During the Chung Yeung Festival, Secretary for the Civil Service Yeung Ho Poi-yan, on behalf of the SAR government, visited Gallant Garden to mourn those who died on duty, laying fresh flowers in tribute and offering the highest respect and condolences. She also visited Tribute Garden to lay flowers in tribute to the victims of the Manila hostage incident in the Philippines, and said the people buried in Gallant Garden came from different government departments and ranks, fulfilled their duties and made selfless contributions, and are role models to learn from.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (18 October) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Stanley Main Beach, Shek O Beach and Big Wave Bay Beach in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, as well as Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District, indicating that swimming there is dangerous and members of the public are advised not to swim there.
The Observatory today (18 October) has issued a Yellow Fire Danger Warning, indicating that fires are likely to occur. Members of the public should be careful about fire prevention, and hikers should also be careful to prevent hill fires.
HSBC, Hang Seng and BOCHK all said they were aware of the card-theft phone-purchase incidents, but whether to adopt 3DS verification is decided by merchants. Hong Kong Information Technology Federation honorary president Fong Po-Kiu pointed out that 3DS identifies before debiting whether a transaction is authorised by the cardholder, and fraudsters cannot use the card if they do not also hold the cardholder's phone for SMS one-time passwords or bank app verification. He believes the government needs to refer to the EU's SCA regulations to mandate additional identity verification for online transactions.
Secretary for Security Tang Ping-Keung says Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao are implementing a joint Greater Bay Area emergency rescue mechanism, with action accelerated after the Wang Fuk Court fire, and mainland fire engines can now connect to Hong Kong street fire hydrants for water through adapters. The three places have a consensus that at major fires they will assist with peripheral water spraying to fight fires; he stresses that cross-border personnel have different communication systems, firefighting methods and cultural backgrounds, and safety must be ensured before they can enter a fire scene to fight fires.
A residential flat at Ocean One in Yau Tong was suspected to have been burgled behind closed doors. When the wife checked her collection, she found luxury watches and handbags missing and suspected her cohabiting husband of stealing them, so she called the police. After investigating at the scene, police arrested the 40-year-old husband of the victim on suspicion of theft. The case was handed to the First Team of the Kwun Tong District Criminal Investigation Unit for investigation.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department says that because lifts replaced by Tairi Elevator (Hong Kong) Company Limited were completed without door frame components installed, the department will finish inspecting all lifts installed by Tairi across Hong Kong within a few days starting Friday. The department has required other registered lift contractors to carry out the same checks and submit reports, with the work to be completed by mid-November, and has mobilised the lift association to help speed up installation of door frame components. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has set up a dedicated page showing inspection and installation progress.
Why read this: The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department explains the inspection progress, the scope of checks required of contractors and the mid-November completion deadline, and has set up a dedicated page to publish installation progress so readers can check whether their building is on the list.
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Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law says the government is pursuing a two-pronged approach to boost the local film industry, funding outstanding works with market value through the Film Development Fund on one hand, and setting up a dedicated support team to attract local and overseas production crews to film in Hong Kong and secure opportunities for local behind-the-scenes talent to take part in major international productions on the other. The authorities are actively seeking sites for discounted set-building venues to reduce local film production costs.