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     The Fire Services Department (FSD) today (February 24) organised the AED Everywhere – Bus Companies United to Save Hearts event at the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy in Tseung Kwan O. AED Everywhere is a programme funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (HKJCCT).

     The Deputy Director of Fire Services (Operations), Mr Angus Wong, officiated at the launching ceremony with representatives from the Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, the Citybus Limited, and the New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Wong said that with the funding from the HKJCCT, the FSD launched the AED Everywhere programme to subsidise all sectors of the community on the procurement of automated external defibrillators (AED). He expressed his gratitude to the three bus companies for supporting the programme and becoming the first batch of subvented organisations to install AED at some bus regulators’ kiosks in various districts, so that members of the public can have immediate access to AED in cardiac arrest cases.

     Mr Wong also said that the FSD is inviting other organisations and institutions to participate in the programme, with an aim to fulfil their social responsibilities, thereby expanding the coverage of AED in the community. The FSD is currently identifying other feasible locations, such as banking branches and petrol filling stations, and encouraging and also sponsoring related organisations or institutions to install AED, with a view to jointly building a wider community-based safety net.

     Today’s event attracted over 500 participants. Among them, around 200 bus enthusiasts and bus company staff members attended a workshop on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of AED, becoming a member of the Resuscitation Alliance (RA). Last year, the FSD worked with various sectors of the community to form the RA with a view to promoting community education on CPR and the use of AED. More than 70 000 RA members have pledged to give a helping hand in cardiac arrest cases.

     According to the FSD, there are currently about 2 700 AED registered on the department’s online information platform “Centralized AED Registry for Emergency”. These AED are distributed in various public places such as railway stations, shopping malls, schools, fire stations, ambulance depots, sports centres, libraries, supermarkets and community halls.

        

     A man who went missing in Kwai Chung has been located.      Ling Kim-wah, aged 64, went missing after he was last seen at a care centre on Tai Loong Street on February 22 morning. Staff of the care centre made a report to Police on the sa… read more

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will launch a series of caring programmes and measures for senior citizens, persons with disabilities and people in need. The first batch of programmes rolled out today (February 2… read more

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     â€‹The Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York, Ms Maisie Ho, promoted Hong Kong’s fintech and innovation and technology (I&T) during her three-day duty visit in Atlanta, Georgia from February 21 to 23 (Atlanta time).
      
     As a host of a luncheon supported by Invest Hong Kong on February 22, Ms Ho gave a briefing on the latest development of fintech in Hong Kong to the attending representatives from local government, chambers of commerce, advance technology development centres and enterprises in the technology sector.
      
     Later in the day, Ms Ho attended a Lunar New Year business forum organised by the Hong Kong Association of Atlanta, World Trade Center Atlanta and the Office of International Initiatives of Georgia State University to explore the role of artificial intelligence, data management and electric vehicles in Asia.
      
     She highlighted the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s key strategies in further enhancing the city’s I&T ecosystem and promoting global collaboration. She also provided an overview of the latest initiatives in attracting overseas investment and talents to Hong Kong, as well as the development of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone.
      
     During her stay in Atlanta, Ms Ho hosted a spring reception at Georgia Aquarium in the evening of February 21 for some 200 guests from the city’s political, business and finance, as well as academic communities.
      
     On promoting education exchanges between Hong Kong and Atlanta, Ms Ho met with Vice Provost for International Initiatives Mr Bernard Kippelen, and Associate Director for Economic Development Ms Merry Hunter Caudle – both from Georgia Institute of Technology; Associate Provost, Office of International Initiatives Dr Carrie Manning, and the Head of Academic & Outreach Initiatives, Ms Kimberly Henshaw – both from Georgia State University; as well as Associate Dean of Pathway Center Mr Branden Grimett, and Vice Provost of Global Strategy and Initiative Mr Philip Wainwright, both from Emory University. Various talent admission schemes were also introduced to the three universities. She also met with the President of World Affairs Council of Atlanta, Ms Rickey Bevington, to provide her with latest updates on Hong Kong’s post-pandemic recovery and new economic drivers for the city.
      
     Before returning to New York on February 23, Ms Ho had a breakfast meeting with Atlanta’s fintech executives to exchange views on the latest fintech development in both cities.