Beef samples fail safety check

The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a case of necrotising fasciitis in which a 61-year-old man died.

The Centre for Food Safety has suspended the import of products from Husi Food Company on the Mainland.

Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung has visited the Social Welfare Department’s Yau Ma Tei Integrated Family Service Centre to inspect its operation.

The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a case of Legionnaires' disease involving a 62-year-old man.

The Department of Health says Iran has reported a new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome case, involving a 67-year-old woman who died.

The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a case of Legionnaires' disease involving a 57-year-old man.

The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance caseload stood at 257,214 in June, down 0.3% on the previous month, the Social Welfare Department says.

Centre for Health Protection Community Medicine Consultant Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan has urged the public to take precautions against mosquito-transmitted diseases, after confirmation of the year's second local Japanese encephalitis case.

The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a confirmed case of invasive meningococcal infection affecting a 56-year-old woman.

 

The Leisure & Cultural Services Department will hold the 2014 Sport For All Day on August 3. Leisure facilities and sports programmes will be free for the public to use.

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam has opened the Exhibition on China's Lunar Exploration Programme at the Science Museum.

The monthly ovitrap index for June dropped to 11.7% from 12% in May, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department reports.

A steering committee to review the Hospital Authority has completed its consultation work, Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man says.

A special arrangement enabling seniors residing in Guangdong to receive Old Age Allowance without the need to return to Hong Kong each year will end on September 30, the Social Welfare Department says, adding eligible seniors should apply as soon as possible. 

More than 10,000 smart cards have been issued as public swimming pool monthly tickets in the year since the concept was introduced, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department says.

Award-winning social enterprise Eldpathy enables young people to don special suits to instantly appreciate how it feels to be old – so they can develop empathy for elders.

Around 100 people attended The E-League programme launch ceremony, to kick off a series of events in support of youth development.

A food factory in Sha Tin has been ordered to suspend business for two weeks for repeatedly extending the food business area illegally.

Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man has visited Kwun Tong District to learn about the progress of its redevelopment and mental health services.