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LegCo Members visit staircases on slope of Lok Wah North Estate in Kwun Tong(with photos) ***************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:      The Legislative Council Members conducted a site visit at the staircases on the slope of Lok Wah North Estate in Kwun Tong today (October 12) to follow up on a complaint case relating to retrofitting barrier-free access facilities.        Accompanied by the representatives of the Housing Department, the Highways Department and the Kwun Tong District Office, Members observed the usage of the staircases by residents. Members then ... Read more

LegCo Members visit Home of Blessings (with photos) *************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:      The Legislative Council (LegCo) Members went to the Home of Blessings operated by the Christian Concern for the Homeless Association today (October 6) to conduct the second site visit to follow up on issues relating to the support services for homeless women.      Accompanied by the representatives of the Social Welfare Department (SWD), Members visited the Home of Blessings to learn more about the operation of self-financing boarding facilities for homeless women. Members also gained a ... Read more

The provisional payroll data of EPFO released on 20th August, 2022 highlights that EPFO has added 18.36 lakh net members in the month of June, 2022. For the month of June, 2022 the net member addition has increased by 9.21% as compared to the previous month of May, 2022. Year-on-year comparison of payroll data reflects that June, 2022 has registered an increase of 5.53 lakh in terms of net member addition comparing the corresponding month during last year in 2021. Out of the total 18.36 lakh members added during the month, around 10.54 lakh new ... Read more

ExCo Non-official Members visit Hong Kong Palace Museum (with photos) ********************************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Executive Council Secretariat:             The Non-official Members of the Executive Council (ExCo Non-official Members) today (July 20) visited the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) at the West Kowloon Cultural District to tour the opening exhibitions jointly curated by the HKPM and the Palace Museum.             Accompanied by the Chairman of the HKPM Board, Mr Bernard Chan, and the Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Mrs Betty Fung, the ExCo Non-official Members first received a briefing ... Read more

Two core members of syndicate arranging bogus marriages jailed for conspiracy to defraud and related offences ******************************************************************************************      The Special Investigation Section of the Immigration Department (ImmD) has smashed a bogus marriage syndicate involving the most cases on record. A 45-year-old male mastermind was earlier convicted of five counts of conspiracy to defraud and one count of conspiracy to obtain services by deception while a 52-year-old female core syndicate member was convicted of five counts of conspiracy to defraud. They were each sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment at the District Court today (July 13).        The ImmD has been very ... Read more