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New District Officer for Kowloon City assumes office

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

Miss Lam I-ching will assume the post of District Officer (Kowloon City) tomorrow (July 17), succeeding Mr Ivanhoe Chang.

Since joining the Administrative Service in 2015, Miss Lam has served in various bureaux and departments, including the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, the Housing Department, the Environmental Protection Department and the Environment and Ecology Bureau.

She was the Assistant District Officer (Sai Kung) before taking up the new post of District Officer (Kowloon City).

  

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Red flags hoisted at several beaches (2)

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Red flags hoisted at several beaches (2) 
     Here is an item of interest to swimmers.
 
     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 16) that according to the Beach Water Quality Forecast System of the Environmental Protection Department (www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/water/beach_quality/forecast_system.htmlIssued at HKT 10:45

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Students of AM schools and whole-day schools need not attend school

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

     Attention TV and radio duty announcers:

     Please broadcast the following special announcement by the Education Bureau concerning schools, and repeat it at suitable intervals:

     As the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is now in force, students of AM schools and whole-day schools do not have to attend school today. Schools should keep their premises open and implement contingency measures to look after arriving students. Parents do not need to pick up their children from schools immediately.
 
     If the Hong Kong Observatory issues the Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal or cancels all Rainstorm Warning Signals at or before 10.30am, classes of PM schools will proceed as usual today unless advised otherwise.

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Tender of 20-year HKD HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds through re-opening to be held on July 22

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Tender of 20-year HKD HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds through re-opening to be held on July 22      
     An additional amount of HK$1.0 billion of the outstanding 20-year Bonds (issue no. 20GB4503001) will be on offer. The Bonds will mature on March 6, 2045 and will carry interest at the rate of 3.99 per cent per annum payable semi-annually in arrear. The Indicative Pricings of the Bonds on July 16, 2026 are 98.07 with an annualised yield of 4.182 per cent.
      
     Tender is open only to Primary Dealers appointed under the Infrastructure Bond Programme. Anyone wishing to apply for the Bonds on offer can do so through any of the Primary Dealers on the latest published list, which can be obtained from the Hong Kong Government Bonds website at www.hkgb.gov.hk      
     Tender results will be published on the HKMA’s website, the Hong Kong Government Bonds website, Bloomberg (GBHK ) and Refinitiv (IBPGSBPINDEX). The publication time is expected to be no later than 3pm on the tender day. 

Issue Number9.30am to 10.30amThe accrued interest to be paid by successful bidders on the issue date (July 23, 2026) for the tender amount is HK$759.74 per minimum denomination of HK$50,000.
(The accrued interest to be paid for tender amount exceeding HK$50,000 may not be exactly equal to the figures calculated from the accrued interest per minimum denomination of HK$50,000 due to rounding).the Stock Exchange
of Hong Kong LimitedIssued at HKT 18:15

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Tender of 3-year HKD HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds through re-opening to be held on July 22

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Tender of 3-year HKD HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds through re-opening to be held on July 22      
     An additional amount of HK$0.75 billion of the outstanding 5-year Bonds (issue no. 05GB2912001) will be on offer. The Bonds will mature on December 5, 2029 and will carry interest at the rate of 3.23 per cent per annum payable semi-annually in arrear. The Indicative Pricings of the Bonds on July 16, 2026 are 100.72 with an annualised yield of 3.026 per cent.
      
     Tender is open only to Primary Dealers appointed under the Infrastructure Bond Programme. Anyone wishing to apply for the Bonds on offer can do so through any of the Primary Dealers on the latest published list, which can be obtained from the Hong Kong Government Bonds website at www.hkgb.gov.hk      
     Tender results will be published on the HKMA’s website, the Hong Kong Government Bonds website, Bloomberg (GBHK ) and Refinitiv (IBPGSBPINDEX). The publication time is expected to be no later than 3pm on the tender day.
 
HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds Tender Information 

Issue Number9.30am to 10.30amthe Stock Exchange
of Hong Kong LimitedIssued at HKT 18:15

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HKMA issues alert regarding specific website

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

HKMA issues alert regarding specific website      
     Given the global nature of the internet, members of the public are reminded to verify the status of any organisation making use of the internet to offer SVF services to the public in Hong Kong prior to transferring any funds to, or providing any personal information to, any such organisation.
      
     The list of SVF licensees is available on the HKMA’s website (www.hkma.gov.hk      
     Anyone who has transferred monies or conducted any financial transaction, or who has provided personal information, in response to, or via, the above website should report to the Police or contact the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre of the Police at 18222.
Issued at HKT 17:50

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Company fined $66,000 for contravening Employment Ordinance

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

​Victor Landscape Company Limited was prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for violating the requirements under the Employment Ordinance (EO). The company pleaded guilty today (July 16) at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts and was fined $66,000.

The company wilfully and without reasonable excuse contravened the requirements of the EO, failing to pay 11 employees’ wages within seven days after the expiry of the wage periods, totalling about $1,060,000.

“The ruling will disseminate a strong message to all employers that they have to pay wages to employees within the statutory time limit stipulated in the EO,” a spokesman for the LD said.

“The LD will not tolerate these offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees’ statutory rights,” the spokesman added.

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Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade in May 2026

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

     Further to the external merchandise trade statistics in value terms for May 2026 released earlier on, the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (July 16) the volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for that month.

     In May 2026, the volume of Hong Kong’s total exports of goods and imports of goods increased by 25.8% and 27.4% respectively over May 2025.      
     Changes in the unit value and volume of total exports of goods by main destination are shown in Table 1.

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Government posts land resumption notices for public housing developments at Tai Kei Leng and Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

​The Lands Department today (July 16) posted land resumption notices in accordance with section 4 of the Lands Resumption Ordinance (Chapter 124) and section 14 of the Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance (Chapter 370) for the implementation of public housing developments at Tai Kei Leng and Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long.
 
Forty-seven private lots with a total area of about 18 410 square metres in Tai Kei Leng, Yuen Long, and 89 private lots with a total area of about 36 348 sq m in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long, will be resumed by the Government. The said land will revert to the Government upon the expiry of a period of three months from the date of affixing the notices (i.e. October 17).
 
The Government will closely liaise with the relevant land owners and affected parties to handle compensation and rehousing matters.
 
The public housing development at Shap Pat Heung and Tai Kei Leng, Yuen Long, will provide about 4 000 and about 2 000 public housing units respectively upon completion. The first batch of population intake is expected in 2034 and 2036 respectively.