Chai Wan Public Fill Barging Point to reopen

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The Civil Engineering and Development Department today (June 9) announced that the Chai Wan Public Fill Barging Point will be reopened at 10am.

Mui Wo Temporary Public Fill Reception Facility to reopen

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The Civil Engineering and Development Department today (June 9) announced that the Mui Wo Temporary Public Fill Reception Facility will be reopened at 8.30am.

Lifesaving services at Hap Mun Bay, Kiu Tsui and Trio beaches resume

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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 9) that the lifesaving services at Hap Mun Bay Beach, Kiu Tsui Beach and Trio Beach in Sai Kung District have been resumed. The lifesaving services at the three beaches were suspended earlier on as lifeguards were unable to get to the beaches by ferries due to the rough sea conditions.

Red flags hoisted at some beaches

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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 9) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Shek O Beach in Southern District, Hong Kong Island; Hung Shing Yeh Beach, Pui O Beach and Lower Cheung Sha Beach in Islands District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at these beaches.

Territory-wide flag day today

     Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims Limited has been issued a Public Subscription Permit to hold a territory-wide flag sale from 7am to 12.30pm today (June 9), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.

     For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the Charitable Fund-raising Control Team at 2832 4311 during office hours. Information on the flag days of the month is available at the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/). Permits for flag days containing contact information of the flag-selling organisations and information on the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_recentlyap/). For enquiries about the detailed flag-selling arrangements, please contact the individual flag-selling organisations.

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by the Public Subscription Permit issued by the SWD have also been uploaded to the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/fundraising).

     In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police, the spokesman added.