Category: MIL-OSI

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

As of noon today, donations received by the Support Fund for Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po had reached about $3.7 billion. Combined with the $300 million in startup capital from the Government, the fund now amounts to around $4 billion.

Accommodation support

As of this morning, under the co-ordination of the Home & Youth Affairs Bureau 581 residents are staying in hotel rooms, while 559 residents are staying in youth hostels/camps. Another 3,513 residents are currently living in transitional housing units provided by the Housing Bureau or the Hong Kong Housing Society, or at Po Tin Interim Housing in Tuen Mun.

Currently, more than 1,000 units are still avilable to affected residents as longer-term accommodation. The transitional housing and Housing Society projects in various districts can altogether provide around 500 units at present. Moreover, Po Tin Interim Housing in Tuen Mun and Runway 1331 at Kai Tak can offer around 900 units.

Relief supplies

On the Government’s online platform for donated supplies, about 2,000 registrations have been received. Over 29,000 donated items have been distributed.

Handling of reported missing people

Six missing person cases that were being followed up by the Casualty Enquiry Unit have been concluded. Five of the individuals died in the fire, while the remaining individual was found to have passed away in 2023.

In view of the latest situation, the Police Force will adjust the service hours of its casualty enquiry hotline for the Tai Po fire (1878 999) to 7am to 11pm daily, from tomorrow.

Furthermore, the forensic pathologist recently established, through scientific examination, that one set of human remains belongs to two deceased individuals. As a result, the number of deceased has increased to 161.

School campus relocation

From the 2026-27 school year, Tai Po Baptist Public School will use the premises of the former Church of Christ in China Kei Ching Primary School at Fu Shin Estate in Tai Po, allowing pupils to resume normal activities at a single school site.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Education Bureau announced today that from the 2026-27 school year, Tai Po Baptist Public School will use the premises of the former Church of Christ in China Kei Ching Primary School at Fu Shin Estate in Tai Po.

The announcement follows discussions between the bureau and various government departments. It said the arrangement will allow all Tai Po Baptist Public School classes to resume normal activities at a single school site, enabling all students to continue their studies in a stable learning environment.

The former Church of Christ in China Kei Ching Primary School had been earmarked for conversion into an integrated social service complex.

The bureau has set up a dedicated working group to implement the new arrangement. It will also maintain close contact with Tai Po Baptist Public School and provide appropriate support.

Due to the recent fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the school’s existing campus will remain closed for a period of time. As a transitional measure, pupils from the school are attending face-to-face classes at the premises of Tai Po Government Primary School and NTWJWA Christian Remembrance of Grace Primary School, and will do so until the end of the current school year.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Chief Executive in Council has given approval for the Government to invite the MTR Corporation (MTRCL) to start detailed planning and design for the South Island Line (West) (SIL(W)) project. Advance construction works are expected to start in 2027.

The SIL(W) project will facilitate a “smart and green mass transit system”. It will consist of an elevated corridor and tunnel link spanning approximately 7.5km and eight stations, namely Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, Tin Wan, Wah Kwai, Wah Fu, Cyberport, Queen Mary Hospital and HKU, as well as a depot near the Cyberport Station.

Serving around 130,000 residents and connecting major facilities in the western and southern parts of Hong Kong Island, the SIL(W) project will form a transit loop with the South Island Line (East) and Island Line that will enhance network resilience.

The current journey time from Wah Fu Estate to Admiralty via Wong Chuk Hang is about 35 minutes and that from Wah Fu Estate to HKU is about 25 minutes. After the SIL(W) is commissioned journey times to these two destinations will be reduced to about 20 minutes and 10 minutes, respectively.

The link will pass through hilly terrain, with the difference in altitude between Wah Fu Estate and Aberdeen promenade being over 60m. The Transport & Logistics Bureau explained that if a heavy rail system were adopted, some sections would have to be built deep underground, which would be financially unviable.

Compared with earlier plans for an underground heavy rail scheme, the estimated construction cost of the “smart and green mass transit system” is about 40% lower and delivery has been advanced by about two years, the bureau highlighted.

The project is targeted for completion by 2034 and will support development in the area, including a planned new population intake die to the redevelopment of the Wah Fu Estate.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

     The Drainage Services Department (DSD) today (December 19) announced that the prequalification application period for the contract “Design, Build and Operate San Tin Effluent Polishing Plant – Phase 1” (Contract No. DC/2025/05) has been extended to noon on January 16, 2026.
      
     The DSD invited interested tenderers for the contract to apply for prequalification on November 7, 2025. The prequalification application period was originally scheduled to expire at noon on January 2, 2026.
      
     The extension of the prequalification application period of the project was gazetted today. Details of the notice are available on the DSD website (www.dsd.gov.hk/EN/Tender_Notices/Current_Tenders/index.html).
      
     The DSD has commissioned Binnies – Arup Joint Venture as the project’s engineering consultant. For enquiries, please contact the person-in-charge of the consultant, Mr Colin Chan (tel: 2601 1000; fax: 2601 3988, email: ChanHK@binnies.com) during office hours.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

     The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (December 19) gazetted a notice to invite tenders for the contract for Development off Tseung Kwan O Area 132 – Marine Viaduct and Associated Works (Contract No. ED/2025/03). The closing time for the tender is noon on February 27, 2026.
      
     The works mainly include the design and construction of the following works:
 

• construction of a marine viaduct of about 2.5 kilometres long connecting the land to be created off Tseung Kwan O Area 132 to Tseung Lam Highway;
• construction of an at-grade road of about 600 metres long in the land to be created off Tseung Kwan O Area 132 and footpaths of about 1.7km long;
• engineering infrastructure works including drainage, sewerage (including one sewage pumping station), waterworks, utilities, lighting, landscaping, irrigation, electrical and mechanical works, and slope works; and
• implementation of environmental monitoring and mitigation measures for the works mentioned above.

     The works are scheduled to commence in mid-2026 and will take about 57 months to complete.

     The CEDD has commissioned AECOM Asia Company Limited to supervise the works. Interested contractors may download the tender forms and other particulars from the e-Tendering System (e-TS). Tenderers must submit tenders in electronic format via the e-TS.
      
     Details of the tender notice are available on the CEDD website (www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/tender-notices/contracts/tender-notices/index.html). For enquiries, please call AECOM Asia Company Limited at 3922 9000 during office hours.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

     To encourage recycling and upcycling of yard waste in the community, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (December 19) called on members of the public and commercial and industrial (C&I) organisations to recycle their natural Christmas trees waste (NCTs) intended for disposal under the 2025-26 NCTs Recycling Programme. The NCTs collected will be processed at Y·PARK and turned into different recycled products, such as mulch and sawdust for planting and gardening. The programme arrangements are as follows:

Collection Period: January 3 to 7, 2026 (five days)
Collection Points: The following Central Collection Point and District Collection Points
 

Central Collection Point (CCP)	Address	Telephone	Collection Time
Y·PARK	Lung Kwu Sheung Tan, Tuen Mun (Location is attached at Annex)	5743 9221	9am to 6pm
District Collection Points (DCPs) (including EPD’s Recycling Stations and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department’s Public Refuse Collection Points (RCPs))	Address	Telephone	Collection Time
(Only household NCTs 2 metres tall or below will be accepted.)
Hong Kong Island
1. GREEN@EASTERN	30 Oi Shun Road, Shau Kei Wan	2778 2330	8am to 8pm
2. GREEN@WAN CHAI	6 Wan Shing Street, Wan Chai	2811 1567
3. Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building RCP	Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building, 8 Hung Shing Street, Ap Lei Chau	Not applicable	7am to 11.30pm
4. Arbuthnot Road RCP	Junction of Arbuthnot Road and Caine Road, Central		6.30am to 5.30pm
5. Paterson Street RCP	Junction of Paterson Street and Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay		24 hours
Kowloon
6. GREEN@KWUN TONG	27 Sheung Yee Road, Kowloon Bay	2776 5700	8am to 8pm
7. GREEN@SHAM SHUI PO	339 Tung Chau Street, Sham Shui Po	2522 4388
8. GREEN@WONG TAI SIN	168, Po Kong Village Road, Wong Tai Sin	5305 3326
9. Sai Yee Street (Flower Market Road) RCP	188 Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok	Not applicable	6.30am to 11pm
New Territories
10. GREEN@SHA TIN	10 On Ping Street, Shek Mun	2285 9433	8am to 8pm
11. GREEN@YUEN LONG	65 Tin Wah Road, Tin Shui Wai	5407 7435
12. GREEN@TUEN MUN	5 Lung Chak Road, Tuen Mun	2496 4288
13. GREEN@KWAI TSING	12 Tam Kon Shan Road, Tsing Yi	3905 4840
14. GREEN@TAI PO	25 Dai Wah Street, Tai Po	3468 8073
15. GREEN@ISLANDS	1 Chung Mun Road, Tung Chung	2499 2308
16. GREEN@SAI KUNG	3 Po Lam Lane, Tseung Kwan O	2727 7330

Note: If members of the public and C&I organisations have to recycle NCTs before January 3 or during January 8 to 20, 2026, please deliver them to Y·PARK during its operating hours (9am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday, except public holidays).

     An EPD spokesman said the Programme is limited to the recycling of NCTs, and all lighting, plastic stands, decorations and tape on the NCTs should be removed before delivery to facilitate the subsequent recycling processes. Artificial Christmas trees and other festival decorations can be kept for reuse to help reduce waste and conserve resources, while small potted plants such as poinsettias can be replanted.

     An e-certificate will be issued to the participants who deliver NCTs to the CCP or the Recycling Stations for recycling. Participants will also receive a gift upon delivery of NCTs to the Recycling Stations while stocks last. For details of the NCTs Recycling Programme, please visit the Hong Kong Waste Reduction website at www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en-hk/article/2025-26-natural-christmas-trees-recycling-programme.

     The EPD also welcomes other organisations and associations to provide recycling services for NCTs to help the public and C&I organisations participate and enhance waste reduction efforts for all.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region