Kai Tak Hospital begins phased opening today, with the Family Medicine Integrated Centre the first to come into service. Some patients seeking treatment said the hospital's directions were clear and the process smooth; Secretary for Health and Welfare Lo Chung-mau said the hospital's overall internal quality and quantity of services had both improved, which was very important for Hong Kong's response to continuously rising healthcare demand. Original link: https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1872781-20261005.htm
Why read this: The article explains that the Family Medicine Integrated Centre is the first service to come into operation, and cites the Secretary's remarks on the quality and quantity of services, helping readers verify the scope of the opening.
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The first phase of Kai Tak Hospital began providing services today (5th). Secretary for Health and Wellness Prof Lo Chung-mau visited the hospital in the afternoon and described the journey from the Government Headquarters in Admiralty to the hospital as convenient. Responding to some members of the public who called for more direct bus routes, he said the public would need time to adapt to the hospital's new location, and reiterated that Kai Tak Hospital will become the largest public hospital in Hong Kong.
The Abby Choi case continued in the High Court today, with Choi's mother Zhang Yanhua testifying that it was impossible to give the Kadoorie Hill flat to the Kwok family, and saying that Kwok Kau "wanted to beat and kill" and refused to hand over the flat. The prosecution read out agreed facts, stating that Choi's head, flesh and hair were found in two pots, one large and one small, in the village house flat. Zhang Yanhua said the funds used by Choi to purchase the flat in 2019 came from Tan's father.
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A traffic accident occurred at around 2pm today on Canal Road Flyover in Wan Chai, in the direction of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, when a private car collided with a lorry, leaving 3 people injured and sent to hospital. The injured were the 48-year-old male driver of the private car and his daughter, aged about 1, together with the 49-year-old driver of the lorry. The private car is suspected of losing control at the bend near the rest garden at the tunnel entrance, mounting the stone kerb, crossing into the opposite lane and crashing into the lorry.
JBL has officially launched the EasySing Mic Mini Duo mini wireless original-vocal-removing microphones (2-pack) in Hong Kong, with a suggested retail price of HK$1,899, available for public sale in Hong Kong from today. The body measures just 5 cm and features built-in AI three-stage vocal removal technology, which can be adjusted via the JBL One app across three intensity levels of 25%, 50% and 100%, turning tracks into karaoke accompaniment at any time.
Kai Tak Hospital began phased opening on Monday. Some residents said buses to the hospital ran only every half hour, which was too infrequent, and some had to transfer to taxis. The hospital said passengers can interchange at 5 MTR stations — Kai Tak, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Bay, Wong Tai Sin and Yau Tong — and that 5 KMB routes, 5 Citybus routes and 6 green minibus routes provide direct access. Legislative Council member Yeung Wing-kit suggested increasing the frequency to one bus every 10 to 15 minutes.
Radio Television Hong Kong has launched an all-new new media platform and an AI-generated mascot "Dian Dian", implementing this year's Policy Address requirement to support Radio Television Hong Kong's use of artificial intelligence and new media platforms. The platform is already available on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
Land was resumed in Cha Kwo Ling Village today, and some residents who have been allocated public housing must move out this month. Some worry that formaldehyde from renovations in their new home will affect the health of a 1-year-old baby and hope for a discretionary extension. Lo Yuet-ping, captain of the village's qilin troupe, is using a trolley to move the qilin to Sai Kung, and expects the Lands Department to resume more land next month.
Kai Tak Hospital began phased opening today, with the Comprehensive Family Medicine Centre the first to come into service, and the hospital described first-day operations as generally smooth. The centre will initially provide 350 consultation slots per day, and the hospital plans to add specialist outpatient services on the 26th of this month and move into internal medicine on the 12th of next month. There is currently no accident and emergency department in the hospital; patients may seek treatment at Queen Mary Hospital, Kwong Wah Hospital and United Christian Hospital.
Why read this: Lists the Family Medicine Centre's initial daily quota of 350 appointments, as well as the expansion arrangements on the 26th of this month and the 12th of next month, so that the public can check follow-up and consultation arrangements.
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New recreation and leisure facilities added by the Government at Wo Chai Shan in Sham Shui Po opened today, including table tennis tables, a range of fitness facilities and safety matting. The Home Affairs Department said many residents had already used them on the first morning. The authorities completed the clearance of unlawful and unsafe structures, facilities and clutter at Wo Chai Shan in two phases in mid-August, and immediately proceeded with improvement works, including repairing signposts, railings and canopies, and adding seating and recreation and leisure facilities.