Author: MIL-OSI Publisher

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

The Yim Tin Bridge and the Po Chue Tam Bridge (the Twin Bridges) linking the riverbanks of Tai O will open to the public from 9am tomorrow (May 4). The Twin Bridges are movable footbridges located at Lung Shing Street and Kat Hing Back Street respectively. Their commissioning will strengthen connectivity across riverbanks, improve the pedestrian network in the area, and enhance travel convenience for residents and visitors.
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The Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn; the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak; and the Director of Civil Engineering and Development, Mr Michael Fong, attended the opening ceremony for the Twin Bridges today (May 3).

Speaking at the ceremony, Ms Linn said that the completion of the Tai O Twin Bridges opens a new chapter for the co-existence of development and conservation in Tai O. The Twin Bridges connect the two riverbanks and are movable, designed to cater for the Dragon Boat Water Parade, a national intangible cultural heritage item. The project strikes a balance between connectivity in the region and cultural traditions. While enhancing infrastructure, it preserves the unique historical and cultural charm of Tai O. The Twin Bridges have become a new landmark fostering community connections and injecting new vitality into Tai O, demonstrating the principle of “integrating development into conservation, and sustaining culture alongside development”.

The Yim Tin Bridge is Hong Kong’s first retractable bridge, mimicking the characteristics of Tai O’s “hand-pulled ferry” in the past, while the Po Chue Tam Bridge adopts a rotational design that harmonises with the setting of the nearby Yeung Hau Temple and showcases cultural conservation. Through public engagement, the project collected design concepts and integrated Tai O’s distinctive characteristics into the bridge designs, balancing practical function with local culture.

The Yim Tin Bridge and the Po Chue Tam Bridge were constructed by the Civil Engineering and Development Department. They are the core facilities under the project “Improvement Works at Tai O – Phase 2, Stage 2”. The project will comprehensively enhance community facilities in Tai O. Other works include repaving the open space in front of the Yeung Hau Temple, which has already been completed, to enhance the overall environment of this declared monument; an amphitheatre-cum-open space at Yim Tin to provide diversified community leisure and performance spaces; and additional public parking spaces on Lung Shing Street to meet parking demand, these facilities are expected to open later this year.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

​The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, together with the Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC), led an industry delegation to participate in the 28th Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, Italy, held from April 24 to May 2 (Udine time). The delegation witnessed Hong Kong’s veteran director and acclaimed action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping receiving the FEFF’s Golden Mulberry Award for Lifetime Achievement; and Hong Kong directors Kwok Ka-Hei and Jack Lee for winning the White Mulberry for First Time Director with “Unidentified Murder”.

Assistant Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries and the Secretary-General of the FDC, Mr Gary Mak, and the Chairman of the FDC, Dr Wilfred Wong, attended the closing ceremony of the FEFF in the evening on May 2 (Udine time), at which Yuen received the Lifetime Achievement Award. They extended congratulations and expressed gratitude for his profound contributions to the Hong Kong and the global action cinema. Yuen began his career as a martial arts choreographer in Hong Kong films since the early 1970s, and has since directed more than 30 local and non-local films. Films he choreographed include “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, “The Matrix” series and the “Kill Bill” series, cementing the international stature of Hong Kong action films. His latest directorial work, “Blades of the Guardians”, has further set a new global box office record for the Chinese martial arts film genre.

As a key platform for promoting Asian cinema to European audiences, the FEFF has been attracting strong attention from the international film industry and the cultural sector. Riding on the FEFF, CCIDA and the FDC, together with the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels, organised the Hong Kong Night networking reception on April 29 (Udine time). CCIDA and the FDC also presented “Making Waves – Navigators of Hong Kong Cinema” programme, to showcase Hong Kong’s latest and classic films and have several Hong Kong emerging directors attended post-screening meet-and-greet sessions to engage with local audiences.

In addition, CCIDA and the FDC collaborated with the FEFF’s programme FOCUS ASIA to organise HONG KONG LAB@FOCUS ASIA, inviting senior international film professionals to share their experiences in co-production, cross-border financing and international distribution with potential Hong Kong producers and directors. Business matching sessions were also arranged to support Hong Kong filmmakers in exploring international collaboration opportunities.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

Regarding an earlier announcement of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) cases, the spokesperson for North District Hospital (NDH) made the following update today (May 2):
 
Following a contact tracing investigation, one more patient, a 75-year-old male patient in the convalescent and rehabilitation mixed ward of NDH, was found to be VRE carrier, while not having signs of infection. The patient is currently being treated in isolation and is in stable condition.  
 
The hospital will continue the contact tracing investigation of close contacts of the patients in accordance with the prevailing guidelines. The following enhanced infection control measures have already been adopted in the ward concerned:
 

1. Isolation of VRE cases and application of stringent contact precautions;
2. Enhanced environmental cleaning and disinfection; and
3. Enhanced hand hygiene for staff and patients.

 
The hospital will continue applying the enhanced infection control measures and closely monitor the situation of the ward concerned. The cases have been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection for necessary follow-up.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

The Government announced today (May 4) that the property owners and residents of Wang Fuk Court will be waived from the final tax payable for the year of assessment 2025/26 in order to ease the financial burden on people affected by the fire.

Together with the tax waiver announced by the Government last December, the property owners and residents of Wang Fuk Court will be waived from the balance of tax payable for the year of assessment 2024/25 and the tax payable for the year of assessment 2025/26.

The Inland Revenue Department will issue tax returns for individuals to the abovementioned persons in the third quarter of this year to assess their provisional tax for the year of assessment 2026/27. 

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

     Nominations for the Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development 2026 (the Award) organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will close on May 18. Interested developer, management company, design company, owners’ organisation, landscape or horticultural company of the property should grasp the opportunity to submit nomination, with prior consent from the owners’ representative group of the property concerned. Entry to the competition is free of charge.
 
     The biennial Award is one of the LCSD’s major activities to promote greening. It aims at commending private property developments that excel in landscape design and horticultural maintenance. The Award also aims to drive sustained environmental improvements in private property developments by encouraging private bodies to incorporate more high-quality green elements into the planning and management of horticultural projects of such developments.
 
     Entries must be properties and facilities located within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The landscape and green areas of the entries must be for communal use or accessible to the public or residents. The competition is divided into six categories, including the Subsidised Sale Housing category, which is newly introduced this year. Please visit the LCSD’s website www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/green/property/2026/index.html for details, and download the prospectus and nomination form.
 
     Each category features a Gold Award, Merit Award(s) and Environmental Efficiency Award(s). Additionally, a Supreme Gold Award has been introduced this year and will be presented to the most outstanding entry among all Gold Award winners.
 
     Completed nomination forms together with all necessary documents must reach the Secretariat of the Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development 2026 on or before May 18 through email, by post or in person. For enquiries, please call 2601 8026.
 
     The Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development 2026 is organised by the LCSD and co-organised by the Home Affairs Department, the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects, the Institute of Horticulture (Hong Kong), the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, the Professional Green Building Council, the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies and the Hong Kong Green Building Council.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

A girl who went missing in Tai Po has been located.

Law Wing-yan, aged 15, went missing after she left her care centre in Tai Mei Tuk on March 15 morning. Staff of the care centre made a report to Police on the same day.

The girl was located in Tin Sum this afternoon (May 3). She sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region