The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
During the winter surge, the Hospital Authority is closely monitoring the service demand of Accident and Emergency Departments and the occupancy rate of medical wards in public hospitals. Key service statistics are being issued daily for public information. Details are in the appended table.
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 (January 8) that due to big waves, 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 latest test results of the opening-up investigation in the second stage of the holistic assessment strategy for the Hung Hom Station Extension under the Shatin to Central Link (SCL) project (as at January 7) are now available at the Highways Department's website for the SCL project (www.hyd.gov.hk/en/road_and_railway/railway_projects/scl/index.html) for reference by the public.
Police today (January 7) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Hung Hom.
Chung Ngai-fung, aged 27, went missing after he was last seen on Wing Kwong Street yesterday afternoon (January 6). His family made a report to Police on the same day.
He is about 1.75 metres tall, 81 kilograms in weight and of fat build. He has a round face with yellow complexion and short straight black hair. He was last seen wearing a grey shirt, brown trousers, black shoes and carrying a brown shoulder bag.
Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of Kowloon West on 3661 8038, 9020 6542 or email to rmpu-kw-2@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.
Correctional officers at Tong Fuk Correctional Institution on Lantau Island stopped a fight among persons in custody today (January 7).
At 9.05am today, two male persons in custody, aged 27 and 44 respectively, were found fighting in an activity yard. Officers at the scene immediately stopped the fight and called for reinforcement.
During the incident, one of the persons in custody sustained an injury to his eye and was referred to a public hospital for further treatment after receiving treatment from the institution Medical Officer. Another person in custody did not sustain any injury.
The case has been reported to the Police for investigation.
The two persons in custody were sentenced to imprisonment for the offence of remaining in Hong Kong without authority and trafficking in a dangerous drug respectively.