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Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible: Here is an item of interest to swimmers.      The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 14) that due to big wa… read more

     Owing to the thunderstorm warning, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (July 14) will be cancelled. read more

     Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 14). They are, on Hong Kong Island, TREATS; in Kowloon, Green Sense HK Limited; and in the New Territories, Wai Ji Christian Service, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.

     Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.

     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on July 14 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of Organisation	Colour of Collection Bag	Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island	TREATS	Pink	White
Kowloon	Green Sense HK Limited	Green	Blue
New Territories	Wai Ji Christian Service	Yellow	Yellow

     For enquiries, please call the SWD’s hotline at 2343 2255, or the Charitable Fund-raising Control Team at 2832 4311 during office hours. Information on the flag days of the month is available at the SWD’s website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/). Permits for flag days containing contact information of the flag-selling organisations and information on the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD’s website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_recentlyap/). For enquiries about the detailed flag-selling arrangements, please contact the individual flag-selling organisations.

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by the Public Subscription Permit issued by the SWD have also been uploaded to the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/fundraising).
 
     In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police, the spokesman added. read more

     Police today (July 13) appealed to the public for information on a woman who went missing in Kwai Chung.      Pang Chui-ying, aged 30, went missing after she left a rehabilitation centre on Tai … read more

     On the announcement made by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL) on the settlement of railway facilities of Tai Wai Station of the East Rail Line, a Government spokesman today (July 13) supplemented as follows:

     The Government took note that MTRCL issued a letter to the Sha Tin District Council and a press release today to inform the public that due to the foundation works of the topside development at the station (the development project), the monitoring points set up at the far-end of the southbound platform of Tai Wai Station and an overhead line mast nearby had for the first time on July 12, 2018 recorded settlement readings reaching MTRCL-pre-set limit of 20 mm for works suspension (the limit is the same as that adopted by the Buildings Department (BD) under general circumstances).  On MTRCL’s request, the foundation works have been suspended in the morning of July 12.  The relevant monitoring points were additionally set up by the developer of the development project on MTRCL’s request per the established procedures for Railway Protection Area to facilitate MTRCL to monitor the settlement data and ensure railway safety and operation would not be affected by related works.

     Upon receipt of MTRCL’s notification, the BD sent officers to inspect the relevant section of the platform and the overhead line mast, and confirmed that they are structurally safe.  On the other hand, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) has also reviewed the rail monitoring data submitted by MTRCL immediately and confirmed that the railway safety has not been affected by the related works.  The concerned tracks comply with safety standards and are operating normally. 

     Generally speaking, foundation works causing settlement in nearby structures is not uncommon.  To protect railway safety, the Government and MTRCL have stringent monitoring mechanisms.  In the Tai Wai Station incident, MTRCL and the relevant government departments have taken corresponding actions once being informed of the monitoring results.  This proves that the relevant mechanisms have been effective.

     As the works at the development project has been suspended, the BD and MTRCL will require the registered building professionals of the development project to stipulate mitigation measures.  Per the established practice, upon receipt of any amended plan of the development project and application to resume works, the BD will stringently consider such plan and application under the overarching consideration of ensuring structural safety of railway facilities and upon receipt of MTRCL’s confirmation regarding railway safety and impact on railway operation not being affected.  The EMSD will continue to closely monitor the situation to ensure safe operation of the railway. read more