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Road Safety Council 50th Anniversary Keep Your Cool Carnival to be held tomorrow ******************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Road Safety Council:        The Road Safety Council 50th Anniversary Keep Your Cool Carnival, organised by the Road Safety Council, will be held tomorrow (November 26) from 10am to 4.30pm at the HarbourChill, Wan Chai.        The opening ceremony will be held at the HarbourChill, Wan Chai at 10am. The Chairperson of the Road Safety Council and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) of the Hong Kong Police Force, Mr Joe Chow; the Chairperson of the Road ... Read more

2023 District Council Ordinary Election – registration arrangements for voting at Near Boundary Polling Stations begin tomorrow ******************************************************************************************      The 2023 District Council Ordinary Election will be held on December 10. To facilitate the electors living in the Mainland or those who need to travel to and from the Mainland on the polling day to cast their votes, the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) will set up four Near Boundary Polling Stations (NBPSs) at two schools near Sheung Shui MTR Station (namely Hong Kong Taoist Association Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan ... Read more

Family Council holds publicity event on “Marital Happiness and Harmony” (with photos) ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Family Council:        The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB), the Family Council, and Radio 2 of Radio Television Hong Kong jointly held a publicity event on “Marital Happiness and Harmony” today (September 24) to promote to the public the importance of sustaining a healthy marriage and building a harmonious family.        With “Marital Happiness and Harmony” as the theme this year, the Family Council launched a new series of family education videos to provide practical ... Read more

– 32-team tournament to be played in 2025 – Hosting requirements for FIFA World Cup 2030 approved – FIFA World Cup 2030 bidding process to start in Q3 2023, with appointment of host(s) expected in Q4 2024 – Regulations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Competition approved WEBWIRE – Friday, June 23, 2023 The FIFA Council has unanimously appointed the United States as the host of the new and expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup that is due to take place in 2025, at its meeting held by videoconference from the Home of FIFA. The host selection process took ... Read more

The Advisory Council on Environment discusses Additional Information prepared for environmental impact assessment report on partial development of Fanling Golf Course site ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Advisory Council on the Environment:        The Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) held a meeting today (May 3) and discussed the Additional Information prepared for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report on Technical Study on Partial Development of Fanling Golf Course Site – Feasibility Study (the Study).        At its meeting held on August 19, 2022, the ACE decided that the EIA report on the Study ... Read more