The following is issued on behalf of the Liquor Licensing Board:
 
     The Liquor Licensing Board will meet on Tuesday (October 9) to consider four applications for renewal, transfer or amendment of liquor licences.
 
     The applications are (not in order of discussion):
 
Hong Kong:
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CICADA and UMA NOTA in Central
MEETING@ in Causeway Bay
 
Kowloon:
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KANIYEN in Hung Hom
 
     The meeting will be held at 9.45am in the conference room, Room 102, 1/F, 258 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai. Members of the public are welcome to attend, except during the private session on confidential items.

     To develop Hong Kong into a world-class smart city, the Government will progressively install about 400 multi-functional smart lampposts in the next three years in four urban locations to enhance the collection of real-time city data.
 
     The first 50 smart lampposts are expected to come into operation in Kwun Tong and the Kai Tak Development Area before mid-2019.
 
     News.gov.hk spoke to smart lamppost developers and a representative from the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation to learn about how smart street lighting can help enhance the city's liveability.
 
     The story appears on news.gov.hk today (October 7) in both text and video format.

     Police advise motorists that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Sha Tin to facilitate the race meeting today (October 7).

     The arrangements will come into effect two hours before the start of the first race and will last until the crowds have dispersed after the race meeting.

     Appropriate traffic signs will be put up and police will be on hand to guide motorists.

     The Police also appeal to people going to Sha Tin Racecourse for the race meeting and to Happy Valley Racecourse for cross betting to make maximum use of public transport.

     Parking spaces at the two racecourses are available only to holders of appropriate permits issued by Hong Kong Jockey Club and any vehicles illegally parked will be towed away.

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

Yellow fire danger warning

     The fire danger situation today (October 7) is yellow and the risk of fire is high. People are urged to prevent fires breaking out and hikers should also be vigilant.

     The Civil Aid Service (CAS) mobilised a total of 140 members to remote areas to assist in the relief work following the passage of Super Typhoon Mangkhut in a two-day operation which commenced yesterday (October 5).

     The passage of Super Typhoon Mangkhut has caused extensive and severe damage to trees across the territory, during which numerous fallen tree cases were reported. A total of 140 CAS members were deployed to Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O, Tai Wai, Sha Tin, Tai Po and Kat O yesterday and today respectively to clear fallen trees and broken branches. They also helped clean up beaches.

     The CAS will tomorrow deploy members to Tseung Kwan O, Tai Wai, Tai Po and Kat O to assist in the relief work in remote areas. 

     The CAS will continue to mobilise its members to carry out recovery work in other remote locations next week.