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 (December 2) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Silverstrand Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District. Beachgoers are advised not to swim at these beaches.
Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:
Yellow fire danger warning
The fire danger situation today (December 2) is yellow and the risk of fire is high. People are urged to prevent fires breaking out and hikers should also be vigilant.
Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service has been issued a Public Subscription Permit to hold a territory-wide flag sale from 7am to 12.30pm today (December 2), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.
Details of the charitable fund-raising activities, including any updated information, covered by the issued Public Subscription Permits have been published on the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/search). Permits for flag days containing information on contact methods of the flag-selling organisations and the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/ngo/controlofc/flagdays) for reference. For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the designated hotline of the 1823 Call Centre at 3142 2678.
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.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) is supporting the participation of Hong Kong films in the 45th Festival des 3 Continents being held in Nantes, France, from November 24 to December 3.
With funding support from Create Hong Kong and HKETO, Brussels, the Festival is paying tribute to director Ann Hui with a retrospective of her productions from 1981 to 2020. In addition, the programme of the Festival also includes the French premiere of a 4K-restored version of the 1995 film "Bugis Street" by director Yonfan, as well as a screening of the 2009 film "Vengeance" by director Johnnie To.
HKETO, Brussels hosted a reception at the Festival on November 30 (Nantes time). Speaking at the reception, Deputy Representative of HKETO, Brussels Miss Grace Li praised Hui for her achievements in the film industry which won international acclaim and touched the hearts of audiences around the world for the past four decades. She remarked that the East-meets-West culture of Hong Kong, as well as the unique blend of contemporary and cosmopolitan lifestyles with Chinese heritage and tradition, shined through the films of Hui. Miss Li also highlighted that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government was keen to support the development of Hong Kong into an important centre for international creative exchanges, a role enshrined in the National 14th Five-Year Plan.
The Festival des 3 Continents screens feature films from Asia, Africa and Latin America and presents film directors to the French public. This year, the Festival is bringing to the audiences 90 films with 240 screenings organised in 13 cities in the Loire-Atlantique region of France.
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
​The spokesperson of the Hospital Authority (HA) today (December 1) reminds members of the public to stay alert to fraudulent calls.
The HA received a report from the Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) today, which PWH was informed by members of the public that they received calls claiming to be calling from the PWH. The call was in the form of pre-recorded messages requesting the recipient to follow instructions to collect a document. The PWH has reported to the Police.
The HA reiterates that hospital staff will contact patients by phone in person and provide relevant information to verify the identity of both parties. Members of the public are advised not to disclose personal information in unidentified phone calls and to report any suspected fraudulent calls to the Police.