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Grading of Beach Water Quality Released
Grading of beach water quality released The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (August 27) released the latest grading of water quality for 39 gazetted beaches (see Note 1) and one non-gazetted beach (i.e. Discovery Bay, see Note 2). Twenty-two beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 15 as Fair (Grade 2) and three as Poor (Grade 3). Grade 1 beaches are: Cafeteria New Beach Repulse Bay Beach* Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach* Shek O Beach* Chung Hom Kok Beach Silverstrand Beach* Clear Water Bay First Beach South Bay Beach Clear Water Bay Second Beach* St Stephen's Beach Discovery Bay Stanley Main Beach* Golden Beach* Tai Po Lung Mei Beach* Hap Mun Bay Beach* Tong Fuk Beach Hung Shing Yeh Beach* Trio Beach Kiu Tsui Beach Turtle Cove Beach Lo So Shing Beach Upper Cheung Sha Beach Grade 2 beaches are: Anglers' Beach Kwun Yam Beach Approach Beach Lido Beach* Cafeteria Old Beach Lower Cheung Sha Beach Casam Beach* Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach* Castle Peak Beach Middle Bay Beach Deep Water Bay Beach* Pui O Beach* Hoi Mei Wan Beach Ting Kau Beach Kadoorie Beach Grade 3 beaches are: Big Wave Bay Beach* Silver Mine Bay Beach* Butterfly Beach* Compared with the grading released last week, Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach, Clear Water Bay Second Beach, Kiu Tsui Beach, Silverstrand Beach and Tai Po Lung Mei Beach have been upgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 1; Casam Beach and Ting Kau Beach from Grade 3 to Grade 2. Middle Bay Beach has been changed from Grade 1 to Grade 2. -
Grading of Beach Water Quality Released
Grading of beach water quality released The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (September 18) released the latest grading of water quality for 38 gazetted beaches (see Note 1) and one non-gazetted beach (i.e. Discovery Bay, see Note 2). Seventeen beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1), 21 as Fair (Grade 2) and one as Poor (Grade 3). Grade 1 beaches are: Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach Shek O Beach Chung Hom Kok Beach South Bay Beach Clear Water Bay Second Beach St Stephen's Beach Hap Mun Bay Beach Stanley Main Beach Hung Shing Yeh Beach Tong Fuk Beach Kwun Yam Beach Trio Beach Lo So Shing Beach Turtle Cove Beach Lower Cheung Sha Beach Upper Cheung Sha Beach Repulse Bay Beach Grade 2 beaches are: Anglers' Beach Hoi Mei Wan Beach Big Wave Bay Beach Kadoorie Beach Butterfly Beach Kiu Tsui Beach Cafeteria New Beach Lido Beach Cafeteria Old Beach Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach Casam Beach Middle Bay Beach Castle Peak Beach Pui O Beach Clear Water Bay First Beach Silver Mine Bay Beach Deep Water Bay Beach Silverstrand Beach Discovery Bay Ting Kau Beach Golden Beach Grade 3 beach is: Approach Beach Under the present grading system, beaches are classified into four grades, namely Good (Grade 1), Fair (Grade 2), Poor (Grade 3) and Very Poor (Grade 4), according to the level of E. coli in the water. Grades are calculated on the basis of the geometric mean of the E. coli counts on the five most recent sampling occasions. A summary of beach grades is published weekly before the weekend. -
Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2018-19 Reply Serial No
Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2018-19 Reply Serial No. HAB407 CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY (Question Serial No. 6314) Head: (95) Leisure and Cultural Services Department Subhead (No. & title): (-) Not Specified Programme: (1) Recreation and Sports Controlling Officer: Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Ms Michelle LI) Director of Bureau: Secretary for Home Affairs Question: Please list in a table the numbers and locations of drinking fountains in various districts throughout the territory. Asked by: Hon CHEUNG Chiu-hung, Fernando (Member Question No. (LegCo use): 42) Reply: The list of drinking fountains installed at the leisure venues is set out at Annex. Annex to Reply Serial No. HAB407 List of drinking fountains at the leisure venues managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department District/ No. of Drinking Venue Name Office Fountains Central and 1 Belcher Bay Park 1 Western 2 Blake Gardens 3 3 Caine Lane Garden 1 4 Caine Road Garden 3 5 Central and Western District Promenade—Central Section 4 6 Chater Garden 3 7 Forbes Street Temporary Playground 2 8 Hatton Road Sitting-out Area 1 9 High West Picnic Area (Temporary) 1 10 Hollywood Road Park 1 11 Hong Kong Park 21 12 Hong Kong Park Sports Centre 2 13 Hong Kong Squash Centre 1 14 Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens 7 15 Kennedy Town Swimming Pool 8 16 Kennedy Town Temporary Recreation Ground 2 17 King George V Memorial Park, Hong Kong 3 18 Li Sing Street Playground 1 19 Mount Austin Playground 1 20 Pok Fu Lam Road Playground 4 21 Queen Street Rest Garden -
Contents SECTION 1 LIVING in HONG KONG
Contents SECTION 1 LIVING IN HONG KONG CHAPTER 1 GETTING TO KNOW HONG KONG 1.1 Background And History 5 1.2 Climate 6 1.3 People And Language 7 1.4 The Legal System And Government 8 CHAPTER 2 BANKING 2.1 Bank Services 9 2.2 Other Services 11 CHAPTER 3 TRANSPORTATION 3.1 Public Network 12 3.2 Usage Of The Octopus Card 15 3.3 Transport to Macau 16 CHAPTER 4 HEALTH SENSE 4.1 Health Concerns 17 4.2 Health Care System 19 SECTION 2 EXPLORING HONG KONG CHAPTER 5 HONG KONG CULTURE 5.1 Festivals In Hong Kong 25 5.2 Religions & Beliefs 28 5.3 Feng Shui Theory 31 5.4 Etiquette 31 CHAPTER 6 DINING 6.1 Chinese Cuisines 35 6.2 Non-Chinese Cuisines 40 CHAPTER 7 SHOPPING 7.1 Where To Shop 46 7.2 What To Buy 50 7.3 How To Buy 51 7.4 Grocery Stores 51 7.5 Public Markets 54 CHAPTER 8 LEISURE 8.1 Nightlife 56 8.2 Arts & Culture 57 8.3 Leisure & Sports 63 8.4 Gardens & Parks 65 8.5 Outward Bound Program 66 8.6 Volunteer Service 67 8.7 Other Major Attractions 68 CHAPTER 9 ORGANIZATIONS FOR FOREIGNERS 9.1 National (Cultural) Associations 71 9.2 Sports Clubs 72 9.3 Hobbies / Special Interests 80 9.4 Private Clubs 84 CHAPTER 10 QUICK REFERENCE 88 SectionLIVING IN 1HONG KONG Getting To Know Hong Kong 1.1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Hong Kong in English means a fragrant harbour. It is located at the southeastern tip of the People's Republic of China, at the South of the Tropic of Cancer and at the same latitude as Mexico City, the Bahamas and Hawaii. -
NWFB and Citybus Special Service Arrangements at Tuen Ng Festival
NWFB and Citybus Special Service Arrangements at Tuen Ng Festival (11 June 2021, Hong Kong) To cope with passenger demand at Tuen Ng Festival, New World First Bus (“NWFB”) and Citybus will implement special service arrangements for several routes on Monday, 14 June. Details are as follows: Citybus will operate special bus service Route 73S from Stanley Village to Ocean Park Station via Stanley Plaza, Chung Hom Kok Beach, Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay at 4:30pm, 5:30pm and 6:30pm. The full fare is HK$12.4. Service of NWFB Route 14, 65 and Citybus Route 73, 260, 973 will be strengthened subject to passenger demand. Headway of Citybus Route 6 and 6X will be adjusted, and some departures of Route 6 will omit Ma Hang. Citybus Route 314 Siu Sai Wan bound departures from Stanley Main Beach will omit bus stops from Hong Kong Sea School to Stanley Police Station and divert via Stanley Village Road, then follow its original routeing to Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort). In addition, there will be temporary bus stop arrangements for 9 NWFB and Citybus routes, including NWFB Route 14 and 65, and Citybus Route 6, 6X, 73, 90, 260, 629 and 973. In conjunction with crowd control measures at Stanley, arrangements of the abovementioned routes might be adjusted subject to actual conditions. For further enquiries, please call the NWFB Customer Service Hotline at 2136 8888 or Citybus Customer Service Hotline at 2873 0818 during service hours; visit the NWFB website at www.nwfb.com.hk or the Citybus website at www.citybus.com.hk; refer to notices at bus stops or download the NWFB & Citybus Mobile Application to keep track of our latest updates on the service information. -
EHHC Paper No. 45/2020 Appendix
Appendix Locations and Number of Recycling Bins of the AFCD No. of in Southern District Recycling Bins 1 Aberdeen Country Park 47 2 Pok Fu Lam Country Park 3 3 Shek O Country Park 5 4 Tai Tam Country Park 32 Locations and Number of Recycling Bins of the FEHD No. of in Southern District Recycling Bins 1 Pavement opposite to Larvotto, Tower 1, No. 8 Ap Lei 1 Chau Praya Road (near lamp post 27774) 2 In front of 1 Sha Wan Drive 1 3 Near Shouson Plaza, No. 16E Shouson Hill Road (opposite 1 to lamp post 19287) 4 Beside Nam Ning Street Park, Aberdeen 1 5 Near Comfort Centre, at Yue Fai Road, Aberdeen 1 6 Outside Aberdeen Market Complex, Chengtu Road 1 7 Roundabout of Lee Man Road, Ap Li Chau 1 8 No. 161 Main Street Street, Ap Lei Chau 1 9 Junction of Nam Long Shan Road and Wong Chuk Hang 1 Road (near Sitting-out Area) 10 Outside Bus Terminus, Nam Long Shan Road 1 11 Near Roundabout, junction of Tai Tam Road and Stanley 1 Gap Road 12 No. 3 Welfare Road (near Jumbo Court), Wong Chuk Hang 1 13 Shouson Hill Road junction of Wong Chuk Hang Road 1 (near Sun Wai RCP) 14 At side of Big Wave Bay Village RCP 1 15 Carmel Road Bus Terminus, Ma Hang 1 16 Entrance of Stanley Plaza, Stanley Main Street 1 17 Outside Chung Hom Kok Temporary RCP 1 18 South Horizon Public Transport Interchange 1 19 Bus Terminus at Wu Nam Street, Aberdeen (near subway) 1 20 Tin Wan Street near Tin Wan Estate Public Transport 1 Interchange 21 Outside car park, Repulse Bay Beach Road (opposite 1 Beach Road RCP) 22 At side of Minibus Terminus, Stanley Beach Road 1 23 21 Bisney Road 1 24 Lee Nam Road Refuse Collection Point 1 25 Apleichau Market Complex Public Toilet 1 26 Sea View Promenade near Repulse Bay Beach Side 1 27 Pavement in front of No. -
Annex 2 Number of Special Incidents at Public Beaches of Leisure and Cultural Services Department from 2007 to 2016
Annex 2 Number of Special Incidents at Public Beaches of Leisure and Cultural Services Department from 2007 to 2016 2007 District Name of Beach Rescue Case Drowning Case Accident Case Hong Deep Water Bay Beach 15 0 15 Kong Repulse Bay Beach 10 0 14 Island Middle Bay Beach 0 0 2 South Bay Beach 4 0 2 Stanley Main Beach 12 0 15 Hairpin Beach# 0 0 0 Chung Hom Kok Beach 0 0 2 St Stephen's Beach 1 0 4 Turtle Cove Beach 0 0 0 Shek O Beach 54 0 20 Big Wave Bay Beach 12 0 12 Rocky Bay Beach# 0 0 0 New Hung Shing Yeh Beach 2 0 3 Territories Lo So Shing Beach 3 0 2 Kwun Yam Beach 1 0 0 Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach 8 0 0 Silver Mine Bay Beach 3 0 1 Pui O Beach 1 0 3 Upper Cheung Sha Beach 0 0 1 Lower Cheung Sha Beach 0 0 3 Tong Fuk Beach 0 0 1 Butterfly Beach 0 0 10 Castle Peak Beach 0 0 0 Kadoorie Beach 0 0 0 Cafeteria Old Beach 1 0 0 Cafeteria New Beach 0 0 1 Golden Beach 0 0 10 Trio Beach 0 0 5 Kiu Tsui Beach 0 0 1 Hap Mun Bay Beach 0 0 5 Silverstrand Beach 0 0 6 Clear Water Bay First Beach 0 0 1 Clear Water Bay Second Beach 0 1 7 Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach 1 0 1 Anglers' Beach# 0 0 0 Gemini Beaches# 0 0 0 Hoi Mei Wan Beach# 0 0 0 Casam Beach# 0 0 0 Lido Beach# 0 0 0 Ting Kau Beach# 0 0 0 Approach Beach# 0 0 0 Total 128 1 147 # Lifeguard services are not provided Notes: Rescue cases refer to cases requiring rescue operation carried out by lifeguards. -
TIC Fax Cover Sheet
Green Lifestyle Local Tour Incentive Scheme Guide to Application1 (Application Period: 20 January 2020 to 15 April 2022) I. Introduction 1. The Green Lifestyle Local Tour Incentive Scheme is funded by the HKSAR Government and provides travel agents with cash incentives based on the number of green lifestyle local tour participants they serve. 2. The Scheme is initiated by the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the Environment Bureau and the Environmental Protection Department, with the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong (TIC) to assist in implementation. It aims to encourage the public to enjoy nature, promote nature conservation and biodiversity, and raise public awareness of the HKSAR Government’s efforts in promoting green lifestyle and tourism, waste and carbon reduction, environmental protection and nature conservation, etc.; promote local economic activities; and support the tourism and related industries. 3. Applicants should read the following information carefully before submitting their applications. II. Eligibility of Applicants 1. The Applicant must be a travel agent that fulfils the following two conditions concurrently: (1) holding on 23 December 2019 (i.e. the date on which the HKSAR Government jointly with the TIC announced the Green Lifestyle Local Tour Incentive Scheme) a valid travel agent’s licence issued under the Travel Agents Ordinance; and (2) continuing to hold a valid travel agent’s licence when cash incentives are disbursed by the TIC to the travel agent. 1 Note: This Guide to Application should be read in conjunction with Application Form A, Application Form B, as well as Appendix I and Appendix II. 1 III. Cash Incentives for Travel Agents 1. -
A Magazine for the Women of Hong Kong • June/July/August 2015 CCWM AWA Half Jan 2014 Horizontal.Pdf 1 3/12/2014 5:02:32 PM June/July/August 2015
A Magazine for the Women of Hong Kong • June/July/August 2015 CCWM AWA Half Jan 2014 Horizontal.pdf 1 3/12/2014 5:02:32 PM JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2015 The American Women’s Association of Hong Kong, Limited. Established in 1956 A volunteer organization of women of all nationalities supporting Hong Kong charities and schools through community service and monetary grants, while providing educational and social activities for members. 26 AWARE PRODUCTION TEAM EDITOR Begoña Blanco Muñoz Contents [email protected] Membership 3 ASSIStaNT EDITORS AWA Enjoys 5 Dimple Shah Meet the New Board 6 Human-trafficking 8 GRAPHICS Art Lovers 10 Jacky Ngan How to Stay Healthy 12 Fahima Ahmad A beautiful Experience 14 PHOTOGRAPHY AWA Buddy Program 15 Fahima Ahmad On the Buses 16 Sharon Mason Al Fresco Dining 18 Sun, sand and surf 20 ADVERTISING MANAGER Sai Ying Pun 22 Hildy Karev [email protected] Women on the Way Up 24 10 Best Foot Forward! 25 Indonesia 26 Container Port Tour 28 Lost in Train Station 29 PUBLISHED & PRINTED BY Recipe 30 R&R Publishing Ltd. Asian Tours 31 2126 7812 Calendar of Event 32 [email protected] Local Tours and Activities 34 www.rrpublishing.com.hk Ongoing Activities 44 18 Contact Information 45 The AWA office is open from Monday-Thursday 9:30am-3:30pm. The AWA office will be closed for public holiday on Monday 25 May 2015. VISIT THE AWA WEBSITE: www.awa.org.hk LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/awahk FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @AWA_HK FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @AWA_HK Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author only and do not represent the opinion of the American Women’s Association. -
Green Living
select deluxe homes ® JUNE 2009 Volume 56 published and distributed by GREEN LIVING w w w .landscope.com About The Key ® The Key is a monthly publication of sales and letting listings of luxury residential properties on Hong Kong Island. It is sent to VIP clients of Landscope Realty and residents of The Peak, Southside, Mid-Levels, Kowloon Tong, Homantin and selected upmarket residential areas in Shatin, Tai Po, Clear Water Bay and Castle Peak Road. The recipients comprise the créme de la créme of Hong Kong's affluent community. KeyNotes In addition to The Key, Landscope Realty sends weekly "Blessed is he that waiteth." eNewsletters to clients on most update listings of luxury properties. If you wish to receive the eNewsletter, please call Loretta Lui at 3102 Daniel 12:12 4818 or email to [email protected]. Despite a thinning profit margin, local banks have taken an aggressive stance in mortgage lending, which has over decades How may you list your property with The Key? proved to be a much safer bet in Hong Kong. Abundance of capital If you would like to see your property listed in The Key in the next has kept mortgage rate low, with some banks offering prime rate issue, you may call Loretta Lui at 3102 4818 or email to (currently 5% to 5.5% p.a.) less 3 percentage points, which was only [email protected]. Or you may simply fill out the space below available when the property market was in its heyday. Bargain and fax to us at 2866 0015. -
Grading of Beach Water Quality Released
Grading of beach water quality released The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today (May 15) released the latest grading of water quality for 38 gazetted beaches (see Note 1) and one non-gazetted beach (i.e. Discovery Bay, see Note 2). Thirty beaches were rated as Good (Grade 1) and nine as Fair (Grade 2). Grade 1 beaches are: Big Wave Bay Beach Lower Cheung Sha Beach Cafeteria New Beach Middle Bay Beach Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach Pui O Beach Chung Hom Kok Beach Repulse Bay Beach Clear Water Bay First Beach Shek O Beach Clear Water Bay Second Beach Silver Mine Bay Beach Deep Water Bay Beach Silverstrand Beach Discovery Bay South Bay Beach Golden Beach St Stephen's Beach Hap Mun Bay Beach Stanley Main Beach Hung Shing Yeh Beach Ting Kau Beach Kadoorie Beach Tong Fuk Beach Kiu Tsui Beach Trio Beach Kwun Yam Beach Turtle Cove Beach Lo So Shing Beach Upper Cheung Sha Beach Grade 2 beaches are: Anglers' Beach Castle Peak Beach Approach Beach Hoi Mei Wan Beach Butterfly Beach Lido Beach Cafeteria Old Beach Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach Casam Beach Under the present grading system, beaches are classified into four grades, namely Good (Grade 1), Fair (Grade 2), Poor (Grade 3) and Very Poor (Grade 4), according to the level of E. coli in the water. Grades are calculated on the basis of the geometric mean of the E. coli counts on the five most recent sampling occasions. A summary of beach grades is published weekly before the weekend. The latest beach grades based on the most current data may be obtained from the EPD's website on Beach Water Quality (www.epd.gov.hk/epd/beach) or the beach hotline, 2511 6666. -
Administration's Replies to Members Initial Written
Index Page Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2021-22 Director of Bureau : Secretary for Development Session No. : 17 Consolidated e-file name : DEVB(W)-1-e1.docx Reply Serial Question Name of Member Head Programme No. Serial No. DEVB(W)001 0915 CHAN Han-pan 159 (3) Greening, Landscape and Tree Management DEVB(W)002 2723 CHAN, Pierre 159 (4) Energizing Kowloon East DEVB(W)003 2749 CHAN, Pierre 159 (2) Heritage Conservation DEVB(W)004 2888 CHENG Chung-tai 159 (3) Greening, Landscape and Tree Management DEVB(W)005 2889 CHENG Chung-tai 159 (3) Greening, Landscape and Tree Management DEVB(W)006 2890 CHENG Chung-tai 159 (3) Greening, Landscape and Tree Management DEVB(W)007 2891 CHENG Chung-tai 159 (3) Greening, Landscape and Tree Management DEVB(W)008 2892 CHENG Chung-tai 159 (2) Heritage Conservation DEVB(W)009 2893 CHENG Chung-tai 159 (2) Heritage Conservation DEVB(W)010 2897 CHENG Chung-tai 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Services DEVB(W)011 2898 CHENG Chung-tai 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Services DEVB(W)012 2201 CHENG Wing-shun, 159 (2) Heritage Conservation Vincent DEVB(W)013 3262 CHOW Ho-ding, 159 (4) Energizing Kowloon East Holden DEVB(W)014 0432 IP LAU Suk-yee, 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Regina Services DEVB(W)015 0433 IP LAU Suk-yee, 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Regina Services DEVB(W)016 1754 IP LAU Suk-yee, 159 (3) Greening, Landscape and Regina Tree Management DEVB(W)017 3075 IP LAU Suk-yee, 159 (4) Energizing Kowloon East Regina DEVB(W)018 1334 LAM Kin-fung, 159 (2) Heritage Conservation Jeffrey DEVB(W)019 1547 LAU Kwok-fan 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Services DEVB(W)020 2289 LAU Kwok-fan 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Services DEVB(W)021 1824 LEE Wai-king, 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Starry Services DEVB(W)022 2565 LEUNG Mei-fun, 159 (2) Heritage Conservation Priscilla Reply Serial Question Name of Member Head Programme No.