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Kowloon Park arts fair to open

The Leisure & Cultural Services Department will launch a new phase of its Arts Fun Fair at Kowloon Park this Sunday.   It will have 16 stalls displaying and selling craftworks that feature fabric crafts, floral artworks and ornaments. Park-goers can also participate in art services such as painting and portrait sketching.   The fair will be open from 1pm to 7pm on Sundays and public holidays at the park's loggia until May 26 next year.   Visitors can enjoy the park’s beautiful scenery while appreciating a wide range of handicrafts and artworks.   The Arts Corner at Hong Kong Park is being held from noon to 6pm on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays until December 31.   The Arts Corner at Victoria Park welcomes applications from today until June 23 for operating stalls in the coming round of the fair.   For enquiries about the fair in Kowloon Park, call 2724 3344. For questions about Hong Kong Park and Victoria Park, call 2521 5041 or 2890 5824 respectively. http:
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6 imported COVID-19 cases reported

The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating six additional imported COVID-19 cases, five of which involve mutant strains while the remaining case’s viral load is insufficient for mutation tests.   The four patients who flew in from the UK and Pakistan via the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were found positive for the virus upon arrival at Hong Kong International Airport.   The other two patients who arrived from the US and Pakistan via Turkey tested positive during quarantine.   One of the patients is a 27-year-old woman who lives at Winning House in Sheung Wan. She departed Hong Kong on November 7 for the UK after testing negative for COVID-19 on November 6.   She returned on November 21 from the UK via flight VS206 and her specimen collected upon arrival at the airport tested positive for COVID-19.   She was asymptomatic. Her Ct value is less than 30 and her specimen carried the L452R mutant strain.   She works on the 37th floor, International Commerce Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, and last went to work on November 3.   As a prudent measure, the places where she resided, worked and visited in Hong Kong during the incubation period had been included in a compulsory testing notice.   Separately, passenger flights from Dubai, the UAE and Bangkok, Thailand operated by Emirates are prohibited from landing in Hong Kong from November 23 to December 6.   The prohibition was imposed as an Emirates passenger flight EK384 arriving on November 21 from the two cities had three passengers confirmed to have COVID-19 by arrival testing.   In view of a previous imported case who had stayed in Hong Kong during the incubation period, those who had been present at one specified premises during the specified period must undergo additional testing.   Additionally, five schools are covered in the compulsory testing notice due to an outbreak of upper respiratory tract infection or influenza-like illness.   Mobile specimen collection stations will be set up in various districts tomorrow to provide free testing service for people subject to compulsory testing.   A total of 36 cases were reported in Hong Kong in the past 14 days, all of which are imported.   For information and health advice on COVID-19, visit the Government's dedicated webpage.
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