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Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:      The Hong Kong Observatory has issued the Very Hot Weather Warning.      To prevent heat stroke, avoid pro… read more

     Lions Kidney Educational Centre and Research Foundation has been issued a Public Subscription Permit to hold a territory-wide flag sale from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 22), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.  

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities, including any updated information, covered by the issued Public Subscription Permits have been published on the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/search). Permits for flag days containing information on contact methods of the flag-selling organisations and the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD’s website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_flagdays) for reference. For enquiries, please call the SWD’s hotline at 2343 2255, or the designated hotline of the 1823 Call Centre at 3142 2678.

     In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police, the spokesman added. read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesman for Castle Peak Hospital (CPH) made the following announcement today (July 21) regarding a patient injury incident:     &nb… read more

     The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) (Toronto ETO) is supporting the screening of six Hong Kong films at the 2023 Fantasia International Film Festival, being held from July 20 to August 9 in Montreal, Canada. … read more

     In response to media enquiries on the Hong Kong Golf Club’s application for judicial review in respect of the decision on the Environmental Impact Assessment Report on the Technical Study on Partial Development of Fanling Golf Course Site – Feasibility Study, a spokesperson for the Development Bureau today (July 21) gave the following reply:
      
     The Hong Kong Golf Club’s application for judicial review on the matter will not affect the Government taking back the 32 hectares of land east of Fan Kam Road in Fanling Golf Course on September 1, 2023, upon the expiry of the relevant short term tenancy. Nor will it affect the Town Planning Board proceeding with the statutory planning procedures.
      
     We reiterate that the Government’s intention to construct public housing at the 9.5-hectare (ha) site at the northernmost of the 32 ha of land remains unchanged. The remaining site not for housing development (about 22 ha) will be used for conservation and passive recreational use for public enjoyment. Separately, as the Government previously stated, in case the Hong Kong Golf Club needs to temporarily use land in the 32 ha for supporting the organisation of major events in future, the relevant departments would be happy to consider lending the site according to actual circumstances and needs. read more