The Lands Department will resume 108 private lots in Yuen Long for public housing development. The lots, with a total area of about 12.3 hectares, are in Sites 1, 4a-1 and 6 of Kam Tin South. Notices for the land resumption were posted today and the lots will revert to the Government on June 5. The Government will liaise with the relevant land owners and affected households and business undertakings, and properly handle their compensation and rehousing matters. The lots will provide about 8,100 housing units upon full completion, with the first batch of population intake expected in 2026 to 2027. http://dlvr.it/RtxygT
The Department of Health today said a contract staff member working in its MacLehose Dental Centre in Wan Chai has preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19.
The staff member is a contract system analyst who last performed his duties on January 26. His body temperature was normal during screening at work.
He wore a surgical mask while performing his duties, did not have contact with the public and properly maintained social distancing.
The analyst was transferred to a quarantine centre on January 28 as his household contact was confirmed with COVID-19. He developed symptoms on January 30 and his preliminary test result was positive.
The department has arranged virus testing for all relevant staff and will arrange for them to work from home until their test results are available.
It will also arrange thorough cleaning and disinfection of the office floor concerned.
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