The Home Affairs Department will open 18 temporary night heat shelters tonight (August 8) 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 18 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/Wan Chai –
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
 
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
      
     The temporary night heat shelters will resume their functions as either community centres or community halls in the daytime for hire by the local community and cannot continue to be open as heat shelters. People may choose to take refuge from the heat during the daytime in the common areas in any of the 21 designated community centres or community halls. Their opening hours are from 9am to 10pm. For addresses of the community centres or community halls, please browse the following webpage: www.had.gov.hk/file_manager/en/documents/public_services/emergency_services/List_CH_CC_Day_E.pdf.
 

The following is issued on behalf of the Electoral Affairs Commission:
 
     Five amendment regulations to amend the subsidiary legislation under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap. 541) will be gazetted this Friday (August 10). The amendments aim to refine the requirements relating to the identity documents that electors must produce in applying for ballot papers, which have been put in place by the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) through another set of amendment regulations on June 19, 2017.
 
     "At present, an elector who is unable to produce the original of his or her identity document, typically a Hong Kong permanent identity card (HKID), in collecting the ballot papers may produce a document evidencing a report to a police officer of the loss or destruction of the person's identity document (commonly referred to as a 'memo of lost property'), together with the original of the person's valid passport or similar travel document showing his or her name and photograph, and a copy of his or her identity document in paper form showing his or her name, photograph and identity document number. The amendment regulations to be gazetted seek to relax the document requirement of the aforesaid alternative measures such that an elector who has lost his or her HKID will be allowed to collect a ballot paper by producing only the memo of lost property and the original of a valid passport or similar travel document showing his or her name and photograph, without presenting a copy of his or her HKID in paper form at the same time," a spokesperson for the EAC said today (August 8).
 
     "We note that the information contained in the memo of lost property, i.e. the name and HKID number of an elector, could be used to cross-check against the information that appears on the passport or similar travel document concerned, and the relevant entry in the Final Register. Furthermore, it is a criminal offence to make a false report to the police. As such, the authenticity of the information provided in the memo of lost property could thus be relied upon," the spokesperson explained.
 
     Separately, the existing electoral legislation makes reference to "identity document" as defined under the respective EAC regulations or the main Ordinances when it comes to issuance of ballot papers. To provide greater clarity in the regulations, the amendment regulations to be gazetted also seek to change the reference to "identity document" in the relevant provisions to specific references to the identity documents that could be accepted by the presiding or polling officers (as appropriate) in issuing ballot papers to electors, i.e. the HKIDs and the Certificates of Exemption issued by the Immigration Department.
 
     The five regulations to be amended are the Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (Legislative Council) Regulation (Cap. 541D), the Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) Regulation (Cap. 541F), the Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (Election Committee) Regulation (Cap. 541I), the Electoral Procedure (Chief Executive Election) Regulation (Cap. 541J) and the Electoral Procedure (Rural Representative Election) Regulation (Cap. 541L).

     The amendment regulations will be tabled at the Legislative Council (LegCo) on October 10, 2018 for negative vetting. Subject to the scrutiny by the LegCo, they will come into operation on December 10, 2018.

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     The spokesman of the HKMC Annuity Limited (HKMCA) announced today (August 8) that the online registration of HKMC Annuity Plan is currently out of service due to technical issues of the corporate website of the HKMCA. The technical staff of the HKMCA is carrying out emergency repairs in order to resume the service as soon as possible.  
 
     Given the above condition, the online registration of the HKMC Annuity Plan will be extended by one day till 11.59pm on August 9. The forms collection time of the agent banks will remain unchanged (until close of business today). The above arrangement will not affect the other applicants as the HKMCA expect the issuance cap is sufficient to absorb all subscription demand. The HKMCA sincerely apologises for the above situation and further announcement will be made upon the resumption of services.

     Hong Kong Customs seized about 950 grams of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated market value of about $520,000 at Hong Kong International Airport on July 25.

     Customs officers inspected an express parcel from Malaysia on July 25 and seized about 950g of suspected methamphetamine concealed inside the metal frames of a baby chair.

     After follow-up investigation, Customs officers yesterday (August 7) arrested a 47-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man in Tsing Yi, who are suspected to be related to the case. A set of drug-inhaling apparatus was further seized from the arrested woman's residential premises in Tsing Yi. Customs officers also seized a small quantity of suspected methamphetamine and a set of drug-inhaling apparatus in the arrested man's possession.

     Investigation is ongoing.

     Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.

     Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to the Customs 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

  

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announces that a tender of 2-year Exchange Fund Notes will be held on August 17, 2018 (Friday) for settlement on August 20, 2018 (Monday), as set out in the tentative issuance schedule announced on May 15, 2018. This is to roll over an issue of 2-year Exchange Fund Notes maturing on the same day. 
 
     A total of HK$1,200 million 2-year Notes will be on offer, of which HK$5 million will be made available for offer to members of the public who wish to submit non-competitive tender bids through Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC). If the Notes reserved for non-competitive tender are under-subscribed, the non-subscribed amount will be added to the portion of notes for competitive tender (initially set at HK$1,195 million). The Notes will mature on August 20, 2020 and will carry interest at the rate of 1.78 per cent per annum payable semi-annually in arrears.
 
     Members of the public who wish to submit non-competitive tender applications for Notes that are open to HKSCC may do so through Stock Exchange Participants/Brokers, or for those who hold Investor Accounts of the Central Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS) at the HKSCC, directly through HKSCC, for submission to the HKMA for processing. Competitive tender applications for the Notes must be submitted through any of the Eligible Market Makers on the current published list, which can be obtained from the HKMA at 55/F, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong (telephone: 2878 1465), or from the HKMA's website at www.hkma.gov.hk; Each tender must be for an amount of HK$50,000 or integral multiples thereof for both competitive and non-competitive tender.
 
     The tender results will be published on the HKMA's website, the Reuters screen (HKMAOOE), and Bloomberg. Applicants who submitted non-competitive tender bids through HKSCC may also obtain the tender results from Stock Exchange Participants/Brokers, or for applicants who hold Investor Accounts at HKSCC's CCASS from the CCASS terminal for CCASS Broker/Custodian/Participants and CCASS Phone System.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Exchange Fund Note Programme Tender Information
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Tender information of 2-Year Exchange Fund Notes:
 

Price/Yield Table of the new EFN at tender for reference* only:
 

* Disclaimer
The information provided here is for reference only. Although extreme care has been taken to ensure that the information provided is accurate and up-to-date, the HKMA does not warrant that all, or any part of, the information provided is accurate in all respects. You are encouraged to conduct your own enquiries to verify any particular piece of information provided on it.  The HKMA shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered as a result of any use or reliance on any of the information provided here.