The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, June 7, 2018 is 99.5 (same as yesterday's index).

     Hongkong Post announced today (June 7) that, as advised by the postal administration of the United States, mail delivery services to the northeastern areas of the country have returned to normal.
 

The following is issued on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund:
 
     The performance of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Awardees Association ended on a high note yesterday (June 6) at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall.
 
     More than 20 scholarship awardees of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund, guest musicians and dance artists thrilled the audience with an array of music and dance works, including chamber music, opera, flamenco dance, ballet and contemporary dance. The performance was followed by a post-performance Meet-the-artist Session hosted by the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Association and an acclaimed percussionist, Dr Lung Heung-wing. The performers exchanged views and discussed their artistic presentation, creative process and ideas, helping the audience to appreciate the performance even more.
 
     With additional funding support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the Association was established as a charitable organisation in January 2016 by a group of scholarship awardees of the Fund, with the aim of promoting the development of music and dance in Hong Kong. The Association will continue to organise various kinds of activities, including sharing sessions, mentorship programmes and concerts with lecture demonstrations, to raise the public's awareness of the local arts and nurture the younger generation of local artists.

  

     A Basic Law Parent-child Workshop organised by the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau will be held this Saturday and Sunday (June 9 and 10) in Kowloon Bay.

     Children may gain a better understanding of the Basic Law by participating in different interesting workshops, a Basic Law mega board game and Basic Law interactive story-telling sessions. Members of the public may also visit the exhibition at the venue to learn more about the content and implementation of the Basic Law.

     The workshops and interactive story-telling sessions will be conducted in Cantonese. Children aged 6 to 12 and their parents are welcome. Seats are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. For details, please visit www.basiclawworkshop.hk.  

     The Basic Law Parent-child Workshop will be held at L5 Atrium, MegaBox, 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay, from 11am to 7pm. Admission is free.

     The Transport Department (TD) today (June 7) reminded members of the public that to facilitate road repair works, the following temporary traffic arrangements will be implemented at the Kai Tak Tunnel and the East Kowloon Way on Sunday (June 10):

(i) The eastbound tube of the Kai Tak Tunnel will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 1am to 6am. Traffic along the East Kowloon Way eastbound will be diverted via Kowloon City Road;

(ii) The slow lane of the section of the East Kowloon Way eastbound between Lok Shan Road and Ma Hang Chung Road will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 6am to 11am; and

(iii) The slow lane of the eastbound tube of the Kai Tak Tunnel (except the slip road leading to Sung Wong Toi Road) will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic from 6am to 11am.

     Due to the lane closures, the TD anticipates that the traffic along the East Kowloon Way eastbound and the Kai Tak Tunnel eastbound will be relatively busy during the above periods. Motorists passing through the road sections concerned should exercise tolerance and patience and drive with utmost care. Appropriate traffic signs will be erected on-site to guide motorists.

     Motorists are advised to consider using alternative routes to Kowloon Central and Kowloon East. They are also advised to plan their journeys in advance and allow more travelling time to avoid unexpected delay.

     The TD and the Police will closely monitor the traffic situation and implement appropriate measures whenever necessary. Members of the public are advised to stay alert to the latest traffic news on radio and television.

     Details of the temporary traffic arrangements are now available on the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk).