The Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng, SC, reviewed the 184th Fire Services passing-out parade for six station officers, 72 firemen and 41 ambulancemen at the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy today (November 30).

     Speaking at the parade, Ms Cheng commended the Fire Services personnel for displaying exemplary bravery and determination in handling major incidents swiftly when Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong in September this year. They are acclaimed for their efforts to save the public in dangerous and difficult situations, showing that the Fire Services Department (FSD) is an efficient and dedicated professional team.

     This year marked the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the FSD. With the development and transformation over one and a half centuries, the FSD has established a number of specialist teams to handle different types of incidents and provide comprehensive rescue services to the people of Hong Kong, she said.

     The parade was followed by a demonstration of firefighting and rescue techniques by the graduates. The 119 graduates will be posted to various fire stations and ambulance depots.

          

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) and its Committees will hold 17 open meetings and a closed meeting during the week from December 3 to 7 in the LegCo Complex. Details of the meetings are available in the meeting schedule attached.
 
     The information in the meeting schedule is subject to change.  Please refer to the "LegCo Calendar" on the LegCo Website (www.legco.gov.hk) for the latest details of meetings.
 
     Members of the public are welcome to observe open meetings of LegCo and its Committees. Interested individuals and groups are advised to make advance booking of seats by calling the LegCo Secretariat at 3919 3399 during office hours. Members of the public can also listen to or watch all open meetings via the "Webcast" system on the LegCo Website.

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) today (November 30) published the biannual issue of Medication Safety Bulletin (MSB). The Bulletin highlighted an enhancement on the Clinical Management System, which enables better documentation of a patient's drug allergy history, simultaneously enhancing drug safety.
 
     The latest issue also alerted colleagues on the standardisations of drug names of "Look-alike Sound-alike" medications. The bulletin deliberated previous medication incidents, with reminders for healthcare staff on the ways to reduce the risk of recurrence. Kowloon East Cluster also shared what it learned from its near-miss incidents.
 
     The publication has already been posted on the web for sharing with healthcare professionals. Members of the public are also welcome to browse it at the following link: www.ha.org.hk/msb.
 
     The MSB is published every six months, on the last Fridays of May and November. The next issue will be published on May 31, 2019.

     The Lands Department (LandsD) announced today (November 30) that a site, New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6551 at Kai Tak Area 4C Site 3, Kai Tak, Kowloon, in the 2018-19 Land Sale Programme will be disposed of by public tender. The tender invitation for the lot will commence on December 7, 2018, and close on January 18, 2019.

     New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6551 has a site area of about 10,956 square metres and is designated for non-industrial (excluding office, godown, hotel and petrol filling station) purposes. The minimum gross floor area is 36,155 sq m and the maximum gross floor area that may be attained is 60,258 sq m.

     Land sale documents including the Form of Tender, the Tender Notice, the Conditions of Sale and the sale plan of the lot will be available for downloading from the LandsD website (www.landsd.gov.hk), and the sale plan will be available for distribution and inspection by the public from December 7, 2018, when the particulars of the tender will also be gazetted.

     The Lands Department announced today (November 30) that in respect of the tender for the site Lot No. 766 in Demarcation District No. 332 at South Lantau Road, Cheung Sha, Lantau Island, New Territories, which was awarded on October 30 to the successful tenderer, Fully Fortune Corporation Limited, on a 50-year land grant at a premium of $160 million, the tender amounts submitted by the unsuccessful tenderers in descending order are published on an anonymous basis as follows:

(1) $129 million
(2) $105 million
(3) $76 million
(4) $48 million
(5) $28 million

     The information disclosed in this press release is for information only.