Police today (August 13) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Tin Shui Wai.
      
     Wong Chiu-ming, aged 51, went missing after he was last seen on Ping Ha Road on July 31 afternoon. His family made a report to Police on August 11.
      
     He is about 1.68 metres tall, 55 kilograms in weight and of thin build. He has a square face with yellow complexion and short black hair.
      
     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of New Territories North on 3661 3112 or 6273 5787 or email to rmpu-ntn-1@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

  

     Police today (August 13) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Chai Wan.  

     Chen Ming-kwai, aged 49, went missing after he was last seen in Ngoi Man Street on August 8 afternoon. His family made a report to Police yesterday (August 12).  

     He is about 1.8 metres tall, 82 kilograms in weight and of fat build. He has a round face with yellow complexion and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a blue hort-sleeved shirt, dark-coloured shorts and a red cap.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of Hong Kong Island on 2860 1040 or 9886 0034 or email to rmpu-hki@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

  

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) today (August 13) submitted to the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK) new applications of seven non-locally trained doctors for Limited Registration to practise in public hospitals.
 
     The HA spokesperson said public hospitals had been facing doctor manpower shortages and workload issues in various clinical units. The recruitment of non-locally trained doctors has been supported by the respective Co-ordinating Committees and endorsed by the HA Task Force on the Limited Registration Scheme.
 
     The seven new applicants for Limited Registration submitted to the MCHK today are from the specialties of Anaesthesia, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Surgery.
 
     The HA spokesperson said, "The recruitment of overseas doctors has been progressing well since last year, with the extension of a limited registration to a three-year term. Up to July 2019, there were about 20 non-locally trained doctors who have been assessed as eligible for the recruitment exercise, passing the screenings by respective specialty panels, vetted further by the Task Force and considered suitable for appointment after interviews by user departments. All the applicants have fulfilled related qualification requirements recognised by the constituent colleges of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, and they all have licenses to practise in their respective countries. The HA will submit limited registration applications for non-locally trained doctors by batches according to their intended date of reporting duty."
 
     As at August 2019, there are 13 non-locally trained doctors working in public hospitals under Limited Registration in the specialties of anaesthesia, cardiothoracic surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine and radiology to help relieve the manpower pressure in the respective units. Another four non-locally trained doctors will report for duty in the third quarter of 2019.

     The HA will continue the recruitment of non-locally trained doctors under Limited Registration and closely monitor the overall manpower situation in public hospitals.

     The Hong Kong Trade Development Council Food Expo 2019 is set to open on August 15 (Thursday). Eight social enterprises participating in the Food Expo aspire to provide employment opportunities to the socially disadvantaged through producing quality and delicious food, thereby encouraging self-reliance and social inclusion. Members of the public can assist the socially disadvantaged when enjoying the delicious food.
      
     These social enterprises will be serving tasty food such as handmade cookies, nougats and noodles, dried fruit chips, organic rice and noodles and instant chestnuts, through which they share their passion to serve the community. Information on the exhibiting social enterprises is set out in the Annex.
      
     The social enterprises will be located at Booth A18 of Hall 1E at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Visitors patronising the social enterprise booth on the first two days of the Food Expo can redeem a souvenir while stocks last upon reaching the spending requirement.
      
     The Food Expo will be open from 10am to 10pm from August 15 to 18, and from 10am to 6pm on August 19. The admission fee is $25. Admission is free for children aged 3 or below and senior citizens aged 65 or above.
      
     A spokesman for the Home Affairs Department said, “The Food Expo serves as a platform for social enterprises to showcase their quality products and services and share their vision. Social enterprises have to achieve their social mission while sustaining their business. Public support is crucial to their success.”
      
     Social enterprises now provide a great variety of products and services. The Social Enterprise Directory (www.socialenterprise.org.hk/en/sedb) published by the Social Enterprise Business Centre has an online search engine and a mobile application providing detailed information on over 600 social enterprises in Hong Kong.
      
     For those who are interested in the 80 social enterprise restaurants in Hong Kong, please search for “social enterprise restaurants” on the online platform or the OpenRice mobile application.

      

     Two companies and three persons involved in five cases of illegal waste disposal in Southern District, Kwai Chung and Yuen Long were convicted and fined a total of $31,000 at Eastern and Fanling Magistrates' Courts yesterday (August 12) and today (August 13) respectively for contravening the Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO) and the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation.

     The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has been striving to combat illegal waste disposal activities across the territory on all fronts through various channels, including reports from members of the public, surveillance camera systems installed by the department and proactive blitz operations. From January to April this year, the EPD successfully traced by the above channels the offenders or companies involved in five illegal dumping cases that occurred on Chung Hom Kok Road and Pak Pat Shan Road in Southern District, Tai Lin Pai Road in Kwai Chung, and Kam Ho Road and Kam Pok Road East in Yuen Long. The persons and companies involved included a construction site foreman, an employer, an engineering company and a registered vehicle owner. The deposited waste, which included mud and concrete debris, a wooden waste crate and bamboo sticks, not only created obstructions in passages but also caused environmental hygiene problems.

     A spokesman for the EPD reminded all members of the renovation, construction and transportation sectors that they must properly deliver commercial, industrial and construction waste to government waste management facilities in accordance with the law. It is unlawful to dispose of waste in public places and on the roadside. Under the WDO, first-time offenders are liable to a maximum fine of $200,000 and six months' imprisonment. According to the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation, it is an offense to dispose of waste on streets or in public places from vehicles, including goods vehicles, private cars and motorcycles. The registered owner may be prosecuted. First-time offenders are liable to a maximum fine of $25,000 and six months' imprisonment.

     The spokesman urged members of the public, including the staff of building management companies, to make reports to the department if they witness any illegal disposal of waste. They can record videos or take photos and call the EPD hotline at 2838 3111.