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     With the theme “Let’s Go! The Pet Owner’s Journey”, Pet Adoption Day organised by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) will be held for two days from tomorrow (June 8). Admission is free. Members of the public are welcome to join.

     Pet Adoption Day is co-organised by the Hong Kong Society of Herpetology Foundation, the Hong Kong Rabbit Society, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the Lifelong Animal Protection Charity. The event aims to encourage people who wish to keep pets to adopt cats, rabbits and reptiles, and promote responsible pet ownership.

     Participants can visit rabbits and reptiles available for adoption, and view photos or videos of cats up for adoption during the event. In addition, sharing sessions by animal welfare organisations, a virtual reality game, game booths, an interactive educational exhibition, a handicraft workshop, an instant photo booth, and an arm painting booth will be available at the event. To avoid affecting small animals in the venue, members of the public should not bring dogs along.

     An AFCD spokesman said, “The department always encourages those interested in keeping pets to adopt animals through animal welfare organisations. Pets surrendered by owners or unclaimed animals received by the AFCD, with a gentle temperament and good health as assessed by veterinarians, are sent to partner animal welfare organisations for adoption. Free desexing will be offered for cats, dogs, and rabbits adopted by members of the public through partner animal welfare organisations.”

     The Pet Adoption Day will be held between 11am and 6pm at AIRSIDE in Kai Tak. For details of the event, please refer to the Annex, visit www.petswithlove.com.hk or call 9375 3860 between 9am and 6pm, Monday through Saturday. read more

     The Government today (June 7) welcomed the publication of the 2023 Annual Report of the Process Review Panel for the Insurance Authority (PRP), which covered the PRP’s review of selected cases completed or discontinued by the Insurance Authority (IA) in the period between January 1 and December 31, 2022.

     A spokesman for the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said, “The PRP conducted a comprehensive review of the internal procedures and operational guidelines relating to the IA’s performance of various regulatory functions including complaints handling, authorisation of insurers, licensing of intermediaries, conducting investigations, taking disciplinary actions, etc. Observations and recommendations of the PRP are conducive to the fair and consistent exercise of regulatory powers by the IA, which will benefit sustainable development of the insurance industry of Hong Kong.

     “We would like to express sincere gratitude to the PRP Chairman, Mr Eugene Fung, SC, and members of the PRP for their dedication and insight in advising the IA to enhance our regulatory regime,” the spokesman added.

     The PRP is an independent panel established with the approval of the Chief Executive to review and advise the IA on the adequacy of its internal procedures and operational guidelines governing the actions taken and operational decisions made by the IA and its staff in the performance of regulatory functions. read more

     The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (June 7) announced that the department tested 53 water samples collected from cooling towers in 32 buildings in its routine inspections in May 2024. Three samp… read more

     â€‹The Chief Executive in Council has authorised the proposed improvement works at the So Kwun Po Interchange. The notice was gazetted today (June 7).             De… read more

     The Process Review Panel for the Insurance Authority (PRP) published its 2023 Annual Report today (June 7).

     The PRP Chairman, Mr Eugene Fung, SC, said, “In this report, the PRP set out observations and recommendations based on a review of the internal procedures of the Insurance Authority (IA) in a selection of 22 cases completed or discontinued by the IA in the period between January 1 and December 31, 2022. The cases reviewed covered various regulatory functions performed by the IA including complaints handling and authorisation of insurers and licensing of intermediaries, and placed more focus on relatively complex cases of exercising statutory powers such as investigation against misconduct. We believe that the findings of the report would assist the IA in exercising its regulatory powers in a fair and consistent manner.”

     He added, “We appreciate the IA for its co-operation in the PRP’s review and are pleased to note the positive follow-up actions taken by the IA to address recommendations made in the 2022 Annual Report of the PRP.”

     The 2023 Annual Report has been uploaded to the website of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau at www.fstb.gov.hk/fsb/en/business/prp/afsreport_ia.html. The PRP welcomes views of the public and market participants on the PRP’s work. The comments can be referred to the PRP via email at prpia@fstb.gov.hk. read more