A Basic Law roving exhibition organised by the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau will be held this Saturday and Sunday (May 26 and 27) in Tseung Kwan O. In addition to an exhibition introduc… read more
A total of 1 482 candidates sat for the English Language papers in the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT) 2018 in February while 2 118 sat for the Putonghua papers.
The results of the assessment are as follows:
English Language papers:
| Number of Candidates |
Candidates Meeting the LPR* (Level 3 or above) No. and Percentage |
|
| Reading | 919 | 773 (84.1%) |
| Writing | 1 063 | 457 (43.0%) |
| Listening | 878 | 671 (76.4%) |
| Speaking | 955 | 550 (57.6%) |
| Classroom Language Assessment (CLA) (For teachers only) |
340 | 325 (95.6%) |
| Number of Candidates |
Candidates Meeting the LPR (Level 3 or above) No. and Percentage |
|
| Listening and Recognition | 1 524 | 1 191 (78.1%) |
| Pinyin | 1 423 | 980 (68.9%) |
| Speaking | 705 | 587 (83.3%) |
| CLA (For teachers only) |
504 | 442 (87.7%) |
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat: The meeting of the Legislative Council Finance Committee originally scheduled for tomorrow (May 25) at 3pm has been cancelled. read more
The Buildings Department approved 17 building plans in March, with seven on Hong Kong Island, four in Kowloon and six in the New Territories.
Of the approved plans, nine were for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, five were for commercial developments, one was for factory and industrial development and two were for community services developments.
In the same month, consent was given for works to start on 10 building projects that, when completed, will provide 132 464 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use involving 2 221 units, and 51 400 sq m of gross floor area for non-domestic use. The department has received notification of commencement of works for four building projects.
The department also issued 23 occupation permits, with six on Hong Kong Island, six in Kowloon and 11 in the New Territories.
Of the buildings certified for occupation, the gross floor area for domestic use was 48 318 sq m involving 427 units, and 71 769 sq m was for non-domestic use.
The declared cost of new buildings completed in March totalled about $3.8 billion.
In addition, 10 demolition consents involving 10 building structures were issued.
The department received 2 718 reports about unauthorised building works in March and issued 920 removal orders on unauthorised items.
The full version of the Monthly Digest for March can be viewed by the public on the Buildings Department’s homepage (www.bd.gov.hk). read more
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (May 24) announced an adjustment to the auto-LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) ceiling prices for dedicated LPG filling stations from June 1 to June 30, 2018, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts of the dedicated LPG filling stations.
A department spokesman said that the adjustment on June 1, 2018, reflects the movement of the LPG international price in May 2018. The adjusted auto-LPG ceiling prices for dedicated LPG filling stations will range from $3.23 to $3.77 per litre, representing an increase of $0.14 per litre.
The spokesman said that the auto-LPG ceiling prices were adjusted according to a specified pricing formula. The formula comprises two elements – the LPG international price and the LPG operating price. The LPG international price is the LPG international price of the preceding month. The LPG operating price is adjusted on the first day of February every year according to the movement in the Composite Consumer Price Index in the previous year.
The auto-LPG ceiling prices for respective dedicated LPG filling stations in June 2018 are as follows:
| Location of Dedicated LPG Filling Station | Auto-LPG Ceiling Price in June 2018 (HK$/litre) |
Auto-LPG Ceiling Price in May 2018 (HK$/litre) |
| Fung Yip Street, Chai Wan | 3.77 | 3.63 |
| Ngo Cheung Road, West Kowloon | 3.77 | 3.63 |
| Sham Mong Road, Mei Foo | 3.44 | 3.30 |
| Yip Wong Road, Tuen Mun | 3.44 | 3.30 |
| Marsh Road, Wan Chai | 3.44 | 3.30 |
| Fung Mat Road, Sheung Wan | 3.37 | 3.23 |
| Wai Lok Street, Kwun Tong | 3.37 | 3.23 |
| Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po | 3.37 | 3.23 |
| Cheung Yip Street, Kowloon Bay | 3.42 | 3.28 |
| Kwai On Road, Kwai Chung | 3.42 | 3.28 |
| Hang Yiu Street, Ma On Shan | 3.23 | 3.09 |
| Tak Yip Street, Yuen Long | 3.23 | 3.09 |