Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Sham Shui Po yesterday (June 16) in which a 60-year-old man died.

     At about 8.13pm yesterday, the 60-year-old man parked a light goods vehicle (LGV) on Yee Kuk Street. When unloading goods at the rear end of the LGV, he was reportedly knocked down by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) from behind. The SPV then hit the LGV. A 46-year-old non-ethnic Chinese man standing on roadside was hurt by glass fragments.

     Sustaining serious head and leg injuries, the 60-year-old man was rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital in conscious state and was certified dead at 10.16pm. The non-ethnic Chinese man sustained neck injuries and was sent to Caritas Medical Centre in conscious state for treatment.

     The 73-year-old SPV driver was arrested for dangerous driving causing death and is being detained for further enquiries.

     Investigation by the Special Investigation Team of Traffic, Kowloon West is underway.

     Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 9000 or 3661 9058.

     Hong Kong Customs today (June 16) seized about 500 000 suspected illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of about $1.3 million and a duty potential of about $1 million in Yuen Long.

     During an anti-illicit cigarette operation in Yuen Long this morning, Customs officers intercepted a man and found about 50 000 suspected illicit cigarettes from a light goods vehicle beside him. Later, Customs officers further seized about 450 000 suspected illicit cigarettes from a metal hut nearby.

     The 53-year-old man was arrested. Investigation is ongoing.

      Under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, anyone involved in dealing with, possession of, selling or buying illicit cigarettes commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $1 million and imprisonment for two years.

     Members of the public may report any suspected illicit cigarette activities to the Customs 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).

  

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
 
     The spokesperson for Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) made the following announcement today (June 16):

     A 92-year-old female patient in an Orthopaedic and Traumatology ward of TMH was confirmed as Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) carrier on June 14. In accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines, the hospital has screened patients who had contact with the index patient. Three more female patients (aged 59 to 91) were confirmed to be VRE carriers without clinical symptoms. All patients are still hospitalised with stable condition.

     The concerned ward has adopted the following enhanced infection control measures:

     1.   Enhanced hand hygiene and stringent contact precautions have been applied;
     2.   Enhanced attention to contamination-prone procedures; and
     3.   Enhanced disinfection and cleansing of the concerned ward.
      
     The cases have been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow up.
 

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Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 16) that the shark prevention nets at Cafeteria Old Beach and Kadoorie Beach in Tuen Mun District have been repaired and the beaches have been reopened.

     The beaches were temporarily closed earlier on for shark prevention nets maintenance work.

     A total of 363 winners of the HSBC Junior Police Call (JPC) Awards Scheme 2017 were commended today (June 16) for their contributions in disseminating fight-crime messages, organising and participating in community services and promoting the JPC Scheme, as well as their creativity in designing crime prevention tools.

    The Commissioner of Police, Mr Lo Wai-chung; the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr Lau Yip-shing; the JPC Central Advisory Board Chairperson cum Assistant Commissioner of Police (Support), Ms Lam Hiu-tong; the Acting Chief Superintendent of Police Public Relations Branch, Ms Yu Hoi-kwan; the Group General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific of HSBC, Mr Raymond Cheng, and the JPC Ambassador, Ms Money Lo Man-yee, presented prizes to the winners at the award presentation ceremony.

     Speaking at the ceremony, Ms Yu said that the JPC Scheme aimed at developing young people’s leadership skills and their sense of social responsibility. The scheme also instilled positive values in youths and trained them to become future leaders. In addition to the JPC Scheme Awards, a “Fight Crime by Technology and Social Media Competition” was also held this year to encourage youngsters to make use of their creativity to spread fight crime and crime prevention messages via social media platforms.
 
     Also officiating at the ceremony, Mr Cheng said that HSBC has supported the scheme for more than 30 years to nurture young leaders. He hoped that the JPC members would keep injecting positive energy into society.

     The HSBC JPC Awards Scheme was organised by the Police and supported by HSBC. The selection panel of the two competitions comprised representatives from the Police Public Relations Branch, HSBC and JPC Central Advisory Board. Winners were selected from entries recommended by districts. The award winners are as follows:

JPC Scheme Awards
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The Best JPC Member Award
Lam Tik-lun (Kowloon City District)

The Best JPC Leader Award
Tang Yu-hin (Kowloon City District)

The Best JPC School Club (Primary School) Award
S.K.H. Kei Wing Primary School (Mong Kok District)

The Best JPC School Club (Secondary School) Award
Kwun Tong Government Secondary School (Sau Mau Ping District)

The Best JPC District Council Award
Kowloon City JPC District Council

Fight Crime by Technology and Social Media Competition
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The Best JPC Member Award
Lam Tik-lun (Kowloon City District)

The Best JPC Leader Award
Joyce Tse (Mong Kok District)

The Best JPC School Club (Primary School) Award
S.K.H. Kei Wing Primary School (Mongkok District)

The Best JPC School Club (Secondary School)  Award
Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong School (Sha Tin District)

The Best JPC District Council Award
Sau Mau Ping JPC District Council