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The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department (AFCD) today charged a 52-year-old man under the Dangerous Dogs Regulation for failing to properly control a large dog. The department is also considering additional charges under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance. Between July and August, the man allegedly failed to keep his dog securely leashed in public on at least two occasions.…
The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department (AFCD) today arrested the keeper of the dog involved in the case where a dog attacked other dogs in Yuen Long on Monday. The AFCD also collected the keeper’s statement about this case. The dog concerned is currently put under observation at the AFCD’s animal management centre. The department revealed that the canine was previously detained by…
Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki today attended a promotional matchmaking event aimed at helping Mainland premium agricultural products leverage Hong Kong’s international trade platform to expand into overseas markets. The "Chinese Mainland Premium Agricultural Products 'Going Global' Exchange and Matchmaking Event" was jointly organised by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s…
The Hong Kong Wetland Park will offer free admission and guided tours for the public on August 15 as a way to support National Ecology Day (NED). To promote societal awareness of ecological civilisation and environmental protection, as well as to implement the important concept that “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets”, the country has designated August 15 of every year as NED.…
The Government announced today the sale of a site at Wai Lok Street in Kwun Tong for electric vehicle (EV) fast charging and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) filling station purposes. Put up for sale through public tendering, the site is located at New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 6681. The tender invitation will close on October 9. In addition to serving as a fast charging station for EVs, the site must…
Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan today hailed a new policy allowing the public to bring dogs into permitted restaurants as a remarkable breakthrough. The measure takes effect today, granting customers access with their dogs to an initial batch of more than 940 permitted food premises across Hong Kong. Mr Tse visited a permitted restaurant in the West Kowloon Cultural District this…
The Environmental Protection Department announced today an incident of suspected leachate leakage at the West New Territories (WENT) Landfill. Department staff discovered the suspected leakage at around 2.30pm today at one of the landfill’s stormwater outfalls, which connects to the adjacent Tai Shui Hang. According to current assessments, most of the leachate has been intercepted by a silt…
The Government announced today that land use within the proposed area of the Sam Po Shue Wetland Conservation Park (SPS WCP) will remain strictly regulated during the interim period. Responding to media enquiries regarding the operation of fishponds within the planned SPS WCP area, the Government highlighted that the park serves as a key demonstration project. The initiative integrates the…
The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department has iterated that it is committed to enhancing the management standards of country parks. The department made the statement in response to an investigative report, released today by the Office of The Ombudsman, on the Government's work on the management of countryside facilities. It said it accepts the Ombudsman's recommendations and will make…
At the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area, the Civil Engineering & Development Department (CEDD) is breathing new life into facilities along the Tin Shui Wai river channel. Transformed riverside For the first phase of this transformation, the project team zeroed in on a stretch of the river between Tin Shui Estate and Tin Wah Estate. CEDD Architect Chan Man-kong said they centred the…
