The Government today (June 29) announced the appointment of the Commission on Poverty (CoP) and its two Task Forces, namely the Community Care Fund Task Force and the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund… read more
The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (June 29) announced that in response to requests from interested tenderers, the tender period for the contract for Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O – road D9 and associated works has been extended to noon on July 20.
The CEDD invited tenders for the contract on April 27. The original tender period was scheduled to expire at noon on July 6.
The extension of the tender period was gazetted today. Details of the tender notice are available at the CEDD’s website
(www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/tender/contract/tender/index.html#NE/2017/08). read more
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health today (June 29) reported that the suspected case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) pending results yesterday (June 28), upon preliminary testing, tested negative … read more
An order to remove and dispose of human remains buried in 2011 in six public cemeteries was gazetted today (June 29).
The order was made under section 119A of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Chapter 132), which empowers the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (DFEH) to direct the removal and disposal of human remains buried in public cemeteries for a period of not less than six years.
The six cemeteries are the coffin sections of Wo Hop Shek Cemetery, Cheung Chau Cemetery, Tai O Cemetery and Lai Chi Yuen Cemetery on Lantau; the “T” Section of Sandy Ridge Cemetery; and the Government Urn Section of Sandy Ridge Urn Cemetery in Lo Wu.
People who wish to arrange for private exhumation and disposal of the human remains subject to removal should apply to the department’s Cemeteries and Crematoria Office on the Upper Ground Floor, 6 Cheong Hang Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, on or before July 13 this year. Enquiries can be made on 2364 5399.
Any remains buried in the six cemeteries not exhumed as required will be cremated at a government crematorium. The ashes will be buried at Sandy Ridge Urn Cemetery or other cemeteries as may be decided by the DFEH. read more
Hong Kong e-Legislation (HKeL) will be the only government legislation website from July 1, 2018, following the discontinuation of the previous Bilingual Laws Information System (BLIS) on the same date, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice reminded the public today (June 29).
The spokesperson said, “To help the public learn more about HKeL, we have published leaflets introducing the major functions of HkeL. The leaflets can be obtained from the major public libraries, district offices and the sales counter of the Information Services Department. Users’ guides and slideshows on major functions are available on the HKeL website for quick reference.
“To improve the user-friendliness of HKeL, we have recently enhanced the Quick Search function to facilitate quicker access to a particular provision or multiple provisions in a chapter. In addition, a Quick Links Panel has been added on the HKeL homepage to promote direct access to certain popular features like the Chapter Number Index and the Glossaries of Legal Terms.”
The spokesperson added that the Government will continue to listen to the views of users to enhance HKeL for the benefit of the general public and the legal profession.
HKeL was launched in February 2017. To facilitate the transition from BLIS to HKeL, the two websites have been running in parallel. After consulting the HKeL Liaison Group and considering the views of the legal profession, it was decided that BLIS would discontinue service on July 1, 2018. read more