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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has been informed by banks that services of some bank branches and ATMs are temporarily suspended due to vandalisation of banking facilities. The banks are assessing the extent of disruptions and will provide updates in due course.

     Bank customers are advised to take note of the situation and pay attention to notifications made by the banks. They may also visit the unaffected ATMs, or use online banking and other electronic banking services as far as possible.

     The HKMA condemns the repeated acts of vandalism against the banking facilities in Hong Kong. The expression  of opinions should be conducted in a peaceful manner, without affecting the public’s access to banking services.
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     Individual workstations of the Air Traffic Management System (ATMS) of the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) today (January 1) experienced a brief hitch, during which individual workstations were not being responsive to comm… read more

     In response to the vandalism outside the High Court Building and criticism against a judge today (January 1), the Department of Justice issued the following statement:

     Judicial independence is an essential element of the rule of law. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government respects the freedom of speech of individuals. Members of the public have the right to express their views on court decisions and related matters within the boundary permitted by the law. Personal attacks and insults against judges would severely undermine the authority of the courts and damage public confidence in the judicial system.

     As pointed out by the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal at the Ceremonial Opening of the Legal Year last year, “… it is no part of a court’s function or duty to adjudicate on political or social issues, nor economic ones, whether siding with one extreme or another, or finding some sort of middle ground to solve the community’s political, social or economic concerns. Rather, at all times, the court is concerned with dealing with one aspect and one aspect only: a resolution of the legal issues arising in the dispute before it.” Any person who is dissatisfied with court decisions may lodge appeals through the excising mechanism and should not criticise judges abusively or impute them of political bias, otherwise, the rule of law in Hong Kong would be undermined. read more

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:   Please broadcast the following message as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:        As the night fell, masked rioters recklessly vandalised public … read more

At around 6pm today (January 1), rioters spray-painted words on the outer wall of High Court to insult a judge. Police strongly condemn such an unlawful act which defies the spirit of the law. Police will enforce the law impartially and have classified… read more