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  • Eligible electors urged to vote in by-election

    Kwun Tong District Council Ping Shek Constituency voters are urged to vote in a by-election tomorrow.The polling station at Ping Shek Estate Catholic Primary School in Ping Shek Estate will open from 7.30am to 10.30pm.A hotline, 2891 1001, will operate from 7am to 11pm to answer queries, while a complaints hotline, 2827 7251, will operate from 7:30am to 11pm to handle complaints about electoral ...

  • Baby ill with influenza A

    The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a confirmed case of severe paediatric influenza A infection affecting an 11-month-old girl.The baby, with good past health, came down with a fever and cough on May 17. Her condition deteriorated on May 23 and she was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit the next day.She is now in critical condition, with a ...

  • Govt aims to strike balance over landfill concerns

    Secretary for the Environment KS Wong says Hong Kong will have trouble dealing with waste in the near future if the city cannot expand its landfills. The Government will try to strike a balance to respond to local concerns.Speaking to the media after attending a radio programme this morning, Mr Wong said everyone in Hong Kong should consider both the city's concerns and local needs, and ...

  • Campaign aims to cut food waste at source

    Secretary for Transport & Housing cum Housing Authority Chairman Prof Anthony Cheung (third left, front) and Secretary for the Environment (third right, rear) KS Wong attend the award presentation for Food Waste Has Value - Innovative Cooking Recipe ...

  • Resignation will not affect URA works

    Secretary for Development Paul Chan said Barry Cheung's resignation will not have a significant impact on the Urban Renewal Authority's work in the short term, as its work plan had already been submitted to the Development Bureau.In a media session today, Mr Chan said an earlier re-appointment decision was based on the consideration that many veteran non-executive members of the ...


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  • Greening partner campaign launches

    Secretary for Development Paul Chan (centre, front row), and Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) Wai Chi-sing (second right, front row), officiate at the opening ceremony of the Be Our Greening Partner campaign and tree ...

  • 43 green schools commended

    Forty-three schools and kindergartens were commended today for their meritorious green projects and contribution to environmental greening.Speaking at the prize-presentation ceremony today, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department 's Chief Leisure Manager (Green Campaign) Horace Cheung said the number of participating schools had increased from around 300 in 2000 to more than 850 this ...

  • 239 young awardees commended

    Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) Tang Kam-moon (centre, front row) presents certificates at the 2013 Bronze Award Presentation Ceremony of the Hong Kong Award for Young People Police Operating ...

  • Hong Kong June CPI climbs to 5.6 pct on rising rents and pork prices

    Hong Kong's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June climbed to 5.6 percent from a year ago, higher than the 5.2 percent rise in May, mainly due to the enlarged increases in private housing rentals, as well as the charges for household services and the prices of pork, the city's statistics department said here on Thursday. Netting out the effects of all the one-off relief measures from the ...

  • Hong Kongs liquefied petroleum gas prices to fall in August

    Hong Kong's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ceiling prices at LPG stations will range from 4.44 HK dollars (0.57 U.S. dollars) to 4.86 HK dollars per liter in August, down 25 to 26 cents per liter, the city's Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said here on Thursday. It said the adjustment reflects the movement of the international LPG price in ...

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