Hong Kong – HAD opens temporary shelters
HAD opens temporary shelters
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The Red Rainstorm Warning Signal is still in force. Temporary shelters opened by the Home Affairs Department are at the annex.
For enquiries, please contact the HAD’s hotline on 2572 8427.
Temporary closure of Jockey Club Yan Oi Tong Swimming Pool
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Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:
Here is an item of interest to swimmers.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (May 1) that due to urgent maintenance work, Jockey Club Yan Oi Tong Swimming Pool in Tuen Mun District has been temporarily closed and will be reopened at 11am.
Temporary closure of Chai Wan Swimming Pool
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Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:
Here is an item of interest to swimmers.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (April 16) that due to urgent maintenance works, Chai Wan Swimming Pool in Eastern District has been temporarily closed and will be reopened at 6.30am tomorrow (April 17).
HAD opens temporary cold shelters
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Clean mattresses and blankets/quilts, hot meals and hot water will be provided to shelter users free of charge during the opening of temporary shelters.
To ensure that cold shelter users can rest in a quiet and undisturbed environment, members of the public or agencies wishing to make donations to shelter users are requested to register with the staff of the shelter first. Donors will then be directed to place the donated items at a specified indoor location. The staff will help notify the shelter users to collect the items on their own.
Anyone seeking temporary refuge or with any questions about the donation arrangements at the cold shelters may call the department’s hotline 2572 8427 for more information.
The 18 temporary cold shelters are located at:
Hong Kong Island:
Central and Western:
Eastern:
Southern:
Wan Chai:
Kowloon:
Kowloon City:
Kwun Tong:
Sham Shui Po:
Wong Tai Sin:
Yau Tsim Mong:
New Territories:
Islands:
Kwai Tsing:
North:
Sai Kung:
Sha Tin:
Tai Po:
Tuen Mun:
Yuen Long:
Temporary suspension of LCSD’s Mobile Library 4, 7 and 8 services
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Mobile Library 8 will suspend services from February 3 to 9. The affected service points are Laguna City in Lam Tin, On Tai Estate on Anderson Road, Tai Hang Tung Estate on Tai Hang Tung Road, Laguna Verde in Hung Hom and Choi Fook Estate in Kowloon Bay. For enquiries about Mobile Library 8 services, please call 2926 3055.
Mobile Library 7 will suspend services from February 16 to 22. The affected service points are Hoi Fu Court in Mong Kok West, Sceneway Garden in Lam Tin, Chuk Yuen (South) Estate and Fung Tak Estate in Wong Tai Sin and Kai Yip Estate in Kowloon Bay. For enquiries about Mobile Library 7 services, please call 2926 3056.
Mobile Library 4 will suspend services from February 19 to March 2. The affected service points are Yat Tung Estate in Tung Chung, Discovery Bay, Pui O, Shui Hau and Tong Fuk. For enquiries about Mobile Library 4 services, please call 2984 9417.
Readers are welcome to use other public libraries during the service suspension periods. They may also renew library materials by telephoning 2698 0002 or 2827 2833, or via www.hkpl.gov.hk.
Hong Kong – Temporary closure of Jockey Club Yan Oi Tong Swimming Pool
Attention TV/radio announcers:Hong Kong – Temporary closure of Chai Wan Swimming Pool
Attention TV/radio announcers:Hong Kong – HAD opens temporary cold shelters
In view of the cold weather, the Home Affairs Department has opened 18 temporary cold shelters in various districts today (February 10) for people in need of the service. The temporary shelters will remain open when the Cold Weather Warning is in force.
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Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall
3/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex,
2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun
Causeway Bay Community Centre
3/F, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay
Lei Tung Community Hall
Lei Tung Estate, Ap Lei Chau
Wan Chai Activities Centre
LG/F, Wan Chai Market, 258 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
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Hung Hom Community Hall
1/F, Kowloon City Government Offices,
42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom
Lam Tin (West) Estate Community Centre
71 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin
Nam Cheong District Community Centre
1 Cheong San Lane, Sham Shui Po
Tsz Wan Shan (South) Estate Community Centre
45 Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan
Henry G Leong Yaumatei Community Centre
60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei
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Tung Chung Community Hall
G/F, Tung Chung Municipal Services Building, 39 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung
Tai Wo Hau Estate Community Centre
15 Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Chung
Cheung Wah Community Hall
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling
Hang Hau Community Hall
G/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex,
38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
Lung Hang Estate Community Centre
Lung Hang Estate, Sha Tin
Tai Po Community Centre
2 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po
Tsuen Wan:
Lei Muk Shue Community Hall
G/F, Hong Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan
Butterfly Bay Community Centre
Butterfly Estate (near Tip Sum House), Tuen Mun
Long Ping Community Hall
Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long
Hong Kong – Temporary suspension of LCSD’s Mobile Library 4, 7 and 8 services
Mobile Libraries 4, 7 and 8 will suspend services during designated periods in February and March for routine maintenance, a spokesman for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (January 26).