The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The spokesperson for Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) Wong Tai Sin Hospital made the following announcement today (March 21): … read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Kowloon Hospital (KH) made the following appeal today (March 21) regarding an in-patient who escaped from supervision during temporary leave:
A 57-year-old male in-patient of an adult psychiatric ward was assessed as having stable mental condition and was granted temporary leave from hospital. The patient was escorted by one social worker and one member of supporting staff. They travelled by taxi to the Registration of Persons Office at Cheung Sha Wan to replace the patient’s Hong Kong identity card. Upon their arrival at 9.15am, the patient suddenly fled when leaving the taxi. The social worker subsequently lost sight of the patient and reported the incident to the hospital and the Police immediately.
KH is very concerned about the incident and contacted a relative of the patient immediately but in vain. The hospital will fully provide assistance to the Police for the search. The patient was earlier admitted to the psychiatric ward of the hospital. His condition has improved with stable condition during hospitalisation.
The patient is about 1.66 metres tall, 62 kilograms in weight, of medium build and has black short hair. He was last seen wearing the dark green chequered patient uniform and red flip-flops. The hospital appeals to the public to contact the Police or call the hospital at 3129 7111 if they know the whereabouts of the patient.
KH has reported the incident to the Hospital Authority Head Office via the Advance Incident Reporting System. The hospital will communicate with the patient’s relatives to provide necessary assistance. read more
Two new arts projects entitled “Once lost but now found” and “Contagious Reading” will be held at Oi! from tomorrow (March 22). The former exhibition sees artists respond to the environment and the location of the venue, thus creating artworks with the elements of a city by the sea, while the latter project will hold workshops by drawing inspiration from stories about libraries with the aim of sharing insights into the power of reading and art. The opening ceremony of the two projects was held at Oi! today (March 21).
Oi! is a Grade II historic building that was built in 1908 as the clubhouse of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. It is also the only building remaining from the original North Point coastline. The coastal area has witnessed the changes of the times, including the development of Oi! in the community. For the “Once lost but now found” exhibition, artists Leung Chi-wo, Zheng Bo and art group MAP Office (Laurent Gutierrez and Valérie Portefaix) were invited to create three sets of site-specific artworks by responding to the environment. Their artworks are “Scratching On The Surface”, “YOU ARE THE 0.01%” and “Ghost Island” respectively.
“Contagious Reading” is part of the international collaborative project “Contagious Cities”, developed by the Wellcome Trust, which explores local epidemic preparedness and how it shapes a city’s physical, social and cultural landscape. Writer Lawrence Pun writes stories to stimulate imagination about libraries, while artist Pak Sheung-chuen transforms the written concepts into activities and invites the public to participate. The outcome will be displayed through different forms and practices. Visitors may experience how the “reading antibody” can help in the fight against contagious diseases and to spread it through human transmission, as something infectious in itself.
The “Once lost but now found” exhibition will run until July 28, while the “Contagious Reading” project will showcase its outcome in three stages. The first stage of the project will run from tomorrow to April 18, while the second and third stages will run from April 26 to May 23 and from May 31 to June 23 respectively. Both of the projects are organised by Oi!. For details of the projects, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/APO/en_US/web/apo/y_project.html, or call 2512 3000.
Oi! is located at 12 Oil Street, North Point.
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (March 20) conducted an anti-smuggling operation and detected a case of suspected smuggling by speedboat in the waters off Siu Sai Wan. A batch of suspected smuggled electronic goods was seized, including used smartphones and used computer accessories, with an estimated market value of about $5 million.
Customs officers of the Marine Strike and Search Unit conducted an anti-smuggling operation in the southeast waters of Hong Kong yesterday evening and detected a suspicious speedboat in the waters off Chai Wan. The speedboat did not follow Customs officers’ instructions to stop for inspection and speeded up to flee the scene. Subsequently, Customs officers intercepted the speedboat in the waters off Siu Sai Wan and seized the batch of suspected smuggled electronic goods.
In the operation, Customs officers arrested two men, aged 62 and 43, on board the speedboat. The speedboat was also detained for further investigation.
Investigation is ongoing.
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.
Hong Kong Customs will continue to take stringent enforcement action to combat sea smuggling activities.
Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
A Hong Kong resident who failed to register the birth of his child within the prescribed period was convicted at Shatin Magistrates’ Courts today (March 21).
The Immigration Department (ImmD) investigated a case of failure to register a birth within the prescribed period. After investigation, it was found that a man had failed to register the birth of his daughter born in August 2017. The man was charged at Shatin Magistrates’ Courts today with failure to perform the birth registration of a baby within 42 days after the day of birth. He was sentenced to a fine of $1,000. The birth registration of the baby girl was completed in July 2018.
The ImmD spokesman reminded parents to fulfil their obligations under the law to register the birth of a child within 42 days of birth so that the rights to medical treatment, education and welfare benefits to which their children are entitled won’t be harmed due to delays in following the relevant procedures. Failure to do so is an offence for which the maximum sentence upon summary conviction is a fine of $2,000 or six months’ imprisonment. read more