The Secretary for Security, Mr John Lee, visited the Hong Kong Port Area of West Kowloon Station (WKS) after the service of the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) commen… read more
The Buildings Department (BD) today (September 23) held Building Safety Board Game Play Day and the award presentation ceremony of the “Building Safety on Board” Competition at D.Park in Tsuen Wan. The play day, through parent-child participation in board games with the theme of building safety designed by students, enriched the public’s knowledge on building maintenance and management.
A large-scale chessboard, based on the winning entries of the “Building Safety on Board” Competition, was set up in the venue and participants could be the chess pieces in the game. Visitors could play board games in booths, and stationed professional building surveyors and structural engineers introduced building safety knowledge. Children could gain knowledge of building safety in a fun way by joining the lantern quiz on building safety and making building models in the parent-child workshop.
The BD held the “Building Safety on Board” Competition for the first time to celebrate its 25th anniversary, aiming at disseminating messages on building safety to the public through board games. The contest was divided into three groups: the Parent-Child group, the Primary School group and the Secondary School group. Each participating team composed a board game under one of the four themes, namely Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme, Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme, Minor Works Control System or Fire Safety. The competition received an overwhelming response with over 80 schools submitting more than 1,000 entries, and the winning entries were full of creativity and imagination.
Presenting awards to the winners, the Deputy Director of Buildings, Mr Yu Tak-cheung, praised the outstanding performance of participants in the competition. He said the participants had learned the importance of building safety in an enjoyable way through the process of designing board games.
Building Safety Board Game Play Day and the “Building Safety on Board” Competition, as the finale of activities for celebrating the 25th anniversary of the BD, aimed at promoting the messages of building safety in a simple way through playing games. For the list of winners of the “Building Safety on Board” Competition, please refer to www.bd.gov.hk/chineseT/services/doc/boardgame/result.pdf (Chinese only).
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) reminds people to keep places clean, not to burn wax, not to put lit candles on the ground or grass pitches, not to throw glow sticks or other objects onto trees, and not to fly sky lanterns while celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.
People littering at LCSD venues are liable to a penalty of $1,500, while the maximum penalty for burning wax, throwing objects onto trees or flying sky lanterns is a fine of $2,000 and 14 days’ imprisonment.
Meanwhile, in the wake of the adverse impact brought about by Tropical Cyclone Mangkhut which has led to various levels of damage to the facilities and trees at many LCSD venues, the department is making great efforts to conduct clearance and repair work, and members of the public are advised not to go near or enter the cordoned-off areas at these venues for the sake of safety. read more
Three hundred lanterns illuminate Tai O to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival just a week after the passage of Super Typhoon Mangkhut. News.gov.hk spoke to residents to find out how the village … read more
The Home Affairs Department will open 19 temporary night heat shelters tonight (September 22) for people in need of the service.
The shelters will be open from 10.30pm until 8am tomorrow.
For further information, please call the department’s enquiries hotline before midnight on 2835 1473.
The 19 night heat shelters are located at:
Hong Kong Districts:
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Central and Western –
Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall
3/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex
2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun
Eastern –
Causeway Bay Community Centre
Waiting Lobby, 3/F, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay
Southern –
Lei Tung Community Hall
Lei Tung Estate, Ap Lei Chau
Wan Chai –
Wan Chai Activities Centre
LG/F, Wan Chai Market, 258 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
Kowloon Districts:
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Kowloon City –
Hung Hom Community Hall
Multi-purpose Room, 1/F, Kowloon City Government Offices
42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom
Kwun Tong –
Lam Tin (West) Estate Community Centre
71 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin
Sham Shui Po –
Shek Kip Mei Community Hall
G/F, Block 42, Shek Kip Mei Estate
Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po
Wong Tai Sin –
Tsz Wan Shan (South) Estate Community Centre
Hall, G/F, 45 Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan
Yau Tsim Mong –
Henry G Leong Yaumatei Community Centre
60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei
New Territories Districts:
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Islands –
Tung Chung Community Hall
G/F, Tung Chung Municipal Services Building,
39 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung
Kwai Tsing –
Kwai Shing Community Hall
Podium, Block 6, Kwai Shing West Estate, Kwai Chung
North –
Cheung Wah Community Hall
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling
Sai Kung –
Hang Hau Community Hall
G/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex,
38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
Sha Tin –
Lung Hang Estate Community Centre
Lung Hang Estate, Sha Tin
Tai Po –
Tai Po Community Centre
2 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po
Tsuen Wan –
Lei Muk Shue Community Hall
G/F, Hong Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan
Tuen Mun –
Butterfly Bay Community Centre
Butterfly Estate (near Tip Sum House), Tuen Mun
Yuen Long –
Long Ping Community Hall
Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long
Yuen Long –
Tin Yiu Community Centre
Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai read more