Police today (April 11) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Lantau North. Yeung Tin-yeung, aged 62, went missing after he was last seen at a taxi station out… read more
The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, April 11, 2024 is 105.8 (up 0.4 against yesterday’s index). read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:
The Judiciary today (April 11) announced the appointment of Miss Ada Yim Shun-yee and Mr Lawrence Yip Sue-pui as District Judges. Both appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. They will take effect from April 12, 2024.
Further judicial appointments will be announced in due course.
The biographical notes of the appointees are as follows:
Miss Ada Yim Shun-yee
Miss Yim was born in Hong Kong in 1966. She obtained an LL.B. from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom in 1988, and an LL.M. from the University of New South Wales in Australia in 1995. She passed the Bar Finals Examination of the Holborn School of Law in the United Kingdom in 1989. She was called to the Bar in England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn) and the Bar in Hong Kong both in 1989. She was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, in 1990 and registered as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, in 1995. She has been in private practice from 1990 until she joined the Judiciary as Permanent Magistrate in 2002. She was appointed as Principal Magistrate in 2020.
Mr Lawrence Yip Sue-pui
Mr Yip was born in Hong Kong in 1969. He obtained an LL.B. and a P.C.LL. from City University of Hong Kong in 1993 and 1994 respectively. He was called to Bar in Hong Kong in 1994. He was in private practice from 1995 until he was appointed as Permanent Magistrate in 2009. 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 April 10 to noon today (April 11), the CFS conducted tests on the radiological levels of 130 food samples imported from Japan, which were of the “aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt” category. 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 50 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 41 834 samples of food imported from Japan (including 27 610 samples of aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt) and 11 430 samples of local catch respectively. All the samples passed the tests. read more
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 (April 1… read more