Police today (January 17) appealed to the public for information on a woman who went missing in Ta Kwu Ling.
 
     Leung Jonica, aged 66, went missing after she left a caring centre on Ping Che Road yesterday (January 16) afternoon. The staff of caring centre made a report to Police on the same day.
 
     She is about 1.58 metres tall, 44 kilograms in weight and of medium build. She has a round face with yellow complexion and short grey hair. She was last seen wearing a green long sleeves shirt, pink trousers, and pink slippers.
 
      Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing woman or may have seen her is urged to contact the Regional Missing Persons Unit of New Territories North on 3661 3127 or email to rmpu-ntn-1@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

  

     The Director-General of Civil Aviation, Mr Victor Liu, visited Shanghai between January 15 and 17, and paid courtesy calls on various aviation authorities and organisations to conduct in-depth exchanges on the latest developments in civil aviation and various other fields.
 
     Mr Liu called on the Director-General of the East China Regional Administration of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Mr Wan Xiangdong, and visited the Shanghai Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Centre of the CAAC. Mr Liu exchanged views with them on matters of common interest and looked into ways to foster closer co-operation to grasp the opportunities presented by the National 14th Five-Year Plan.
 
     During his stay in Shanghai, Mr Liu also visited the China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport to understand the latest developments and exchange views on various aviation topics.
 
     The delegation included the Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation (Airport Standards), Miss Clara Wong, and the Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation (Flight Standards), Mr Michael Yuen.
 
     Mr Liu will return to Hong Kong tonight (January 17).

      

Attention TV and radio duty announcers:

     Please broadcast the following special announcement as soon as possible, and repeat it at suitable intervals:
 
     A fire broke out on a vessel in waters at the New Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter at 5.21pm today (January 17). The Fire Services Department is conducting a firefighting operation. 

     Members of the public who are being affected by the smoke and an unusual odour carried by the wind are advised to close their doors and windows and stay calm.

     Bouygues Travaux Publics (Bouygues), Kam Lee Construction Decoration Engineering Co., Limited (Kam Lee) and Chan Hark Transportation Engineering Limited (Chan Hark) were fined $36,000, $87,000 and $28,000 respectively at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (January 17). Bouygues violated the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance. Chan Hark violated the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations. Kam Lee violated both the Ordinance and the Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
      
     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on April 21, 2021, at a construction site at the former south apron, Kai Tak. A lorry-mounted crane used in lifting a concrete skip for concreting a trench suddenly tilted, causing the concrete skip to strike a worker engaged in the work. The worker was injured and passed away on the same day.

     Hip Hing Loong Stage Engineering Company Limited was fined $420,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (January 17) for violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department (LD).

     The case involved two accidents that occurred in connection with a concert held in July 2022 at the Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom. During a concert rehearsal on July 25, 2022, a dancer fell off the stage into a void and was injured. On July 28, 2022, two dancers were hit and injured by a display panel that fell from height during a stage performance of the concert.

     A spokesman for the LD said, "The judgement sends a strong message to all duty holders that they are required to protect employees' occupational safety and health (OSH) in accordance with the law. The LD safeguards the OSH of all employees in Hong Kong. The LD does not tolerate any such offences and spares no effort in prosecuting employers/occupiers of premises who defy the law."

     The LD stresses that employers and occupiers of premises are required to take adequate OSH precautions pursuant to relevant provisions under the OSH law to safeguard employees' safety and health.