â€‹Hongkong Post announced today (April 29) that with the gradual scaling up of air freight capacity and provision of transit assistance by other postal administrations, postal services of the following destinations will resume from April 30. Details are given below:
 

 
     Additional conveyance time may be required for mail items destined for Namibia as mail items to this destination have to be transited via other postal administrations.
 
     Members of the public may visit the webpage of Hongkong Post at www.hongkongpost.hk/en/about_us/whats_new/notices/index_id_1406.html on the service availability for various destinations.

     Mobile Libraries 2, 5 and 6 will suspend services during designated periods in May and June for routine maintenance, a spokesman for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (April 29).

     Mobile Library 5 will suspend services from May 6 to 18. The affected service points are Ta Kwu Ling in North District; Hin Keng Estate, Kam Ying Court, Mei Tin Estate, Yan On Estate and Yiu On Estate in Sha Tin; Ming Tak Estate, Yee Ming Estate and Mang Kung Uk Road in Sai Kung; and Tai Wo Estate, Nai Chung, On Ho Lane, Fu Shin Estate and Fu Heng Estate in Tai Po. For enquiries about Mobile Library 5 services, please call 2696 5842.

     Mobile Library 2 will suspend services from May 20 to June 1. The affected service points are Tsui Ping Estate and On Tat Estate in Kwun Tong; Fortune Estate and Maple Street in Sham Shui Po; Sheung Tak Estate, Hau Tak Estate and Po Lam Estate in Tseung Kwan O; and Chevalier Garden, Pok Hong Estate, Lee On Estate, Mei Lam Estate and Saddle Ridge Garden in Sha Tin. For enquiries about Mobile Library 2 services, please call 2605 1071.

     Mobile Library 6 will suspend services from May 27 to June 1. The affected service points are Shau Kei Wan Market on Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, Lei Tung Estate and Ap Lei Chau Estate in Ap Lei Chau, the First Aid Station at Shek O Beach and Tsui Lam Estate in Tseung Kwan O. For enquiries about Mobile Library 6 services, please call 2505 4690.

     Readers are welcome to use other public libraries during the service suspension periods. They may also renew library materials by telephoning 2698 0002 or 2827 2833, or via www.hkpl.gov.hk.

     Hong Kong Customs has long attached great importance to staff training and is committed to providing Hong Kong youth with opportunities for their growth and development. The department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vocational Training Council (VTC) on April 26 and commenced co-operation in enhancing Customs officers' training in professional areas. Both sides will also jointly promote Customs work to VTC students who aspire to join the disciplined services, and promote "Customs YES", with an aim to broaden students' vision and motivate them to serve the community.

     The Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Ms Louise Ho, and the Executive Director of the VTC, Mr Donald Tong, witnessed the signing of the MoU by the Deputy Commissioner (Management and Strategic Development) of Customs, Mr Chan Tsz-tat, and Deputy Executive Director of the VTC Ms Alaina Shum. Through co-operation, the department will support the VTC in incorporating fundamental knowledge such as Customs duties, responsibilities and scopes of work into the curriculum of the VTC's full-time Higher Diploma Programme in Management for Disciplined Services (HD Programme). The department will also arrange to introduce recruitment information to students of the HD Programme and encourage them to join Customs upon graduation. Students will also have the opportunity to join activities by "Customs YES" for unleashing their potential, cultivating positive values and strengthening their sense of belonging to society. Under the co-operation framework, the VTC will provide assistance to enhance Customs trainings in various professional areas for effective enforcement.

     Ms Ho expressed her gratitude to the VTC for supporting Customs training and recruitment of new Customs personnel with potential and commitment. She emphasised that the MoU would serve as a wider platform for both sides to jointly nurture talent and deepen training co-operation.

     Mr Tong said that the MoU represented an important milestone signifying closer co-operation between the two sides in respect of vocational and professional education and training. He thanked Hong Kong Customs for supporting the VTC and vocational and professional education and training, and believed that the co-operation would enable students of the VTC to gain a deeper understanding of Customs work, which would be conducive to their career planning and development.

    

     â€‹The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (April 29) that rental of six market stalls at Sunlight Market in Tung Chung will be open for application starting tomorrow (April 30).

     The FEHD spokesman said, "Sunlight Market, opened in March last year, is located at Fu Tung Street near Tung Chung Station. We introduced a new management model to strengthen the role of the service contractor in managing the market, with a view to enhancing business vibrancy and meeting the needs of the public. There are a total of six market stalls, including two fruits stalls, one vegetable stall, one other food-related wet goods stall, one frozen/chilled meat (excluding chilled poultry) stall and one seawater fish stall, open for application from April 30 to May 14. They will be allocated by computer balloting."  

     Applicants should be aged 18 or above and ordinarily reside in Hong Kong. Starting from tomorrow, application forms can be downloaded from the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk) or obtained at the District Environmental Hygiene Offices. The completed application form together with supporting documents shall be delivered at or before 6pm on May 14 by fax (2545 2964), email (tcmkt@fehd.gov.hk), in person or by post to the Islands District Environmental Hygiene Office. Applicants can also fill in the online application form and submit the application online. Late applications will not be accepted.

     The priority order of eligible applicants in selecting a market stall for rental will be generated by open computer balloting. The date of ballot is scheduled for May 28. The result will be uploaded onto the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk) on the next day after the computer balloting for checking by the applicants. The FEHD will subsequently issue letters to notify successful applicants of the stall rental arrangements.

     Hongkong Post announced today (April 29) that, as advised by the postal administration of Greece, mail delivery services previously impacted by a local strike have returned to normal.