The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Economic Development will hold a special meeting at 8.45am tomorrow (July 4) in Conference Room 2 of the LegCo Complex to discuss the "2018-2023 Development Plans and 2019 Tariff Review of the two power companies".
​The 2018 Hong Kong Youth Music Camp, organised by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, will be held this month at Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre. Day camp programmes will be available from Monday to Friday during July 16 and 27. Organisations, families and individual groups are welcome to join and visit music rehearsals and an exhibition on folk music, attend mini-concerts and play music games. Day camp participants can also use various recreational facilities at the camp site.
The fee of the day camp will be $85 per person per day. A concessionary rate of $62 will apply to children, local/full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 and above, people with disabilities and their minder and participants from subvented organisations registered with the Social Welfare Department.
Limited vacancies are now available on a first come, first served basis. Interested parties can now submit their applications to the Music Office's Hong Kong Music Centre from 10am to noon and from 2pm to 4pm from today till July 10 (except the weekend). For enquiries, please call 2598 8335 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/musicoffice.
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Here is an item of interest to swimmers.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 3) that due to big waves, the red flag has been hoisted at Shek O Beach in Southern District, Hong Kong Island. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 is 102.8 (up 0.6 against last Saturday's index).
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Saturday, July 30, 2018 was 102.2 (same as last Friday's index).
The Transport Department (TD) today (July 3) announced the tunnel operation arrangements upon the expiry of the Tate's Cairn Tunnel (TCT) franchise.
"The TCT will be taken over by the Government on July 11. Pacific Infrastructure Management Limited, the management contractor of the TD, will take up the management, operation and maintenance of the TCT on the same day," a spokesman for the TD said.
The new management company will retain most of the existing management team and operation staff of the TCT to ensure the smooth operation of the tunnel. It will act according to the management procedures and standards stipulated in the Road Tunnels (Government) Ordinance as well as the contract conditions to manage and operate the tunnel.
​ "To facilitate the takeover arrangement, traffic in manual-toll lanes will be briefly stopped at about midnight on July 11. Traffic in auto-toll lanes will not be affected. Motorists should follow the instructions of tunnel staff. We shall monitor the transitional arrangements and work closely with the existing TCT franchisee and the new management company to ensure that the transition will be smooth," the spokesman added.