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     The Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene has ordered a fresh provision shop in Kwai Chung to suspend business for 21 days, as the operator repeatedly breached the Food Business Regulation (FBR) by extending the business area illegally, and making unauthorised alterations to matters specified in the approved plan.
 
     The shop, located at Shop 6A on the ground floor of King Po Mansion, 186 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung, was ordered to suspend business from today (August 25) to September 14.
 
     “Four convictions for the above-mentioned breaches were recorded against the shop in March this year. A total fine of $8,300 was levied by the court and 45 demerit points were registered against the licensee under the department’s demerit points system. The contraventions resulted in a seven-day and a 14-day licence suspension running consecutively,” a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said.
 
     The spokesman reminded the licensees of food premises to comply with the FBR and other relevant regulations, 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 has been licensed. A list of licensed food premises is available on the FEHD’s website (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/licensing/index.html). read more

     Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate the implementation of the HKeToll, a free-flow tolling service, at the Eastern Harbour Crossing on August 27 (Sunday). A. Road closure ———— – A sec… read more

     The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (August 25) gazetted a notice to invite tenders for the contract for Cycle Track between Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun – Stage 2A – Tuen Mun to So Kwun Wat Section (Contract No. SD/2023/01). The closing time for the tender is noon on October 6.
 
       The works mainly include:
 

• construction of a new cycle track of about 3.6 kilometres in length from Tuen Mun to So Kwun Wat with associated footpath, including a marine cycle bridge of about 200 metres in length connecting Kadoorie Beach and Cafeteria Old Beach;
• provision of cycle parking areas;
• associated road realignment works at Hoi Wing Road;
• ancillary works including water, drainage, geotechnical, utilities, street lighting and landscaping works, as well as installation of traffic aids; and
• implementation of environmental mitigation measures for the works mentioned above.

 
     The works are scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2024 and will take about 40 months to complete.

     The CEDD has commissioned Atkins China Limited to design and supervise the works. Interested contractors may obtain the forms of tender and further particulars from the company at 13/F, Wharf T&T Centre, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
 
     Details of the tender notice are available on the CEDD’s website (www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/tender-notices/contracts/tender-notices/index.html). For enquiries, please call Atkins China Limited at 2972 1000 during office hours. read more

     The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced today (August 25) the list of 10 school teams that have qualified for the final round of the 5G Campus Application Competition.
 
     The Competition is organised by OFCA and co-organised by the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) for all secondary schools in Hong Kong under the theme of “5G Campus for Smart Life”. It aims at enhancing secondary school students’ understanding of the enormous potential of 5G technology and its extensive innovative applications, so as to encourage their active participation in the development of advanced technologies and innovative industries through the application of 5G technology.
 
     Launched in May this year, the Competition consists of two contest rounds. The first round submission of entries closed at the end of July, with entries by 33 teams from 29 schools received. The entries are rich in content, covering a wide range of 5G technology applications in various aspects in education, such as facilitating the more efficient learning of students, enhancing campus facilities, providing diversified learning experiences and improving the environment of the school’s neighbouring community. The submissions fully demonstrated the innovative ideas of the participating teams, and manifested their innovative thinking in the realm of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
 
     The first round judging panel comprised representatives from OFCA and the HKPC. After a detailed assessment based on the scoring criteria, 10 entries have been shortlisted to compete in the final round (listed below in alphabetic order of the school names):
 

Team	Entry titles
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School	5G VR Study Tour
Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School	5G Campus Health Monitoring Wristband
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Yao Dao Secondary School	Smart Green House Controller
HKUGA College	Food Delivery e-Locker
La Salle College	MetaLab
Maryknoll Fathers’ School	School in Metaverse
Nam Wah Catholic Secondary School	Buzzer
Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association Secondary School	“Tree and People” Enhancement Project with 5G Technology
St Paul’s Convent School	Study Buddy
TWGHs Kap Yan Directors’ College	Smart Library

 
     The finalists are required to submit their final entries on or before October 20 and attend the final round competition to be held in early November. They will give presentations of their entries with demonstrations using software applications, gizmos, prototypes, demonstration videos or any other creative ways to compete for the championship, first and second runner-up placements and merit awards. The final round judging panel, comprising representatives from OFCA, the academic sector and research institutes as well as experts from the industry, will decide on the winners based on the scoring criteria. Results of the Competition will be announced at the award presentation ceremony to be held in December.
 
     For announcements and details of the Competition, please visit the thematic website (www.ofca.gov.hk/5gcompetition). read more

     Following is the speech by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, at the Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum 2023 today (August 25):
 
Secretary Sun Dong (Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry), Director General Zhang Zhihua (Director General of the Youth Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), Simon (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, Mr Simon Chan), Peter (Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, Mr Peter Yan), distinguished speakers and guests, ladies and gentlemen here at Cyberport and online,
 
     Good morning to you all. I am delighted to be here to join you for the opening ceremony of this year’s Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum, the flagship Cyberport event championing Hong Kong’s digital entertainment development since 2014. 
 
     Over the past years, the Forum has emerged as a leading forum in the region, presenting exciting opportunities for industry experts, entrepreneurs and investors to share, exchange and explore the latest developments and possibilities in digital entertainment, or digitainment. 
 
     This year, more than 3 500 participants and 90 speakers from more than 30 countries and regions will be attending the Forum, physically and online, and we all look forward to hearing their insightful perspectives. The Forum also offers a wide range of exciting opportunities for the public to get a taste of the latest applications.
 
     The popularity of this Forum and its related activities speak for Hong Kong’s status as a booming hub of digitainment business. 
 
     Cyberport’s digitainment cluster is a compelling illustration of this. In addition to giving birth to a unicorn specialising in blockchain and Web3 gaming, we are seeing more start-ups with heartening results. This year, a Cyberport start-up has come into partnership with Marvel to launch Marvel’s first immersive fitness experience; another has now tapped into the Japanese market with its community-driven reality game, conquering the hearts of some 70 000 fans within six months. 
 
     The theme of this year’s Forum, focusing on how Web3 and other technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence) are breaking boundaries and empowering new digitainment models, is very timely. We are all aware of the transformative power of technologies in changing the way we interact with information, entertainment and much else. They are now driving new digitainment models, such as decentralised metaverse platforms, new models of digital ownership and play-to-earn mechanisms. And at warp speed too. 
 
     We in the HKSAR (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) Government believe in the potential of Web3 and its underlying blockchain technology to fast-track innovation, to inspire new business models, and to make our everyday life better. In finance, trade, manufacturing, logistics and so many other areas, it is presenting boundless new possibilities. That is why we are committed, in terms of both policies and resources, to nurturing a vibrant Web3 ecosystem in Hong Kong which will become an important driving force of our economic growth. 
 
     Last year, we issued our policy statement on developing virtual assets setting out our clear commitment to the sustainable and responsible development of the sector. This year, in my Budget, I have allocated HK$50 million to Cyberport and set up a task force on promoting Web3 to spur our Web3 ecosystem development.
 
     We are seeing encouraging results: Cyberport is now home to more than 170 companies from more than 20 countries and regions. They are here to pursue Web3 technologies and prospects.
 
     And I am pleased to note that Cyberport is doing more to promote Web3, including the setting up of the Web3 Living Lab, a dedicated space designed to bring together Hong Kong’s fast-growing Web3 community, where they can showcase their innovations and solutions for Hong Kong’s Web3 future. I look forward to its grand opening in just a few minutes.
 
     Ladies and gentlemen, by concerted efforts, involving in particular market players and regulators, I am confident there will be a bright and flourishing Web3 future for Hong Kong. You are most welcome to join us to grasp these opportunities ahead. 
 
     Last but not least, may I wish you all a rewarding Forum and the best of business and health in the years to come. Thank you.

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