"HA Risk Alert" latest issue published
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The 82nd issue of "HA Risk Alert" was published today (July 31) by the Hospital Authority (HA) as a risk management and communication initiative to further strengthen the reporting and monitoring of clinical incidents and enhance safety in public hospitals.
In the first quarter of 2026 (January to March), there were seven sentinel events reported, comprising three cases of retained instruments/material after surgery/interventional procedure, three cases of surgery/interventional procedure involving the wrong body part and one case of inpatient suicide. In addition, there were 26 reported serious untoward events related to medication errors.
"Subsequent to the incident reviews and analyses of the root causes of these incidents, important lessons for patient safety have been identified, while recommendations are made and shared in this publication to avoid similar events in the future," the HA spokesperson said.
The HA Head Office has released the latest "HA Risk Alert" to all staff. It can also be accessed by the public at www.ha.org.hk/riskalert. "HA Risk Alert" is published on a quarterly basis and posted on the HA website in January, April, July and October. The next issue is scheduled for October 2026.
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Approved Kwai Chung Outline Zoning Plan amended
The Town Planning Board today (July 31) announced amendments to the approved Kwai Chung Outline Zoning Plan (OZP).
The amendments mainly involve (i) rezoning a site at the junction of Lei Muk Road and Kwok Shui Road from "Other Specified Uses" ("OU") annotated "Buildings with Historical and Architectural Interests Preserved for Social Welfare Facility Use", "Open Space" and an area shown as 'Road' to "Residential (Group A)5"; (ii) revision to the building height restriction of the "OU" annotated "Columbarium" ("OU(Columbarium)") zone at Tsing Tsuen Road; (iii) rezoning three strips of land at Tsing Tsuen Road from "Green Belt" and "Industrial" ("I") to "OU(Columbarium)"; (iv) rezoning three parcels of land near Wing Kei Road and to the east of Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery (TWCPC) from "OU(Columbarium)", "OU" annotated "Cemetery" ("OU(Cemetery)") and "OU" annotated "Funeral Parlours and Crematorium" ("OU(FPC)") to "I"; (v) rezoning a parcel of land to the east of TWCPC from "OU(Cemetery)" and "I" to "OU(FPC)"; and (vi) rezoning a site at Wo Yi Hop Road from "OU" annotated "Business" to "Residential (Group E)2".
The Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP are amended to take into account the above amendments. Opportunity is also taken to update the general information of various land use zones and the planning scheme area, where appropriate.
The draft Kwai Chung OZP No. S/KC/33, incorporating the amendments, is available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Tsuen Wan and West Kowloon District Planning Office, and (iv) the Kwai Tsing District Office.
Any person may make written representations in respect of the amendments to the Secretary of the Town Planning Board on or before September 30, 2026. Any person who intends to make a representation is advised to read the Town Planning Board Guidelines No. 29C on "Submission and Processing of Representations and Further Representations" (TPB PG-No. 29C).
Submission of a representation should comply with the requirements set out in TPB PG-No. 29C. In particular, the representer should take note of the following:
* If the representer fails to provide his or her full name and the first four alphanumeric characters of his or her Hong Kong identity card or passport number as required under TPB PG-No. 29C, the representation submitted shall be treated as not having been made; and
* The Secretariat of the Town Planning Board reserves the right to require the representer to provide identity proof for verification.
The Guidelines and the submission form are available at the above locations (i) and (ii) and the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).
Copies of the draft Kwai Chung OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centre in North Point. The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed on the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).
