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Hong Kong – Arrangement of LegCo Bills Committee and Panel meetings

Arrangement of LegCo Bills Committee and Panel meetings ******************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:        The Legislative Council (LegCo) Bills Committee on Safeguarding National Security Bill will hold four meetings tomorrow (March 11) in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex:   9am to 11am 11.10am to 1.10pm 2.30pm to 4.30pm 4.40pm to 6.40pm      Separately, the meeting of the Panel on Welfare Services originally scheduled for tomorrow at 2.30pm has been rescheduled.

Hong Kong – Arrangement for Hong Kong-Macao cross-boundary goods vehicles using the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to implement (with photos/video)

Arrangement for Hong Kong-Macao cross-boundary goods vehicles using the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to implement (with photos/video) ******************************************************************************************      The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region today (August 7) announced the implementation of the arrangement for Hong Kong-Macao cross-boundary goods vehicles using the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), following the discussions and agreement made between the governments of Hong Kong and Macao.      The cross-boundary logistics transfer facility at the HZMB Macao Port (the Macao Port transfer facility) will start operation tomorrow (August 8). Hong Kong goods vehicles can transport goods from Hong Kong to the Macao Port ... Read more

Hong Kong – The charging arrangement of private doctors for “Non-eligible Persons” prescribed with COVID-19 oral drugs

The charging arrangement of private doctors for “Non-eligible Persons” prescribed with COVID-19 oral drugs ******************************************************************************************      A Government spokesperson today (December 31) said that following the adjustments of local anti-epidemic measures announced earlier, the Department of Health (DH) has issued letter to private doctors who have registered under the Electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS), reminding them that if the two COVID-19 oral drugs obtained from the Government, namely Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, are prescribed to “Non-eligible Persons” (NEP), private doctors are required to collect the drug cost on behalf of the Government.      The Government has announced earlier that in order to ... Read more

Hong Kong – DH clarifies arrangement for handling deceased bodies in public mortuaries

DH clarifies arrangement for handling deceased bodies in public mortuaries **************************************************************************      In response to media report on the handling of deceased bodies in public mortuaries under the Department of Health (DH), the DH today (March 19) issued the following clarification:        Currently, most of the bodies of deceased patients of public hospitals are stored at the hospitals’ mortuaries, and the next-of-kin could identify and claim the bodies for after-death arrangements, while bodies of patients who passed away at Accident and Emergency Departments (A&EDs) have to be transferred to public mortuaries for the DH to handle. In ... Read more

Hong Kong – Arrangement for General, Specialist Out-patient Clinics and Day Hospitals

Arrangement for General, Specialist Out-patient Clinics and Day Hospitals ************************************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The Hospital Authority announces that its general out-patient clinics, specialist clinics including physiotherapy and occupational therapy, geriatric day hospitals and psychiatric day hospitals will be closed as Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is still in force. Out-patients are advised to make a new appointment after the cancellation of the Warning Signal No. 8. Accident and Emergency services at hospitals will remain normal.