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     â€‹The Home Affairs Department is opening 19 community halls/community centres as temporary heat shelters today (August 22).
 
     The temporary heat shelters will remain open for people to take refuge from the heat when the Very Hot Weather Warning is in force. From 10.30pm to 8am the next day, the temporary heat shelters will also provide bedding and a sleeping place for people in need. The shelters are manned by duty attendants.
 
     For further information, please call the department’s hotline before midnight on 2572 8427.
 
     The heat shelters are located at:
 
Hong Kong Island:
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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 –
Causeway Bay Community Centre
3/F, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay
 
Southern –
Wah Kwai Community Centre
Wah Kwai Estate, Kellett Bay
 
Wan Chai –
Wan Chai Activities Centre
LG/F, Wan Chai Market, 258 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
 
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 –
Lai Kok Community Hall
Lai Kok Estate, Cheung Sha Wan

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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Islands –
Tung Chung Community Hall
G/F, Tung Chung Municipal Services Building, 39 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung
 
Kwai Tsing –
Kwai Shing Community Hall
Podium, Block 6, Kwai Shing West Estate, Kwai Chung
 
North –
Cheung Wah Community Hall
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling
 
Sai Kung –
Hang Hau Community Hall
G/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex,
38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
 
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
 
    In addition to the above heat shelters, a number of community halls/community centres can also be used for taking refuge from the heat during their operating hours. For their address details, please browse the following document: www.had.gov.hk/file_manager/en/documents/public_services/emergency_services/List_CH_CC_Day_E.pdf. read more

     Police today (August 22) reclassified a manslaughter case in North Point on August 20 as murder and laid a holding charge against a 66-year-old man with one count of murder.      The man was arrested on August 20 in suspected connectio… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

Exchange Fund Notes tender results
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Tender date	:	August 22, 2023
Paper on offer	:	EF Notes
Issue number	:	02Y2508
Issue date	:	August 23, 2023
Maturity date	:	August 25, 2025
Coupon		3.98% p.a.
Competitive Tender Result
Amount applied	:	HK$6,155 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$1,200 MN
Average price accepted (yield)	:	99.88 (4.08 PCT)
Lowest price accepted (yield)	:	99.83 (4.11 PCT)
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 88 PCT
Average tender price (yield)	:	99.65 (4.21 PCT)
Non-competitive Tender Results (for applications submitted through Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited)
Amount applied	:	NIL
Amount allotted	:	NIL
Allotment Price (yield)	:	NIL
Pro rata ratio*	:	NIL

* “Pro rata ratio” refers to the average percentage of allotment with respect to each tender participant’s tendered amount at the “lowest price accepted” level. read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     Exchange Fund Bills tender results:
 

Tender date	:	August 22, 2023
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Q2334
Issue date	:	August 23, 2023
Maturity date	:	November 22, 2023
Amount applied	:	HK$167,654 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$58,873 MN
Average yield accepted	:	4.25 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	4.28 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 14 PCT
Average tender yield	:	4.41 PCT
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Tender date	:	August 22, 2023
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	H2363
Issue date	:	August 23, 2023
Maturity date	:	February 21, 2024
Amount applied	:	HK$46,993 MN
Amount allotted	:	HK$13,000 MN
Average yield accepted	:	4.33 PCT
Highest yield accepted	:	4.35 PCT
Pro rata ratio*	:	About 83 PCT
Average tender yield	:	4.45 PCT

 
*”Pro rata ratio” refers to the average percentage of allotment with respect to each tender participant’s tendered amount at the “highest yield accepted” level.
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     Hong Kong Monetary Authority tenders to be held in the week beginning August 28, 2023:
 

Tender date	:	August 29, 2023
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Q2335
Issue date	:	August 30, 2023
Maturity date	:	November 29, 2023
Tenor	:	91 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$58,900 MN
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Tender date	:	August 29, 2023
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	H2364
Issue date	:	August 30, 2023
Maturity date	:	February 28, 2024
Tenor	:	182 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$14,000 MN
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Tender date	:	August 29, 2023
Paper on offer	:	EF Bills
Issue number	:	Y2394
Issue date	:	August 30, 2023
Maturity date	:	August 28, 2024
Tenor	:	364 Days
Amount on offer	:	HK$5,000 MN

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     The Secretary for Justice, Mr Paul Lam, SC, will lead a delegation from the Hong Kong legal and dispute resolution sector, comprising more than 100 representatives from the Hong Kong Bar Association, the Law Society of Hong Kong and enterprises as well as other representatives, tomorrow (August 23) on a visit to Chengdu and Beijing. The visit aims to further promote co-operation and exchanges between the Mainland and Hong Kong, and to encourage Mainland enterprises to make use of Hong Kong’s legal and dispute resolution professional services, so as to fully leverage Hong Kong’s unique advantages of enjoying the strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world under “one country, two systems” in contributing to the country’s high-quality development.

     Mr Lam and the delegation will first visit Chengdu to attend the sixth Hong Kong Legal Services Forum, organised by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and co-organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, to be held on August 24. The Forum has been held on a biennial basis in Mainland cities since 2010 to promote Hong Kong’s international legal and dispute resolution services.

     They will then depart for Beijing to attend the second seminar on the legal challenges and coping strategies under the Belt and Road Initiative on August 25. Organised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and co-organised by the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Commerce and the DoJ, the seminar was first held in November 2019 in Beijing to establish good communication channels between Mainland enterprises and the Hong Kong legal profession and to facilitate the export of Hong Kong’s international legal and dispute resolution services. The seminar this year will focus on discussing the strength of Hong Kong’s common law system and how Hong Kong’s legal services can support Mainland enterprises to “go global” and help overcome the legal challenges and risks faced by Mainland enterprises in expanding to overseas markets.

     Mr Lam will also take the opportunity to visit Tianfu Central Legal Services District in Chengdu, and meet with the students and representatives of relevant Mainland authorities participating in the Summer Attachment Programme for Hong Kong Law Students in the Mainland in Beijing.

     Mr Lam will conclude his visit and return to Hong Kong on August 26. During Mr Lam’s absence, the Deputy Secretary for Justice, Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan, will be the Acting Secretary for Justice. read more