Meetings of Legislative Council and its Committees

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) and its Committees will hold 15 open meetings, one public hearing and two closed meetings during the week from May 28 to June 1 in the LegCo Complex. Details of the meetings are available in the meeting schedule attached.

     The information in the meeting schedule is subject to change. Please refer to the "LegCo Calendar" on the LegCo website (www.legco.gov.hk) for the latest details of meetings.

     Members of the public are welcome to observe open meetings of LegCo and its Committees. Interested individuals and groups are advised to make advance booking of seats by calling the LegCo Secretariat at 3919 3399 during office hours. Members of the public can also listen to or watch all open meetings via the "Webcast" system on the LegCo website.




Interruption of Immigration Complaints hotline service

     Due to the regular inspection of the building's electrical installation system, the telephone system of the Investigation Sub-division of the Immigration Department at Skyline Tower in Kowloon Bay will be affected from 10pm today (May 25) until further notice. The Immigration Complaints Hotline will be interrupted. The numbers affected are:

Immigration Complaints Hotline: 2824 1551
Immigration Complaints Faxline: 2824 1166

     During the period of interruption, the following avenues will be available for members of the public to report immigration offences:
 




HAD to open temporary night heat shelters

     The Home Affairs Department will open 15 temporary night heat shelters tonight (May 25) for people in need of the service.
      
     The shelters will be open from 10.30pm until 8am tomorrow.
      
     For further information, please call the department's enquiry hotline before midnight on 2835 1473.
      
     The 15 temporary night heat shelters are located at:
      
Hong Kong Districts:
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Central and Western –
Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall
3/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex,
2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun
 
Eastern/Wan Chai –
Causeway Bay Community Centre
7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay
 
Kowloon Districts:
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Kowloon City –
Hung Hom Community Hall
1/F, Kowloon City Government Offices,
42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom
 
Kwun Tong –
Lam Tin (West) Estate Community Centre
71 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin
 
Sham Shui Po –
Shek Kip Mei Community Hall
G/F, Block 42, Shek Kip Mei Estate, Sham Shui Po
 
Wong Tai Sin –
Tsz Wan Shan (South) Estate Community Centre
45 Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan
 
Yau Tsim Mong –
Henry G Leong Yaumatei Community Centre
60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei
 
New Territories Districts:
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Kwai Tsing –
Kwai Shing Community Hall
Podium, Block 6, Kwai Shing West Estate, Kwai Chung
 
North –
Cheung Wah Community Hall
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling
 
Sha Tin –
Lung Hang Estate Community Centre
Lung Hang Estate, Sha Tin
 
Tai Po –
Tai Po Community Centre
2 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po
 
Tsuen Wan –
Lei Muk Shue Community Hall
G/F, Hong Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan
 
Tuen Mun –
Butterfly Bay Community Centre
Butterfly Estate (near Tip Sum House), Tuen Mun
 
Yuen Long –
Long Ping Community Hall
Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long
 
Yuen Long –
Tin Yiu Community Centre
Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai




HA releases Medication Safety Bulletin

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) today (May 25) published the biannual Medication Safety Bulletin (MSB). This issue reports on the Annual Medication Safety Forum, entitled "Near Miss Management – Reporting, sharing and learning" held in December 2017. The Forum is one of the HA's key initiatives to promote risk management among healthcare professionals in public hospitals.

     The latest issue also deliberates on the risks of and improvements in handling "look-alike sound-alike" medications, and features how the Kowloon Central Cluster shared information on and learned from near-miss incidents.

     The publication has already been posted on the web to share the contents with healthcare professionals. Members of the public are also welcome to browse it via the following link www.ha.org.hk/msb. The MSB is published every six months, on the last Fridays of May and November. The next issue will be published on November 30.




Special traffic arrangements on Hong Kong Island

     Police will implement the following special traffic arrangements on Sunday (May 27) to facilitate a public procession to be held on Hong Kong Island.

     The following roads will be intermittently closed from 3pm until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal:

– Westbound Hennessy Road between Luard Road and Queensway;
– Westbound Queensway;
– Westbound Queen's Road Central;
– Queen's Road West between Queen’s Road Central and Western Street;
– Westbound Connaught Road West between Western Street and Chiu Kwong Street;
– Western Street; and
– Northbound Chiu Kwong Street between Queen’s Road West and Des Voeux Road West.

     The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from about 3pm until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal:

Road closure
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– Northbound Luard Road between Johnston Road and Hennessy Road;
– Southbound Fenwick Street between Hennessy Road and Johnston Road, except for franchised buses and green mini-buses (GMBs);
– Eastbound Johnston Road between Hennessy Road and Fenwick Street, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
– Westbound Johnston Road between Ship Street and Landale Street;
– Eastbound Thomson Road between Johnston Road and Luard Road;
– Northbound Justice Drive between Justice Drive flyover and Queensway;
– Northbound Wyndham Street between Wellington Street and Queen’s Road Central, except for vehicles heading to On Lan Street car park;
– Northbound Cochrane Street between Stanley Street and Queen’s Road Central;
– Chiu Kwong Street between Des Voeux Road West and Connaught Road West; and
– The first left lane of Connaught Road West flyover between Eastern Street and Water Street.

Traffic divisions
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– Traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to northbound Luard Road;
– Traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to northbound Luard Road;
– Traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to Thomson Road;
– Traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to eastbound Thomson Road;
– Traffic along Tai Wong Street East must turn left to westbound Johnston Road;
– Traffic along westbound Johnston Road must turn left to Ship Street;
– Traffic along Lun Fat Street must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road;
– Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road cannot turn right to southbound Fenwick Street, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
– Traffic along southbound Fenwick Street must turn to Hennessy Road;
– Traffic along westbound Johnston Road from Landale Street must turn left to Anton Street;
– Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to eastbound Johnston Road;
– Traffic along northbound Justice Drive cannot turn left to westbound Queensway;
– Traffic along northbound Wyndham Street must turn left to westbound Wellington Street, except for vehicles heading to On Lan Street car park;
– Traffic along westbound Stanley Street must turn left to southbound Cochrane Street;
– Traffic along Queen’s Road Central cannot turn left to southbound Possession Street; and
– Traffic along Connaught Road West cannot turn left to southbound Chiu Kwong Street.

Suspension of parking spaces
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     All on-street parking spaces and disabled parking spaces on eastbound Thomson Road between Johnston Road and Luard Road will be suspended from 1pm to 6pm.

     Vehicles may not be permitted to leave car parks along the procession route during the road closure period.

     Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the area. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.