The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (March 8) gazetted a notice to invite tenders for the contract for Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area Second Phase Development – Contract 4 – Site Formation and Engineering Infrastructure Works (Contract No. YL/2023/04). The closing time for the tender is noon on May 3.
 
     The works mainly include:

1. site clearance and formation (including land decontamination works) for about 43 hectares of lands, together with provision of associated engineering infrastructure;
2. construction of district distributor and local roads connecting Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area to Tin Ha Road;
3. construction of pedestrian footbridges;
4. construction of a cycle track and pedestrian subway and associated retaining walls;
5. revitalisation of some sections of Tin Sam Channel;
6. construction of a sewage pumping station;
7. construction of associated works including water mains, drainage and sewerage works, district cooling mains, cycle tracks, footpaths, box culverts, landscaping works, electrical and mechanical works and other ancillary works; and
8. implementation of environmental mitigation measures (including noise barriers) and environmental monitoring works for the works mentioned above.

 
     The works are scheduled to commence in mid-2024 and will take about 54 months to complete.
 
     The CEDD has commissioned Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited to design and supervise the works. Interested contractors may obtain the forms of tender and further particulars from the company at Level 5, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong.
 
     Details of the tender notice are available on the CEDD website (www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/tender-notices/contracts/tender-notices/index.html). For enquiries, please call Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited at 2268 3400 during office hours.

     The Labour Department (LD) will hold a public talk entitled "Occupational Health of Office Workers Series (II) Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders for Office Workers" on March 18 (Monday) to raise office workers' awareness of musculoskeletal disorders of back and upper limbs arising from prolonged repetitive movements or improper sitting postures. The talk will cover the causes of and preventive measures for musculoskeletal disorders among office workers.
      
     The talk will be given by the LD's occupational hygienist and occupational health nurse at 3.30pm in the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
      
     The LD will hold another talk, entitled "First Aid in the Workplace" on March 20 (Wednesday). The talk will cover basic knowledge of first aid and explain how to assist and handle employees injured in workplace accidents through case illustrations.
      
     The talk will be given by the occupational health nurse at 3.30pm at the Lecture Theatre of the Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay.

     Both talks will be given in Cantonese. Admission is free but pre-registration is required. Interested participants can register online (www.oshsreg.gov.hk). For enquiries, please call 2852 4040.

     The Government announced today (March 8) the appointment of three new members to the Hospital Authority (HA), and the reappointment of three serving members.

     Among the new members appointed, Professor Chiu Wai-yan is appointed in the capacity of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong for a period of two years from February 27, 2024, to February 26, 2026. The other two new members, Professor Zhang Zhang-jin and Mr Matthew Kwok Pui-ho, will be appointed for a period of two years from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.

     Professor Zhang is the Professor and Coordinator of Chinese Medicine Service for Hospital and Development of the School of Chinese Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is also the Chief of Service (COS) of the Department of Chinese Medicine of the HKU-Shenzhen Hospital and COS of the Department of Chinese Medicine of Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong.

     Mr Kwok is an Advanced Practice Occupational Therapist of Pok Oi Hospital.

     Among the serving members reappointed, Professor Lau Chak-sing continues to serve as an HA member in his capacity of the Dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of HKU for a period of two years from February 27, 2024, to February 26, 2026. The other two serving members, Ms Margaret Cheng Wai-ching and Ms Mary Huen Wai-yi, will be reappointed for a period of two years from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.

     The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, welcomed the three new members joining the HA. He also expressed gratitude to the three serving members reappointed and extended heartfelt thanks to the outgoing members, Professor Francis Chan Ka-leung and Dr Leung Wing-cheong, for their invaluable contribution to the HA.  

     The HA comprises a Chairman, 23 non-official members, three public officers and one principal officer from the HA. The membership list to be effective from April 1, 2024, is as follows:

Chairman:
Mr Henry Fan Hung-ling
 
Non-official Members:
Mr Lawrence Chan Man-yiu
Professor Chan Wai-yee
Mr Chan Wing-kai
Ms Margaret Cheng Wai-ching
Mr Duncan Chiu
Professor Chiu Wai-yan
Ms Anita Fung Yuen-mei
Mr Ambrose Ho
Ms Maisy Ho Chiu-ha
Ms Mary Huen Wai-yi
Mr Jat Sew-tong
Mr Matthew Kwok Pui-ho
Mrs Sylvia Lam Yu ka-wai
Professor Lau Chak-sing
Professor David Shum Ho-keung
Professor Agnes Tiwari Fung-yee
Mr Philip Tsai Wing-chung
Mr Anthony Tsang Hin-fun
Dr Thomas Tsang Ho-fai
Mr Henry Tong Sau-chai
Mr Wan Man-yee
Mr Billy Wong Wing-hoo
Professor Zhang Zhang-jin
 
Public Officers:
Permanent Secretary for Health, Mr Thomas Chan
Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam
Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury), Mr Aaron Liu
 
HA Principal Officer:
Chief Executive of the HA, Dr Tony Ko

     The Drainage Services Department (DSD) today (March 8) gazetted a notice to invite tenders for the contract for Relocation of Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works to Caverns – Civil Works for Sewage Treatment Facilities and Associated Works (Contract No. DC/2023/18).

     The works mainly comprise:

• construction of the civil structures for sewage and sludge treatment facilities and the associated utilities and roadworks of the proposed Sha Tin Cavern Sewage Treatment Works;
• construction of two maintenance workshop buildings;
• construction and installation of fire services, building services installations and related electrical and mechanical facilities in ancillary buildings; and
• other related works.

     The works are scheduled to commence in December 2024 and will take about 61 months to complete.

     The DSD has commissioned AECOM Asia Company Limited to design and supervise the works. Interested contractors can obtain the tender forms and further particulars from the company at 12/F, Tower 2, Grand Central Plaza, 138 Sha Tin Rural Committee Road, Sha Tin, New Territories.

     Tender submissions should be placed in the Government Secretariat Tender Box located at the lobby of the Public Entrance on the Ground Floor, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong. The closing time for the tender is noon on May 3.

     Details of the tender notice are available on the DSD website (www.dsd.gov.hk/EN/Tender_Notices/Current_Tenders/index.html). For enquiries, please contact AECOM Asia Company Limited (tel: 3922 9000; fax: 3922 9797; email address: desmond.ng@aecom.com).

     The Government gazetted today (March 8) the proposed road works for the Development of San Tin Technopole Phase 1 works.

     Details of the proposal are set out in the Annex. The plans and scheme of the works are available for public inspection at the following government offices during office hours:
 
Central and Western Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
G/F, Harbour Building,
38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong
 
Yuen Long Home Affairs Enquiry Centre
G/F, Yuen Long District Office Building,
269 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, New Territories
 
District Lands Office, Yuen Long,
9/F, Yuen Long Government Offices,
2 Kiu Lok Square, Yuen Long, New Territories
 
     The gazette notice, scheme, plans and location plan are available at www.tlb.gov.hk/eng/publications/transport/gazette/gazette.html.
 
     Any person who wishes to object to the works or the use, or both, is required to address to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics an objection in writing, which can be submitted via the following means:
 

• By post or by hand to the Transport and Logistics Bureau's Drop-in Box No. 6 located at the entrance on 2/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong. The box is available for use between 8am and 7pm from Monday to Friday (except public holidays);
• By fax to 2868 4643; or
• By email to gazettetlb@tlb.gov.hk.

 
     A notice of objection should describe the objector's interest and the manner in which he or she alleges that he or she will be affected by the works or the use. Objectors are requested to provide contact details to facilitate communication. A notice of objection should be delivered to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics not later than May 7, 2024.