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     A contractor was fined $124,000 at Eastern Magistrates’ Courts today (July 21) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.

     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on July 7, 2022, at a building demolition site at Robinson Road. A worker, while working on the roof floor of a building, fell through a floor opening to the ground floor. The worker sustained serious injuries and passed away on the same day. read more

     The Government gazetted today (July 21) the proposed amendments to the works for the covered elevated walkway with travellators along Wai Yip Street and Sheung Yee Road in Kowloon Bay, in order to tally with the revised design of the covered elevated walkway.
      
     Details of the proposed amendments are set out in the Annex. The amendment plan and amendment scheme are available for public inspection at the following government offices during office hours:
 
Central and Western Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
G/F, Harbour Building,
38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong
 
Kwun Tong Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
G/F, Eastcore,
398 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon
 
District Lands Office, Kowloon East,
4/F, South Tower, West Kowloon Government Offices,
11 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon
 
     The gazette notice, amendment scheme, amendment plan and location plan are available at www.tlb.gov.hk/eng/publications/transport/gazette/gazette.html.
 
     Any person who wishes to object to the proposed amendments is required to address to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics an objection in writing, which can be submitted via the following means:
 

• By post or by hand to the Transport and Logistics Bureau’s Drop-in Box No. 6 located at the entrance on 2/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong. The box is available for use between 8am and 7pm from Monday to Friday (except public holidays);
• By fax to 2868 4643; or
• By email to gazettetlb@tlb.gov.hk.

 
     A notice of objection should describe the objector’s interest and the manner in which he or she alleges that he or she will be affected by the proposed amendments. Objectors are requested to provide contact details to facilitate communication. A notice of objection should be delivered to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics not later than September 19, 2023. read more

     The Government gazetted today (July 21) the proposed road works for strengthening the connectivity and walkability of the footpath network in the surrounding areas of the existing Fo Tan Nullah adjacent to Kwei Tei Street, Fo Tan Road, Fo Tan Village and Yuen Wo Road.

     â€‹Details of the proposal are set out in the Annex. The plans and scheme of the works are available for public inspection at the following government offices during office hours:

Central and Western Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
G/F, Harbour Building,
38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong

Sha Tin Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
G/F, Sha Tin Government Offices,
1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, New Territories

District Lands Office, Sha Tin,
11/F, Sha Tin Government Offices,
1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, New Territories

     The gazette notice, scheme, plans and location plan are available at www.tlb.gov.hk/eng/publications/transport/gazette/gazette.html.

     Any person who wishes to object to the works or the use, or both, is required to address to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics an objection in writing, which can be submitted via the following means:
 

• By post or by hand to the Transport and Logistics Bureau’s Drop-in Box No. 6 located at the entrance on 2/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong. The box is available for use between 8am and 7pm from Monday to Friday (except public holidays);
• By fax to 2868 4643; or
• By email to gazettetlb@tlb.gov.hk.

     A notice of objection should describe the objector’s interest and the manner in which he or she alleges that he or she will be affected by the works or the use. Objectors are requested to provide contact details to facilitate communication. A notice of objection should be delivered to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics not later than the September 19, 2023. read more

     The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (July 21) gazetted a notice to invite tenders for the contract for Ground Investigation Works for Development of the New Territories North (Contract No. ND/2022/02). The closing time for the tender is noon on September 1.

     The ground investigation works mainly include drillholes, trial pits, groundwater monitoring, utility survey and associated in-situ and laboratory tests.

     The works are scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2023 and will take about 18 months to complete.

     The CEDD has commissioned AECOM Asia Company Limited to design and supervise the works. Interested contractors may obtain the forms of tender and further particulars from the company at 12/F, Grand Central Plaza, Tower 2, 138 Shatin Rural Committee Road, Sha Tin.

     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 AECOM Asia Company Limited at 3922 9000 during office hours. read more

     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 21) urged the public not to consume a batch of coconut water drink imported from Vietnam. The concerned products did not indicate the best before date according to the requirements stipulated in Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations (Cap. 132W). The trade should also stop using or selling the affected product immediately should they possess it.

     Details of the product are as follows:

Product name: 100% COCONUT WATER
Brand: FIZ
Place of origin: Vietnam
Volume: 330ml
Importer: Fortune Mart (Hong Kong) Limited
Best before date: no indication

     “The CFS received a notification from the importer that the above-mentioned product did not indicate the best before date. For the sake of prudence, the importer has voluntarily stopped sales and removed from shelves the affected product and initiated a recall. Members of the public can identify the affected product from the package without the best before date and batch number. Members of the public may call the importer’s hotline at 2488 6808 during office hours for enquiries about the recall,” a spokesman for the CFS said.

     The CFS will alert the trade, continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. Should there be sufficient evidence, prosecution will be instituted. The investigation is ongoing. read more