Category: International

EPD’s response to media enquiries *********************************      ​In response to media enquiries on how the regulation of disposable plastic tableware is applied to the provision of food in supermarkets and food courts, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (April 25) gave the following response:      Some business premises mainly focusing on retail (e.g. supermarkets, department stores) also sell pre-packaged food for immediate consumption (e.g. boxed sushi, sandwiches). The relevant products are placed on the shelves for customers to choose, and also for facilitating customers to take them away from the premises. This business model is considered as takeaway and therefore plastic cups ... Read more

Fatal traffic accident in Wong Tai Sin **************************************      Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident happened in Wong Tai Sin yesterday (April 24), in which a man died.             At 4.11pm, when a 47-year-old man drove a school bus and was preparing to leave a carpark of a housing estate on Hammer Hill Road, he accidentally fell out of the vehicle. The school bus reportedly skidded forward and the man was rolled over by the school bus.      Sustaining multiple injuries, the man was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in conscious state and later turned to unconscious state. He was certified ... Read more

Missing man in Kwai Chung located *********************************      A man who went missing in Kwai Chung has been located.      Ip Siu-kwong Eric, aged 40, went missing after he left his residence in Shek Yam Estate on September 2, 2023. His family made a report to Police on December 27 in the same year.      The man was located on Queen’s Road Central on April 18 this year. He sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.

Missing man in Western District located ***************************************      A man who went missing in Western District has been located.      Cheng Dun-sung, aged 82, went missing after he was last seen in his residence on Yat Fu Lane last night (April 23). His family made a report to Police today.      The man was located at a tram stop on Whitty Street today (April 24) evening. He sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.

Fatal traffic accident in Tin Shui Wai **************************************      Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Tin Shui Wai today (April 24) in which a man died.      At 6.35pm, Police received a report that a man was trapped between a medium goods vehicle (MGV) linked with a container trailer and some water tanks behind the MGV.      Police officers sped to the scene. The 67-year-old man was rescued by firemen. Sustaining multiple injuries, the man was certified dead at scene.      Initial investigation revealed that the man parked a MGV linked with a container trailer on a slope near Fung Kong Tsuen ... Read more

HKSAR Government strongly disapproves and opposes US report on human rights ****************************************************************************      The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government today (April 23) strongly disapproves and rejects the unfounded and biased content related to Hong Kong contained in the United States (US) Department of State’s so-called 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.             A HKSAR Government spokesperson said, “The HKSAR Government strongly disapproves and opposes the US’ repeated tactics through the so-called report in making slandering remarks against Hong Kong, where ‘one country, two systems’ is successfully implemented. The US is once again overriding the rule of law with ... Read more