NSOG table tennis competition of 12th NGD and 9th NSOG to be held tomorrow
The National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) announced today (December 5) that the National Special Olympic Games (NSOG) table tennis competition of the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th NSOG will be held tomorrow (December 6), on December 8, and on December 9 at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre (address: 53 Wing Shun Street, Tsuen Wan).
The NSOG table tennis competition consists of five events, namely Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. The athletes are divided into five age groups, which are 8 to 11 years old, 12 to 15 years old, 16 to 21 years old, 22 to 29 years old, and 30 years old and above. Division tests based on athletes' age, gender, and event categories will be conducted. Subsequently, athletes with similar abilities will be grouped together, with each group consisting of three to eight people. The competition schedule is as follows:
Competition date |
Competition time: |
Event: |
December 6 (Saturday) |
10am to 12.30pm and
2.30pm to 5pm |
Men's Singles and Women's Doubles |
December 8 (Monday) |
10am to 1pm |
Mixed Doubles |
December 9 (Tuesday) |
10am to 12.30pm and
2.30pm to 5pm |
Women's Singles and Men's Doubles |
Interested spectators can visit the website (ww2.ctshk.com/ticketDetail?channelId=9&productId=3300001799&poiId=16613386) for real-name registration from today to 5pm on the day before the event. Each person can register for up to two tickets. Successful registrants will receive a ticket exchange certificate via email, which can be used to exchange for admission tickets on the event day.
Holders of the ticket exchange certificate must bring the ticket exchange certificate and the identification document used for registration to the ticketing office outside the venue on the respective event day to exchange for a single-day ticket. The ticket is a full-day pass, with unassigned seating. Ticket holders may enter and exit the venue multiple times. Each ticket admits one person. Wheelchair users and their carers must exchange for tickets individually.
Ticket exchange certificates and tickets are non-transferable and issued on a first-come, first-served basis. On the event days, members of the public can also make on-the-spot registration for tickets of the day while stock lasts.
During the event days, an official franchised merchandise store will be set up on-site, selling a variety of franchised products with Hong Kong characteristics incorporated and related to the competition events. Members of the public are welcome to visit and make purchases.
There will also be a competition village with various game booths on-site, including digital interactive games, booth games, art workshops themed around the competition events hosted by the Hong Kong competition region, and photo spots. The competition village will be open on December 6 from 10am to 5pm. Members of the public are welcome to try the games and purchase tickets to watch the competitions and cheer for athletes in person.
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Four property owners fined over $290,000 for not complying with statutory orders
Four owners were convicted and fined $290,630 in total at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts on December 3 for failing to comply with statutory orders issued under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123).
The first case involved a metal frame on and over a canopy at the common area of an industrial building on Castle Peak Road, Sham Shui Po. As the unauthorised building works (UBWs) were carried out without prior approval and consent from the Buildings Department (BD), a removal order was served on the owner under section 24(1) of the BO. Failing to comply with the removal order, the owner was prosecuted by the BD and was convicted and fined $89,080 in total, of which $83,080 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued.
The second case involved a flat roof structure with an area of about 11.5 square meters of a composite building on Reclamation Street, Mong Kok. As the UBWs were carried out without prior approval and consent from the BD, a removal order was served on the owner under section 24(1) of the BO. Failing to comply with the removal order, the owner was prosecuted by the BD and was convicted and fined $74,590 in total, of which $64,590 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued.
The third case involved an alteration of a mini-storage unit in an industrial building on Bute Street, Mong Kok. As the alteration and addition works obstructed the means of escape and means of access for fire fighting and rescue, contravening the Building (Planning) Regulations, a removal order and a repair order were served on the owner under section 24(1) and section 26 of the BO respectively. Failing to comply with the statutory orders, the owner was prosecuted by the BD and was convicted and fined $69,760 in total, of which $57,760 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued.
The fourth case involved alteration of protected lobby at the front staircase of two composite buildings on Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok. As the alteration works affected the fire-resisting construction of the buildings, contravening the Building (Construction) Regulation, two removal orders were served on the owner under section 24(1) of the BO. Failing to comply with the removal orders, the owner was prosecuted by the BD and was convicted and fined $57,200 in total, of which $48,200 was the fine for the number of days that the offence continued.
A spokesman for the BD said today (December 5), "UBWs, including the unauthorised alterations causing obstruction to the means of escape and means of access for firefighting and rescue, or affecting the fire-resisting construction of a building, may lead to serious consequences. Owners must comply with removal orders without delay. The BD will continue to take enforcement action against owners who fail to comply with removal orders, including instigation of prosecution, to ensure building and public safety."
Failure to comply with a removal order without reasonable excuse is a serious offence under the BO. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $200,000 and one year's imprisonment, and a further fine of up to $20,000 for each day that the offence continues. Moreover, failure to comply with a repair order without reasonable excuse is also a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of level 5 ($50,000 at present) and one year's imprisonment, and a further fine of up to $5,000 for each day that the offence continues.
