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3.Review related legislations, ordinance, codes of practice and guidelines A working group was set up in 2017 under SWD, the Elderly Commission and Rehabilitation Advisory Committee includes scholars, service users, elderly carers, representatives from relevant organizations to give suggestions and recommendations to amend the RCHE legislations ...
To improve building energy efficiency, the Hong Kong Government formulated a Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance (建築物能源效益條例) [2] which was passed by the Legislative Council in November 2010. Under the Ordinance, certain prescribed types of buildings have to comply with Building Energy Code (BEC) and/or Energy Audit Code (EAC).
Officially, the DVDs in Hong Kong are region 3 in NTSC colour-coding. DVDs of region 1 (US, NTSC format) or region 2 (Europe, PAL format) can be also found in local shops like HMV, which is not an issue for the local market as DVD players commonly sold in the shops are multi-region. Just as other Asian countries, VCDs are common for rental and ...
The documentary captured the lives of gay people and their difficulties, thoughts, and feelings in interviews with a lesbian couple and a gay man, Cho Man Kit, who was the applicant of the case. In the programme, the interviewees said they hoped that Hong Kong government would recognise same-sex marriage or civil union.
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ( HKIS; Chinese: 香港測量師學會) is a surveying organisation in Hong Kong . It was formally established in April 1984 with 85 founding members. It is the only professional surveying body incorporated by ordinance in Hong Kong. As of February 2017, membership exceeds 9,776, with more than 6,288 ...
The Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff ( Chinese: 香港護士協會) is one of the largest medical unions in Hong Kong. [9] The AHKNS was founded in 1977 and adopted its present name in 2007. According to its statistics, the AHKNS is the largest nursing union in Hong Kong, representing more than 60% of the city's nurses. [10]
Accountancy is a well established and sought after profession in Hong Kong. A functional constituency in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong is elected solely by professional accountants. CPAs in Hong Kong enjoy cross-membership with other local and overseas professional bodies. Local bodies relevant to accountancy:
Driving licences in Hong Kong are issued by the Transport Department. A full driving licence is valid for 10 years (unless the driver is approaching 70 years old in age) and is compulsory in order to drive a motor vehicle. [1] Most driving licences are issued after the applicant passed a driving test for the respective type of vehicles.