Tag Archives: Hong Kong

Hong Kong: LCQ12: Barrier-free environment

Following is a question by the Hon Cheung Kwok-che and a written reply by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung, in the Legislative Council today (November 18): Question: Last......

Hong Kong: Speech by Chief Executive at opening of GSMA Mobile Asia Congress 2009 (English only) (with photos)

Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang, at the opening ceremony of GSMA Mobile Asia Congress 2009 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre this morning (Novemb......

Three Arrested in Texas and Charged in Arizona for Counterfeiting and Selling DVDs Scheme Netted the Group Approximately $3 Million for Pirated Movies and TV Series

TUCSON—An indictment was unsealed today in Tucson charging four naturalized U.S. citizens with a scheme which involved the unauthorized reproduction and distribution of copyrighted DVDs......

Hong Kong: SLW on latest unemployment statistics

Following is the transcript (English portion) of the remarks by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, on the latest unemployment statistics at a media stand-up toda......

Hong Kong: Customs cracks online sale of counterfeit cosmetics

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (November 16) detected a case of selling suspected counterfeit cosmetics, seizing a batch of suspected counterfeit cosmetics and a computer, with a total value of ab......

Hong Kong: Secretary for the Environment continues Israel visit (with photos)

The Secretary for the Environment Mr Edward Yau today (November 17, Israeli time) continued his trip in Israel by attending WATEC 2009, an international exhibition and conference on water and e......

Hong Kong: CHP keeps close watch on Ukraine outbreak situation

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is closely monitoring developments of an outbreak of acute respiratory illness (ARI) in the Ukraine. A department spokesman sa......

Hong Kong: Warning against contamination in Cerezyme and Thyrogen products (with photos)

The Department of Health (DH) today (November 16) alerted healthcare professionals to thoroughly inspect two registered pharmaceutical products before use in view of the potential for foreign p......

Hong Kong: HAD opens temporary cold shelters this evening

In view of the cold weather, the Home Affairs Department has opened 12 temporary shelters for people in need of refuge from the cold this evening. The temporary shelters will open until 8.30 a......

Hong Kong: SFST meets President of European Central Bank in Frankfurt (with photos)

On the second day of his visit to Germany, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, today (Frankfurt time, November 16) attended a welcoming lunch in Frankfurt......

The regional ASIAN FORUM on CSR in Manila is oversubscribed in spite of the times!

The Asian Institute of Management announced yesterday that the Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility on November 19 and 20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel is fully subscribed. Of particular ......

Hong Kong: A New Chapter for Corneal Donation and Transplant Surgery

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: §A new chapter for corneal donation in HK: the ceremony cum forum on the new technology for corneal transplant surgery¨ was held tod......

Hong Kong: Sha Tin lights up for East Asian Games (with photos)

The annual Sha Tin festive lighting switch-on ceremony was held today (November 14). The theme of this year¦s lighting decoration is celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the P......

Hong Kong: Museum of Tea Ware invited to join Europalia.China 2009 (with photo)

The Tea Through the Ages: An Art of Living exhibition taken to Belgium by the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department as a programme of the Europal......

Hong Kong: Special operation against illegal migration activities

Twelve people were intercepted in connection with alleged document fraud and illegal migration activities in a special operation conducted by the Hong Kong Immigration Department with the parti......

Hong Kong: Law enforcement strengthened to combat unlawful employment

The Immigration (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 will take effect tomorrow (November 14).It prohibits illegal immigrants or people who are the subject of a removal order or a deportation order from t......

Hong Kong: Warning about slimming product with undeclared drug ingredients

Members of the public are urged not to buy or consume a slimming product labelled Shou Shen Jiao Guan V Ti Nei Yun Dong Wan (½G¨­±ÐÀ]VB°Y) as it was found to contain undeclared Western medicin......

Hong Kong: Public urged not to take drug product with undeclared Western drug ingredients

The Department of Health (DH) today (November 12) urged members of the public not to buy or consume a product called Neovidan which was found to have contained undeclared Western drug ingredien......

Hong Kong: CE arrives in Singapore to attend APEC meeting

The Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang, arrived in Singapore this (November 12) evening to attend the 17th Economic Leaders¦ Meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) over the weekend. ......

Hong Kong: Amendments to Strategic Commodities Control List gazetted

The Government will table at the Legislative Council next Wednesday (November 18) the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2009. The purpose of ......

Hong Kong: Widening of carriageway at Man Kam To Road gazetted

The Government published a notice in the Gazette today (November 13) on proposed widening of carriageway at Man Kam To Road, which aims to facilitate vehicular access to the extension of food i......