Category: MIL-OSI

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

​The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Singapore (Singapore ETO), with funding provided by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, supported the Hong Kong harmonica virtuoso and two-time solo harmonica world champion CY Leo (Ho Cheuk-yin) in presenting a series of music and cultural exchange activities in Singapore from October 2 to 4 as part of his Asia Tour 2026. 

The highlight of the Singapore programme was the “Two Worlds in One” concert at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay this evening (October 3), which drew an audience of over 200 and was warmly received. The Singapore ETO invited guests from across the Singapore community, including representatives of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Singapore, business associations, cultural organisations and the local Hong Kong community.

Led by Leo on harmonica, the performance featured Hong Kong guest singer Ashley Lin, Hong Kong musician Daniel Chu on piano and keyboards, Korean musicians Jongkuk Kim on drums and Jaeshin Park on electric bass. The programme featured a range of works including “Forgiveness”, “Bewildered Heart”, “A Mantra Samba”, “Two Worlds” and “New Beginnings”.

Upon completion of the performance, the Director of the Singapore ETO, Ms Elsa Hung, met Leo and the other performers to show her support and encouragement ahead of the concert. Ms Hung encouraged them to make full use of the opportunity to connect with local audiences and fellow musicians, and to showcase Hong Kong’s creativity and cultural vibrancy through their exchanges in Singapore.

The Singapore ETO’s support for the tour forms part of its ongoing efforts to bring Hong Kong’s arts and cultural talent to wider audiences in Southeast Asia, create opportunities for Hong Kong artists to connect with overseas audiences and industry counterparts, and foster closer cultural and people-to-people exchanges. These efforts also contribute to Hong Kong’s development as an East-meets-West centre for international arts and cultural exchanges.

The Singapore stop was organised in collaboration with Harmonica Aficionados Society (Singapore) (HAS), with side activities arranged to deepen exchanges with the local harmonica community. On October 2, Leo conducted a workshop entitled “The Bottleneck in the Study of Chromatic Harmonica” for around 40 local harmonica enthusiasts. On October 4, he will give a guest performance at the HAS’s “Qin Yuan 51: A Tapestry of Harmonics” at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.

“Two Worlds in One” concert is a musical project initiated by Leo that explores the possibilities of the harmonica through jazz, pop and world music. The Asia tour includes stops in Taipei, Penang and Seoul. The Singapore concert also featured local harmonica groups and ensemble performances alongside Leo and his touring musicians, showcasing Hong Kong’s musical talent overseas while fostering exchanges and collaboration between musicians from Hong Kong and Singapore.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

With regard to a media report concerning the quality of steel reinforcement in a house at One Stanley in Stanley, the Buildings Department (BD) is highly concerned about the incident and has been following it up seriously and conducting investigation upon receiving the report. If any building professionals and contractors are found to have violated the Buildings Ordinance (BO) after investigation, the BD will pursue the matter seriously, including instigating prosecutions and/or disciplinary actions.

The occupation permit of the house was issued in July 2023. The owner is carrying out decoration works after purchasing the house. The BD received a report in January this year from the owner’s representative regarding the structural safety of the floor slabs in the house. After making an appointment with the owner, staff of the BD was arranged to carry out an on-site inspection in March and considered that the overall structure of the house posed no obvious danger. The BD then launched an investigation into the case and also wrote to the registered structural engineer of the development, requesting a report and relevant information, including test reports and certificates for the materials concerned.

The BD deployed its staff to the house several times between June and September to carry out inspections, tests and examinations. These included rebound hammer test on concrete strength, cover-meter survey, surface penetrating radar survey for checking alignment of reinforcement, concrete core compressive strength test, as well as on-site open-up inspections. The BD is currently analysing the data obtained from these tests and examinations. It is found that the concrete cover of one of the beams at the ground floor is not installed with wire mesh as required by the approved plan, and the steel reinforcement of some slabs deviated from the approved plan. Although such situations will not pose obvious danger, the BD considers that the quality of works warrants concerns and follow-up actions. The BD will conduct further investigation and has written to the relevant parties, including the authorized person, the registered structural engineer, the registered contractor and the developer of the development, requesting interviews to assist in the investigation and to provide information.

The BD reminded the industry that under the BO, building professionals (including structural engineers) and contractors must supervise and carry out building works in accordance with the approved plans. Building professionals or contractors are subject to prosecutions and/or disciplinary actions if they are found to have failed to properly supervise or carry out building works during the BD’s audits and/or upon receiving complaints. The Development Bureau will submit a bill to the Legislative Council by the end of this year to amend the BO, which will also include increasing penalties of the relevant provisions.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

　　The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (October 6) released the fourth batch of gravidtrap indexes and density indexes for Aedes albopictus in September, covering 22 survey areas, as follows:
 

District	Survey Area	September 2026
		Area Gravidtrap Index	Area Density Index
Central and Western	Central and Admiralty	1.9%	1.0
	Kennedy Town and Shek Tong Tsui	4.8%	1.0
Eastern	Chai Wan	0.8%	1.0
	North Point and Quarry Bay	9.0%	1.1
Southern	Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay	0.0%	N/A
Islands	Tung Chung	2.0%	1.0
Kowloon City	Ho Man Tin	4.5%	1.0
	Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan	11.6%	1.2
Kwun Tong	Kowloon Bay	3.6%	1.5
	Lam Tin and Sau Mau Ping	7.0%	1.1
	Yau Tong and Cha Kwo Ling	0.0%	N/A
Sham Shui Po	Lai Chi Kok	5.5%	1.0
Wong Tai Sin	Diamond Hill and Tsz Wan Shan	5.8%	1.0
	Wong Tai Sin East	2.0%	1.5
North	Fanling North	1.2%	1.0
Sai Kung	Tseung Kwan O East	1.8%	1.0
	Tseung Kwan O West	0.0%	N/A
Sha Tin	Sha Tin East	4.8%	1.0
Kwai Tsing	Tsing Yi North	4.2%	1.2
Tsuen Wan	Sheung Kwai Chung	6.4%	1.0
	Tsuen Wan West	0.0%	N/A
Tuen Mun	Tuen Mun South	9.1%	1.2

　　The FEHD continues to carry out a series of mosquito prevention and elimination measures, including:

• interdepartmental collaboration: convening special meetings of the interdepartmental task forces on anti-mosquito work to co-ordinate relevant departments and stakeholders (such as construction site contractors, schools and property management companies) in strengthening mosquito control work at venues; 
• precise risk assessments: carrying out intensive and targeted mosquito control work at locations with more serious mosquito infestations, including stepping up inspections, eliminating mosquito breeding and potential breeding grounds, applying larvicides, conducting fogging operations to eradicate adult mosquitoes, and placing mosquito trapping devices at appropriate locations; 
• promotion and education: organising exhibitions with relevant departments and stakeholders, and distributing leaflets and posters to enhance public awareness of mosquito control and prevention; and 
• rapid alert mechanism: notifying residential estates that have subscribed to the gravidtrap Rapid Alert System, and advising property management companies and residents to stay vigilant and work together in taking mosquito prevention and elimination measures.

Public participation is crucial to the effective control of mosquito problems. The FEHD appeals to members of the public to continue to work together in strengthening personal mosquito control measures, including:

• tidying up their premises and checking for any accumulation of water inside the premises; 
• removing all unnecessary water collections and eliminating the sources; 
• checking household items (those placed in outdoor and open areas in particular), such as refuse containers, vases, air conditioner drip trays, and laundry racks to prevent stagnant water; 
• changing water in flower vases and scrubbing their inner surfaces thoroughly, and removing water in saucers under potted plants at least once a week; 
• properly covering all containers that hold water to prevent mosquitoes from accessing the water; 
• properly disposing of articles that can contain water, such as disposable meal boxes and empty cans; and 
• scrubbing drains and surface sewers with alkaline detergent at least once a week to remove any mosquito eggs.

Starting in August 2025, following the completion of the surveillance of individual survey areas, and once the latest gravidtrap index and the density index are available, the FEHD has been disseminating relevant information through press releases, its website and social media. It aims to allow members of the public to quickly grasp the mosquito infestation situation and strengthen mosquito control efforts, thereby reducing the risk of chikungunya fever (CF) transmission.

​Following recommendations from the World Health Organization and taking into account the local situation in Hong Kong, the FEHD sets up gravidtraps in districts where mosquito-borne diseases have been recorded in the past, as well as in densely populated places such as housing estates, hospitals and schools to monitor the breeding and distribution of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, which can transmit CF and dengue fever. At present, the FEHD has set up gravidtraps in 62 survey areas of the community, with a surveillance period of two weeks. During the surveillance period, the FEHD will collect the gravidtraps once a week. After the first week of surveillance, the FEHD will immediately examine the glue boards inside the retrieved gravidtraps for the presence of adult Aedine mosquitoes to compile the Gravidtrap Index (First Phase) and Density Index (First Phase). At the end of the second week of surveillance, the FEHD will instantly check the glue boards for the presence of adult Aedine mosquitoes. Data from the two weeks of surveillance will be combined to obtain the Area Gravidtrap Index and the Area Density Index. The Gravidtrap and Density indexes for Aedes albopictus in different survey areas, as well as information on mosquito prevention and control measures, are available on the department’s webpage  (www.fehd.gov.hk/english/pestcontrol/dengue_fever/Dengue_Fever_Gravidtrap_Index_Update.html#).

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

     The Police today (October 6) announced that crowd safety management measures and special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Kowloon and the New Territories this weekend (October 10 and 11) to facilitate the holding of the Hong Kong Cyclothon.

(I) Special Traffic Arrangements————-    The slow lane of Mody Road westbound outside the layby on Mody Road.-    Cultural Drive;
–    Nga Cheung Road northbound between Austin Road West and Jordan Road;
–    Nga Cheung Road elevated road northbound;
–    Nga Cheung Road southbound between Lin Cheung Road and Nga Cheung Road elevated road;
–    The slip road from West Kowloon Highway southbound to Central Kowloon Bypass eastbound;
–    The slip road from West Kowloon Highway northbound to Jordan Road;
–    The second and third lanes of the slip Road from West Kowloon Highway northbound to Yau Ma Tei Interchange;
–    The service road of Western Harbour Crossing;
–    The second and third traffic lanes of Lin Cheung Road southbound between Yau Ma Tei Ventilation Building and Nga Cheung Road;
–    The slip road from Nga Cheung Road elevated road northbound to Western Harbour Crossing;
–    Jordan Road flyover eastbound between Hoi Po Road and Lin Cheung Road northbound;
–    Jordan Road flyover westbound between Nga Cheung Road elevated road northbound and Hoi Po Road;
–    Jordan Road eastbound between Nga Cheung Road southbound and To Wah Road;
–    The fast lane of Jordan Road eastbound between To Wah Road and Lin Cheung Road northbound; 
–    The slip road from Hoi Po Road to Yau Ma Tei Interchange;
–    The slip roads from Yau Ma Tei Interchange to Lai Cheung Road eastbound, Central Kowloon Bypass eastbound and Lin Cheung Road southbound; and
–    Hoi Po Road.-    Vehicles on Western Harbour Crossing northbound will be diverted via Lin Cheung Road northbound, Hoi Fai Road roundabout, Lin Cheung Road southbound for Jordan Road eastbound;
–    Vehicles exiting from International Commerce Centre (ICC) will be diverted to turn left onto the elevated section of Nga Cheung Road southbound;
–    Vehicles on Jordan Road flyover westbound will be diverted to turn left onto the elevated section of Nga Cheung Road southbound; and
–    Vehicles on Austin Road West westbound will be prohibited from turning into Nga Cheung Road northbound.-    The slip road from Lai Cheung Road to Central Kowloon Bypass eastbound; and
–    The slip roads from Central Kowloon Bypass eastbound to Shing Kai Road, Kai Cheung Road, Kai Fuk Road and Shing Cheong Road.-    Vehicles on Lin Cheung Road southbound heading for Kowloon East will be diverted via Lai Cheung Road, Gascoigne Road flyover, Chatham Road North, East Kowloon Corridor and Kai Tak Tunnel.-    Slip Roads from Shing Kai Road, Kai Cheung Road, Kai Fuk Road and Shing Cheong Road to Central Kowloon Bypass westbound; and
–    Slip Roads from Central Kowloon Bypass westbound to Lin Cheung Road southbound, West Kowloon Highway southbound, Lin Cheung Road northbound and West Kowloon Highway northbound.-    Vehicles on Shing Kai Road westbound heading for West Kowloon or New Territories West will be diverted via To Kwa Wan Road, San Shan Road, East Kowloon Corridor, Chatham Road North, Gascoigne Road flyover and Ferry Street; and
–    Vehicles on Shing Cheong Road westbound heading for West Kowloon or New Territories West will be diverted via Shing Cheong Road eastbound, Kai Tak Bridge Road, Shing Fung Road, Shing Kai Road, To Kwa Wan Road, San Shan Road, East Kowloon Corridor, Chatham Road North, Gascoigne Road flyover and Ferry Street.———————    Vehicles from Lantau to Tuen Mun Road or Tai Lam Tunnel will be diverted via the Lower Deck of Lantau Link and Ting Kau Bridge northbound;
–    Vehicles from Ma Wan to Kowloon will be diverted via Lantau Link westbound (Kap Shui Mun Bridge), the Lower Deck of Lantau Link, North West Tsing Yi Interchange, Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, Tsing Tsuen Road, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road; and
–    Vehicles from Ma Wan to Tuen Mun Road or Tai Lam Tunnel will be diverted via Lantau Link westbound (Kap Shui Mun Bridge), the Lower Deck of Lantau Link and Ting Kau Bridge northbound.-    Sha Tin Heights Tunnel Sha Tin bound;
–    The slip road leading from Ching Cheung Road eastbound to Tsing Sha Highway northbound;
–    Tsing Sha Highway northbound between West Kowloon Highway and the portal of Eagle’s Nest Tunnel Shatin bound; and
–    The slip road leading from Lai Po Road northbound to Tsing Sha Highway eastbound.-    Vehicles on Ching Cheung Road eastbound to New Territories East will be diverted via Lung Cheung Road eastbound and Tai Po Road northbound or Lion Rock Tunnel northbound;
–    Vehicles on West Kowloon Highway northbound to New Territories East will be diverted via Lin Cheung Road northbound, Mei Ching Road westbound, Container Port Road South northbound, Ching Cheung Road eastbound, Lung Cheung Road eastbound and Tai Po Road northbound or Lion Rock Tunnel northbound; and
–    Vehicles on Lin Cheung Road northbound to the New Territories East will be diverted via Lai Po Road westbound, Hing Wah Street West westbound, Container Port Road South northbound, Ching Cheung Road eastbound, Lung Cheung Road eastbound and Tai Po Road northbound or Lion Rock Tunnel northbound.-    Ting Kau Bridge southbound;
–    The exits from Lantau Link to Cheung Tsing Highway southbound;
–    The slip roads leading from Tsing Yi South Bridge, Kwai Chung Road and Tsuen Wan Road to Tsing Kwai Highway southbound;
–    Tsing Sha Highway eastbound between Cheung Tsing Tunnel slip road and West Kowloon Highway, Stonecutters Bridge eastbound and Nam Wan Tunnel eastbound;
–    The slip road leading from Tsing Yi Hong Wan Road to Stonecutters Bridge eastbound;
–    The slip road leading from Container Port Road South to Tsing Sha Highway (Ngong Shuen Chau Viaduct) eastbound;
–    The slip road from Mei Ching Road leading to West Kowloon Highway southbound (except for vehicles leaving the Container Port via Roundabout 6 to Mei Ching Road and Tsing Kwai Highway (New Territories bound)); and
–    North West Tsing Yi Interchange u-turn slip road leading from Tsing Yi North Coastal Road eastbound to Tsing Yi North Coastal Road westbound.-    Vehicles in Tsing Yi South to Kowloon will be diverted via Tsing Yi Road, Kwai Tsing Road, Kwai Tsing Interchange, Tsuen Wan Road, Kwai Chung Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road; and
–    Vehicles in Kwai Chung Container Port to Kowloon will be diverted via Container Port Road South, Hing Wah Street West and Lai Po Road.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) announced today (October 6) that fraudulent websites purporting to be the “eTraffic Ticket Platform” (the Platform) have been identified. These websites falsely claim that discounts are available for early fine payment in an attempt to deceive members of the public into providing their credit card information and personal data. The public are urged to remain vigilant.
 
The HKPF stressed that no discounts are offered for the payment of traffic ticket fines. The official website of the Platform is https://www.etrafficticket.gov.hk.  Individuals may enter the vehicle registration mark and the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) number to verify the details of a FPN on the Platform, including the date, time and location of the offence. Moreover, all electronic FPNs SMS messages will only be issued under the HKPF sender name “#HKPF-eTT”. Please note that the FPNs, whether issued via SMS messages or email, will never contain any hyperlinks.

Members of the public are reminded to stay vigilant when receiving SMS messages or social media messages from unknown sources. Do not click on any hyperlinks, log in to suspicious websites, or provide any personal information. Any member of the public who has provided personal information to the fraudulent websites should dial 18222 to contact the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre officers of the HKPF. For any enquiries regarding the Platform, please call 181 181.

The HKPF also appeals to the public with the following anti-deception tips:
 

• All SMS tickets are issued under the SMS sender name “#HKPF-eTT”; any of those issued from other sender names are fraudulent;
• All SMS messages or email tickets do not contain any hyperlinks. Members of the public should stay vigilant and avoid clicking on any suspicious hyperlinks or providing any personal information; and
• The Platform’s thematic portal has a domain ending with “.gov.hk”. Websites that do not end with “.gov.hk” are not government websites.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region