Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals: Here is an item of interest to swimmers. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department… read more
​A 45-year-old female person in custody was found unconscious in Lo Wu Correctional Institution yesterday (July 23) and was sent to a public hospital for rescue. She was certified dead today (July 24).
At 12.29pm yesterday, the person in custody was found unconscious in her bed in the institution hospital by a correctional officer. The officer immediately called for reinforcement to provide first-aid treatment to her, and an ambulance was called at once to send her to a public hospital for further rescue. She remained unconscious after being sent to the public hospital, and her condition deteriorated until she was certified dead at 4.36am today.
The case has been reported to the Police. A death inquest will be held by the Coroner’s Court.
The person in custody was sentenced to imprisonment for the offence of taking employment after landing in Hong Kong unlawfully and remaining in Hong Kong without the authority of the Director of Immigration in June 2024. read more
Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible: Here is an item of interest to swimmers. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced toda… read more
​The Labour Department (LD) is holding an online exhibition from 9am today (July 24) to 6pm July 26 on the LD’s website disseminating information about the Employment Ordinance and the Minimum Wage Ordinance to enhance the public’s understanding of employment rights and benefits.
Consolidating the content of physical exhibitions held by the LD, the online exhibition features the main provisions of the Employment Ordinance and the Minimum Wage Ordinance, employment rights and benefits for foreign domestic helpers, as well as good human resource management measures. The relevant hyperlink is www.labour.gov.hk/common/Online_exhibition_EO_MWO/index_en.html. read more
​Correctional officers stopped a person in custody committing self-harm in Pik Uk Prison yesterday (July 23). At 7.50pm yesterday, a 52-year-old male person in custody was found emotional… read more