Source: Hong Kong Information Services
Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong will today depart for Changchun, Jilin, where he will visit advanced manufacturing enterprises and learn about the sector’s development in the city.
Prof Sun will return to Hong Kong tomorrow evening. During his absence, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Lillian Cheong will be Acting Secretary.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
“M” Mark status awarded to 2025 Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races
The Major Sports Events Committee (MSEC) has awarded “M” Mark status to the 2025 Sun Life Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races, scheduled to take place June 7 and 8 at the Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade.
The Chairman of the MSEC, Mr Wilfred Ng, said today (June 3), “This is the largest dragon boat race in Hong Kong that combines traditional culture with sports competition. Held at Victoria Harbour, it attracts elite teams and dragon boat athletes from various countries and regions to compete fiercely and vie for honour. The race not only promotes the development of dragon boat sports, but also attracts many overseas travellers to the city, strengthening Hong Kong’s status as a centre for major international sports events.”
For details of “M” Mark events, please visit www.mevents.org.hkIssued at HKT 11:02
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Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
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Here is an item of interest to swimmers.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (June 3) that due to big waves, the red flag has been hoisted at Pui O Beach in Islands District. Beachgoers are advised not to swim at the beach.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
SITI to visit ChangchunIssued at HKT 10:00
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Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Import of poultry meat and products from Maricopa County of State of Arizona in US suspendedIssued at HKT 19:10
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 2) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Maricopa County of the State of Arizona in the United States (US), the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the area with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.
A CFS spokesman said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 12 290 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat, and about 1.19 million poultry eggs from the US in the first three months of this year.
“The CFS has contacted the American authority over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the WOAH and the relevant authorities on the avian influenza outbreak. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation,” the spokesman said.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
    A boy who went missing in Wong Tai Sin has been located.
    Cho Tik-laam, Ambrose, aged 17, went missing after he was last seen on Luk Hop Street yesterday (June 1) afternoon. His family made a report to Police on the same day.
    The boy was located on Belcher Bay Promenade, Western District this afternoon (June 2). He sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
CFS urges public not to consume a kind of ice cream detected with coliform bacteria counts exceeding legal limitsBrand: Alchemia
Place of Origin: Hong Kong
Net Volume: 70 ml
Best-before Date: April 13, 2026
Manufacturer: Pay & Pay Ice Cream International Company Limited
Distributor: Kai’s Gourmet LimitedIssued at HKT 21:15
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Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
CHP investigates sporadic case of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection
The case involves a 59-year-old man with good past health who attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Tseung Kwan O Hospital on April 28 due to an acute neurological condition, and was transferred to the neurosurgery ward of Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH) for hospitalisation on the same day. He developed bloody diarrhoea on May 9, and this symptom has been resolving since May 12 after treatment. He remains hospitalised for his acute neurological condition and is now in stable condition. His household contact is asymptomatic.
His stool sample tested positive for STEC.
A preliminary investigation by the CHP revealed that the patient had consumed food in the community during the early stage of the incubation period, including patronising restaurants and consuming takeaway food at home. The CHP obtained detailed information from his household member about the food he consumed at home and the cooking process. No high-risk factors were identified. However, the patient could not provide any information on the restaurants he had patronised due to his current health condition. Since the patient was hospitalised during part of the incubation period, CHP staff, for the sake of prudence, visited KWH to investigate and identify the source of the infection.
The other patients who had been hospitalised in the same ward as the patient in question and the medical staff working in the ward were asymptomatic. Arrangements have been made to test stool samples from other patients hospitalised in the same ward and from the healthcare workers responsible for feeding the patient.
The CHP also took environmental samples and samples of the nutritional products consumed by the patient concerned during his stay at KWH. The results showed that all the stool samples from the healthcare workers and patients, and all environmental and nutritional product samples from the ward, were negative for STEC. The CHP has also stepped up surveillance of staff and patients in the ward, and no other cases have been detected. Therefore, the CHP believes that the patient was more likely to have been infected in the community, though the source has not yet been confirmed.
The CHP has recorded one to six cases of STEC infection annually in the past five years (2020 to 2024). The CHP has recorded two cases of STEC infection (including the case announced above) in the first five months of this year. There is no rising trend or abnormal cluster. In general, STEC infections are usually associated with the consumption of contaminated food or water, such as raw or undercooked meat products, contaminated fruits and vegetables, and unpasteurised dairy products. Direct person-to-person transmission through the faecal-oral route can also occur. The public are advised to observe good personal and food hygiene.
Members of the public may refer to the CHP’s webpageIssued at HKT 19:33
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Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Appeal for information on missing man in Sham Shui Po Issued at HKT 19:28
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Source: Hong Kong Information Services
Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang today officiated at an unveiling ceremony of a new “Greater Bay Area aircraft” at Hong Kong International Airport.
The Greater Bay Airlines aircraft has a promotional livery that reads “Leveraging Hong Kong’s Strengths, Developing a First-class Greater Bay Area”, and will operate flights between Hong Kong and both Mainland and overseas cities while promoting the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and Hong Kong.
This is the first time the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office has used an aircraft as a mobile display platform to promote the GBA globally. The office has used other means of transportation such as buses, trams and ferries in its promotional work.
Mr Tsang expressed his hope that the aircraft will serve as an “ambassador in the sky” to promote the GBA and raise awareness of GBA developments and of Hong Kong’s role in connecting the Mainland with the world.
He encouraged all sectors to capitalise on Hong Kong’s distinctive strengths to seize on the enormous opportunities brought about by the GBA and contribute to its development.
He also emphasised that the GBA’s development is the best entry point for Hong Kong to actively integrate into the nation’s development overall.
“Hong Kong possesses the unique advantages of enjoying the strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and a business environment that is highly market-oriented and internationalised, underpinned by the rule of law, free flow of capital, a comprehensive financial regulatory system, a simple and low tax regime, and a pool of global professional talent.
“All these have enabled Hong Kong to become a super connector, connecting the Mainland with the world, and leveraging its dual roles in going global and attracting foreign investment for the GBA.”