Hong Kong Informer

The Government tested its preparedness plan for an influenza pandemic today, in an exercise the Centre for Health Protection organised in collaboration with other government departments and organisations.   Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man said the exercise provided an opportunity to test operations under revised contingency plans. It also served to enhance [...]

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The city’s lifestyle leaves well over half of Hongkongers with too little time or energy for exercise, according to a city-wide study released on Monday. Less than 40 per cent of adult Hongkongers do enough exercise to qualify as leading a healthy lifestyle, the survey by the Advisory Committee for the Physical Fitness Test for [...]

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The open invitation for tenders for the development of private hospitals at sites at Wong Chuk Hang and Tai Po closed today.   The Food & Health Bureau has set up an assessment panel to assess the tenders, with 70% weighting on the service quality and 30% on the premium.   Tender results are expected [...]

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The Education Bureau is inviting applications for the allocation of a new secondary school premises under planning for reprovisioning an existing secondary school.    The premises on offer is in Kowloon City District. It is open to applications for reprovisioning existing public sector and Direct Subsidy Scheme secondary schools which are in need of infrastructure [...]

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