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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson today (May 10) said that 13 general out-patient clinics (see table below) will provide holiday clinic services for the day following Buddha’s birthday next Monday (May 13). Members of the public are reminded to make advance booking through the telephone system as usual for an appointment.  
 
     The spokesperson remarked that the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments in public hospitals will also operate as usual during the holiday to serve patients with urgent medical needs. The established triage system will ensure priority treatment for critical and emergency patients according to their clinical conditions. The queuing time is expected to be longer for semi-urgent and non-urgent patients as there may be more patients seeking consultation at A&E Departments during the holiday. The HA appeals to the public for their understanding and co-operation while waiting for consultations. Non-urgent patients are advised to consider seeking consultations at general out-patient clinics, private doctors or the 24-hour clinics of private hospitals.
 
     To help find an appropriate family doctor and related clinic service of their choice, members of the public are welcome to call the HA Infoline (2882 4866) for information on holiday general out-patient clinic service, or browse the Primary Care Directory of Department of Health at www.pcdirectory.gov.hk.
 

District	Name of Clinic	Telephone number for booking	General enquiries
Hong Kong Island	Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic	3157 0077	2560 0211
	Violet Peel General Out-patient Clinic	3157 0000	3553 3116
	Aberdeen Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic	3543 5011	2555 0381
Kowloon	Kwun Tong Community Health Centre	3157 0687	2389 0331
	Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital Family Medicine Clinic	3157 0118	2354 2267
	Robert Black General Out-patient Clinic	3157 0113	2383 3311
	Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic	3157 0880	2272 2400
New Territories	Lady Trench General Out-patient Clinic	3157 0107	2614 4789
	Lek Yuen General Out-patient Clinic	3157 0972	2692 8730
	Shek Wu Hui Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic	3157 0965	2670 0211
	Tai Po Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic	3157 0906	2664 2039
	Tuen Mun Clinic	3543 0886	2452 9111
	Yuen Long Jockey Club Health Centre	3543 5007	2443 8511

 
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     The Labour Department (LD) will hold a public talk entitled “Health hazards of hot environment at work” on May 17 (Friday). The talk, designed for workers in hot environments to enhance their awareness of heat stroke prevention, will cover symptoms of heat stroke, its first aid treatment and preventive measures.
      
     The talk, to be given by the LD’s occupational health nurse and occupational hygienist, will be held at 3pm in Activity Room 1, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay.
      
     The LD will hold another talk entitled “Prevention of upper limb disorders” on May 30 (Thursday). The talk will introduce the causes and preventive measures of upper limb disorders to enhance employees’ awareness of the issues. Demonstrations and practice of workplace exercise will be included.
      
     The talk will be given by the LD’s occupational health nurse at 2.30pm in the lecture room of Fanling Occupational Health Clinic (7/F, Fanling Health Centre, 2 Pik Fung Road, Fanling).
      
     Both talks will be conducted in Cantonese. Admission is free. For enquiries or registration, please call 2852 4040.
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     The Government today (May 10) announced the appointments of Mr Stuart Thomson Gulliver, Dr Lo Wai-kwok and Mr Thomas Jefferson Wu as members of the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) for a three-year term from June 1, 2019 to May 31, … read more

     The Summer Music Workshop organised by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will be held from July 20 to August 31. In addition to music classes for children aged 4 to 9, a new music ensemble workshop will be introduced for children aged 10 to 12. Applications are now open and will close on June 10.
 
     The workshop aims to encourage children to acquire music knowledge and explore their interest in learning music during the summer vacation. It is not necessary for participants to have received any music training beforehand. Children aged 4 to 6 can develop their listening skills and rhythmic sense through music listening exercises and eurhythmics training in class, and acquire basic music knowledge including music notation, note values and rhythms. Through images or introductory videos of Chinese and Western musical instruments, children will learn to identify different types of musical instruments and their playing methods. Participants must each be accompanied by an adult in class.
 
     Classes for children aged 7 to 9 will teach some music theory in strengthen their students’ music knowledge of rhythms, pitches, dynamics, emotions and tone colours. The new music ensemble workshop is open for children aged 10 to 12. Students should bring their own iPad and portable Bluetooth speaker to class so that they can experience the fun of ensemble playing and music-making by using tablet music software. The music guide “Meet Music”, edited by the Music Office, will also be used by tutors of both classes to introduce the appearance, tone colours and characteristics of various Chinese and Western orchestral instruments.
 
     The workshop, comprising five lessons, will be conducted in Cantonese with a total tuition fee of $340. A ballot will be held if the classes are oversubscribed. For classes not fully taken up after the deadline, applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis starting from July 12. Children who attend all five lessons will be given a certificate of attendance.
 
     Successful applicants who have paid the tuition fee will receive an email invitation from the Music Office to one of the “Introduction to Chinese and Western Musical Instruments” sessions. Interested participants should apply by email while the enrolment is on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
     Online applications are now available at www.lcsd.gov.hk/musicoffice. Course information and application forms are also available at various performance venues of the LCSD and music centres of the Music Office. For enquiries, please call 2158 6466 or 2158 6463. read more

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 (May 10) that due to big wav… read more