Hong Kong – Four men arrested for murder and assisting offenders
Four men arrested for murder and assisting offenders
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Police yesterday (May 30) arrested four men, aged 31 to 58, who were in suspected connection with the murder case happened in Mong Kok on May 27, in which a 46-year-old man died.
After investigation, Police arrested three men, aged 31 to 34, for murder and a 58-year-old man for assisting offenders in Castle Peak.
All arrestees are being detained for further enquiries.
Police arrested four men and two women in suspected connection with the case earlier. Three arrested men and an arrested woman, aged 20 to 37, were laid a holding charge jointly with one count of murder. A 30-year-old arrested man was laid a holding charge with one count of conspiracy to wound with intent. A 34-year-old arrested woman has been released on bail and is required to report back to Police in late June.
Active investigation by the Regional Crime Unit of Kowloon West is underway. Police do not rule out the possibility that more arrests will be made.
FEHD reminds shop operators not to extend business area illegally and causing obstructions to passageways (with photos/video)
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Housing Authority endeavours to allocate public housing flats
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Amhearst, NY – WEBWIRE – Monday, May 30, 2022 So much is now being publicized about the importance of this subject, and this book is right on point and very informative! James J. Talk, Play, and Read with Me Mommy: Interactive Activities to Enhance Your Childs Language Development from Birth to Age Five by Miss Jojo is a collection of interactive activities and games based on the authors knowledge, engagement, and experiences with children. This book will give readers creative ways to help youngsters develop their language skills in their early years.
San Diego, CA, USA – WEBWIRE – Monday, May 30, 2022 I definitely recommend it! Foluso Falaye, Manhattan Book Review Good reviews are in for the book Sad Papaws Heritage (Peppertree Press) by Kenny Sad Papaw Harmon. The author shot into internet stardom in 2016 after his granddaughter tweeted a photo of him looking disappointed after his other grandchildren skipped a cookout he had prepared for them. Sad Papaws internet fame led to a collaboration with Charlotte Hopkins, a freelance writer and reporter, who offered to help him write a book, which is Sad Papaws Heritage.
Hong Kong – FEHD reminds shop operators not to extend business area illegally and causing obstructions to passageways (with photos/video)
To tackle the illegal shop extension and obstruction problems, a spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said today (May 30) that the second phase of trial scheme will be extended to Eastern, Sham Shui Po and Yuen Long Districts in June.
Representatives from various government departments conducted public education and publicity activities in the three districts in recent days, including putting up banners broadcasting promotional audio clips at prominent locations and, together with representatives from relevant District Offices and the Police as well as local District Council/Area Committee members, distributing notices to shop operators, to remind shop operators and other stakeholders not to extend business areas illegally by placing goods or articles in public places or on carriageways and cause obstruction to pedestrian and vehicular flow. Otherwise, they may be liable to prosecution. The FEHD and the Police will also take action to remove those goods or articles and the shop operators concerned would be required to bear the expenses of such removal.
The FEHD and the Police launched a trial scheme in Kowloon City, Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Districts since late September last year by deploying a new enforcement strategy in mounting joint operations. Apart from stepping up prosecutions against offenders, the Police would exercise its statutory powers in removing obstructions, and the FEHD would arrange to remove the obstructions (including goods), which were placed on carriageways or in public places and the owner concerned had not followed the instructions of the Police to remove them within the specified time.
From late September last year to yesterday (May 29), the FEHD and the Police had mounted over 160 joint operations in Kowloon City, Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Districts with 631 fixed penalty notices or summonses issued against obstruction in public places and cleanliness offences. A total of 205 warning notices which required the owners of the articles to remove the obstruction within the specified time were also issued. Among these, 14 warning notices had yet to be complied with upon expiry of the specified time limits. The FEHD had hence removed about 7 tonnes goods or articles involved, of which most of them have been ordered by the court to be confiscated.
Positive feedback on the trial scheme has been received from District Councils, local stakeholders and the public, considering that the cityscape and environmental hygiene of targeted streets have been improved significantly. The FEHD and the Police has thus decided to extend the trial scheme to Eastern, Sham Shui Po and Yuen Long Districts in June.
The spokesman said, “Some shop operators have, for the sake of convenience, illegally placed goods that are delivered to shops directly on the roadsides and even to the carriageways, thus extending their business areas illegally. This practice has not only caused illegal occupation of public places and obstruction of passageways, but also jeopardised the safety of road users. The FEHD and the Police will take stringent enforcement action in these districts and offenders will be subject to legal action. Besides, if the offender fails to remove the obstructions within the time specified by the Police, the FEHD will then remove the obstructions.”
Hong Kong – Housing Authority endeavours to allocate public housing flats
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:
In response to media enquiries on vacant flats in completed public rental housing (PRH) estates of the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA), a spokesman for the Housing Department issued the following statement today (May 30):
The number of vacant flats in PRH estates varies daily depending on circumstances. Domestic flats are recovered from time to time in PRH estates. They will be used for allocation to meet various purposes in accordance with the annual allocation plan, such as to PRH applicants on the waiting list, for rehousing use for redevelopment projects and various types of transfer exercises, including transfer of overcrowded households. During the period from recovery to successful allocation, temporary vacancy may occur due to various reasons, for example, renovation works or refurbishment being in progress, awaiting replies from applicants under offer, pending re-allocation of refused offers to other applicants, pooling flats for transfer schemes’ allocation or being reserved for internal transfer of households on social, medical or compassionate grounds.
The above situation is normal in the allocation process and hence the number of vacant flats varies every day. The HA will adhere to the principle of optimising public housing resources and allocate lettable rental flats to various categories of applicants as soon as possible.
For flats that are less popular with the applicants and have been vacant for some time, the Housing Department will make use of the Express Flat Allocation Scheme (EFAS) to invite eligible applicants, who have been on the waiting list for one year or more, to select flats in accordance with their priority. EFAS is launched around the middle of each year, having regard to the housing resources available. In addition to assisting PRH applicants to move into PRH flats earlier, EFAS also helps let the less popular PRH flats to optimise the public housing resources.
Moreover, pockets of narrow spaces are found in domestic blocks of some PRH estates completed in earlier years. Most of them have been used as storerooms and vacant bays in the estates. The Housing Department has been keeping in view the usage of these storerooms and vacant bays and exploring various ways for better utilisation of these spaces, including converting them to PRH flats or other non-domestic use, subject to the compliance with related laws and regulations, technical feasibility, environmental constraints, lease restrictions and obtaining approvals, etc.
Through enhanced provisions of natural lighting and ventilation, the Housing Department has in recent years successfully identified suitable storerooms/vacant bays for conversion to about 130 public housing flats. Amongst them, about 110 have already had the conversion works completed, while the remaining 20 or so are expected to be completed in the second quarter of this year.
The ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022 Will Display Miss JoJo’s “Talk, Play, and Read With Me Mommy”
Through her book, Miss JoJo has taught readers that talking and interacting with children begins as early as the day they are born.
Talk, Play, and Read with Me Mommy provides both parents, caregivers, and their children with a variety of exciting activities and games that are both age-appropriate and geared toward helping children enhance their speech and language skills.
This book includes interactive activities and games for infants (e.g., Rattle Time, Lots of Sounds, and Peek-a-Boo), toddlers (e.g., Surprise Bag, Flashlight Fun, and Bear Talk), and preschoolers (e.g., Listen Up, Hunting for Colors, Silly Stories).
Parents and their kids can play these games whenever they have a few spare minutes over the course of their daily routines such as meal time, bath time, playtime, or story time. This book can also be helpful for readers while on the go, so make sure to carry it wherever you go.
Learn more about Miss JoJos Talk, Play, and Read with Me Mommy: Interactive Activities to Enhance Your Childs Language Development from Birth to Age Five by purchasing a copy available at Authorhouse. Check out Miss JoJos website at https://www.talkplayandread.com/.
This book will be displayed at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference and Exhibition on June 23-28, 2022, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC, USA. So consider visiting.
Talk, Play, and Read with Me Mommy: Interactive Activities to Enhance Your Childs Language Development from Birth to Age Five
Author | Jo Ann Gramlich (Miss JoJo)
Genre | Childrens Educational Activity Book/ Parent & Child Educational Interactive Activity Book
Publisher | Authorhouse
Published date | May 27, 2014
Book Retail Price | $16.99
Author
Jo Ann Gramlich (Miss JoJo) is a speech-language pathologist who provides evaluation and remediation services for children with communication disorders in early intervention and preschool programs through Pediatric Educational and Diagnostic Services-ECMC, Buffalo, New York.
She has provided speech-language therapy for children in the Buffalo Public School District of Western New York. She holds a Master of Science degree in Speech-language Pathology from the State University of New York College at Buffalo.
Jo Ann Gramlichs (Miss JoJo) books include Talk, Play, And Read With Me Mommy, Talk, Play, And Read With Me Daddy, and Talk, Play, And Read With Me Mommy Interactive eBook.Kenny Harmon’s Book “Sad Papaw’s Heritage” Gets a 5-star Review From Manhattan Book Review
Explore the past to appreciate the present in the viral sensations book on pioneer history as told through the experiences of his family.
This book on pioneer history as told through the experiences of the Harmon (initially spelled as Harman) clan will help the young readers get a glimpse of the past and the elders relive their youth and fair memories with their loved ones.
Foluso Falaye of Manhattan Book Review left a sparkling review for Sad Papaws Heritage. In his review piece, Falaye noted the books historical value, which evokes nostalgia that beckons the reader to find ways to celebrate their own past to create a rich and fulfilling present (and future life). He also pushes the books social value, affirming: the need to make conscious, calculated efforts to resolve some issues, one of which is the exploitation of workers by profit-motivated enterprises.
Falaye wrote: Experiencing history through a family lineage provides a more personal, micro view of history that leaves a lasting and distinctive impression. Kenny Harmons natural and enthusiastic style gave me a warm and cozy experience thats similar to listening to captivating stories by the fire on a cold evening.
Overall, the reader will enjoy Sad Papaws Heritage as Falaye noted, the book moves through different events and stories at a comfortable pace while maintaining ones attention by not spending too much time on a subject.
Know more about Kenny Sad Papaw Harmons family history and the days of Americas past in Sad Papaws Heritage. Order a copy today on https://www.sadpapawbooks.net/
Sad Papaws Heritage
Author | Kenny Harmon
Published date | 2017
Publisher | Peppertree Press
Book retail price | $15.95 (Shipping not yet included)
Author Bio
Kenny Harmon was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, on 1-12-1950. He was raised on a 475-acre farm in Dibble, Oklahoma. He watched most sports that were on TV in the 1950s and 1960s. For most of his adult life, he worked in construction as an ironworker. Throughout his career, he worked in 27 different states. He is the author of three books: Sad Papaws Heritage, Sad Papaws The Early Years, and Sad Papaws Those Were The Days.Ads
