The Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, today (July 25) visited Central and Western District to learn more about rehabilitation services and environmental hygiene conditions in the district. She also exchanged… read more
A company was fined $4,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (July 25) for contravening the Clubs (Safety of Premises) Ordinance.
The courts heard that in December last year, officers from the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA) of the Home Affairs Department conducted inspections at a club on Cameron Road in Tsim Sha Tsui which had been operating with a certificate of compliance (CoC).
OLA officers posed as customers and patronised the club for drinks without being asked to show their membership status or being invited to join the club as members. Also, the staff of the club failed to show the registered drawings upon the OLA officers’ request. Conditions 17 and 19 of the CoC were breached.
The company, being the CoC holder of the club, was charged with contravening section 21(2) of the Ordinance.
A spokesman for the department reminded all CoC holders to comply with the conditions as stipulated therein. Enforcement action will continue to be taken against illegal club operations. read more
​The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Lau Kong-wah, met with the Vice Governor of Hubei Province, Ms Chen Anli, yesterday (July 24) upon arrival in Wuhan, Hubei.
Last night, he also joined a gathering of Hong Kong people working or studying in Wuhan to hear about their lives. During the stay in Wuhan, he toured the Hubei Provincial Museum and the Museum of Wuchang Uprising of 1911 Revolution to learn more about local heritage preservation and explore possible collaboration on culture and youth development work between Hong Kong and Hubei.
Mr Lau visited Jingzhou today (July 25) and met the Secretary of the CPC Jingzhou Municipal Committee, Mr He Guangzhong. He also visited local cultural heritage locations to learn about the protection and promotion of cultural heritage.
Mr Lau will proceed to Beijing tomorrow (July 26). His itinerary in Beijing includes attending the closing ceremonies of the Youth Internship Programme at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Fin Society’s internship programme. He will depart from Beijing and return to Hong Kong in the morning on July 28.
A woman was fined $10,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (July 25) for contravening the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance.
The courts heard that in January this year, officers of the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA), Home Affairs Department, inspected a suspected unlicensed guesthouse on Cheung Wah Street in Cheung Sha Wan. The OLA officers posed as lodgers and successfully rented a room in the guesthouse on a daily basis.
According to the OLA’s records, the guesthouse did not possess a licence under the Ordinance on the day of inspection. The woman responsible for operating the premises was charged with contravening section 5(1) of the Ordinance.
A department spokesman stressed that operating or managing an unlicensed guesthouse is a criminal offence and will lead to a criminal record. Upon conviction, the offender is liable to a maximum fine of $200,000 and two years’ imprisonment.
The spokesman appealed to anyone with information about suspected unlicensed guesthouses to report it to the OLA through the hotline (Tel: 2881 7498), by email (hadlaenq@had.gov.hk), by fax (2504 5805) using the report form downloaded from the OLA website (www.hadla.gov.hk), or through the mobile application “Hong Kong Licensed Hotels and Guesthouses”. read more
The Government today (July 25) announced that the Chief Executive has re-appointed Mr Willy Lin Sun-mo as Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) for two years starting from August 6, 2018.
The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang, welcomed the re-appointment of Mr Lin as Chairman of the HKPC. “Under Mr Lin’s able leadership in the past two years, the HKPC has been making valuable and significant contributions to support the Government’s policy in driving ‘re-industrialisation’ in Hong Kong and assist the industry in enhancing its competitiveness. I look forward to continuing to work with Mr Lin closely to promote the development of innovation and technology in Hong Kong,” Mr Yang said.
Mr Lin was first appointed as Chairman of the HKPC in August 2016.
The HKPC was established in 1967 to promote increased productivity in Hong Kong. Its role is to provide integrated support to innovative and growth-oriented Hong Kong firms across the value chain. The HKPC’s main sectoral focus is Hong Kong’s manufacturing and related service activities, while its main geographical focus is Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta. The HKPC provides its clients with a diverse range of support services in product development, consultancy, training and technology transfer. read more