Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations,

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

      The Tourism Commission has announced that due to the issuing of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 by the Hong Kong Observatory, "A Symphony of Lights" will be cancelled tonight (September 15).

     Attention TV and radio duty announcers:

     Please broadcast the following special announcement by the Education Bureau concerning schools, and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     As the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal no. 3 is now in force, classes of kindergartens, schools for children with physical disability and schools for children with intellectual disability are suspended today. These schools, however, should keep their premises open and implement contingency measures to look after arriving students. They should ensure that conditions are safe before allowing students to return home.

     The Islands District Office (IDO) announces that, the temporary shelters at the Tai O Rural Committee Office, the Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association Tai O Community Work Office on the ground floor of Lung Tin Shopping Centre as well as the Lung Tin Transit Centre have been opened for residents in need. Residents who need to stay at the Lung Tin Transit Centre may register at the Lung Tin Estate Office. In addition, IDO will also arrange coaches for residents in need to move to temporary shelters at Tung Chung Community Hall or Mui Wo Sports Centre as appropriate.

     The Police, the Fire Services Department and the Civil Aid Service personnel will help the affected residents, if needed, to move to the temporary shelters or other safe locations.

     Residents in need are advised to take shelter at a safe place as soon as possible. The IDO will monitor the situation closely and co-ordinate with other government departments to render full assistance to residents in need.

     The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene today (September 15) cancelled the licence of a food factory in Sha Tin, as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by illegally extending the business area.

     The shop is located at Shop C on the ground floor at 32 Chik Chuen Street, Tai Wai, Sha Tin.

     "In December last year and May this year, two convictions for the above-mentioned breach were recorded against the licensee of the shop. A total fine of $11,000 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 cancellation of the licence," a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.

     The licensee of the food premises had a record of four convictions for the same offence between February 2016 and October last year. A total fine of $12,000 was levied and 60 demerit points were registered. The breaches led to licence suspensions for seven days in May last year and 14 days in March this 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 have been licensed. A list of licensed food premises is available on the FEHD's website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/licence-foodPremises-rest.html).

     The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, continued to participate in the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, the United States, today (September 14, San Francisco time). He took part in a parallel session entitled "Fast Mitigation: Super-pollutant Solutions to Cut the Rate of Warming in Half" in the morning and spoke on Hong Kong's experience in mitigating climate change. Mr Wong pointed out that Hong Kong was the first city in Asia to mandate a fuel switching requirement for ocean-going vessels, i.e. switching from heavy fuel oil to low-sulphur fuel (sulphur content not exceeding 0.5 per cent) while at berth, adding that such initiatives can help improve air quality and mitigate climate change.

     Mr Wong concluded his itinerary in San Francisco in the afternoon and will return to Hong Kong tonight (September 15).