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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 14) that due to an insufficient number of lifeguards on duty, the lifesaving services at Cafeteria New Beach and Golden Beach in Tuen Mun District have been suspended until further notice.
First aid services will be maintained at these beaches.
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The meeting of the Legislative Council (LegCo) Finance Committee originally scheduled at 3pm today (June 14) in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex will be held at 3.30pm (or an earlier time between 3.15pm and 3.30pm).
The Director of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), Mr Shun Chi-ming, was elected as a co-Vice-President of the Commission for Weather, Climate, Water and Related Environmental Services and Applications (the Services Commission) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at the 18th World Meteorological Congress held in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday (June 13, Geneva Time).
The Services Commission is one of the two new commissions established by the WMO, as part of its governance reform, to consolidate the existing eight technical commissions. It is the primary mission of the Services Commission to contribute to the development and implementation of globally harmonised weather, climate, water, ocean and environment-related services and applications to enable informed decision making and realisation of socio-economic benefits by all user communities and society as a whole.
"It is my great honour to serve as a co-Vice-President of the Services Commission. Having actively participated in the work of the WMO in the past two decades, I look forward to making further contributions to the WMO through my service to the new commission. The Services Commission has a much wider portfolio than that of the previous technical commission which I presided over from 2010 to 2018. Looking ahead, I will devote my best efforts to further strengthen the co-operation between the WMO and the HKO, with a view to enhancing the provision of meteorological services for the benefit of both Hong Kong and the international community," Mr Shun said.
Recent collaborations between the WMO and the HKO include the launch of the Severe Weather Information Centre (SWIC) 2.0 website and the Global Multi-hazard Alert System for Asia in 2018 to provide online platforms for aggregating warnings issued by official weather service organisations. In 2018, the HKO was also designated by the WMO as the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre for Nowcasting and the Testbed for Doppler Light Detection and Ranging systems.
Mr Shun, who has been serving as Director of HKO since 2011, is also the Permanent Representative of Hong Kong, China with the WMO. Mr Shun was elected as President of the Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology of the WMO in 2010, the first Asian to take up this position. He was re-elected in 2014 and served in that position until his term ended in 2018.
The WMO is the intergovernmental agency of the United Nations for weather, climate, operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. At present, the WMO has 187 member states and six member territories, including Hong Kong, China. The core functions of the WMO include the fostering of meteorological research and observations, data exchange and technology transfer, as well as relevant training and application services.
A Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) spokesman announced today (June 14) adjustment of service of URBTIX outlets at branches of Tom Lee Music Co Ltd with effect from July 1 (Monday). Apart from the Tsim Sha Tsui and Wan Chai branches, which will maintain operation as URBTIX outlets, the URBTIX outlets at the following nine Tom Lee branches will cease operation according to the company's business plan. The ticket dispensing machines installed at these branches will remain in service for patrons to collect tickets purchased through URBTIX online and via mobile app and telephone bookings.
Tom Lee Western District Branch (Shop 241, 2/F, The Westwood, 8 Belcher's Street, Western District)
Tom Lee Whampoa Garden Branch (Shop 4-5, Site 10, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom)
Tom Lee Olympian City Branch (Shop G02, Olympian City 3, 1 Hoi Wang Road)
Tom Lee Tsing Yi Branch (Shop 167-168, Level 1, Maritime Square, Tsing Yi)
Tom Lee Sha Tin Branch (Shop 303, L3, HomeSquare, 138 Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Sha Tin)
Tom Lee Tai Po Branch (Shop 75-76, Level 1, Uptown Plaza, 9 Nam Wan Road, Tai Po)
Tom Lee Tseung Kwan O Branch (Shop No. 231, Level 2, East Point City, Tseung Kwan O)
Tom Lee Luk Yeung Galleria Branch (Shop Unit S35, 2/F, Luk Yeung Galleria, Tsuen Wan)
Tom Lee Yuen Long Branch (Basement, Shing Shun Building, 43 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long)
From July 1, there will be 22 URBTIX outlets in various districts, including 15 located at LCSD performance venues and seven operated at other cultural venues and organisations (including Tom Lee branches) under URBTIX ticketing agent agreements signed with the LCSD.
For details of the locations and opening hours of all the URBTIX outlets, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ticket/counter.html. Tickets can also be purchased via the website www.urbtix.hk and the mobile ticketing app "My URBTIX" (Android and iPhone versions) throughout the day, and through the credit card telephone booking hotline 2111 5999 from 10am to 8pm daily.
The Government gazetted today (June 14) the proposed further amendments in the amendment scheme annexed to Amendment Plans of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link.
Details of the proposed further amendments are set out in the Annex. The Plan for Creation of Easements and Permanent Rights (Easements plan) and second amendment scheme of the works are available for public inspection at the following government offices during office hours:
Central and Western Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
G/F, Harbour Building,
38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong
Eastern Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
G/F, Eastern Law Courts Building,
29 Tai On Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong
Wan Chai Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
G/F, 2 O'Brien Road,
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
District Lands Office,
Hong Kong West and South,
20/F, Southorn Centre,
130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
District Lands Office,
Hong Kong East,
19/F, Southorn Centre,
130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
The gazette notice, second amendment scheme, the Easements plan and location plan will be available at www.thb.gov.hk/eng/psp/publications/transport/gazette/gazette.htm.
Any person who wishes to object to the proposed further amendment, is required to address to the Secretary for Transport and Housing an objection in writing, which can be submitted via the following means:
A notice of objection should describe the objector's interest and the manner in which he or she alleges that he or she will be affected by proposed further amendment. Objectors are requested to provide contact details to facilitate communication. A notice of objection should be delivered to the Secretary for Transport and Housing not later than August 13, 2019.