Tag Archives: Hong Kong
2009/11/17 Uncategorized comments closed
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:
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2009/11/17 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/17 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/17 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/17 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/17 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/17 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/16 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/16 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/16 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/15 Uncategorized comments closed
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 ......
2009/11/14 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/14 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/13 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/13 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/13 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/13 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/12 Uncategorized comments closed
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......
2009/11/12 Uncategorized comments closed
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.
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2009/11/12 Uncategorized comments closed
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 ......
2009/11/12 Uncategorized comments closed
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......