SCST expresses condolences over passing of Nansun Shi
The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, expressed sorrow over the passing of veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Nansun Shi and extended her deepest condolences to her family.
As a distinguished Hong Kong film producer, Ms Shi was appointed as a member of the Hong Kong Film Development Council from 2007 to 2015, having made significant contribution to the long-term development of Hong Kong's film industry. She produced and distributed numerous films, including the much-loved "A Chinese Ghost Story" series, "Once Upon a Time in China" series, "Black Mask", "The Legend of Zu", and "Infernal Affairs". Over the years, she had been invited to serve on the jury as a member or the president at various major international film festivals, and received multiple local and international accolades in recognition of her global vision and outstanding marketing skills. Her efforts were instrumental in promoting Hong Kong films to the international stage.
Ms Shi was appointed as a member of the Hong Kong Tourism Board by the Government from 2013 to 2019. Leveraging her extensive connections in the international film community and professional experience in planning, she provided valuable advice on promoting Hong Kong tourism.
Miss Law said, "Ms Shi dedicated her life to the film and TV industry, leaving behind precious cinematic memories for Hong Kong people. We will always remember her extraordinary contributions to Hong Kong's film and TV industry."
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Princess Margaret Hospital responds to the detection of Legionella in water samples
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesman for Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) made the following reply today (July 13) regarding The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health announced the detection of Legionella in water samples taken from PMH:
In response to a 39-year-old male patient who had stayed in the high dependency unit of the Neurosurgery Department and the Intensive Care Unit of PMH was confirmed to have Legionnaires' Disease (Serogroup 1), CHP visited PMH in late June for collecting water and environmental samples for testing. The preliminary test result showed there are four out of 25 water samples collected from Neurosurgery high dependency unit and Intensive Care Unit are tested positive for Legionella (Serogroup 1). 15 other environmental samples are tested negative for Legionella (Serogroup 1).
The hospital is very concerned about the issue and co-operating with CHP to investigate the source of infection. The hospital has implemented a series of measures to protect the health of patients and staff, including the arrangement of thorough cleaning and disinfection of relevant water supply system in the wards concerned from late June to now. CHP has conducted environmental sampling afterwards.
The hospital has conducted contact tracing investigation in accordance with the prevailing infection control guidelines. No concerned patient has been reported of Legionnaires' disease so far. The hospital has already followed the CHP's advice and implemented a series of follow-up measures, including:
- installing bacterial filters for related water faucets in high risk wards of the same building; and
- providing extra boiled or bottled distilled water and body wipes to related wards for patients requiring hygienic or oral care on their own.
The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office according to established guidelines. The hospital will also cooperate with the CHP to investigate the case. In addition to the above precautionary and improvement measures, the hospital will continue to closely monitor the situation of patients in the hospital.
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