Police today (June 24) laid a holding charge against a 59-year-old man with one count of murder.
The man was arrested on June 22 in suspected connection with a murder case happened in Sheung Shui on the same day, in which a 56-year-old woman died.
The case will be mentioned at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (June 25) morning. read more
In response to the Japanese Government’s plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station, the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene issued a Food Safety Order which prohibits all aquatic products, sea salt and seaweeds originating from the 10 metropolis/prefectures, namely Tokyo, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Chiba, Gunma, Tochigi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama, from being imported into and supplied in Hong Kong.
For other Japanese aquatic products, sea salt and seaweeds that are not prohibited from being imported into Hong Kong, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department will conduct comprehensive radiological tests to verify that the radiation levels of these products do not exceed the guideline levels before they are allowed to be supplied in the market.
As the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water is unprecedented and will continue for 30 years or more, the Government will closely monitor and step up the testing arrangements. Should anomalies be detected, the Government does not preclude further tightening the scope of the import ban.
From noon on June 21 to noon today (June 24), the CFS conducted tests on the radiological levels of 360 food samples imported from Japan, which were of the “aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt” category, in the past three days (including last Saturday and Sunday). No sample was found to have exceeded the safety limit. Details can be found on the CFS’s thematic website titled “Control Measures on Foods Imported from Japan” (www.cfs.gov.hk/english/programme/programme_rafs/programme_rafs_fc_01_30_Nuclear_Event_and_Food_Safety.html).
In parallel, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has also tested 150 samples of local catch for radiological levels. All the samples passed the tests. Details can be found on the AFCD’s website (www.afcd.gov.hk/english/fisheries/Radiological_testing/Radiological_Test.html).
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has also enhanced the environmental monitoring of the local waters. No anomaly has been detected so far. For details, please refer to the HKO’s website
(www.hko.gov.hk/en/radiation/monitoring/seawater.html).
From August 24 to noon today, the CFS and the AFCD have conducted tests on the radiological levels of 61 561 samples of food imported from Japan (including 39 879 samples of aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt) and 15 142 samples of local catch respectively. All the samples passed the tests. read more
Twenty-one convictions were recorded in May 2024 for breaches of legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department. Three of the convictions were under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance, three … read more
The Buildings Department approved 13 building plans in April, with five on Hong Kong Island, four in Kowloon and four in the New Territories.
Of the approved plans, six were for apartment and apartment/commercial developments, three were for commercial developments, one was for factory and industrial development, and three were for community services development.
In the same month, consent was given for works to start on 12 building projects which, when completed, will provide 265 603 square metres of gross floor area for domestic use involving 5 938 units, and 61 393 sq m of gross floor area for non-domestic use. The department has received notification of commencement of superstructure works for six building projects.
The department also issued 18 occupation permits, with five on Hong Kong Island, four in Kowloon and nine in the New Territories.
Of the buildings certified for occupation, the gross floor area for domestic use was 28 263 sq m involving 727 units, and 103 518 sq m was for non-domestic use.
The declared cost of new buildings completed in April totalled about $5.3 billion.
In addition, eight demolition consents involving eight building structures were issued.
The department received 3 113 reports about unauthorised building works (UBWs) in April and issued 721 removal orders on UBWs.
The full version of the Monthly Digest for April can be viewed on the Buildings Department’s homepage (www.bd.gov.hk). read more
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 24) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about an outbreak of highly pa… read more