The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved from the Disaster Relief Fund a grant of $5.474 million to World Vision Hong Kong for … read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
In view of recent allegations and concerns on the Accident and Emergency Information System (AEIS) of the Hospital Authority (HA), the HA today (June 20) announced the establishment of a special task group to conduct a quick and focused review into information technology security in the HA, with particular focus on clinical system security risks with regard to patient privacy protection and frontline operation. The objective is to reaffirm the clinical system security frameworks and, where appropriate, recommend possible measures for enhancements. The special task group will focus on the following tasks:
1. To review the security and privacy protection measures in the HA’s clinical systems;
2. To suggest areas where new approaches to securing access are required; and
3. To highlight new security technologies and practices which could be of value for enhancing the security and privacy of the HA’s clinical systems.
The special task group will be chaired by Mr Jason Yeung who is the chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of the HA Board. Two experts on information technology and personal data privacy, namely, Professor Daniel Lai, the former Government Chief Information Officer and Mr Stephen Lau Ka-men, the first Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong, will also join the group as member (full details attached).
The special task group targets to complete the review and submit a report to the HA in three months. read more
Due to security considerations, the Central Government Offices (CGO), Tamar will be temporarily closed tomorrow (June 21) . Staff working in the CGO should not go to the workplace and should work in ac… read more
A spokesman for the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) said today (June 20) that to celebrate World Oceans Day, the EPD had collaborated with the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province (GDDEE) throug… read more
Hong Kong Customs on June 18 and yesterday (June 19) seized about 250 000 suspected illicit heat-not-burn (HNB) products with an estimated market value of about $700,000 and a duty potential of about $500,000 at Hong Kong International Airport and in Sham Shui Po and Tai Kok Tsui.
Customs officers detected three cases of suspected illicit cigarette storage and distribution and seized the batch of suspected illicit HNB products inside a hand-carry bag of an arriving male passenger at Hong Kong International Airport, a shop in Sham Shui Po and a private car in Tai Kok Tsui.
During the operation, Customs officers arrested three men, aged between 31 and 57, and detained a cross-boundary private car suspected to be in connection with the case. Customs believes an HNB product smuggling syndicate was smashed.
Investigation is ongoing.
Customs is mounting a territory-wide anti-illicit cigarette operation codenamed “Net II” from June this year with a view to combating illicit cigarette activities on all fronts through a multi-pronged approach. The operation is ongoing.
Customs reminds members of the public that smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.
Under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO), tobacco is among the dutiable goods to which the DCO applies. Any HNB product containing tobacco in content is also a dutiable item subject to the control of the DCO. Any person who possesses, sells or buys dutiable commodities without a valid license commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $1 million and imprisonment for two years.
Members of the public may call Customs’ hotline 2815 7711 regarding whether a specific tobacco or smoking product is under the regulation of the DCO. They may also report any suspected violation of the DCO to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
