO). The company was convicted at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts today (February 23) and fined $55,000. The company was also ordered by the court to compensate the employee a total outstanding sum of about $390,000.

     The company failed to pay to an employee wages totalling about $300,000 within seven days after the termination of employment as required by the EO. Also, the company failed to pay the employee the awarded sum of about $390,000 within 14 days after the date set by the LT in accordance with the requirement of the EO.

     “The ruling will disseminate a strong message to all employers that they have to pay wages to employees within the statutory time limit stipulated in the EO, as well as the sums awarded by the LT or the Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board,” a spokesman for the LD said.

     “The LD will not tolerate these offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees’ statutory rights,” the spokesman added. read more

     The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (February 23) investigating a suspected food poisoning case involving consumption of mushrooms.      The case involves two femal… read more

     The Nuclear Emergency Committee Office of Guangdong Province notified the Security Bureau today (February 23) of an operational event at Taishan Nuclear Power Station (TNPS), a Security Bureau spokesperson said today.

     On February 21, a fault in the distribution board caused one of the main water pumps in the coolant system at Unit 1 of TNPS to stop working. The Unit’s protection system immediately responded by safely and automatically shutting down the reactor.  Station staff immediately handled the fault according to the procedures, and reported the situation to the relevant nuclear safety regulatory authority in a timely manner. The Unit remained in a safe and controllable condition throughout the above event.

     In accordance with the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale and the relevant nuclear safety regulations, this event was classified as a Level 0 deviation on February 22 and did not affect the safe operation of the Unit, the health of the workers, the nearby public or the environment.

     Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co Ltd has released the details of this event on its website (www.tnpjvc.com.cn) (Chinese only), which can be viewed in the “operational events” section under the “nuclear and radiation safety information” page of the website. read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Commerce and Industry visited the Hong Kong Science Park (HKSP) today (February 23) to better understand the work of HKSP and its development plans.
 
     Accompanied by the Permanent Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Ms Annie Choi, the Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Dr David Chung, and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC), Dr Sunny Chai, Members received a briefing by representatives of HKSTPC on Hong Kong’s innovation and technology ecosystem and future development of HKSTPC. They also exchanged views on issues of mutual concern.
 
     Members then met with representatives of technology companies in HKSP to understand the robotics technology applied to medical field and logistics. Members also visited the Robotics Catalysing Centre 2.0, the Biomedical Technology Laboratory and the Biobank to learn more about the latest artificial intelligence and application of biotechnology.
  
     Members participating in the visit were the Chairman of the Panel, Mr Chung Kwok-pan; and Panel members Mr Wong Ting-kwong, Mr Yiu Si-wing, Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Mr Shiu Ka-fai, Mr Chan Chun-ying and Mr Lau Kwok-fan; as well as non-Panel members Mr Michael Tien, Ms Elizabeth Quat and Dr Cheng Chung-tai.

      

     The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (February 23) reminded catering business operators and managers of places of public entertainment again to remain vigilant and strictly comply with the directions under the … read more