Trial Scheme on School Drug Testing in Tai Po District (2009/10)

In order to tackle the drug abuse issue, a Trial Scheme on School Drug Testing in Tai Po District is going to start.

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Teenage girls arrested for attempting to rob cabbie

Two teenage girls have been arrested after they tried to rob a taxi driver around midnight.Police are looking for a third girl who had fled the scene.The robbery occurred when the three girls took a taxi from Siu Sai Wan to Kwai Chung. When they arrived at their destination, the trio tried to rob the driver at knifepoint. As the girls tried to make their escape with a mobile phone and HK$600 in cash, two of them were caught by the driver of a passing ambulance.The two girls are aged 14 and 15.

Measures to prevent Influenza

*Avoid touching live poultry or their droppings because they may carry the avian influenza virus.
*Wash your hands thoroughly with liquid soap and water immediately after contact with live poultry, birds or their droppings.
*Cook poultry and eggs thoroughly before eating.
**Develop good body resistance and have a healthy lifestyle. This can be achieved through a balance diet, regular exercise, adequate rest, reducing stress and no smoking.
*Observe good personal and environmental hygiene.
*Keep hands clean and wash hands properly.
*Cover nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing. Dispose sputum or secretions wrapped in tissue paper into rubbish bins with lids. Wash hands afterwards.
*Maintain good indoor ventilation.
*Avoid crowded places with poor ventilation if you are feeling unwell.
Find the updated new on the link:_http://www.chp.gov.hk/index.asp?lang=en

Job Vacancies

The Pizza-Box company has set up a new shop for pizza-delivery. They are looking for pizza-making crew member as full-time or part-time basis. They expect applicants can work on shift and can handle basis English and Chinese communication. Interested SA youth can call 2944 7286 for enquiry. Salary at around $25/hr. It may be full already at Yuen Long but may be available at Cheung Wan or Mongkok shop.
The shop is below the Transport Plaza. Interested members of us can ask us to go with them for application and interview. Good luck!
Besides, we are trying to connect with some 2 employers in a bakery shop and a restaurant. Further news to be announced later. Of course, if you find any job vacancies available for South Asian youth, do tell us!

Ethnic Unrest: 2,000 March Overfatal Police Shooting

Thousands of members of ethnic minority groups marched through Hong Kong on 29/3/2009 demanding the police chief apologize for the shooting dead of a Nepalese man by an officer.

News recap:

Ethnic Unrest

Police promise impartial inquiry on fatal shooting

What is your opinion about the incident? Do your friends have any ideas how to avoid it in the future? Leave us your comment. Thanks.