Tag: Special

Special announcement on fire in Tsing Yi **************************************** Attention TV and radio duty announcers:      Please broadcast the following special announcement as soon as possible, and repeat it at suitable intervals:      A fire broke out at a tin-sheeted structure on Tam Kon Shan Road, Tsing Yi at 8.45am today (April 19). The Fire Services Department is conducting a firefighting operation.      Members of the public who are being affected by the smoke and an unusual odour carried by the wind are advised to close their doors and windows and stay calm.

Special traffic arrangements for race meeting in Happy Valley *************************************************************      Special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Happy Valley today (April 17). The arrangements will come into effect one and a half hours before the start of the first race and will last until the crowds have dispersed after the race meeting. A. Traffic arrangements before the commencement of the first race 1. Road closure      Southbound Wong Nai Chung Road between Queen’s Road East and the up-ramp outside the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) will be closed except for vehicles heading for Aberdeen Tunnel. 2. Traffic diversions – ... Read more

Special announcement on vegetation fire in Tuen Mun *************************************************** Attention TV and radio duty announcers:      Please broadcast the following special announcement as soon as possible, and repeat it at suitable intervals:      A vegetation fire broke out in the vicinity of Kau Keng Shan in Tuen Mun at 6.29pm yesterday (April 13). The Fire Services Department is conducting a firefighting operation.      Members of the public who are being affected by the smoke and an unusual odour carried by the wind are advised to close their doors and windows and stay calm.  

Special announcement on fire in Yuen Long ***************************************** Attention TV and radio duty announcers:      Please broadcast the following special announcement as soon as possible, and repeat it at suitable intervals:      A fire broke out at warehouses at Pak Sha Tsuen, Yuen Long at 1.16pm today (March 29). The Fire Services Department is conducting a firefighting operation.      Members of the public who are being affected by the smoke and an unusual odour carried by the wind are advised to close their doors and windows and stay calm.

Current status: Open Opened on 28 March 2024 and will close for consultation on 26 June 2024 Health Canada has evaluated the aspects of concern that prompted the special review of pest control products containing methyl bromide. Health Canada is proposing continued registration of methyl bromide uses as a general space fumigant, enclosed space fumigant and gas tight (tarpaulin) fumigant to treat empty structures or stored food/feed and non-food/non-feed commodities listed on the label. Methyl bromide is a broad-spectrum fumigant, effective as an insecticide, acaricide, fungicide, animal toxicant, molluscicide, nematicide, and herbicide. The assessment of the aspects of concern (potential ... Read more