The Music Delights Series presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will feature four concerts from September to January to offer alternative enjoyment for classical music fans. The R… read more
The Labour Department (LD) will hold a public talk entitled “Occupational health hints for new recruit young employees” on August 7 (Tuesday) to enhance understanding and awareness of occupational health among young people having joined or about to join the workforce. The talk will cover the basic concepts of occupational health, and explain through case scenarios some occupational health hazards and their preventive measures.
The talk, to be given by the LD’s occupational health nurse, will be held at 3pm in Activity Room 1, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay.
The LD will hold another talk entitled “Health hazards of hot environment at work” on August 13 (Monday). The talk, designed for workers in hot environments to enhance their awareness of heat stroke prevention, will cover symptoms of heat stroke, its first aid management and preventive measures.
The talk, to be given by the LD’s occupational health nurse and occupational hygienist, will be held at 3pm in the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Both talks will be conducted in Cantonese. Admission is free. For enquiries or registration, please call 2852 4040. read more
Following is a reminder of the press releases on statistical data to be issued between August and October 2018. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2018 was provided to the media in September 2017. No change has been made to the original schedule.
August 2018
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Date Press Release
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1 Retail sales statistics for June 2018
3 Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for second quarter 2018
9 Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade
for June 2018
10 Gross Domestic Product for second quarter 2018: data contained
in the press release entitled “Economic Situation in the Second
Quarter of 2018 and Latest GDP and Price Forecasts for 2018″
issued by the Office of the Government Economist under the
Financial Secretary’s Office (Note)
14 Mid-year population for 2018
17 Unemployment and underemployment statistics for May – July 2018
21 Consumer Price Index for July 2018
27 External merchandise trade statistics for July 2018
30 Retail sales statistics for July 2018
September 2018
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Date Press Release
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6 Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for second
quarter 2018
10 Quarterly business receipts indices for service industries for
second quarter 2018
11 Construction output statistics for second quarter 2018
11 Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the mainland
of China for second quarter 2018
13 Index of industrial production and producer price index for
the industrial sector for second quarter 2018
14 Gross National Income and external primary income flows for
second quarter 2018
18 Unemployment and underemployment statistics for June – August
2018
19 Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by economic
activity for second quarter 2018
20 Consumer Price Index for August 2018
20 Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for
July 2018
20 Employment and vacancies statistics for June 2018
21 Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
statistics for second quarter 2018
27 External merchandise trade statistics for August 2018
27 Wage and payroll statistics for June 2018
October 2018
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Date Press Release
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2 Retail sales statistics for August 2018
18 Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for
August 2018
19 Unemployment and underemployment statistics for July –
September 2018
19 Business expectations for fourth quarter 2018
23 Consumer Price Index for September 2018
25 External merchandise trade statistics for September 2018
26 Salary indices for managerial and professional employees for
June 2018
Note: The Office of the Government Economist under the Financial Secretary’s Office will issue a press release on the Half-yearly Economic Report 2018 and second update of the GDP and prices forecasts for 2018 as a whole. The GDP for the second quarter of 2018 will also be released there. No separate press release on the GDP for the second quarter of 2018 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department on that day.
The schedule for regular press releases in the other months of 2018 can be downloaded from the website of the Census and Statistics Department (www.censtatd.gov.hk/press_release/index.jsp). read more
Police yesterday (July 30) held the Regional Traffic Day in Kowloon West to raise public awareness of road safety through stringent enforcement actions. A total of 243 officers from Traffic… read more
The Government’s measure to cap the import and export declaration (TDEC) charge at $200 will take effect from tomorrow (August 1). The cap will apply to goods imported to Hong Kong, or exported or re-exported from Hong Kong, on or after August 1.
Under the above measure, for each TDEC involving goods at a value above $1.644 million, the TDEC charge will remain at $200.
The arrangements for the lodgement of TDECs and payment of charges will remain unchanged. For enquiries, please contact the Customs and Excise Department (hotline: 2707 7748, email: customsenquiry@customs.gov.hk), the Census and Statistics Department (hotline: 2877 1818, email: trade-declaration@censtatd.gov.hk) or the three Government-appointed service providers of Government Electronic Trading Services (namely Brio Electronic Commerce Limited, Global e-Trading Services Limited and Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited, with contact information available at www.cedb.gov.hk/citb/en/Policy_Responsibilities/gets_sp.html).
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