Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has told reporters he expects to continue the government’s annual cash handout next year, while public servants’ salaries would probably not be raised in 2021.
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Taiwan allow from Thursday international travellers – including from Hong Kong and Macau – to transit through the island.
Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Deputy Director Daniel Tang Iok Wa announced that some 90 social service facilities of various kinds in the city will reopen in phases from next Wednesday.
A new service point will be set up at the police’s Immigration Services Building in Pac On in Taipa where staff will help residents who are unable to use IT devices fill in the local government’s online application for the Zhuhai government’s quarantine waiver.
The study – which suggests a potential new therapeutic strategy for treating the disease – has been published online by the authoritative international academic journal Autophagy.
The installation of a 5G network for full outdoor coverage will be completed at the end of this month and introduce a string of new technologies.
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement on Tuesday that it is promoting a paid internship “career experience” scheme for local university graduates.
Hong Kong’s plan to form a travel bubble with Macao and neighbouring Guangdong province on mainland China has stalled over technical issues.
The local government says current COVID-19 testing capability of its nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme will be able to meet the increasing demand for the tests resulting from the new quarantine waiver granted to all Macao non-resident workers living in Zhuhai.