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     Police today (January 3) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Hung Hom.      Chan Chun-hung, aged 78, went missing after he left an elderly home on Bulkeley Street in the sm… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesperson for Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) gave the following update today (January 3) regarding an announcement yesterday (January 2) on a cluster of inp… read more

     With the rapid expansion of the online shopping market, public demand for the flexible collection of postal items has been on the rise. In view of this, Hongkong Post has commenced the establishment of iPostal Stations as early as 2016 across the territory, enabling the public to pick up postal items at their convenience. Up to now, 21 iPostal Stations have been established.
 
     New iPostal Stations to be set up in Oi Tung Estate (Second Floor, Oi Tung Shopping Centre, Oi Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong) and Siu Sai Wan Plaza (First Floor, Siu Sai Wan Plaza, Siu Sai Wan Estate, Siu Sai Wan Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong) will commence operation on January 7 (Tuesday). The total number of iPostal Stations in Hong Kong will reach 23 by then. Senders can set any of the abovementioned iPostal Stations as the delivery address for their Smart Post, Local Parcel and Local CourierPost items through the EC-Ship platform, while recipients can set any of these stations as the default pick-up point for their items with a Mail Collection Number.
 
     Detailed information is as follows:
 

iPostal Station (Mail Collection Number sub-code)	Location	Opening hours (Monday to Sunday)
Oi Tung Estate iPostal Station (PLOTE)	Second Floor, Oi Tung Shopping Centre, Oi Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong	6am to midnight
Siu Sai Wan Plaza iPostal Station (PLSSW)	First Floor, Siu Sai Wan Plaza, Siu Sai Wan Estate, Siu Sai Wan Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong	24 hours

 
     To facilitate the greater use of iPostal Stations, Hongkong Post will continue to expand its network. It is scheduled to set up 20 iPostal Stations in the first quarter of 2020 and more than 80 gradually in the following three quarters. This will make the total number of iPostal Stations more than 120 in the following year, covering all 18 districts in Hong Kong.
 
     Details of iPostal Stations’ locations and ways to use them are available at ec-ship.hongkongpost.hk/platform/en/iPostalStation.jsp. For enquiries, please call the Hongkong Post General Enquiry Hotline at 2921 2222. read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     As at noon today, in the past 24 hours, public hospitals have admitted two female patients who have been to Wuhan in the past 14 days and presented with fever and respiratory infections or pneumonia symptoms, aged 12 and 41. Both patients are now being treated in isolation in Princess Margaret Hospital. The Hospital Authority (HA) has reported the cases and sent the specimens to the Department of Health for testing.
 
     “The patients concerned are in stable condition. A preliminary investigation shows that both patients had not been to a wet market in Wuhan before the onset of symptoms. The HA will keep monitoring the patients’ conditions and provide appropriate treatment,” the HA Chief Infection Control Officer, Dr Raymond Lai, said.
 
     Including the abovementioned cases, public hospitals have reported five patient cases to the Department of Health since December 31, 2019. Two of them have been discharged.
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     The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (January 3) reported two suspected cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and again urged the public to pay special attention to safety during travel, taking due consideration of the health risks in the places they visit. The cases are detailed below:
 

Sex	Female	Female
Age	39	4
Affected area involved	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
High-risk exposure	Nil	Nil
Hospital	Tuen Mun Hospital	Tuen Mun Hospital
Condition	Stable	Stable
MERS-Coronavirus preliminary test result	Pending	Pending

     “Travellers to the Middle East should avoid going to farms, barns or markets with camels; avoid contact with sick persons and animals, especially camels, birds or poultry; and avoid unnecessary visits to healthcare facilities. We strongly advise travel agents organising tours to the Middle East to abstain from arranging camel rides and activities involving direct contact with camels, which are known risk factors for acquiring MERS Coronavirus (MERS-CoV),” a spokesman for the CHP said.

     Locally, the CHP’s surveillance with public and private hospitals, with practising doctors and at boundary control points is firmly in place. Inbound travellers and members of the public who recently visited the Middle East and developed relevant symptoms within 14 days will be classified as suspected MERS cases. They will be taken to public hospitals for isolation and management until their specimens test negative for MERS-CoV.

     Travellers to affected areas should maintain vigilance, adopt appropriate health precautions and take heed of personal, food and environmental hygiene. The public may visit the MERS pages of the CHP and its Travel Health Service, MERS statistics in affected areas, the CHP’s Facebook Page and YouTube Channel, and the World Health Organization’s latest news for more information and health advice. Tour leaders and tour guides operating overseas tours are advised to refer to the CHP’s health advice on MERS.  read more