The North Lamma Public Library (LMNPL) will reopen at 10am on June 24 (Monday) after reconstruction. The floor area of the LMNPL has been expanded from about 70 square metres to some 177 square metres and offers a collection of over 27 000 items for people of all ages and interests.
 
     Apart from increases of both the floor area and the collection, the new LMNPL will introduce a self-charging service and more Internet and digital service workstations to assist public use of library materials and access to online and library electronic resources. More seating is also available. Window seats in the new LMNPL chime with the library's concept of "reading by the sea", offering residents a pleasant and diversified reading environment.
 
     The LMNPL will be open from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and from 10am to 1pm on Sundays and public holidays. It is closed on Thursdays.
 
     The new LMNPL, located at 1 Yung Shue Wan Main Street on Lamma Island, will replace the provisional library service stop located at Yung Shue Wan Plaza Road. The library service stop will cease operation on the same day.
 
     The new LMNPL is located on the first and second floors of the new three-storey building, while the ground floor accommodates the Heritage and Cultural Showroom. It is one of Islands District's projects under the Signature Project Scheme.

      

     The Government today (June 21) announced the appointment of Dr Dennis Ng Wang-pun to succeed Professor Eric Yim Chi-ming as Chairman of the Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation (HKECIC) Advisory Board for a term of two years from July 1, 2019 until June 30, 2021.

     Commenting on the appointment, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, said, "With his rich commercial experience and active participation in public services, I am confident that Dr Ng will ably lead the HKECIC in the continued provision of professional export credit insurance services to Hong Kong exporters under the current challenging business environment."

     Mr Yau expressed his gratitude to Professor Yim for his tremendous contribution in leading the HKECIC. 

     "Under the leadership of Professor Yim, the HKECIC has introduced various new services and different special enhanced measures to assist Hong Kong exporters, especially SMEs, to sustain their businesses and develop new markets amidst the uncertain global economy," he said.

     Dr Ng is currently the President of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, and in this capacity is an ex-officio member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

     The names of the three validly nominated candidates for the 2019 Yuen Long District Council by-election were gazetted today (June 21). As there is only one validly nominated candidate, Leung Fuk-yuen, for the Shap Pat Heung West Constituency, the candidate is declared by the Returning Officer as being duly elected as an elected member for the above constituency at the by-election in accordance with section 39(1) of the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547).
 
     The order of appearance of names of the two validly nominated candidates for the San Tin Constituency on the ballot papers, which was determined by drawing of lots, is listed below:
 

 
     "Registered electors in the Shap Pat Heung West Constituency do not have to vote because the candidate for the constituency has been returned uncontested. Polling for the San Tin Constituency by-election will take place on July 14. Two polling stations for the constituency, located at Tun Yu School, San Tin, Yuen Long, New Territories and St. Gavriel Kindergarten, 1 San Wai Tsuen, San Tin, Yuen Long, New Territories will be open on the polling day for around 9 200 electors of the San Tin Constituency listed on the 2018 Final Register to cast their votes. The polling hours will be from 7.30am to 10.30pm," a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office said.
 
    If any electors of the San Tin Constituency who are remanded or detained by law enforcement agencies other than the Correctional Services Department (CSD) on the polling day wish to vote in this by-election, arrangements will be made for them to cast their votes at the dedicated polling station located at Yuen Long Police Station, 246 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, New Territories. The polling hours will be from 7.30am to 10.30pm.
 
     Should there be any electors of the San Tin Constituency imprisoned or remanded in the CSD's custody on the polling day, arrangements will be made for them to vote at dedicated polling stations set up at their respective penal institutions. For security reasons, polling hours for the dedicated polling stations at penal institutions will be from 9am to 4pm.
 
     The gazette notices are available on the Electoral Affairs Commission website (www.eac.hk).

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
     
     The meeting of the Legislative Council Panel on Transport originally scheduled for today (June 21) at 10.45am has been cancelled.

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     Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 21) that due to big waves, the red flag has been hoisted at Hung Shing Yeh Beach in Islands District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.