Month: July 2025

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

Classes of all day schools will be suspended tomorrow, given that the Hong Kong Observatory will issue Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 between midnight and 2am that day and that adverse weather will persist in the day time.

The suspension covers secondary schools, primary schools, special schools, kindergartens, and kindergartens/child care centres.

If classes of evening schools are required to be suspended tomorrow, the Education Bureau will make the announcement in due course.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau today said the response to the Chronic Disease Co-Care Pilot Scheme has been encouraging in terms of the number of participating doctors and the availability of service points for participants. 

Prof Lo made the remarks after attending a radio programme, adding that the scheme still has room for improvement, and measures and a review may be required for those improvements.

The pilot scheme, launched about 20 months ago, provides Government-subsidised diabetes mellitus and hypertension screening and doctor consultation services to Hong Kong residents aged 45 or above with no known medical history of either disease, with the aim to encourage citizens to receive early screening in order to get a better understanding of their own health status, so as to achieve the objectives of early prevention, early identification and early treatment.

“We have already recruited 140,000 people with 80,000 having completed all the screening, and 32,000 were actually found to have high blood sugar or hypertension. So the positive rate on this screening programme is almost 40%.”

Looking at the programme as a whole, the health chief said the response is encouraging.

“We have right now 640 doctors joining and they have close to 900 service points for our participants to get the service. Of course, there is room for improvement.

“We will be making measures and considering reviewing the current programme with the intent to improve it, to encourage more doctors (to) participate as well as people. But right now I think this is very encouraging,” he added.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

TV/radio announcers, please broadcast the following as soon as possible:
 
As a typhoon is approaching Hong Kong, for safety reasons, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department urges members of the public to avoid visiting country parks. Those who are currently in country parks should, depending on the actual circumstances, immediately leave or take shelter at a safe place.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki and Secretary for Home & Youth Affairs Alice Mak officiated at the kick-off ceremony of the first cohort of the “She Inspires” Mentorship Programme today.

Launched by the Home & Youth Affairs Bureau, the programme matches female university students with female leaders as their mentors in the professional and business sectors, offering the students training and activities to enhance their skills, build confidence and network to thrive in their future career.

For the first cohort of the scheme, over 50 women leaders participated as mentors, and more than 250 applications from students were received, with more than 80 of them selected as mentees.

Noting that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the United Nations’ Fourth World Conference on Women, Mr Chan said the two milestone documents have laid the foundation for the advancement of women’s causes globally.

Hong Kong as the international gateway for the country has consistently taken concrete action to promote women’s development. The programme’s launch represented a significant step forward in this endeavour, he added.

Giving encouragement to the programme mentees, the Chief Secretary said: “I hope all of you will not only possess professional expertise, but also resilience and a heart that cares for our country and gives back to society.

“Today, you benefit from the selfless guidance of your mentors. I hope that when you become leaders in the future, you will also be beacons for the next generation, your juniors, passing on the power of women.”

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region