CSTB responds to media enquiries on art fair cancellation announcement
In response to discussions and media enquiries arising from an announcement on the cancellation of an art fair originally scheduled to be held next month, a spokesman for the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB) gave the following response today (February 24):
The said art fair applied for Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund (the Fund), but failed to provide adequate information on the proposed event for assessment of its artistic merits, attractiveness to tourists, and economic benefits, etc. As such, the Fund did not offer any funding to the art fair.
When the Fund received the said application, tickets for the event were already on sale. The CSTB would like to take this opportunity to appeal to any event organiser to prepare sufficient funding for their events before the sales of tickets, so as to avoid cancellation and ticket refund due to insufficient resources.
Event organiser should handle cancellation and ticket refund arrangement properly, and maintain good communication with affected ticket holders.
Attempted murder and suicide in Wong Tai Sin
Police are investigating an attempted murder and suicide case in Wong Tai Sin this morning (August 8), in which a 46-year-old man died.
At 7.19am, Police received a report from a security guard that someone was injured inside an elevator in Chiu Sin House, Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate.
Police officers sped to the scene. A 25-year-old man was found lying inside the elevator. Sustaining multiple serious injuries, he was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in conscious state. Officers later found that a 46-year-old man was lying on the podium of Chiu Sin House, who was suspected to have fallen from height. He was certified dead at scene.
Initial investigations revealed that the 46-year-old man had allegedly assaulted the 26-year-old man with a chopper inside the elevator. The 46-year-old man then fled away and was later suspected to have fallen from the unit he lived in.
A chopper in suspected connection with the case was seized inside the unit the 46-year-old man lived in.
Post-mortem examinations will be conducted later to ascertain the cause of death of the deceased.
Active investigation by the District Crime Squad of Wong Tai Sin District is underway. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 6157.
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