Why read this: States the exact time at which the Observatory issued the Yellow Rainstorm Warning Signal, allowing readers to assess the current adverse weather conditions and plan their journeys.
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Kai Tak Hospital will come into service in phases starting Monday, with authorities deploying on-site staff and adding a dedicated hotline to handle patient appointment and transport enquiries. The Family Medicine Integrated Centre will begin operating on Monday, while automated arrangements for specialist outpatient and blood-taking services are expected to be launched in late October.
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The 16-day Nagoya Asian Games closed on Sunday with a light and shadow performance, with the next edition moving to Doha. Hong Kong won 11 gold, 19 silver and 24 bronze medals, its best-ever result, with Siobhan Haughey taking both the women's 100m and 200m freestyle gold medals. China topped the medal table with 169 gold medals, while Japan was second with 83 gold.
The Security Bureau held a community experience day, inviting more than 1,500 residents to visit the new Huanggang Port joint inspection building in groups and learn about public transport arrangements, immigration and customs clearance services, and building facilities. Secretary for Security Chris Tang attended to inspect the arrangements, saying residents had responded positively and that he looked forward to the rebuilt Huanggang Port opening as soon as possible. Sai Kung District Councilor Cheung Mei-hung said Sai Kung and Tseung Kwan O lack direct public transport to the new Huanggang Port, and would seek to secure a bus route at the District Council.
The Observatory said that a cold front over Guangdong is moving southward, and associated showers and thunderstorms will affect the Pearl River Estuary area in the next two to three hours. Rain will be heavier in some areas, and the Observatory reminded the public to stay alert to weather changes.
Why read this: The Observatory explained that a cold front is moving southward, and pointed out that showers and thunderstorms will affect the Pearl River Estuary area in the next two to three hours, allowing the public to plan their travel accordingly.
Rita Fan suggested reviewing the number of Legislative Council seats in order to use public funds properly. She also revealed that the Hong Kong and Shenzhen authorities had begun discussions before the 1997 handover over the development of a piece of land at the border between the two places, but the plan fell through due to opposition within the government.
Organ transplant recipient Chan Ka-kit received a kidney transplant 10 years ago. Inspired by the donor, he enrolled in a registered nurse course, hoping to support patients with his own experience. The Hong Kong Transplant and Dialysis Sports Games will be held from the 16th to the 18th of this month, with athletes from 6 countries and regions taking part in 9 events. Under Secretary for Health and Welfare Fan Man-man attended the launch ceremony.
About 180 community members from Kwun Tong and Sai Kung, invited by the Home Affairs Department, visited the new Wonggok Port joint inspection building for an experience day, touring it for about an hour. The experience did not involve clearance arrangements. The Immigration Department introduced the "co-inspection and one-time release" clearance model, and Secretary for Security Chris Tang also attended. Some members of the public said the port's WiFi worked without problems and that they would use the new port for clearance in future.
Cha Kwo Ling Village, a squatter village with over a century of history, is scheduled for land resumption tomorrow. Wing Wah Bing Sut and Hoi Kee (Hap Wo) Bing Sut, standing for over 60 and over 70 years respectively, are open for their final day today (the 4th), with endless queues outside. Some Hong Kong people made a special trip because the film The Sunny Side of the Street was filmed here, while a Japanese national working in Hong Kong lamented that the old village is disappearing one by one, describing it in Cantonese as 'heartbreaking'.
The Security Bureau today (4th) held a Community Experience Day, inviting over 1,500 residents from across Hong Kong to visit the Hong Kong Port Area of the new Huanggang Port joint inspection building in person. Residents experienced the public transport services travelling to and from the port as well as the facilities of the joint inspection building, and learned about the "joint inspection, single release" customs clearance model and the architectural design of the joint inspection building.
The Transport Department reminds members of the public driving from the Zhuhai Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge towards Hong Kong that the vehicle clearance plaza is currently very busy, and asks them to plan their journeys properly and allow ample travel time. Before setting off, members of the public can check the real-time vehicle clearance situation through the "Real-time Bridge Port Clearance" service within the "Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Zhuhai Port" or "Zhuhai Release" WeChat official accounts.
The Department of Health's Government Chinese Medicines Testing Centre has completed 22 thematic projects since its establishment, among which a simplified DNA testing method is applicable to testing deer antler, shortening the testing time from the traditional 3 days to within one day. The centre is launching a pilot scheme to explore the "digitisation" of the taste of Chinese herbal medicines, building a taste database for Chinese herbal medicines and developing the identification of Chinese herbal medicines based on taste data.
Under Secretary for Health and Welfare Libby Lam has urged the public to practise the '3S of organ donation' — register their wish, inform their family, and spread the message to relatives and friends — to foster a culture of organ donation. The Centralised Organ Donation Register currently has over 420,000 citizens registered, yet more than 2,000 patients are still waiting for suitable organs every day. She made the appeal at the launch ceremony of the Hong Kong Transplant and Dialysis Sports Games.
Kai Tak Hospital will open in phases from tomorrow, with the Comprehensive Family Medicine Centre first coming into operation, initially providing about 350 family medicine clinic appointments per day. Clinical Director Cheuk Fuk-chi said slots would be limited at first and easily fully booked, with capacity to be increased later; medical outpatient services and obstetrics and gynaecology day services will come into operation next month, while accident and emergency services will launch in 2028.
Why read this: The article sets out the timetable for the phased opening of Kai Tak Hospital and the initial daily capacity of about 350 family medicine clinic appointments, helping patients who need to transfer hospitals check their consultation arrangements.
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The Central Harbourfront Event Space opened to the public in phases from yesterday, with the outdoor recreation area being the first to partially open until the 16th of this month, from 9am to 11pm daily. The venue will subsequently be temporarily closed to facilitate the organisation of large-scale events and construction works; tenant Chung Kai Ltd is optimising the facilities in phases, with the second phase expected to be completed by mid-2027, and in accordance with the lease, no fewer than 100 days will be reserved each year for free public opening.
The first-phase services of Kai Tak Hospital will open tomorrow (the 5th), with the Family Medicine Comprehensive Centre and allied health services opening first. The centre is the 14th family medicine clinic in the Kowloon Central Cluster, providing an additional 250 slots daily, with a dedicated pharmacy and negative-pressure rooms that can be converted into designated clinics during an epidemic. Specialist new-case appointment counters will handle matters through a one-stop process, with an average of 15 minutes expected to complete, halving the time compared with the old hospital.