news.gov.hk - Flu jab programmes start Sep 26
WEB4 days ago · Flu jab programmes start Sep 26. September 19, 2024. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) today announced that the 2024-25 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programmes, including the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination School Outreach Programme and the Residential Care Home Vaccination Programme, will begin on September 26.
news.gov.hk - Inflation at 2.5% in August - 香港政府新聞網
WEB3 days ago · Overall consumer prices rose 2.5% year-on-year in August, the same as that in July, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. Netting out the effects of the Government’s one-off relief measures, underlying inflation was 1.2%, also unchanged from July. Compared with August last year, price increases were seen in the following ...
news.gov.hk - 1 sentenced for seditious intention
WEB4 days ago · September 19, 2024. The Magistrates' Court today sentenced a defendant to 14 months' imprisonment for "doing with a seditious intention an act or acts that had a seditious intention" under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The defendant had earlier pleaded guilty to the offence. The magistrate clearly pointed out in the reasons for ...
news.gov.hk - Aug sees slight rise in welfare cases
WEB4 days ago · Aug sees slight rise in welfare cases. September 19, 2024. The overall Comprehensive Social Security Assistance caseload rose slightly by 62 cases to 197,771 in August, more or less the same as that of July, the Social Welfare Department announced today. The total number of recipients was 268,758. Single parent cases registered a …
Oct 1 fireworks to debut drones - news.gov.hk
WEB3 days ago · Oct 1 fireworks to debut drones. The first scene features "Red Five-Pointed Stars" and "Purple Five-Petal Flowers" to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. The colourful scene "Big Brocade Crown", "Big Dahlia" and "Colourful Changing Peony" depict Hong Kong’s flourishing night economy.
Unemployment rate stands at 3% - news.gov.hk
WEB4 days ago · September 19, 2024. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3% for the period between June and August, unchanged from the May-to-July figure, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. The underemployment rate also remained unchanged, at 1.2%. Total employment from June to August was 3,708,500, …
news.gov.hk - Base rate lowered to 5.25% - 香港政府新聞網
WEB4 days ago · September 19, 2024. The Monetary Authority today announced that it has decreased the base rate to 5.25% with immediate effect. The decrease follows a 50-basis point downward shift in the target range for the US federal funds rate on September 18. The base rate is the interest rate forming the foundation upon which the Discount Rates for ...