Olympic equestrian tickets on sale

An additional 60,000 tickets for the Beijing Olympic equestrian events to be held on August 9-21 in Hong Kong will be on sale from tomorrow at China Travel Service outlets and on its website on a first-come-first-served basis, the Equestrian Company announced yesterday.

The extra tickets, priced between HK$58 and HK$544, have been allotted to Hong Kong by the Beijing Organizing Committee after 40,000 tickets have been sold during the first two ticketing phases.

Tickets for the five final events are only available at special outlets. Interested parties can visit www.cts.com.hk or call on (852)2998 7080.

MPF injection bill

to be tabled

A bill providing the legal framework for implementing the Budget proposal of injecting HK$6,000 into eligible Mandatory Provident Fund accounts will be tabled to lawmakers June 18, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said yesterday.

The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance must be revised because the existing law does not provide for contributions to be made to MPF accounts by anyone other than employers, employees and the self-employed.

The bureau will strive to start injecting funds into the relevant accounts this financial year. It is expected 1.7 million people will be eligible to receive the injection.

Tseung Kwan O Hospital loses medical reports

Tseung Kwan O Hospital yesterday made a public apology for the loss of 300 patients' medical examination reports, which contained their name, gender, age, birth date, identity card number and analysis results.

The data was found missing last Thursday. Preliminary investigations confirmed that some doctors took the reports but failed to return them to the appropriate department after use. The documents were packed and sent to landfills by a cleaner who assumed they were trash.

The hospital stressed that the mishap did not affect any medical treatment and the chance of data leakage is low. The incident has been reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Man ill with flesh-eating infection

The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a flesh-eating disease case involving an 80-year-old man living in Kwun Tong. The infection is also known as necrotizing fasciitis.

The man came down with fever and loss of consciousness on June 1 and was admitted to United Christian Hospital on June 3. He is in critical condition.

A wound on his left lower leg tested positive for vibrio ulnificus, a bacteria which can cause the disease.

Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious bacterial infection of the soft tissue. It can destroy tissue and can cause death within 12 to 24 hours after infection.

China Daily

(HK Edition 06/11/2008 page1)