Home Affairs Department Opens 19 Temporary Heat Shelters for Public Safety Amid Very Hot Weather Warning

HAD opens temporary heat shelters

The Home Affairs Department is opening 19 community halls/community centres as temporary heat shelters today (September 19).

The Home Affairs Department and the District Offices review from time to time the arrangements of heat shelters with a view to enhancing their services. A series of service enhancement measures have been introduced this year, including strengthening the cooling and ventilation facilities, providing drinking water dispensers which are more easily accessible, offering personal cooling items, providing more comfortable rest areas and improving the female zone, while food items that cater for the dietary needs of ethnic minorities are even provided in certain heat shelters, so as to provide more comprehensive services for users of heat shelters.

The temporary heat shelters will remain open for people to take refuge from the heat when the Very Hot Weather Warning is in force. From 10.30pm to 8am the next day, the temporary heat shelters will also provide bedding and a sleeping place for people in need. The shelters are manned by duty attendants.

For further information, please call the department's hotline before midnight on 2572 8427.

The heat shelters are located at:

Hong Kong Island:

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Central and Western -

Kennedy Town Community Complex

1/F, 12 Rock Hill Street, Kennedy Town

Eastern -

Causeway Bay Community Centre

3/F, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay

Southern -

Lei Tung Community Hall

Lei Tung Estate, Ap Lei Chau

Wan Chai -

Wan Chai Activities Centre

LG/F, Wan Chai Market, 258 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai

Kowloon:

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Kowloon City -

Hung Hom Community Hall

1/F, Kowloon City Government Offices

42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom

Kwun Tong -

Lam Tin (West) Estate Community Centre

71 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin

Sham Shui Po -

Shek Kip Mei Community Hall

G/F, Block 42, Shek Kip Mei Estate

Wong Tai Sin -

Tsz Wan Shan (South) Estate Community Centre

45 Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan

Yau Tsim Mong -

Henry G Leong Yaumatei Community Centre

60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei

New Territories:

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Islands -

Tung Chung Community Hall

G/F, Tung Chung Municipal Services Building, 39 Man Tung Road, Tung Chung

Kwai Tsing -

Kwai Shing Community Hall

Podium, Block 6, Kwai Shing West Estate, Kwai Chung

North -

Cheung Wah Community Hall

Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling

Sai Kung -

Hang Hau Community Hall

G/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex, 38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O

Sha Tin -

Lung Hang Estate Community Centre

Lung Hang Estate, Sha Tin

Tai Po -

Tai Po Community Centre

2 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po

Tsuen Wan -

Lei Muk Shue Community Hall

G/F, Hong Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan

Tuen Mun -

Wu Shan Road Community Hall

101 Wu Shan Road, Tuen Mun

Yuen Long -

Long Ping Community Hall

Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long

Yuen Long -

Tin Yiu Community Centre

Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai

In addition to the above heat shelters, a number of community halls/community centres can also be used for taking refuge from the heat during their operating hours. For their address details, please browse the following document: www.had.gov.hk/file_manager/en/documents/public_services/emergency_services/List_CH_CC_Day_E.pdf.

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LCSD holds "Sports Fun For All cum Asian Games Focal Site Launching Ceremony"

With the 20th Asian Games running from today (September 19) to October 4, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) held the "Sports Fun For All cum Asian Games Focal Site Launching Ceremony" today at the Hong Kong Park Sports Centre, launching the "Asian Games Focal Site" and commencing the "Sports Fun for All" sports days.

The Hong Kong, China Delegation has sent some 580 athletes to compete in 38 sports in the Asian Games. The Asian Games focal sites at designated sports centres across the 18 districts are open from 5pm to 8pm today, and thereafter from 8am to 9pm daily up to October 4. Members of the public are welcome to watch the Games there and cheer for the athletes of the country and Hong Kong, China.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Under Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Raistlin Lau, said the LCSD had set up the Asian Games focal sites at designated sports centres in the 18 districts. He invited members of the public to cheer for the athletes at the focal sites, and take part in the sports days to experience the spirit of "Sports Fun for All" as well as the Asian Games atmosphere.

At the ceremony, the audience enjoyed a fitness exercise performance, skill demonstrations of the "three major ball games" (volleyball, football and basketball) and exchanges with renowned athletes. The video of the ceremony, details of the locations and opening arrangements of the Asian Games focal sites, and a series of introductory videos of Asian Games sports are available at the dedicated website (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/agfs/index.html).

The LCSD will also organise six "Sports Fun for All" sports days from September to December with the "three major ball games" as the theme. The first sports day, with volleyball as the focus, was held today. The other five sports days will take place in different districts. Admission is free. Walk-in participation is welcome. For details, please visit the dedicated website (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/tsd/2026/index.html).

LCSD holds "Sports Fun For All cum Asian Games Focal Site Launching Ceremony" Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

LCSD holds "Sports Fun For All cum Asian Games Focal Site Launching Ceremony" Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

LCSD holds "Sports Fun For All cum Asian Games Focal Site Launching Ceremony" Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

LCSD holds "Sports Fun For All cum Asian Games Focal Site Launching Ceremony" Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

LCSD holds "Sports Fun For All cum Asian Games Focal Site Launching Ceremony" Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

LCSD holds "Sports Fun For All cum Asian Games Focal Site Launching Ceremony" Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

LCSD holds "Sports Fun For All cum Asian Games Focal Site Launching Ceremony" Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases