Prime Asset Development Limited was fined $87,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (October 16) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
      
     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on December 13, 2022, at a construction site in Ho Man Tin. A scaffolder, while erecting a scaffold at the external wall of a building under renovation, plunged from the scaffold to the ground and died.

     Hongkong Post announced today (October 16) that, as advised by the postal administration of Thailand, mail delivery services to Thailand for areas with the postcodes listed below are subject to delay due to flooding.
 

     The Lands Department (LandsD) announced today (October 16) that it registered 29 lease modifications, nine land exchanges and one lot extension in the Land Registry during the quarter ending September 2023, of which 10 were modifications of a technical nature involving nil premium.

     Among these 39 land transactions, 12 are located on Hong Kong Island, 16 are in Kowloon and 11 are in the New Territories. The transactions exclude Small House cases.

     There were no private treaty grants registered during the quarter.

     The above land transactions realised a total land premium of about $4,844.714 million.

     Transaction records of the lease modifications, land exchanges, private treaty grants and lot extensions, including those registered recently, are uploaded to the LandsD website (www.landsd.gov.hk/en/land-disposal-transaction/land-transaction.html) on a monthly basis. Details of the transactions may be obtained by searching the registered documents in the Land Registry.

     The Government announced today (October 16) that the Secretary for Transport and Logistics has made the Road Tunnels (Government) (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 (Commencement) Notice (the Commencement Notice) in relation to the arrangement of the implementation of time-varying tolls at the three road harbour crossings (RHCs), namely the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, the Eastern Harbour Crossing and the Western Harbour Crossing. The Commencement Notice will be tabled at the Legislative Council on the first day of its resumption of business (October 18) for negative vetting.
      
     The Government attaches great importance to publicity and education. In order to allow sufficient time for carrying out extensive publicity work after the completion of the legislative procedures when the commencement date is fixed, so that members of the public can have a better understanding of the detailed arrangements of time-varying tolls through various channels, the Government has decided to appoint 5am on December 17 (Sunday) as the commencement time by the Commencement Notice, with a view to ensuring the orderly and smooth implementation of time-varying tolls.
      
     A spokesperson for the Transport and Logistics Bureau said, "It has been the Government's target to implement time-varying tolls within 2023. Since the announcement of the toll plans for the three RHCs in March this year, we have been actively launching publicity campaigns to enable motorists to grasp the details of the toll plans and make early preparations. Upon the completion of the legislative procedures when the commencement date of time-varying tolls is fixed, the Government will further step up publicity so that members of the public are fully aware of the specific charging arrangements. Press conference will be arranged together with TV and radio Announcements in the Public Interest, social media/online promotions, information packs, the new toll enquiry function on the HKeMobility mobile application, etc."
      
     Implementation details of time-varying tolls are set out in the Annex and the Transport Department's website: www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/tunnels_and_bridges_n/tvt/index.html.

     Multiverse – Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2024, jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Hong Kong Designers Association, and organised by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum (HKHM), is now calling for entries. Designers worldwide are welcome to submit their posters online. The submission deadline is extended to November 20, 2023.
 
     Since its debut in 2001, the Hong Kong International Poster Triennial is now in its eighth edition. Through organising international poster design competition, exhibition and talks, each Triennial aims to assemble a creative and attractive collection of posters and foster graphic design education, thus enhancing cultural exchanges with other countries and regions.
 
     The theme of this Triennial is "Multiverse" that encourages designers to explore the infinite realm of creative imagery. There are four categories in the competition, namely "Thematic: Multiverse", "Promotion of Cultural Programmes", "Commercial and Advertising" and "Animated Poster". Assessments will be made based on originality, creativity and technical competence. Printed posters, and/or animated or motion graphic posters are welcomed.
 
     Each category will feature Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards, and there will also be eight International Judges Awards for the competition. All award-winning works and selected entries will be showcased in the exhibition tentatively scheduled to be held in late 2024 at the HKHM.
　
     Please visit the Hong Kong International Poster Triennial website (www.postertriennial.hk), follow the Triennial's Facebook (www.facebook.com/HKIPT), Instagram (instagram.com/hkipt) and Weibo (weibo.com/u/6040002404) for competition details and email triennial@lcsd.gov.hk for enquiries.