Grand Parade Celebrates 75th Anniversary of China's Founding on National Day in Tseung Kwan O

Applications for admission tickets for parade by disciplined services and youth groups and fun day in celebration of National Day to begin this week

The Security Bureau (SB) will lead its disciplined services and auxiliary services, together with youth uniformed groups, to hold the Grand Parade by Disciplined Services and Youth Groups cum Fun Day for Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China at the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy in Tseung Kwan O on October 1 (Tuesday). To share in the joy of celebrating National Day, members of the public can register for free admission tickets from Wednesday to Friday (September 11 to 13) on the Hong Kong Fire Services Department mobile application.

The fun day will be held from 10am to 5pm, with the event highlight being a parade by disciplined services and youth uniformed groups at 2.30pm. A flag-raising ceremony and a parade will be performed by members of the disciplined services from the Hong Kong Police Force, the Immigration Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Correctional Services Department, the Fire Services Department (FSD), and the Government Flying Service (GFS), as well as youth group members of various disciplined services departments, the Auxiliary Medical Service Cadet Corps and the Civil Aid Service Cadet Corps, and the Hong Kong Army Cadets Association. There will also be an appliance parade by various disciplined services and auxiliary services, along with music performances by their bands.

In addition, an exhibition and game booths will be hosted by the SB and eight disciplined services and auxiliary services on that day. Rescue and training demonstrations by the FSD, including firefighting and rescue, ambulance training, swift water rescue, high-angle rescue training, compartment fire behaviour training, hazardous material incident training and traffic accident rescue; and the display of GFS aircraft will also be featured, providing members of the public with a rare opportunity to view the equipment up close.

Members of the public can apply for a maximum of four QR code admission tickets from September 11 to 13 via the latest version of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department mobile application, which can be downloaded from Apple App Store, Google Play and Huawei AppGallery for free. Children aged 3 or below do not require an admission ticket. The tickets will be allocated by a computer ballot, and successful applicants will receive a notification through the application on September 17.

Visitors are advised to use public transportation, as no parking will be available at the Academy. The event will be cancelled if Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above is still in force at 8am on the event day. Visitors should regularly check the FSD's website (www.hkfsd.gov.hk) for the latest information. For programme and ticketing enquiries, please email publicticket@sb.gov.hk.

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C&WDO receives report of loss of hirer data by facility management services contractor of Sai Ying Pun Community Complex

The Central and Western District Office (C&WDO) received a report of the loss of hirer data by a facility management services contractor today (September 16).

The C&WDO has engaged a facility management services contractor, Synergis Facility Management Limited (the Contractor), to assist in managing the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall (the Community Hall) and handling the booking applications for use of the Community Hall and its facility from September 2022 to August 2025.

The Contractor reported to the C&WDO this morning that a staff member of the Contractor, who is responsible for handling the booking applications for use of the Community Hall and its facility, had lost a portable device (USB) during work on September 14. The device contains the name of organisation, date and time of the event, name and contact number of the contact person for 306 applicants. The data involved does not include any identity card number or other personal identifiers.

Upon receiving the report, the C&WDO promptly requested and accompanied the Contractor to report the incident to the Police and reported the matter to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data this afternoon. The C&WDO is contacting all the affected applicants to offer apologies and explain the incident. Meanwhile, a hotline (2852 3735) has been set up for persons affected to make enquiries. The C&WDO has also immediately suspended the Contractor from handling the booking applications for use of the Community Hall and its facility. The Home Affairs Department (HAD) has also informed the Property Management Services Authority to take appropriate follow-up action as the Contractor has failed to handle personal data properly as a licensed property management company.

The C&WDO sincerely apologises to the persons affected for any inconvenience caused and will follow up seriously to prevent reoccurrence of similar incidents . The C&WDO strongly condemns the Contractor concerned for the incident and has required the Contractor to submit a detailed report and take all necessary measures to prevent further leakage of the data involved. The HAD will not allow the Contractor to bid any other projects of the HAD until it has taken satisfactory measures.

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