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     The Correctional Services Department (CSD) today (March 31) released a video entitled “Try”, featuring young persons in custody at Pik Uk Correctional Institution who have completed the Touch Rugby Referee Training elementary course. The course was organised by the CSD and the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU), and aimed to enable young persons in custody to learn to judge right and wrong, build up self-confidence and strengthen their determination for rehabilitation.
      
     The video features the young persons in custody discussing their experience and also shows them putting their training into practice by joining a friendly match with the Hong Kong Representative Touch Team and acting as referees in the friendly match.
      
     The Head Coach of the Hong Kong Representative Touch Team, Mr Yong Chi-fung, said in the video that people sometimes fall and even face failures when playing rugby. They have to stand up again on their own. He expressed the hope that young persons in custody will work hard to strive for success and a bright future, just as one must persevere to score a try in matches.
      
     Touch rugby players can score a try when the ball is held to touch the ground in the in-goal area beyond the opponents’ goal line. Touch rugby is challenging as it places emphases on speed, response and teamwork. Young persons in custody who participated in the course faced all the challenges with a positive attitude, and finished the friendly match with team spirit.
      
     Members of the public are invited to watch and share the video, which has been uploaded to the CSD YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7ML48b3gxc&feature=youtu.be.

      

     The Hong Kong Immigration Department (ImmD) has been voted the winner of the 2019 best airport immigration service award in the World Passenger Survey commissioned by Skytrax, an international specialist research agent of the a… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Liquor Licensing Board:

     The Liquor Licensing Board will meet on Tuesday (April 2) to consider two applications for renewal of liquor licences on Hong Kong Island.

     The applications are (not in order of discussion):
 
Comptoir in Kennedy Town
208 in Sheung Wan
 
    The meeting will be held at 9.45am in the conference room, Room 102, 1/F, 258 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai. Members of the public are welcome to attend, except during the private session on confidential items. read more

     There can be no doubt that there are many benefits to playing sports.
 
     To enable primary and secondary special school students to participate in diverse sports, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department launched the first phase of activities under the new School Sports Programme – Special Schools in November 2018.
 
     News.gov.hk spoke to a teacher, a sports coach and two students who took part in the programme about their experiences and how the tailor-made activities help improve the students’ self-confidence and social interaction.
 
     The story appears on news.gov.hk today (March 31) in both text and video format.
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     Police advise motorists that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Sha Tin to facilitate the race meeting today (March 31).      The arrangements will come into effect two hours be… read more