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As the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal has been cancelled, the Home Affairs Department’s Emergency Co-ordination Centre and the emergency hotline 2835 1473 have ceased to operate. read more
Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:
Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:
As the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal has been issued, the Home Affairs Department’s Emergency Co-ordination Centre is now in operation.
The Home Affairs Department will open temporary shelters for people in need of temporary accommodation.
For details, please contact the centre on 2835 1473. read more
Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals: Members of the public are advised to report any street flooding that comes to … read more
As the rainstorm warning has been issued by the Hong Kong Observatory, the Labour Department (LD) reminds employers and contractors that they should adopt necessary work arrangements and take suitable safety measures to pr… read more
The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Lau Kong-wah, today (August 26) extended his congratulations to Hong Kong squash athletes Au Chun-ming and Lee Ho-yin on winning a gold medal and a silver medal respectively in Men’s Single at the 18th Asian Games, being held in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia.
Mr Lau said, “Both squash athletes Au Chun-ming and Lee Ho-yin demonstrated their strength in turning defeat into victory at the semi-finals. It is a glorious story for Hong Kong that both entered the final match, scoring the best ever results for the Hong Kong squash team in the Asian Games. Their achievements signify the excellency of Hong Kong athletes and they are the pride of our people.”
The Hong Kong delegation has so far won 24 medals in the Asian Games, namely three gold, seven silver and 14 bronze. The list of other medals won from August 24 to today is as follows:
Today
Bronze medal
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Karate: Women’s Kumite -61kg
Choi Wan-yu
August 25
Silver medal
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Bowling: Men’s Team of Six
Lau Kwun-ho, Mak Cheuk-yin, Tse Chun-hin, Tseng Tak-hin, Wong Kwan-yuen and Wu Siu-hong
Bronze medal
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Karate: Women’s Kata
Grace Lau
August 24
Silver medal
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Fencing: Men’s Team Foil
Cheung Ka-long, Ryan Choi, Nicholas Edward Choi and Yeung Chi-ka read more