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     Police are investigating a murder and suicide case in Ma On Shan last night (February 5) in which a 29-year-old man and his 25-year-old girlfriend died.      At about 8.30pm yesterday, Police re… read more

     The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (February 5) collected an estimated total of 258 tonnes of refuse at 15 Lunar New Year (LNY) Fair sites throughout Hong Kong. The figure represented a decrease of roughly 72 tonnes compared with the amount last year.

     “Among the refuse cleared, some 58 tonnes were collected at the Victoria Park LNY Fair, around 38 tonnes less than the quantity last year,” an FEHD spokesman said.

     The spokesman noted that the FEHD, as in the past years, continued its collaboration with the Environmental Campaign Committee and the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) to organise “Green LNY Fairs” this year. In addition to the collection of general recyclables including waste paper, plastics and metals in every LNY Fair site, collection of bamboo sticks, wooden pallets and unsold peach blossom trees was expanded to cover all 15 LNY Fair sites in Hong Kong. To enhance recycling of resources, additional recyclable items including polyfoam, glass bottles, and other wilted and unsold flowers in all LNY Fair sites, as well as food waste at nine LNY Fair sites with fast food stalls were also collected.

     About 82 tonnes of bamboo, 18 tonnes of wooden pallets, 28 tonnes of peach blossom trees, other wilted and unsold flowers as well as five tonnes of food waste were collected while the quantities of polyfoam and glass bottles collected are being verified. The EPD will make arrangement for putting all recyclables to their best use through upcycling, recycling or donation to other organisations and members of the public.

     The department deployed 266 staff members, 41 refuse collection vehicles and street cleaning vehicles to clean up the Victoria Park venue. The other 14 LNY Fair sites were cleaned up by the department’s cleansing contractors.

     The spokesman added that 1 179 unsold pots of flowers and plants gathered in the fairs were delivered to 199 elderly homes/residential care homes for persons with disabilities and 10 public hospitals today by 22 volunteer teams made up of FEHD staff.

     All site clearance work was completed at about 5pm. After thorough cleansing, the venues were restored to their original state.

  

     Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the 2019 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza in Tsim Sha Tsui tonight (February 5):
 
Ladies and gentlemen,
 
     Kung Hei Fat Choi! Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome to the 24th International Chinese New Year Night Parade.
 
     As the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, I’m delighted to join you at this Night Parade to celebrate the most jubilant of our Chinese festivals.
 
     A fantastic, multicultural pageant, the parade annually thrills not only locals but also visitors from around the world. Alongside a fanfare of spectacular floats, this year’s parade showcases more than 20 performing groups – from Hong Kong and from all over the world – here to dazzle and delight long into the night.
 
     As fabulous as the parade promises to be, there’s more to come in the days and nights ahead, as Hong Kong’s Chinese New Year celebration continues through the New Year, with a fireworks extravaganza, a well-wishing festival, brilliant lantern displays and much more. I welcome every one of you to celebrate with us.
 
     Ladies and gentlemen, I know you will enjoy this marvelous, memorable evening. And I wish you all a happy, healthy and rewarding Year of the Pig. Thank you very much. read more

     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, visited staff members on duty at the site of the Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair and the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) this morning (February 5) to express her gratitude for their dedication to duties in serving the public during the Chinese New Year.

     As in last year, Mrs Lam, accompanied by the Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, inspected clean-up work at the site of the Victoria Park Lunar New Year Fair this morning and visited staff members of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on duty to thank for their hard work during the holiday. She also expressed her gratitude to volunteers from the department for delivering pots of flowers and plants donated by fair vendors to the homes for the elderly and hospitals, showing support for environmental protection and sharing festive joy with other people.

     Mrs Lam, accompanied by the Acting Secretary for Transport and Housing, Dr Raymond So Wai-man, the Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), Mr Jack So and the Chief Executive Officer of the AAHK, Mr Fred Lam, then attended the Chinese New Year festive activities at the HKIA, during which she exchanged New Year greetings with members of the public who were departing Hong Kong and travellers who had just arrived at the city. Mrs Lam also visited frontline officers of the Immigration Department and the Customs and Excise Department to express her appreciation for their devotion to duty during the holiday, providing efficient services to a large number of travellers during the Lunar New Year period.

     Mrs Lam said that Hong Kong is an aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific Region and in the world, in which the HKIA has been playing an important role. She noted that the Civil Aviation Department had set a new single-day record of handling 2 467 flights just days ago, while the HKIA’s three air traffic categories reached new annual heights in 2018 with 74.7 million passengers, 427,725 flight movements and 5.1 million tonnes of total cargo throughput handled. She said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will continue to work together with the AAHK to further strengthen Hong Kong’s leading position as the international aviation and cargo hub.

     On her return trip, Mrs Lam went to a home for the elderly in Tsz Wan Shan to visit the 98-year-old Uncle Fook. Mrs Lam met Uncle Fook during her tenure as the Director of Social Welfare and had visited him during the Chinese New Year over the years to send festive greetings to him. She also presented mandarin oranges to other elderly residents there and conveyed her well wishes to them.

     In the evening, Mrs Lam will attend the Chinese New Year night parade organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board in Tsim Sha Tsui to join members of the public to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

                                

     The Secretary for Security, Mr John Lee, visited West Kowloon Station (WKS) of the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) today (February 5) to see its operation on Lunar New Year’s Day and meet personnel on duty at the WKS Port.  

     Mr Lee first visited the Police Report Centre at the Hong Kong Port Area. Accompanied by officers of the Immigration Department and the Customs and Excise Department, he then viewed the immigration and customs clearance operations at the departure hall.

     Afterwards, Mr Lee proceeded to the Mainland Port Area and visited the personnel of the Port Office, Immigration Inspection, Customs and Railway Public Security of the Mainland. 

     During his visit at each unit, Mr Lee thanked the officers on duty for their dedication during the Lunar New Year holidays in ensuring the smooth operation of the WKS Port so that passengers can enjoy the efficient and convenient railway services of the XRL during the very busy festive season period.