Tag: reminds

LD reminds employers and employees to take heat stroke preventive measures in times of Heat Stress at Work Warning ******************************************************************************************      ​As the Heat Stress at Work Warning is now in effect, the Labour Department (LD) reminds employers and employees to take appropriate measures during the effective period of the warning to prevent heat stroke when working in hot weather or hot environments.             Employees who work outdoors or in non-air-conditioned indoor environments face high levels of heat stress and are at a relatively higher risk of heat stroke. Employers should assess the risk factors of heat stress for employees at ... Read more

LD reminds employers and employees to take heat stroke preventive measures in times of Heat Stress at Work Warning ******************************************************************************************      ​As the Heat Stress at Work Warning is now in effect, the Labour Department (LD) reminds employers and employees to take appropriate measures during the effective period of the warning to prevent heat stroke when working in hot weather or hot environments.      Employees who work outdoors or in non-air-conditioned indoor environments face high levels of heat stress and are at a relatively higher risk of heat stroke. Employers should assess the risk factors of heat stress for employees at work ... Read more

Government reminds retail trade and public on implementation of enhanced Plastic Shopping Bag Charging Scheme on December 31 ******************************************************************************************      The Government today (December 27) reminded the retail trade and the public that the enhanced Plastic Shopping Bag (PSB) Charging Scheme (the Enhanced Scheme) would be implemented on December 31. The enhancement measures include: (1) increasing the charging level per PSB from the current level of at least 50 cents to at least $1; (2) removing the present exemption for PSBs carrying frozen/chilled foodstuff items; and (3) tightening the exemption relating to foodstuff items such that free PSBs can only be ... Read more

Government reminds public not to use Medical Exemption Certificates obtained through improper means ******************************************************************************************      ​The Government today (September 6) appealed to members of the public again for getting themselves self-protection through administration of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as practicable. A Government spokesman said that the current epidemic situation in Hong Kong is dire and the new daily caseload has reached five-digit figures. Members of the public are exposing themselves to risks of infection and even severe illness and death if they are not deemed unsuitable for vaccination because of health reasons and have yet to get vaccinated. Furthermore, it is an offence ... Read more

SB reminds public to be vigilant against employment fraud *********************************************************      ​Regarding recent incidents in which Hong Kong people were suspected to have been lured to such Southeast Asian countries as Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and detained to engage in illegal work, the Security Bureau (SB) said on August 17 that it attaches great importance to the incidents and reminds members of the public to be vigilant against employment fraud. Since January this year, the Immigration Department and the Police have received 17 and 12 requests for assistance respectively.      After receiving the requests for assistance, the Assistance to Hong Kong ... Read more