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          Police today (July 18) appealed to the public for information on a woman who went missing in Sha Tin.                  Y… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The spokesperson for Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH) made the following announcement today (July 18):

     A newborn baby girl (aged 14 days) was admitted to PYNEH yesterday (July 17) with chickenpox. Upon case surveillance, the mother of the newborn was suspected to have developed related symptoms during her delivery period in the hospital earlier in July. PYNEH immediately started contact tracing of patients in accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines. A total of 25 patients (including nine mothers and 16 neonates) who had contact with the baby’s mother were identified as having the potential risk of infection. PYNEH will contact the patients concerned to understand their health conditions and to provide appropriate follow up where necessary.
 
     The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for follow up. PYNEH will continue to monitor the situation. read more

     The Information Services Department (ISD) is taking part in this year’s Hong Kong Book Fair from today (July 18) to July 24 under the theme “Discover and Share the Joy of Reading”.
 
     Around 70 government titles are on sale at the fair, with 35 being sold at a 25 per cent discount including the newly published yearbook “Hong Kong 2017”.
 
     A number of specially priced books are also on sale this year including the “Hong Kong Culture Snapshot” series (Chinese version only) and “The Temple Gardens of Hong Kong”, with discounts ranging from 60 to 85 per cent.
 
     Customers buying publications at the ISD booth may pay in cash or with Octopus card, and will receive a souvenir in return.
 
     To help save the environment, plastic bags will not be handed out at the booth. Purchasers are asked to bring their own carry bag.
 
     The ISD booth is located at Stall A38 in Hall 1B of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai. read more

     Police today (July 18) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Tai Po.      Wong Hong-chin, aged 29, went missing after he was last seen in MTR Tai Wo Station on July 13 aftern… read more

     The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, visited Eastern District today (July 18). Also joining the visit were two secondary school students participating in the "Be a Government Official f… read more