The Government Property Agency (GPA) is inviting tenders for a three-year tenancy of the government canteen on a portion of the first floor of Sai Wan Ho West Pier, Marine Police Harbour Division Headquarters, 42 Tai Hong Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong.

     The premises should only be used for the supply of meals, light refreshments, beverages (excluding alcoholic beverages and plastic bottled water) and other food commodities to government employees working in the Marine Police Harbour Division Headquarters and other such persons that may be authorised by the Commissioner of Police.

     The tender notice was uploaded today (March 28) to the GPA Property Portal: www.gpaproperty.gov.hk/en/index.html. Tender documents are available for collection at the Government Property Agency, 9/F, South Tower, West Kowloon Government Offices, 11 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, during the period from 9am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, except public holidays. The documents can also be downloaded from the GPA Property Portal.

     Interested tenderers who wish to attend a site inspection of the premises should make a prior appointment with the GPA by calling 3842 6775 on or before April 8.

     Tenderers must submit their tenders by placing them in the Government Logistics Department Tender Box situated on the Ground Floor, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong, before noon on April 18. Late tenders will not be accepted.

     The Government today (March 28) announced the appointment of four new non-official members as well as the reappointment of 10 incumbent non-official members and eight institutional members to the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board (HKMPB) for a two-year term with effect from April 1, 2024.

     The four new members are Mr Logan Chong Chiu-ming, Mr Ryan Ip Man-ki, Mr Marso Law Kwun-pan and Mr Edward Liu Yang. Mr Logan Chong Chiu-ming was a Managing Director of a multinational bank and financial services company, Mr Ryan Ip Man-ki is a Vice President of a local think tank, Mr Marso Law Kwun-pan is the Convenor of the Maritime Professional Promotion Federation, and Mr Edward Liu Yang is a Partner of a Chinese law firm.

     In addition, 10 incumbent members are reappointed, namely Ms Abby Chan Shuk-bing, Mr Cheung Sai-teng, Mr Ivor Chow, Mr Bjorn Hojgaard, Mr Wellington Koo Tse-hau, Mr Timothy Lee Kwok-lam, Mr Horace Lo Wai-man, Mr So Wing-wah, Mr Frankie Yick Chi-ming and Mr Chris Zhao Peng. Eight institutional members, namely the Hong Kong Container Terminal Operators Association, the Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association, the Hong Kong Sea Transport and Logistics Association, the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, the Hong Kong Shippers' Council, the Institute of Seatransport, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Vocational Training Council, are also reappointed.
 
     The Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Mr Lam Sai-hung, welcomed the new members and thanked the outgoing members, namely Mr Mayank Shikhar Gauba, Mr Kenneth Lam Sze-ken, Miss Rosita Lau Sui-yee and Mr Clarence Leung Ka-fai, for their valuable contributions to the HKMPB and the development of the maritime and port industry in Hong Kong.

     The HKMPB was established in 2016 to provide a high-level platform for setting the long-term development directions of port and maritime services and the related work in manpower training and promotions with a view to enhancing Hong Kong's competitiveness and status in the international maritime arena.

    The membership of the HKMPB with effect from April 1 is as follows:

Chairman
Secretary for Transport and Logistics

Deputy Chairman
Permanent Secretary for Transport and Logistics

Chairman, Maritime and Port Development Committee
Mr Bjorn Hojgaard

Chairman, Manpower Development Committee
Mr Timothy Lee Kwok-lam

Chairman, Promotion and External Relations Committee
Mr Wellington Koo Tse-hau

Members
Ms Abby Chan Shuk-bing
Mr Cheung Sai-teng
Mr Logan Chong Chiu-ming
Mr Ivor Chow
Mr Ryan Ip Man-ki
Mr Marso Law Kwun-pan
Mr Edward Liu Yang
Mr Horace Lo Wai-man
Mr So Wing-wah
Mr Frankie Yick Chi-ming
Mr Chris Zhao Peng
Representative of Hong Kong Container Terminal Operators Association
Representative of Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association
Representative of Hong Kong Sea Transport and Logistics Association
Representative of Hong Kong Shipowners Association
Representative of Hong Kong Shippers' Council
Representative of Institute of Seatransport
Representative of Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Representative of Vocational Training Council
Director of Marine
Director-General of Investment Promotion

Secretary
Deputy Secretary for Transport and Logistics

     â€‹The Chief Executive has appointed Mr Peter Lau Man-pong as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Arts Centre for a period of three years from April 8, 2024, to April 7, 2027. Mrs Christine Ip Yeung See-ming and Ms Stephanie Poon have been appointed as members of the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Arts Centre for a period of three years from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2027.
      
     The appointments are published in the Government Gazette today (March 28).

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has invited Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award winner Eliane Elias to make her Hong Kong debut in May. In this much-anticipated jazz concert for music fans in the city, Elias will unleash her diverse musical talents by performing her greatest hits in her trademark performance style.
 
     The versatile Brazilian musician was unable to come to Hong Kong as scheduled in November last year, and her jazz concert has now been rescheduled for May 28 (Tuesday). Elias, together with her longtime collaborative jazz musicians Marc Johnson (double bass), Leandro Pellegrino (guitar) and Rafael Barata (drums), will combine jazz, Brazilian, classical and pop music styles in the upcoming concert including "Quietude" that features bossa nova jazz balladry. With her alluring voice, virtuosic piano skills and impromptu live interpretation, Elias will bring the audience a jazz music evening filled with a Latin flare.
 
     Elias is an internationally acclaimed pianist, singer and composer as well as an arranger. Her distinctive musical style is one of the most unique and immediately recognisable sounds in jazz and Brazilian music. She has released various albums to date, winning two Grammy Awards for "Best Latin Jazz Album", and two Latin Grammy Awards for "Best Jazz Album". Elias has toured more than 70 countries and regions. In 2018, she was presented with an Edison Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award in the Netherlands.

     â€‹"Jazz Concert by Eliane Elias" will be staged at 8pm on May 28 at the Concert Hall of Hong Kong City Hall. Tickets priced at $200, $320, $420 and $520 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7321 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/programs_1665.html.

    

     The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) announced today (March 28) the rating results of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinder Distributor Safety Performance Recognition Scheme (the Scheme) for 2023.
      
     All the 145 distributors under the five registered gas supply companies supplying LPG cylinders in Hong Kong joined the Scheme. Among the participating distributors, 64 attained the highest level of safety performance, the gold rating, while 15 and 66 received silver and bronze ratings respectively.
      
     Under the Scheme, independent auditing companies commissioned by the registered gas supply companies rated the distributors based on their performance in LPG cylinder delivery arrangements, safety inspection of gas appliances, record keeping of customer receipts, employee training and maintaining gas safety operation records. The rating results were verified by the EMSD.
      
     Distributors will display the Scheme's logo and the rating certificate outside and inside their shops respectively for easy identification by the public.
      
     Organised by the EMSD and registered gas supply companies, the Scheme aims to enhance the safety performance of the LPG cylinder trade. For details of the Scheme and the ratings of LPG cylinder distributors, please visit the EMSD website (www.emsd.gov.hk/en/media/lpgcdsprs) and the EMSD mobile application "E&M Connect".