99.1 per cent of owners of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po submitted "Letter of Acceptance"
A spokesman for the Housing Bureau said today (August 31) that the deadline for owners of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to accept the Government's acquisition offer expired at 5pm today. A total of 1 967 owners from the eight buildings (Blocks A to H) of Wang Fuk Court have signed and returned the "Letter of Acceptance" to confirm their intention to sell their titles to the Government, accounting for 99.1 per cent of the total number of units in the eight blocks.
The Housing Bureau, Photo source: reference image
Some "Letters of Acceptance" may be delivered later by post. Provided that the envelopes are postmarked on or before August 31, the Housing Bureau will regard the owners concerned as having accepted the Government's acquisition offer.
The spokesman said that, after receiving and verifying the returned "Letters of Acceptance" from owners, the Government will arrange to sign the Agreement for Sale and Purchase with the owners concerned. As of this afternoon, the Government has signed the Agreement for Sale and Purchase with 1 559 households, representing about 78.6 per cent of the total number of units in the eight buildings from Blocks A to H. Assignments are also progressing in an orderly manner.
The Government will continue to follow up on the procedures for acquiring the remaining titles at full speed to take forward the title acquisition exercise.
Wang Fuk Court, Photo by Bastille Post
Occupational safety and health training courses open for applications
The Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre of the Labour Department (LD) will launch a wide range of occupational safety and health training courses from October to December in 2026. The courses aim to enhance the working population's awareness of occupational safety and health, as well as their understanding of the legal requirements and standards stipulated in occupational safety and health regulations.
The training courses cover a wide range of topics, namely:
- Major Safety and Health Legislation related to Industrial Accident Prevention and Their Latest Amendments
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation and Safety Inspection Programme and Accident/Incident Investigation
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Work in Confined Spaces and other Safety Legislation related to Risk Assessment
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Logistics Industry (including Use of Tail Lifts) and the latest revised Guidance Notes on Prevention of Trapping Hazard of Tail Lifts
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Office Work (including Storage Work)
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Property Management Industry
- Industrial Accident Cases Analysis and Related Safety Legislation and Major Safety and Health Legislation related to Employees'Duties
- Safety Legislation for Working in times of Inclement Weather and Hot Environment
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Electrical Work on Construction Sites and Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Demolition Work on Construction Sites
- A Brief Introduction to Safety Legislation and Codes of Practice related to Construction Work (including Renovation, Maintenance, Alteration and Addition Works)
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Working at Height (including Truss-out Bamboo Scaffolds and Suspended Working Platforms) and Codes of Practice on Scaffolds and Suspended Working Platforms (including the latest revised Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety)
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Lifting Work (including Tower and Mobile Cranes) and Codes of Practice for Safe Use of Tower and Mobile Cranes
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Loadshifting Machinery Operations (including Excavator and Compactor) and Safe Use of Mobile Elevating Work Platform and the latest revised Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (new course)
- Legislation on Comprehensive Smoking Ban on Construction Sites and Major Safety Legislation and Codes of Practice related to Fire Safety (new course)
- Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and Regulation (with one class to be conducted in English)
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Catering Industry
- Safety Legislation for Manual Handling Operations
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Legislation
Unless otherwise specified, the courses will mainly be conducted in Cantonese at the LD's Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre, 13/F, KOLOUR Tsuen Wan I, 68 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan. Enrolment is free.
Employers who wish to arrange for their employees to attend the courses can log in to the application website (www.oshtc.labour.gov.hk/wpas/?lang=en) or scan the QR code (see Annex) to learn about the course content and sign up for the courses. Interested employees can also enrol in the courses through the abovementioned channels on their own. For enquiries, please call 2940 7057.
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