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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     â€‹â€‹The spokesperson for Kowloon West Cluster (KWC) today (July 17) announced the temporary service relocation of the West Kowloon General Out-patient Clinic (address: G/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po) to Nam Cheong Family Medicine Clinic (address: G/F, Treasury Building, 3 Tonkin Street West, Cheung Sha Wan) from July 24 (next Monday) onwards. The West Kowloon General Out-patient Clinic (the Clinic) will undergo renovation works to improve its environment and services. During the period, the service hours will remain unchanged (details are in appendix). The Clinic’s services are expected to resume at the original location upon completion of the renovation works, tentatively in the third quarter of 2024.
      
     Patients with chronic illnesses requiring regular follow-up care at the Clinic have already been informed of the service relocation and arranged to attend follow-up appointments at Nam Cheong Family Medicine Clinic. For patients with episodic illnesses, they can make appointments as usual through the General Out-patient Clinic Telephone Appointment System at 3157 0121 or the “Book GOPC” function in the mobile application “HA Go”.
         
     The spokesperson said, “KWC has already informed the residents in the district of the service arrangements through various channels, including putting up posters and banners at the clinic. Respective District Council has also been informed. A reminder message will be added to the General Out-patient Clinic Telephone Appointment System and the HA Go “Book GOPC” mobile application function so that the public and residents of the district can learn about relevant service arrangements as early as possible. read more

     The No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 6.40am today (July 17) remains in force.            The Home Affairs Department has so far opened 29 temp… read more

     The Visiting Scheme to Outlying Islands is open for applications from today (July 17) to encourage eligible organisations, such as schools, uniformed groups, non-governmental organisations, community and local groups, to organise activities to visit the outlying islands. Successful applicants will be provided with free ferry rides to travel to and from the outlying islands covered in the Scheme to hold activities.
 
     The Transport Department (TD) has launched the Scheme since 2012, aiming to promote local economy of the outlying islands, reduce the travelling expenses of organisations for holding activities and boost the patronage of the outlying island ferry services. To align with the social distancing measures implemented to combat COVID-19, the Scheme was suspended from 2020 to 2022. 
 
     The TD has relaunched the Scheme. In addition to ferry services to and from Cheung Chau, Lantau (Mui Wo), Peng Chau and Lamma Island (Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan), the Scheme now extends to cover those plying between Lantau (Tung Chung, Sha Lo Wan and Tai O) and Ma Wan.
 
     Applicants should note the maximum number of participants of each activity which is set according to the different operation conditions of each route to avoid affecting the daily use of ferry services by residents of the outlying islands. Applicants should also pay attention to the requirements concerning the dates, times, ticket types and service sections that are available for applications. Applicant is required to submit a duly completed application form together with copies of the relevant supporting documents at least 30 days prior to the date of its proposed activity to the TD. New applications will not be accepted if the funding for the Scheme is fully utilised.
 
     The TD has arranged posters and leaflets with application forms for the Scheme, and will disseminate the relevant information to the public through the Education Bureau, the Social Welfare Department and the Home Affairs Department.
 
     During the application period of 2017-2019, about 800 applications were approved with about 95 000 free passenger trips provided for travelling to and from Cheung Chau, Mui Wo, Peng Chau and Lamma Island.
 
     For details, please visit the TD’s website (www.td.gov.hk). read more

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations, Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:      The Tourism Commission announces that as the Gale or Storm Signal no.8 is now … read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
 
Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:
 
Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:
 
     The Judiciary has announced that as the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 was still in force at 11am, all hearings of the courts and tribunals will remain adjourned today (July 17).

     Court/tribunal registries and offices will remain closed until further notice. While court users may continue to use the integrated Court Case Management System (iCMS) for electronic services provided by the registries of the District Court and Magistrates’ Courts as usual, any documents filed via the iCMS during the registries’ closure period will be deemed to have been received upon their reopening. read more