Police today (July 29) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Tin Sum.

     Lee Chi-fai, aged 40, went missing after he left a caring centre in Sun Tsui Estate on July 27 morning. The staff of the caring centre made a report to Police yesterday (July 28).

     He is about 1.8 metres tall, 85 kilograms in weight and of fat build. He has a square face with yellow complexion and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Persons Unit of New Territories South on 3661 1173 or 6595 5306 or email to rmpu-nts-2@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

    

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 announced today (July 29) that Sheung Shui Swimming Pool in the North District has been temporarily closed for cleaning and superchlorination following the discovery of a small amount of vomit in the pool.

     It will be reopened at 7pm today.

     The department appeals to swimmers to be considerate and to keep the swimming pools clean. They are advised not to swim after a full meal and should use the toilet facilities if necessary before swimming. 

     â€‹The Happy Hong Kong – A and F Carnival: Lok Fu Fishermen's and Farmers' Market organised by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), Fish Marketing Organization and Vegetable Marketing Organization, and co-organised by the Hong Kong Fishermen Consortium, is being held at Zone A and Zone B, Lok Fu Place today and tomorrow (July 29 and 30). The Fishermen's and Farmers' Market where an array of high-quality local fisheries and agricultural products are put on sale.

     The Acting Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong, together with the Legislative Council Member Mr Steven Ho; the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation, Dr Leung Siu-fai and other guests officiated at the opening ceremony today (July 29).

     More than ten fisheries and agricultural stalls have been set up in the Fishermen's and Farmers' Market. Members of the public can purchase a variety of local fisheries and agricultural products. The event also offers spectacular stage performances, upcycling workshops and booth games on the theme of local fisheries and agriculture with environmental protection elements to bring delightful experience to the public. For more information about the Happy Hong Kong – A and F Carnival: Lok Fu Fishermen's and Farmers' Market, visit the AFCD website (www.afcd.gov.hk/english) or its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/afcdgovhk).

     The AFCD runs a series of activities, including the Fishermen's and Farmers' Market, under the Happy Hong Kong – A and F Carnival to promote local agriculture and fisheries, and bring more joy to the community. For the latest event updates of the Happy Hong Kong – A and F Carnival, visit the thematic website (www.happyhk.gov.hk), and the dedicated event pages on some social media platforms.

      

     Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee, at a media session after attending a radio programme this morning (July 29):
 
Reporter: Two simple questions. Do you have a target for identifying patients with diabetes or high blood pressure during the pilot scheme, so we can evaluate the effectiveness of the programme? The second question is that you said the proposal to change the "Conditional Discharge" mechanism would not deter people with mental illness from seeking help, could you explain why?
 
Under Secretary for Health: So the first question is about chronic diseases. When we planned the programme, we basically in-built the evaluation system there. We in-built two layers of evaluation. When we designed the programme, we defined the number of patients, and the number of eligble people, that is those aged more than 45 years old without hypertension or diabetes. And then we calculated the approximate response rate and we estimated the approximate number. For the evaluation, we have two tiers. The first tier is about the whole programme, the recruitment rate, the participation rate, etc. The third one is the long-term healthcare outcome. When we have introduced this programme, could we actually bring down the hypertension or diabetes rate, making people actually be more aware of the diseases? So in the programme we will have the evaluation. When we have started, maybe in a year or two, we can actually know the result.
 
     Another question is about the mental health. For the "Conditional Discharge", we have to stress again, the "Conditional Discharge" is targeted only at the mental patients with violence behaviour or tendency. It actually does not include other kinds of psychiatric diseases. The "Conditional Discharge" is a community support for these patients if their diseases have stabalised during the admission, and they are able to be discharged to their own place for rehabilitation. We want them to have certain kind of conditions and support, so that's why we introduced the "Conditional Discharge". We believe that it won't actually deter that much of the mental patients from seeking help, because it only covers those patients with severe violence behaviour or tendency. Even so if the mental patients with violence behaviour or tendency, not everyone require "Conditional Discharge". The medical team will do the assessments before the discharge and plan whether they need a discharge order or not.
 
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)

     Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Under Secretary for Health, Dr Libby Lee, at a media session after attending a radio programme this morning (July 29):
 
Reporter: Two simple questions. Do you have a target for identifying patients with diabetes or high blood pressure during the pilot scheme, so we can evaluate the effectiveness of the programme? The second question is that you said the proposal to change the "Conditional Discharge" mechanism would not deter people with mental illness from seeking help, could you explain why?
 
Under Secretary for Health: So the first question is about chronic diseases. When we planned the programme, we basically in-built the evaluation system there. We in-built two layers of evaluation. When we designed the programme, we defined the number of patients, and the number of eligble people, that is those aged more than 45 years old without hypertension or diabetes. And then we calculated the approximate response rate and we estimated the approximate number. For the evaluation, we have two tiers. The first tier is about the whole programme, the recruitment rate, the participation rate, etc. The third one is the long-term healthcare outcome. When we have introduced this programme, could we actually bring down the hypertension or diabetes rate, making people actually be more aware of the diseases? So in the programme we will have the evaluation. When we have started, maybe in a year or two, we can actually know the result.
 
     Another question is about the mental health. For the "Conditional Discharge", we have to stress again, the "Conditional Discharge" is targeted only at the mental patients with violence behaviour or tendency. It actually does not include other kinds of psychiatric diseases. The "Conditional Discharge" is a community support for these patients if their diseases have stabalised during the admission, and they are able to be discharged to their own place for rehabilitation. We want them to have certain kind of conditions and support, so that's why we introduced the "Conditional Discharge". We believe that it won't actually deter that much of the mental patients from seeking help, because it only covers those patients with severe violence behaviour or tendency. Even so if the mental patients with violence behaviour or tendency, not everyone require "Conditional Discharge". The medical team will do the assessments before the discharge and plan whether they need a discharge order or not.
 
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)