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     The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a light refreshment restaurant in Quarry Bay to suspend business for 14 days as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the business area illegally.
 
     The restaurant, Shun Nam Kitchen, located at shop 17 on the ground floor of Tak Lee Building, 993 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, was ordered to suspend business from today (July 13) to July 26.
 
     “In March and May this year, two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the licensee of the restaurant. A total fine of $7,200 was levied by the court and 30 demerit points were registered against the licensee under the department’s demerit points system. The contraventions resulted in the 14-day business suspension,” a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
 
     The licensee of the restaurant had a record of two convictions for the same offence in September and November last year. A total fine of $4,500 was levied and 30 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to business suspension for seven days in December last year.
 
     The spokesman reminded licensees of food premises to comply with the FBR or their licences could be suspended or cancelled.
 
     Licensed food premises are required to exhibit a sign, at a conspicuous place near the main entrance, indicating that the premises are licensed. A list of licensed food premises is available on the FEHD’s website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/index.html).
 


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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today (July 13) that Silver Mine Bay Beach and its ancillary facilities in Islands District will be reopened on July 18 (Wednesday) following the completion of an im… read more

     The Education Bureau (EDB) today (July 13) reminded students who have completed online enrolment and on-site verification for the Scheme for Admission of Hong Kong Students to Mainland Higher Education Institutions (Admission Scheme) that they should log on to the designated website during the designated period from July 22 to 30 to check the admission results as well as submit and check the results of supplementary enrolment.

     The students concerned should log on to the website of the Education Examinations Authority of Guangdong Province (www.eeagd.edu.cn) (Chinese version only), choose “Admission of Hong Kong Students” under the “Application and Examination” menu, click “Hong Kong Students Admission (Student Login)”, and then log in to the system of the 2018 Admission Scheme with their candidate numbers and passwords, so as to check whether they have been admitted by the institutions they have enrolled in. Institutions will release first-round admission results in batches in order of priority as follows:

1. Release of first priority admission results by institutions – 8pm on July 22;
2. Release of second priority admission results by institutions – 8pm on July 24;
3. Release of third priority admission results by institutions – 8pm on July 25; and
4. Release of fourth priority admission results by institutions – 8pm on July 26.

     Students who are not admitted during the first round but meet the minimum entrance requirements should complete supplementary enrolment through the admission system from 10am on July 27 to 3pm on July 28. During the supplementary enrolment stage, students can choose two institutions and for each institution make four programme choices. Students who have completed supplementary enrolment can log in to the admission system from July 29 to 30 to check whether they have been admitted by the institutions. Institutions will release supplementary enrolment results in batches in order of priority as follows:

1. Release of first priority supplementary enrolment results by institutions – 8pm on July 29; and
2. Release of second priority supplementary enrolment results by institutions – 8pm on July 30.

     Students who have been admitted during the first round or supplementary enrolment stage should receive an acceptance letter from their respective institutions by post before September 1. Students who have not received the acceptance letter by the said date may contact the relevant institutions directly for enquiry. Contact details of the student admission offices of the institutions are listed in the programme directory of the Admission Scheme for 2018 (Chinese version only) on the EDB’s website (www.edb.gov.hk/expo17). read more

     Fifty-eight convictions were recorded in June 2018 for breaches of legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD).      Eleven of the convictions were under the Air Pollution Control Ord… read more

     The Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng, SC, continued her visit to Washington, DC, the United States (US) today (July 12, Eastern Standard Time) to promote Hong Kong’s legal and dispute resolution services and share details of Hong Kong’s latest developments with key players from various sectors.
      
     Ms Cheng first joined a roundtable meeting, hosted by the Director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies of the Brookings Institution, Dr Richard Bush, to brief think tank representatives on the implementation of “one country, two systems” and the rule of law in Hong Kong. She said that under the principle of “one country, two systems” Hong Kong is unique in maintaining its own legal system, and that this arrangement is firmly guaranteed under the Basic Law.
      
     In the afternoon, Ms Cheng delivered a speech at the American University Center on International Commercial Arbitration on Hong Kong’s role in international arbitration and shared Hong Kong’s experience on dispute resolution services.
      
     Ms Cheng also met with members of the Cato Institute, including its Vice President for Monetary Studies, Dr Jim Dorn, and Vice President for Legal Affairs, Dr Roger Pilon, to brief them on the latest developments in Hong Kong.
      
     In addition, Ms Cheng met with the Secretary General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Ms Meg Kinnear, and the Chair of the Sanctions Board of the World Bank, Mr James Spinner. Ms Cheng said that Hong Kong was glad to be working with the ICSID to provide training courses focusing on investment law and investment mediation skills.
      
     Ms Cheng will continue her visit to Washington, DC, tomorrow (July 13, Eastern Standard Time) and will speak at the Georgetown University Law Center on the dynamics of international legal norms, as well as meeting with leading figures from different sectors.