Certificates for baby delivery

The Department of Health will start distributing its Certificates on Confirmed Antenatal and Delivery Booking to private hospitals and doctors next week.

In making the announcement on Thursday, Secretary for Food and Health York Chow Yat-ngok said the measure aims to deal with an increasing number of mainland women giving birth in local hospitals.

The government had announced earlier that the department will issue a standard certificate to confirm bookings of maternity beds and as proof of entry to public and private hospitals.

Chow said the certificate will carry personal information of the pregnant women, names and contact numbers of their obstetricians and other details that will help the department and police to follow up.

As for allegations of impersonators deceiving doctors into giving out proofs of pregnancy, Chow said the Hospital Authority will study the procedures of maternity bed bookings and plug any possible loopholes.

Road closure in Tsuen Wan

Roads in the vicinity of Tsuen Wan Town Centre and Tsing Yi North will be closed in phases on Friday night beginning at 7:30 pm, to accommodate the pyrotechnics display over the Rambler Channel.

The 20-minute fireworks show, starting at 8:30 pm, is to be staged to mark the 50 years of development of Tsuen Wan as a new town.

During the road closures, the bus, minibus and taxi stands at MTR Tsuen Wan West Station, Nina Tower, Tsuen Wan Transport Complex, Hoi Shing Road, Tai Ho Road and Vision City will be temporarily closed.

One ferry service and three green minibus routes will be suspended while 28 bus routes and 23 green minibus routes will be diverted.

Passengers are advised to take note of the road closure arrangements and service suspensions and diversions of public transport services.

Police thwart gang attack

Four men suspected as triad members were arrested as police intercepted two cars in Lai King Hill on Thursday.

Acting on information about an impending gang attack, detectives of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau intercepted the cars carrying the suspects around 8 am.

One of the suspect vehicles accelerated toward a police car in a futile bid to evade the police. The driver of the vehicle was apprehended after police smashed open the car window.

The second suspect vehicle became sandwiched between two police cars. Three men from that vehicle were arrested.

Two cleavers and two walkie-talkies were seized.

The vehicles were found to be using stolen plates that had not been reported lost.

Teenage boy rescued in sea

A teenage boy was pulled from the water off Cheung Fai Road on Thursday morning, after he was heard calling for help and seen holding on to the rope of a boat and screaming around 6 am.

China Daily

(HK Edition 09/16/2011 page1)