Police advise motorists that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Sha Tin to facilitate the race meeting tomorrow (June 12).

     The arrangements will come into effect two hours before the start of the first race and will last until the crowds have dispersed after the race meeting.

     Appropriate traffic signs will be put up and police will be on hand to guide motorists.

     The Police also appeal to people going to Sha Tin Racecourse for the race meeting and to Happy Valley Racecourse for cross betting to make maximum use of public transport.

     Parking spaces at the two racecourses are available only to holders of appropriate permits issued by Hong Kong Jockey Club and any vehicles illegally parked will be towed away.

Attention TV/radio announcers:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:

     Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 11) that due to inclement weather, the red flag has been hoisted at Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.

     The summer festival International Arts Carnival (IAC) will open this July with the Asia premiere of "The Heart of Robin Hood" by Vesturport Theatre from Iceland in collaboration with UK playwright David Farr. Giving an athletic modern twist to the classic English folk story of a warm-hearted robber, the show to be performed at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre blends acrobatics, elements of romantic comedy and live music.
 
     The remarkable technical wizardry behind the stage set instantly transforms a danger-filled forest into a high-security castle. Performers spin, fly, slide, climb and dive with the help of a huge sloping wall, ropes and an onstage pool to engage in stunning fights. Live music by Icelandic singer Salka Sól and her musicians adds a pleasant ambience to the performance. Premiered to great acclaim by the Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK in 2011, the show has gone on to have highly popular tours of Canada and the US.
 
     Vesturport Theatre was founded in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 2001 and has quickly established itself as one of Iceland's most inventive award-winning theatre and film companies. It soon gained a strong international reputation, and has been hailed as "amongst the world's most dazzling troupes" by the Guardian in the UK. In 2011, Vesturport received the prestigious Europe Theatre Prize.
 
     "The Heart of Robin Hood", performed in English with Chinese surtitles, will be held at 7.30pm from July 5 to 7, and at 2.30pm on July 6 and 7 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre. Tickets priced at $180, $280, $380, $480 and $580 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk).
 
     For credit card telephone bookings, please call 2111 5999. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2370 1044 or visit www.hkiac.gov.hk/2019/en/opening.html.
 
     The IAC, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, will run from July 5 to August 18.　

    

Attention TV/radio announcers:

     Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 11) that due to an insufficient number of lifeguards on duty, the lifesaving services at Golden Beach in Tuen Mun District have been suspended until further notice.

     First aid services will be maintained at the beach.

     Application for some 20 000 new extendable niches at Tsang Tsui Columbarium in Tuen Mun and Wong Nai Chung Road Columbarium in Wan Chai will close this Friday (June 14).
 
     A Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) spokesman said today (June 11) that application for the niches in this exercise started on May 15 and will close at 5pm on June 14. Late applications will not be accepted.
 
     There will be 20 160 standard niches, including 7 080 smoke-free niches and 13 080 non-smoke-free niches, and 220 non-smoke-free large niches at Tsang Tsui Columbarium for allocation in the first phase. Together with 855 smoke-free standard niches at Wong Nai Chung Road Columbarium, a total of 21 235 extendable niches will be allocated.
 
     Applicants should only file one application form to apply for either a large niche or standard niche for the same deceased person. When applying for a large niche, the applicant has to fill in at least three deceased persons' particulars in the application form. For applications for a standard niche, the applicant has to fill in at least one deceased person's particulars.
 
     Application forms can be downloaded from the FEHD's website (www.fehd.gov.hk) or obtained from the department's Hong Kong or Kowloon Cemeteries and Crematoria Office; District Environmental Hygiene Offices; Home Affairs Enquiry Centres; Post Offices on Cheung Chau, Lamma Island and Peng Chau and at Mui Wo and Tai O; or by fax through the enquiry hotline 2841 9111.
 
     The completed application form together with copies of the required documents must be submitted by fax (2333 1716), email (apply_newniche@fehd.gov.hk) or in person to the Hong Kong or Kowloon Cemeteries and Crematoria Office or by post to the above offices. Applicants holding the Permit to Take Away Cremated Ashes or Certificates of Cremation of the deceased issued by the FEHD may fill in the electronic application form and submit the application online.
 
     The FEHD will notify the successful applicants by SMS, email or post of the serial number of the designated niche allocated. Applicants can also check the results of their applications on the day after the drawing of lots and computer balloting at the FEHD's website, the Hong Kong or Kowloon Cemeteries and Crematoria Office or the Public Niche Allocation Office and through the enquiry hotline 2841 9111.
 
     Leaflets about the arrangements of this niche allocation exercise are available for collection at the department's Hong Kong or Kowloon Cemeteries and Crematoria Office; District Environmental Hygiene Offices; Home Affairs Enquiry Centres; or the Post Offices on Cheung Chau, Lamma Island and Peng Chau and at Mui Wo and Tai O. For details, please visit the FEHD's website, or call 2841 9111 or email enquiry_newniche@fehd.gov.hk for enquiries.
 
     Information on the Cemeteries and Crematoria Offices and the Public Niche Allocation Office of the FEHD is as follows:
 
Hong Kong Cemeteries and Crematoria Office
Address: 1J, Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Tel: 2570 4318
Fax: 2591 1879
 
Kowloon Cemeteries and Crematoria Office
Address: Upper Ground Floor, 6 Cheong Hang Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Tel: 2365 5321
Fax: 2176 4963
 
Public Niche Allocation Office
Address: Upper Ground Floor, Block B, 6 Cheong Hang Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Tel: 2330 5635
Fax: 2333 1716