Source: United Nations (Video News)
Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub-regional organizations (AU) by members of the Joint Pledges on Climate, Peace and Security (France, Guyana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America).
Source: US Federal Emergency Management Agency 2
North Carolinians May Be Eligible for Transitional Sheltering in Hotels
ATLANTA – FEMA has activated Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) for North Carolinians displaced by Tropical Storm Helene in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey counties and for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Residents in these counties who have applied for disaster assistance may be eligible to stay temporarily in a hotel or motel paid for by FEMA while they work on their long-term housing plan. People do not need to request this assistance. FEMA will notify them of their eligibility through an automated phone call, text message, and/or email, depending upon the method of communication they selected at the time of application for disaster assistance.
Individuals and households may be eligible if they cannot return to their disaster-damaged home and their housing needs cannot be met by insurance, shelters or rental assistance provided by FEMA or another agency.
Under the TSA program, FEMA pays the cost of room, taxes and non-refundable pet fees directly to participating hotels and motels. Pet fees will only be paid up to the approved limit of assistance for individual rooms. Survivors are responsible for all other costs, including laundry, restaurant/room service, parking, telephone, or movie rental.
Eligible survivors may stay in participating TSA hotels in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. To locate participating hotels, visit femaemergencyhotels.com/ and enter your FEMA registration number, obtained when you applied for FEMA assistance.
An initial eligibility review will be conducted 60-days after the check-in date. When eligibility ends, survivors will be notified by FEMA seven days prior to checkout date.
TSA participants may also be eligible for other federal financial help, including Displacement Assistance, Rental Assistance, Home Repair Assistance and other aspects of the Individual Assistance program.
To apply for assistance, homeowners and renters can:
For the latest information on North Carolina’s’ recovery from Hurricane Helene visit fema.gov/disaster/4827. Follow FEMA on X at x.com/femaregion4 or on Facebook at facebook.com/fema.
To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance – YouTube.
For North Carolinians seeking general information, please visit ncdps.gov/helene.
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Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—September 29, 2024 – A recent FBI report shows that Indiana seniors lost $37,812,966 to elder fraud schemes in 2023. Indiana ranked 25th on the FBI’s list of 57 scammed states and U.S. territories.
“Elder fraud schemes exploit the trust and goodwill of older Americans, preying on their vulnerabilities. Common scams include lottery scams, romance scams, and phishing schemes that can lead to significant financial losses,” said FBI Indianapolis Special Agent in Charge Herbert J. Stapleton. “Fraudsters constantly evolve their tactics so staying informed about the latest scams through events such as this workshop can help protect seniors.”
On October 8, 2024, the Indianapolis FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association (FBIICAAA) will present—AI Isn’t Sci-Fi: Free Fraud Workshop and Luncheon – a community outreach and education event to help curb fraud in Indiana.
“Elder fraud is on the rise, impacting our communities, neighbors, and families. This is one of our organization’s main community outreach priorities for 2024,” said Scott Hainey, FBIICAAA president. “Our goal for this event is to help educate and empower older adults in Central Indiana and their families on how to prevent becoming a victim to a fraud scheme.”
The program’s keynote presenters will be Christopher Knight, forensic accountant with the FBI Indianapolis Field Office, a renowned expert in elder fraud; and Scott Barnhart, director and chief council of consumer protection with the Office of the Indiana Attorney General. A panel of experts representing the FBI, Indiana Attorney General’s Office, Secretary of State Office, Medicaid, and the IRS will address audience questions.
Online registration for this free local workshop and luncheon is open until, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, or by phone 317-731-2289. The workshop will be held at Emmanual Church located at 1640 W. Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood, Indianapolis, 46143.
AI Isn’t Sci-Fi: Free Fraud Workshop and Luncheon is presented by the FBI Indianapolis Citizens Academy Alumni Association; a nonprofit organization separate and apart from the FBI. Workshop partners included Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Alpha Mu Omega Chapter, Indiana Council Against Senior Exploitation (INCASE), Emmanuel Church, and Indiana Real Estate Experts.
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Mark S Tremblay, Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine and Senior Scientist at the CHEO Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Appropriate levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep (collectively termed movement behaviours) are essential for the healthy growth and development of preschool-aged children.
This was the impetus for creating the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (birth to four years). Likewise, this is why the World Health Organization adopted the Canadian guidelines when creating the global guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under five years of age.
Considering the extensive benefits of movement behaviours, it is very alarming that a recent study found that only 14 per cent of preschoolers around the world are meeting movement behaviour guideline recommendations.
A 24-hour day in the life of a preschooler meeting the guideline recommendations includes:
Importantly, preschoolers who meet these guidelines gain health benefits such as reduced risk of obesity, improved social and emotional skills, and proficient motor skills.
A new global study shows most children around the world don’t meet these guidelines. The study included more than 7,000 preschoolers from 33 different countries, including Canada. The countries represented various World Bank income groups (e.g., high, middle and low income countries); and the geographical regions of Africa, Americas, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, Southeast Asia and Western Pacific.
When looking at each movement behaviour individually for preschoolers around the world, 49 per cent met the physical activity recommendations, 42 per cent met the screen time recommendation, and 81 per cent met the sleep recommendation.
That most young children are not meeting each of these basic recommendations separately is cause for concern; that 86 per cent are not meeting all guideline recommendations combined is alarming and places preschoolers around the world at risk of sub-standard health and development.
Seventeen per cent of boys met all the guideline recommendations, compared to 13 per cent of girls. This slight difference was driven by more boys meeting the physical activity recommendation (56 per cent boys, 42 per cent girls), and protected from being even worse by more girls meeting the screen time (45 per cent girls, 38 per cent boys) and sleep (82 per cent girls, 79 per cent boys) recommendations.
The fact that boys had more screen time and less good quality sleep could be related, as previous research has found screen time overall and screen time in the evening is associated with less sleep and lower sleep quality.
Better screen time and sleep habits for girls protected their overall movement behaviour adherence from being even worse, showcasing the various paths to health through different movement behaviour combinations. However, the low number meeting all movement behaviour recommendations demonstrates the need for all preschoolers to routinely be more active, reduce screen time and accumulate good quality sleep in a day.
Low-income countries had the highest movement behaviour guideline adherence levels (17 per cent), compared to middle-income (12 per cent) and high-income (14 per cent) countries.
While children from high-income countries were more active and had more quality sleep, they also had the worst screen time behaviours compared to low- and middle-income countries. It is a double-edged sword that in higher-income countries, children have more access to physical activity opportunities and quality sleep environments, but also more access to screen time devices.
Likewise, middle-income countries with the lowest movement behaviour adherence rates could symbolize a region’s development transition where infrastructure in the homes and communities cannot yet support more physical activity and good quality sleep, but availability of cell phones, televisions and other screens leads to increased sedentary behaviours.
The African and European regions had the highest movement behaviour adherence (24 per cent), while the Americas region had the lowest (eight per cent). With 17 per cent meeting the screen time recommendations and 68 per cent meeting the physical activity recommendations, the Americas region had the worst screen time and best physical activity.
The physical activity levels of the Americas region preschoolers are higher compared to the 39 per cent of older Canadian children and youth as reported in the ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. But these older Canadian children and youth did have slightly better, albeit still poor, screen time behaviours with 27 per cent meeting the guidelines.
Sixty-eight per cent of preschool-aged children in the Americas were meeting the physical activity recommendations, compared to only 26 per cent of Southeast Asian children. However, it remains a concern that roughly half of all young children around the world are at risk of sub-optimal health and development from lack of physical activity.
Guidance for improvements can be drawn from the World Health Organization’s Global Action Plan on Physical Activity, where the goal of a 15 per cent relative reduction in global physical inactivity rates by 2030 relies on capacity-building collaborations within research organizations and alliances to strengthen our global understanding of movement behaviours.
Along with the best movement behaviours overall, the African region had the best screen time levels with 63 per cent meeting the recommendations. This is potentially explained by limited access to screen time devices.
However, to better understand why screen time behaviours are better in Africa, initiatives like the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrix project should be used as a model. Within the Global Matrix, region-level differences are an opportunity to learn the strengths of other regions, while addressing regional weaknesses at home.
For instance, Canada could be a model for less active countries, while attempting to model the African region’s reduced screen time lifestyles. Further, projects such as the SUNRISE study — where researchers from more than 70 countries are collaborating to measure preschoolers’ movement behaviours, health and development — are excellent venues for this necessary capacity-building and global learning.
The WHO has Global Movement Guidelines for preschool children and a Global Action Plan to increase physical activity. Canada has similar guidelines and a similar plan.
However, health movement behaviour levels in Canada and across the globe are unsatisfactory and forecast further global health challenges, inequalities, and distancing from United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It’s time to get our little ones a little more active.
Mark S Tremblay has received research funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Public Health Agency of Canada for research distally related to this article. He is affiliated with the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology who created the Canadian 24-hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years, under his leadership. He was also on the expert panel for the World Health Organization for the development of the global guidelines cited in the article.
Nicholas Kuzik does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
– ref. Little kids, too little movement: Global study finds most children don’t meet guidelines for physical activity, screen time and sleep – https://theconversation.com/little-kids-too-little-movement-global-study-finds-most-children-dont-meet-guidelines-for-physical-activity-screen-time-and-sleep-240421
Source: China State Council Information Office
Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Thursday voiced “deep concern” over the “deteriorating situation” in the Middle East.
The “dangerous cycle of attacks and retaliation risks fuelling uncontrollable escalation in the Middle East, which is in no one’s interest. Therefore, we call on all regional players to act responsibly and with restraint,” said a G7 statement released by 10 Downing Street.
The statement said G7 leaders had discussed “coordinated efforts and actions” to avoid further escalation of conflict in the region, without specifying details.
“We also reiterate our call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the unconditional release of all hostages, a significant and sustained increase in the flow of humanitarian assistance, and an end to the conflict,” it said.
As to the recent escalating conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, leaders of the seven biggest developed countries urged all actors to protect civilian populations, saying they are committed to providing humanitarian assistance to address the urgent needs of civilians in Lebanon.
In the statement, they stressed “the importance of the United Nations in resolving armed conflict and mitigating the humanitarian impact in the Middle East,” saying that “we are committed to reinforcing our support to the mission, pursuant to applicable UN resolutions.”
The G7 comprises the United States, Britain, Canada, Italy, France, Germany and Japan.
Also on Thursday, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad reported that a total of 1,974 people have been killed, including 127 children and 261 women, since the onset of the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict in October last year. The World Health Organization said on the same day that 28 healthcare workers were killed in the past 24 hours in Lebanon amid escalating hostilities.
Source: China State Council Information Office
The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said the country would use all offensive forces, including nuclear weapons, if enemies attempt to use armed forces encroaching upon the DPRK sovereignty, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday.
Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, made the remarks while inspecting a training base of the special operation units earlier this week.
Kim stressed that the enemies’ threatening rhetoric, action, trick and attempt will not take away the DPRK’s nuclear weapons and the country “has irreversibly secured the absolute strength as a nuclear power and the system and function for using it,” according to the KCNA report.
“To pray for a good luck of survival in a military conflict with the nuclear weapons state would be a foolish thing,” and “if such situation comes, the permanent existence of Seoul and the Republic of Korea would be impossible,” the DPRK leader was quoted by the KCNA as saying.
Noting the necessity for the DPRK military force to keep cultivating its strength, Kim stressed that “strength in our hands is the only guarantee for keeping under control the enemy and defending ourselves,” the KCNA report said.
During the inspection of the training base of the special operation units in the western area on Wednesday, Kim touted the DPRK special operation forces as the “pivotal and core force” in the country’s war deterrence and war-fighting capabilities, while underlining the need of expanding and strengthening the special operation forces into the country’s strongest combat forces, the KCNA said.
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Westaway, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
The NSW Education Standards Authority has announced that teaching of the Aboriginal past prior to European arrival will be excluded from the Year 7–10 syllabus as of 2027.
Since 2012, the topic “Ancient Australia” has been taught nationally in Year 7 as part of the Australian Curriculum. In 2022, a new topic called the “deep time history of Australia” was introduced to provide a more detailed study of 65,000 years of First Nations’ occupation of the continent.
However, New South Wales has surprisingly dropped this topic from its new syllabus, which will be rolled out in 2027. Instead, students will only learn First Nations’ history following European colonisation in 1788.
This directly undermines the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration of 2020. This is a national agreement, signed by education ministers from all jurisdictions, which states:
We recognise the more than 60,000 years [sic] of continual connection by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as a key part of the nation’s history, present and future.
If the planned change to the syllabus goes through, the only Aboriginal history taught to NSW students would be that which reflects the destruction of traditional Aboriginal society. It also means Aboriginal students in NSW will be denied a chance to learn about their deep ancestral past.
Bruce Pascoe’s groundbreaking 2014 book Dark Emu (which sold more than 500,000 copies), and the associated documentary, have highlighted an enormous appetite for learning about Australia’s deep time past.
Hundreds of thousands of Australians engaged with Dark Emu. As anthropologist Paul Memmott notes, the book prompted a debate that encouraged a better understanding of Aboriginal society and its complexity.
It also generated research that investigated whether terms such as “hunter-gatherers” are appropriate for defining past Aboriginal society and economic systems.
Read more:
Farmers or foragers? Pre-colonial Aboriginal food production was hardly that simple
In schools, teachers have used Pascoe’s book Young Dark Emu to introduce students to sophisticated land and aquaculture systems used by First Peoples prior to colonisation.
The book raises an important question. If you lived in a country that invented bread and the edge-ground axe – a culture that independently developed early trade and social living – and did all of this without resorting to land war – wouldn’t you want your children to know about it?
For many students, the history they learn at school is knowledge they carry into their adult lives – and knowledge is the strongest antidote to ignorance. Rather than abandoning the Aboriginal deep time story, schools should be encouraging students to engage with it.
One of the strengths of the current NSW history syllabus is the requirement for students to undertake a “site study” in Years 8 and 9. Currently, NSW is the only jurisdiction that has made this mandatory.
Site studies are an excellent opportunity for students to learn on Country. Many teachers organise excursions to Aboriginal cultural sites where students can directly engage with local Traditional Owners and Elders.
New South Wales is brimming with sites of cultural significance to Aboriginal people. The map below highlightssome of these, ranging from megafauna sites, to extensive fish traps, to the enigmatic rock art galleries and ceremonial engravings (petroglyphs).
The Ngambaa people and archaeologists from the University of Queensland are currently investigating one of the largest midden complexes in Australia. This complex, located at Clybucca and Stuart’s Point on the north coast, spans some 14 kilometres and dates back to around 9,000 years ago.
Middens, or “living sites”, are accumulations of shell that were built over time through thousands of discarded seafood meals. Since the shells help reduce the acidic chemistry of the soil, animal bones and plant remains are more likely to be preserved in middens.
For instance, the Clybucca-Stuarts Point midden complex contains remains from seals and dugongs. Both of these animals were once part of the local ecosystem, but no longer are.
The middens also extend back to before the arrival of dingoes, so studying them could help us understand how biodiversity changed once dingoes replaced thylacines and Tasmanian devils on the mainland.
Local school students, especially Aboriginal students, will be actively participating in this cutting-edge research alongside the Ngambaa people, archaeologists and teachers. Among other things, the students will learn how the Ngambaa people sustainably managed land and sea Country over thousand of years during periods of dramatic environmental change.
But innovative programs like this will no longer be as relevant if Australia’s deep time history is removed from the NSW syllabus.
The study of First Nations archaeological sites, history and cultures tells us a broader human story of continuity and adaptability over deep time. Indigenising the curriculum – wherein Aboriginal knowledge is braided with historical and archaeological inquiry – is a powerful way to reconcile different approaches to understanding the past.
The NSW Education Standards Authority’s proposed changes risk sending young people the message that Australia’s “history” before colonisation is not an important part of the country’s historic narrative.
But there is still time to show leadership – by reversing the decisions and by connecting teachers and students to powerful stories from Australia’s deep time past.
Michael Westaway receives funding from the Australian Research Council and Humanities and Social Science at the University of Queensland .
Bruce Pascoe is the author of the texts mentioned in this article, Dark Emu and Young Dark Emu: A Truer History. He also has positions on the boards of Black Duck Foods, the Twofold Aboriginal Corporation and First Languages Australia.
Louise Zarmati receives research funding from the ARC Centre of Excellence of Australian Biodiversity and Heritage.
– ref. NSW will remove 65,000 years of Aboriginal history from its syllabus. It’s a step backwards for education – https://theconversation.com/nsw-will-remove-65-000-years-of-aboriginal-history-from-its-syllabus-its-a-step-backwards-for-education-240111
Source: Reserve Bank of India
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Source: ASEAN
At the invitation of H.E. Sonexay Siphandone, Chair of ASEAN for 2024 and Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, will lead the ASEAN Secretariat’s Delegation to participate in the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, including ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) and ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Youth, which will convene in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 8-11 October 2024, under the theme “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience.” Prior to participating in the ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, Dr. Kao will also partake in the 24th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting, ASEAN Investment Forum, ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, 28th ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting, 35th ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting, ASEAN Business and Investment Summit and a Special Reception hosted by Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, on 7- 8 October 2024. During his stay in Vientiane, Dr. Kao is scheduled to meet bilaterally with leaders and heads of delegations of ASEAN’s external partners countries and international organizations in order to further strengthen existing cooperation, explore untapped areas of collaboration and advance ASEAN Community building goals. The series of meetings will serve as important platforms to take stock of the progress of ASEAN’s key initiatives, set future priorities and reaffirm ASEAN’s role in fostering regional peace, security, stability, and sustainable economic growth.
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Source: Sony
Atsugi, Japan — Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS) today announced the upcoming release of the ISX038 CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras, the industry’s first*1 product that can simultaneously process and output RAW*2 and YUV*3 images.
The new sensor product has proprietary ISP*4 inside and can process and output RAW and YUV images simultaneously. RAW images are required for external environment detection and recognition in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving systems (AD), while the YUV images are provided for infotainment applications such as the drive recorder and augmented reality (AR).
By expanding the applications a single camera can offer, the new product helps simplify automotive camera systems and saves space, cost, and power.
*1 Among CMOS sensors for automotive cameras. According to SSS research (as of announcement on October 4, 2024).
*2 Image for recognition on a computer.
*3 Image for driver visual such as recording or displaying on a monitor.
*4 Image signal processor – a circuit for image processing.
ISX038 CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras
| Model name | Sample shipment date |
Sample price |
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ISX038 1/1.7-type (9.30 mm diagonal) |
October 2024 | ¥15,000*6 |
*5 Based on the image sensor effective pixel specification method.
*6 May vary depending on the volume shipped and other conditions.
The roles of automotive cameras continue to diversify in line with advances in ADAS and AD and increasing needs and requirements pertaining to the driver experience. On the other hand, there is limited space for installing such cameras, making it impossible to continue adding more indefinitely, which in turn has created a demand to do more with a single camera.
The ISX038 is the industry’s first*1 CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras that can simultaneously process and output RAW and YUV images. It uses a stacked structure consisting of a pixel chip and a logic chip with signal processing circuit, with the SSS’ proprietary ISP on the logic chip. This design allows a single camera to provide high-precision detection and recognition capabilities of the environment outside the vehicle and visual information to assist the driver as infotainment applications. When compared with conventional methods such as a multi-camera system or a system that outputs RAW and YUV images using an external ISP, the new product helps simplify automotive camera systems, saving space, costs, and power.
ISX038 will offer compatibility with the EyeQ 6 System-on-a-Chip (SoC) currently offered by Mobileye, for use in ADAS and AD technology.
Main Features
■Industry’s first*1sensor capable of processing and outputting RAW and YUV images simultaneously
The new sensor is equipped with dedicated ISPs for RAW and YUV images and is capable of outputting two types of images simultaneously with image quality optimized for each application on two independent interfaces. Expanding the applications a single camera can offer helps build systems that save space, costs, and power compared to multi-camera systems or systems with an external ISP.
■Wide dynamic range even during simultaneous use of HDR and LED flicker mitigation
In automobile driving, objects must be precisely detected and recognized even in road environments with significant differences in brightness, such as tunnel entrances and exits. Automotive cameras are also required to suppress LED flicker, even while in HDR mode, to deal with the increasing prevalence of LED signals and other traffic devices. The proprietary pixel structure and unique exposure method of this product improves saturation illuminance, yielding a wide dynamic range of 106 dB even when simultaneously employing HDR and LED flicker mitigation (when using dynamic range priority mode, the range is even wider, at 130 dB). This design also helps reduce motion artifacts*7 generated when capturing moving subjects.
*7 Noise generated when capturing moving subjects with HDR.
■Compatibility with conventional products*8
This product shares the same compatibility with SSS’ conventional products,*8 which have already built a proven track record for ADAS and AD applications with multiple automobile manufacturers. The new product makes it possible to reuse data assets collected on previous products such as driving data from automotive cameras. This helps streamline ADAS and AD development for automobile manufacturers and partners.
*8 SSS’ IMX728 1/1.7 type 8.39 effective megapixel CMOS image sensor.
■Compliant with standards required for automotive applications
The product is qualified for AEC-Q100 Grade 2 automotive electronic component reliability tests by mass production. Also, SSS has introduced a development process compliant with the ISO 26262 road vehicle functional safety standard, at automotive safety integrity level ASIL-B(D). This contributes to improve automotive camera system reliability.
| Model name | ISX038 | |
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| Effective pixels | 3,857×2,177(H×V), approx. 8.39 megapixels | |
| Image size | Diagonal 9.30 mm (1/1.72-type) | |
| Unit cell size | 2.1 μm×2.1 μm (H×V) | |
| Frame rate (all pixels) | 30 fps (RAW&YUV dual output) | |
| Sensitivity (standard value F5.6, 1/30 second cumulative) | 880 mV (Green Pixel) | |
| Dynamic range (EMVA 1288 standard) |
106 dB (with LED flicker mitigation) |
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| Interface | MIPI CSI-2 serial output (Single port with 4-lanes / Dual port with 2-lanes per port) |
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| Package | 192 pin BGA | |
| Package size | 11.85 mm×8.60 mm (H×V) | |
Source: Asia Development Bank
Grassroots organizations can help address fragility.
The work of Villijoali highlights the critical role of grassroots organizations in fostering social inclusion and resilience, particularly in fragile contexts. By focusing on inclusive dialogue and empowering marginalized groups, they help strengthen social cohesion in communities facing fragility. Community engagement not only mitigates vulnerabilities but also enhances the community’s capacity to recover from societal disruptions, aligning closely with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Development partners play an important supporting role.
Without government support, Villijoali’s work remains limited in scale. CSOs need capacity-building support and partnerships with development organizations to expand their impact. Development actors can play a vital role by offering technical assistance and exposure to global best practices, empowering organizations to scale its efforts and collaborate with other grassroots movements. A notable example is the Australian High Commission’s support in helping Villijoali raise funds through community engagement. Additionally, the Commission invited Villijoali to participate in focus group discussions with persons with disabilities (PWDs) and allies, fostering collaboration on enhancing the inclusivity of Australia Awards scholarships for PWDs in Maldives.
In this context, ADB’s fragility and resilience assessments under its Fragile and Small Island Developing States Approach (FSA) provides a comprehensive framework for engaging CSOs like Villijoali. These assessments emphasize the importance of resilience through community engagement, social cohesion, and the empowerment of marginalized groups. This engagement is essential in conflict contexts where the role of CSOs is crucial in service delivery and fostering social trust.
Interconnected issues require a nexus approach.
Incorporating the Humanitarian–Development–Peace (HDP) nexus into CSO work could also significantly enhance its capacity to build resilience in fragile communities. The HDP nexus emphasizes the interconnectedness of humanitarian aid, long-term development, and peacebuilding. Through Villijoali’s ongoing efforts to empower local communities, the organization contributes to both immediate relief (such as support for disabled persons and migrant workers) and long-term development (such as youth empowerment and environmental advocacy). By engaging at-risk youth and promoting peaceful dialogue, Villijoali’s initiatives also play a critical role in preventing the escalation of conflict, a core tenet of the HDP approach.
As the organization continues to flourish, its role in advancing social inclusion, environmental stewardship, and community resilience will be pivotal in shaping the future of Maldives.
Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific)
Once a young boy from Brooklyn, petty officer first class Jamal Thompson’s journey began with the dreams of his Guyanese parents who sought freedom, democracy, and prosperity in New York City. As he grew up, he found solace in the cheers for the New York Yankees and the rhythm of music from Nas. Venturing south to Gordon State College in Barnesville, Georgia, he not only found love in meeting his future spouse, but also discovered his calling by joining the U.S. Navy. Fast forward seven years, Brooklyn’s finest, Thompson, stood tall as he was honored with the prestigious title of the 2023 U.S. Navy Sailor of the Year (S.O.Y.) for Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73) in Singapore. Equipped with a no-nonsense New York state of mind, Thompson was unanimously recognized as S.O.Y. by senior leaders for operating as a personified Swiss Army knife, successfully balancing five jobs simultaneously in a single calendar year.
“I’m honored to be the CTF-73 Sailor of the Year, yet, I take more pride in serving and caring for my Sailors,” said Thompson. “Whether it is ensuring their award recognition or helping them achieve their goals, I’m there to serve and support. Whether their ambitions are to be a chief petty officer, a commissioned officer, or to transition to the corporate world, I take pride in helping junior personnel reach their professional goals, whether in the Navy or after.”
Thompson practices what he preaches, as in 2023, he operated as second in command for CTF-73’s human resources (admin) department, where he approved hundreds of urgent travel claims for personnel. He also served as a victim’s advocate for the command’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program while operating as the then-elected president of the non-profit first class petty officer association (FCPOA). Thompson continued setting the example by also leading weekly early morning group fitness sessions for fellow Sailors and Marines through a program called Sailor 360, and stood over 100 hours of security watch — often on nights and weekends.
“Sailor 360 coordinator is my favorite collateral duty because I can impact the entire command with just 30 minutes of morning fitness,” said Thompson. “It’s a great way to let our hair down because of the physicality of the workouts before we all start the workday. I never waste anyone’s time because I truly enjoy helping co-workers improve themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually.”
The six-foot four Brooklynite who grew up in a predominantly Caribbean-cultured household, credits his unmatched work ethic to his upbringing and “humble beginnings, where I saw a lot of people financially struggle,” he said.
According to the American Forces Network (AFN), Thompson is among the approximately 19 percent of Hispanic Americans currently serving in the Armed Forces today. Cuban-born Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro echoed this year’s theme, ‘Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together’, when he said, “Hispanic Americans have had a profound and positive influence on our country. As we discover more of these stories and honor their ultimate impact, we enrich our understanding and strengthen our collective identity.”
Thompson identifies as Guyanese-American or Afro-Latino, with his collective South American, Caribbean, and North American identities making him the man he is today. A man whose profound influence is strengthening the U.S. Navy by investing in his fellow Sailors in Southeast Asia.
When Thompson isn’t juggling multiple roles, he says he likes to enjoy the sights and tastes of Singapore with his spouse and young children because “it reminds me of home with the train system and the melting pot of different cultures. You can walk the streets of downtown and hear countless different languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, French, Japanese, or English. Singapore feels a lot like New York.” Thompson says he also enjoys the Lion City’s spicy Indian cuisine as it “reminds me of the food I ate growing up like Roti and Chicken Curry,” he said.
While Thompson is more than 15,000 kilometers from the Big Apple and over 17,000 kilometers from South America, he says childhood lessons from his heritage are always with him, regardless of his geographic location. Thompson says he was taught, “Haz con los demás, lo que te gustaría que te hicieran a ti, or in other words, ’Just pay it forward.’ We don’t need to backstab or belittle to get ahead in the workplace. If you continue to work hard to the best of your ability, everything will work itself out.”
Thompson is living proof of how the U.S. Navy is strengthened by the diversity and inclusion of our people from the rich tapestry of the United States. Thompson plans to continue his humble servant-style leadership at his forthcoming duty station in Spain where he aspires to promote to the rank of chief petty officer.
For more information on Sailors and Marines like Thompson serving in Singapore, visit https://www.clwp.navy.mil/
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Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
Northern Territory Police are calling for information in relation to a missing child in Zuccoli.
At about 10.45am today, 7-year-old Victor left a park near Laniyak Court Zuccoli. It is not known which direction he travelled.
Victor is described as Asian in appearance with short dark brown/black hair and wearing an orange t-shirt and dark blue shorts with a pattern on them.
Anyone who see’s him is urged to immediately contact police on triple zero.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
A wet and unseasonably hot September
A wet and unseasonably hot September
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Mainly attributing to weaker than normal northeast monsoon over southern China, September 2024 was much hotter than usual in Hong Kong. The mean temperature of 29.2 degrees, mean maximum temperature of 32.0 degrees and mean minimum temperature of 26.8 degrees were 1.3 degrees, 1.5 degrees and 0.7 degrees above the respective normals and were respectively the third, one of the fourth and one of the seventh highest for September on record. With stronger than normal troughing flow in the lower atmosphere over the coast of southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea, the month was also cloudier and wetter than usual. The mean amount of cloud in the month was 74 per cent, 8 per cent above the normal of 66 per cent and one of the ninth highest on record for September. The monthly total rainfall was 520.9 millimetres, about 62 per cent above the normal figure of 321.4 millimetres. The accumulated rainfall this year up to September was 2104.3 millimetres, about 6 per cent lower than the normal figure of 2242.8 millimetres for the same period. Under the influence of an anticyclone aloft, the weather of Hong Kong was very hot with sunny periods during the day on the first four days of the month. High temperatures also triggered thundery showers over the territory from September 2 to 4. The showers were particularly heavy on September 3 and more than 30 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over many places of Hong Kong. After a quiet period of tropical cyclone activities over the South China Sea in August, an area of low pressure over the seas east of the Philippines intensified into a tropical depression on September 1 and was named Yagi. Yagi moved across Luzon the next day and entered the northern part of the South China Sea on September 3. Moving generally westward across the northern part of the South China Sea, Yagi rapidly intensified from a severe tropical storm to a super typhoon in just 24 hours. Yagi attained its peak intensity with an estimated maximum sustained wind of 230 kilometres per hour near its centre on September 6, making it the second strongest tropical cyclone in the South China Sea since the Observatory’s records began in 1950. After moving across Hainan Island and Beibu Wan, Yagi made landfall over the northern part of Vietnam later on September 7 and progressively weakened into an area of low pressure over the inland areas on September 8. In Hong Kong, it was still very hot with sunny intervals during the day on September 5. With the approach of Yagi, the weather of Hong Kong deteriorated later on that day and the Observatory issued the first No. 8 Gale or Storm Signal in the year. Strong to gale force winds generally affected the territory with occasional storm force winds on high ground later on September 5 and at first on September 6. With Yagi departing from Hong Kong, local winds moderated later on September 6. The outer rainbands of Yagi brought heavy showers, violent gusts and thunderstorms to Hong Kong on the night of September 5 and the next two days. Violent gusts of around 139 kilometres per hour were once recorded at Central Pier on the night of September 5. More than 100 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over most parts of Hong Kong from September 5 to 7 and rainfall even exceeded 200 millimetres over the northeastern part of the New Territories. Under the influence of an upper-air disturbance, it was mainly cloudy with occasional heavy showers and thunderstorms on September 8 and 9. The showers were particularly heavy over parts of Sha Tin, Wong Tai Sin and Eastern Districts with more than 80 millimetres of rainfall recorded on these two days. Under light wind conditions, apart from isolated showers and thunderstorms, the weather was generally fine and very hot from September 10 to 13 and the morning of September 14. Thundery showers associated with upper-air disturbances affected the territory on the afternoon of September 14 and more than 50 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over Kowloon. Affected by an upper-air disturbance, the weather was a mixture of sunny periods and showers on September 15 and 16. The weather was generally fine and very hot during the day from September 17 to 19. With plenty of sunshine, it was extremely hot on September 17, with temperatures at the Observatory rising to a maximum of 35.7 degrees, the highest of the month and also the hottest Mid-Autumn Festival on record. However, thundery showers triggered by high temperatures developed over the coast of eastern Guangdong and moved towards Hong Kong at night, bringing around 30 millimetres of rainfall to many places of the territory. A broad trough of low pressure lingered over the northern part of the South China Sea and the coast of Guangdong from September 20 to 24, causing local weather to turn cloudy with occasional heavy showers and thunderstorms. The showers were particularly heavy during the day on September 21 when an area of low pressure over the trough moved across Hong Kong, necessitating the issuance of the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal. More than 50 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over many places of the territory and rainfall even exceeded 70 millimetres over Hong Kong Island on that day. The weather remained unsettled in the next few days. More than 100 millimetres of rainfall were generally recorded over the territory and rainfall even exceeded 250 millimetres over most parts of Hong Kong Island from September 20 to 24. Furthermore, a northeast monsoon reached the coast of southern China on September 22 and brought slightly cooler weather to Hong Kong on September 22 and 23. Under the rain and affected by the northeast monsoon, the temperatures at the Observatory dropped to a minimum of 23.4 degrees on the morning of September 23, the lowest of the month. With the weakening of the trough of low pressure, the showers eased off with sunny periods during the day on September 25. An anticyclone aloft brought generally fine weather on September 26 and 27. Affected by an upper-air disturbance, the weather turned cloudier with more showers on September 28 with severe squally thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waterspout was also reported over the sea area off Hung Hom, the first occurrence in Victoria Harbour according to reports received by the Observatory since 1959. Under the influence of the outer subsiding air of Super Typhoon Krathon, apart from isolated showers, it was generally fine in Hong Kong on the last two days of the month. Eleven tropical cyclones occurred over the South China Sea and the western North Pacific in September 2024. Details of issuance and cancellation of various warnings/signals in the month are summarised in Table 1. Monthly meteorological figures and departures from normal for September are tabulated in Table 2.
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Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
The Registered Contractors’ Disciplinary Board has completed two disciplinary inquiries under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) and decided that two registered minor works contractors (RMWC) appointed as qualified persons (QP) under the Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme (MWIS) and their authorized signatories (AS) should be disciplined for failing to discharge the duties or abide by the requirements imposed on a QP under the BO.
The Board’s written decisions and orders issued on September 20 were published in the Gazette today (October 4). Details are available at the following links:
For the first case: www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20242840/egn202428405883.pdf
For the second case: www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20242840/egn202428405882.pdf
In the first case concerning a domestic flat in Wong Tai Sin, the RMWC submitted a certificate to the Buildings Department (BD) in July 2019, certifying that the prescribed inspection had been carried out to the windows of the flat and that those windows were safe and no prescribed repair was required. Subsequently, the BD conducted an audit inspection and identified signs of deterioration and defective window components in some of the windows.
The RMWC and its AS were later prosecuted, convicted and fined $8,400 in total at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts in September 2020, pursuant to sections 40(2A)(c) and 40(2B)(b) of the BO, for knowingly misrepresenting a material fact in the certificate submitted to the BD and carrying out a prescribed inspection in a manner likely to cause a risk of personal injury or property damage.
In the second case concerning a domestic flat in Yau Ma Tei, another RMWC was appointed as a QP. A window of the flat fell to the street and damaged a light goods vehicle parked on the street during the prescribed inspection of the window in November 2020. Subsequently, the BD carried out an investigation into the fallen window from the flat and found that the AS of the RWMC who carried out the prescribed inspection himself had contravened the relevant Code of Practice in failing to take care during window inspection to prevent the window from falling.
The RMWC and its AS were later prosecuted, convicted and fined $30,000 in total at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts in December 2021, pursuant to sections 40(2B)(a) of the BO, for carrying out a prescribed inspection in a manner that it caused damage to any property.
In view of the convictions and investigation results, the BD notified the Board of its consideration of disciplinary action against the two RMWC and its AS under the provisions of section 13(1) of the BO.
In the first case, the Board ordered the RMWC to be prohibited from certifying any prescribed inspection, or certifying or supervising any prescribed repair of windows, for six months with effect from the date of the Gazette, and to pay a total of $40,400, being the costs of the Board and the BD for conducting the inquiry.
In the second case, the Board ordered the RMWC and its AS to be prohibited from certifying any prescribed inspection, or certifying or supervising any prescribed repair of windows, for six months with effect from the date of the Gazette, and to pay a total of $41,000, being the costs of the Board and the BD for conducting the inquiry.
A spokesperson for the BD reiterated that in order to ensure building safety, the BD attaches great importance to the quality of the prescribed inspection and repair of windows by a QP under the MWIS. Any QP who contravenes the relevant provisions of the BO in carrying out a prescribed inspection and repair of windows under the MWIS is not only liable to criminal prosecution but also disciplinary action under the BO.
The BD will continue to conduct audit inspections to ensure the quality of prescribed inspections and repairs under the MWIS, he added.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
AFCD urges grave sweepers to prevent hill fires
AFCD urges grave sweepers to prevent hill fires
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The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (October 4) reminded people paying tribute to ancestors at graveyards in the countryside during the Chung Yeung Festival period to exercise caution and prevent hill fires. An AFCD spokesman said it is an offence under the Forests and Countryside Ordinance (Cap. 96) to leave behind kindling or burn offerings without considering fire risks in the countryside. Any person who contravenes the ordinance may be prosecuted and is liable to a maximum fine of $25,000 and one year’s imprisonment upon conviction. AFCD staff will step up patrols at graveyards in the countryside during the Chung Yeung Festival period and take enforcement action against any irregularities. The majority of hill fires in the countryside are caused by human negligence. Accidents can be prevented if grave sweepers observe some simple guidelines:* Remove weeds around graves with tools and never burn weeds;* Burning should only be done inside a container or iron bucket;* Never leave burning offerings unattended; and* Make sure all kindling is put out before leaving. The spokesman said that metal containers for burning offerings properly will be handed out to grave sweepers who have such a need at suitable locations in country parks during the Chung Yeung Festival. The AFCD will also patrol hill fire black spots and distribute hill fire prevention leaflets together with the Fire Services Department, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Civil Aid Service. Members of the public are reminded to keep the countryside clean and properly clean up their offerings or rubbish.
Ends/Friday, October 4, 2024Issued at HKT 11:00
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Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
“Roving Exhibition on the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of People’s Republic of China” to be held this Saturday and Sunday
“Roving Exhibition on the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of People’s Republic of China” to be held this Saturday and Sunday
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The following is issued on behalf of the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education: The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education (CPCE) will organise the “Roving Exhibition on the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China” (note) this Saturday and Sunday (October 5 and 6) from 11am to 7pm at the Interactive Wall Area, G/F, Central Market. Members of the public are invited to visit. The Roving Exhibition aims to promote patriotic education and introduce the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, the national flag, the national emblem and the national anthem, major national events in the past 75 years and the country’s latest developments and remarkable achievements. There will also be games and distribution of souvenirs. An online exhibition is also available and members of the public are welcome to visit the Civic Education Resource Centre website from October 5 onwards. The CPCE is a non-statutory advisory body. It advises the Government on the promotion of civic education outside schools, launches various publicity and educational programmes in the community, and provides sponsorship to eligible organisations for promoting civic education and national education. For details, please call 2708 2455 or visit the CPCE’s website. Note: The panel contents of the exhibition are in Chinese only.
Ends/Friday, October 4, 2024Issued at HKT 11:00
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Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Rates and Government rent due October 31
Rates and Government rent due October 31
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Demands for rates and/or Government rent for the quarter from October to December 2024 have been issued, and payment should be made by October 31, 2024. Payment can be made:(1) by using autopay, the Faster Payment System (FPS), PPS, Internet banking or bank automated teller machines (ATMs);(2) by uploading an e-Cheque/e-Cashier Order via the Pay e-Cheque portal: http://www.payecheque.gov.hk;(3) by sending a crossed cheque to the Treasury, PO Box No. 28000, Sham Shui Po Post Office, Hong Kong (please note that mail with insufficient postage will be rejected); or(4) in person at any of the post offices or designated convenience stores in Hong Kong (i.e. 7-Eleven, Circle K, VanGo or U select). For the addresses and opening hours of post offices, please call Hongkong Post enquiry hotline on 2921 2222 or visit its website: http://www.hongkongpost.hk. If payers have not received the demands, they may obtain replacement demands or enquire as to the amount payable by (i) visiting the Rating and Valuation Department website: www.rvd.gov.hk; (ii) calling 2152 0111; (iii) fax 2152 0113; or (iv) visiting in person at the Rating and Valuation Department, 15/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon. Please note that there will be no rates concession for this and the next quarters. The total amount due is shown on the demand. Non-receipt or late receipt of demand does not alter the requirement that the total amount due must be paid on or before October 31, 2024. A surcharge of 5 per cent will be imposed for late payment. A further surcharge of 10 per cent will be levied on the amount (including the 5 per cent surcharge) which remains unpaid six months after the last day for payment. For payment by autopay, the rates and/or Government rent will be debited from payers’ bank accounts on October 31, 2024. Payers should ensure that there are sufficient funds in their bank accounts to meet the payments on that date until settlement. To support environmental protection, payers are advised to utilise the Rating and Valuation Department free eRVD Bill service to receive e-bills and make payments. Payers are also encouraged to settle bills by autopay or other means of e-payment (e.g. PPS, ATMs, Internet banking or e-Cheque/e-Cashier Order) in order to save queuing time. Application forms for autopay are obtainable from the Rating and Valuation Department, District Offices and major banks in Hong Kong or by telephoning 2152 0111. Payers may also download the form from the Rating and Valuation Department website.
Ends/Friday, October 4, 2024Issued at HKT 11:00
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Source: Reserve Bank of India
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In the underwriting auctions conducted on October 04, 2024, for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below:
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SOLIDARITY STATEMENT BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING THE RESOLUTION TO THE 57th SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING TO ADDRESS THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF THE NUCLEAR LEGACY IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
We are Pacific activists in national, regional and international CSOs which support longstanding campaigns for nuclear justice by governments and peoples of Pacific Island countries which were subjected to unconscionable nuclear weapons testing by imperialist powers. We wholeheartedly support the Resolution to be submitted by the President of the Republic of Marshall Islands, H.E. Dr Hilda Heine, to the 57th Session of the Human Rights Council on 4 October 2024 on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands.
We are aware that this Resolution builds on the sustained efforts by the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) over many years to attain nuclear justice through the United Nations and the UN Human Rights system, seeing this as offering a supportive pathway to nuclear justice. We also remember and cherish the strong roles played by Marshallese anti-nuclear activists like Darlene Keju Johnson in challenging the injustice and racism of occupying colonial powers conducting dangerous nuclear weapons testing programmes in the Pacific region, and in raising global awareness and helping to build the regional anti-nuclear movement.
We note the earliest international appeal by the people of the RMI to stop the deadly nuclear weapons tests being carried out by the United States in their islands was made on 6 May 1954, when they filed a petition with an urgent plea to the United Nations Trusteeship Council on the nuclear weapons testing, saying they were ‘not only fearful of the danger to their persons from these deadly weapons, but also
concerned about the increasing number of people removed from their land’, and ‘requesting that all experiments with lethal weapons in the area be immediately ceased.’1 Although the Trusteeship Council (comprising the
1 Recorded in A/HRC/RES/51/35 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 7 October 2022 at the Fifty-first session of the Human Rights Council.
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We note that since 2012, the RMI has submitted reports to Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and reported on the impacts of nuclear testing, especially on women’s health and lives, to the CEDAW Committee, a UN Human Rights treaty body.3 The Reports of two Special Rapporteurs Confirm recognition of the serious intergenerational health problems, continuing environmental contamination and loss of land and livelihoods resulting from the US nuclear weapons testing programme as impacting the enjoyment of human rights by the Marshallese people.
Despite the best efforts of successive RMI governments to seek support for the implementation of the comprehensive Recommendations submitted 12 years ago by the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the Recommendations have not been implemented.
On 7 October 2022, by HRC Resolution 51/35 on “Technical assistance and capacity-building to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands,” the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) was requested to prepare a report on the RMI’s nuclear legacy.
The resulting report, submitted by the OHCHR on 4 September 2024 at the Fifty-seventh session of the HRC and titled Addressing the challenges and barriers to the full realisation and enjoyment of the human rights of the Marshallese people stemming from the state’s
permanent members of the UN Security Council) heard the petition on 20 August 1954, the nuclear testing programme continued until 1958.2
2Ibid.
3 CEDAW/C/MHL/CO/1-3, Concluding observations on the combined initial to third periodic reports of the Marshall
Islands*, 14 March 2018 https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n18/070/31/pdf/n1807031.pdf 4 A/HRC/21/48/Add.1 Annex – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes on his mission to the Marshall Islands (27-30 March 2012) and the United States of America (24-27 April 2012)https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g12/163/76/pdf/g1216376.pdf
A/HRC/49/53. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment in a non-toxic environment, 12 January 2022 https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc4953-right-clean-healthy-and-sustainable-environment -non toxic
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nuclear legacy (A/HRC/57/77),5 details plainly the nuclear history of their Islands and its legacy, noting amongst other things:
• that ‘sixty-seven known nuclear tests were conducted by the United States from 1946 to 1958 in the Marshall Islands.4 These tests had a total yield equivalent to 108,490,500 tons of dynamite – approximately 7,232 times the explosive power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and equivalent to dropping said atomic bomb daily for nearly twenty years’;
• that the Marshallese filed multiple actions in US courts claiming property losses resulting from nuclear testing, without success;
• that the RMI established a Nuclear Claims Tribunal and provided some compensation to claimants from a $150 million Trust Fund established by the US, but claims assessed by the Tribunal for personal injury and damages caused on Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utrōk atolls totalled more than $2.3 billion;
• that the Marshallese government in 2017 established a National Nuclear Commission, which developed a national justice strategy centred on 5 pillars: Compensation, Health Care, the Environment, National Capacity and Education and Awareness;
• that as part of the Human Rights 75 Initiative, the RMI has pledged to pursue transitional justice for the human rights violations and challenges stemming
from the nuclear legacy; and
• that ‘the nuclear legacy is not just a chapter in history, but a continuing reality for the Marshallese people’.
The report recommended:
• that the United Nations, through the HRC, continue to provide technical assistance and capacity-building to the Marshall Islands; and
5 A/HRC/57/77: Addressing the challenges and barriers to the full realization and enjoyment of the human rights of the people of the Marshall Islands, stemming from the State’s nuclear legacy – Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 4 September 2024 https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session57/advance-versi ons/ A-HRC-57-77-AUV.pdf
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• that it prepares subsequent reports on transitional justice measures to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy through a cross-jurisdictional, inter-disciplinary, and gender-responsive approach.
The RMI Resolution on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands seeks to operationalise the recommendations of the OHCHR.
It makes four specific requests: one to all States, relevant UN agencies and other stakeholders to support the efforts of the RMI Government to improve the health of its people and its environment; and three renewed requests to the OHCHR:
• to work with the Government of the RMI and provide technical assistance and capacity building to the National Nuclear Commission of the Marshall Islands in advancing its national strategy for nuclear justice;
• to prepare a further report for submission to the HRC, followed by ‘an enhanced interactive dialogue’ which includes participation by the National Nuclear Commission of the Marshall Islands; and
• in preparing the requested report, to widely seek views – of the RMI Government, the National Nuclear Commission, States, UN agencies, funds and programs, NGOs, Indigenous peoples, youth representatives, the Marshallese diaspora and affected communities.
We stand this week with H.E. President Dr Hilda Heine, Ambassador Doreen de Brum and staff at the RMI Embassy in Geneva, National Nuclear Commissioners, and with all Marshallese people in their determined and dignified national struggle for nuclear justice.
We strongly support the Resolution the Marshall Islands Government is submitting to the Human Rights Council on October 4 to address the adverse impacts of the nuclear legacy on the realisation and enjoyment of human rights by the people of the Marshall Islands. We extend our solidarity and best wishes in securing all the resources needed to achieve nuclear justice for present and future generations of Marshallese.
ENDORSED BY:: 1. Aid/Watch
2. Alliance for Future Generations
3. Asia Pacific Network of Environmental Defenders (APNED)
4. Association for Promotion of Sustainable Development
5. Banaba Human Rights Defenders Network
6. Belau Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (BANGO-Palau) 7. Civil Society Forum of Tonga (CSFT)
8. Conservation International – Palau Office
9. Council of Pacific Education (COPE)
10. DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era) 11. Diverse Voiced and Actions for Equality (DIVA FIJI)
12. Environmentalists Against War
13. femLINKpacific
14. Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS)
15. Fiji Nuclear Veterans Association
16. Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC)
17. Fiji Womens Rights Movement (FWRM)
18. Fiji Youth SRHR Alliance
19. Hawai’i Institute for Human Rights
20. Hinamoeura Morgant-Cross – Member of the French Polynesian Assembly 21. ICAN Aotearoa New Zealand
22. ICAN Australia
23. International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS) Pax Romana Asia Pacific 24. International Youth Training Centre-IYTC
25. Kiribati Association of Non-Government Organizations
(KANGO) 26. Moruroa e Tātou
27. Nagasaki Appeal for Peace
28. Nauru Island Association of Non‐Government Organisations (NIANGO) 29. Ngaratumetum Traditional Womens Organization
30. Nuclear Truth Project
31. Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC)
32. Pacific Disability Forum (PDF)
33. Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) 34. Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN)
35. Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG)
36. Pacific Womens Mediators Network (PWNM)
37. PacificwinPacific
38. Palau Resource Institute (PRI)
39. Pax Christi Korea (PCK)
40. Peace Movement Aotearoa
41. Peoples Development Community (PDC)
42. Samoa Umbrella for Non-Government Organisations (SUNGO) 43. Social Watch – Tamilnadu
44. South Lakeland and Lancaster District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
45. Think Tank
46. Vanuatu Human Rights Coalition (VHRC)
47. Vanuatu Indigenous Land Defense Desk (VILDD) 48. Washington Butterfly for Hope
49. Women Empowerment Nauru Association (WENA)
Source: Reserve Bank of India
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Source: Government of the Republic of Korea
Foreign Affairs
President Yoon Suk Yeol from Oct. 6-11 will go on a six-day tour of the Philippines, Singapore and Laos. He will visit the Philippines from Oct. 6-7 and Singapore from Oct. 8-9 before flying to Laos on Oct. 10 to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane and the ASEAN Plus Three Summit. In Laos, the president will also hold bilateral talks with five or six countries such as Vietnam and Thailand.
Source: New South Wales Premiere
Thousands of children can help their families ‘Beat the Bite’ with the statewide distribution of books that help teach the importance of mosquito bite prevention.
‘Jack & Angie – Beat the Bite’ is an entertaining story about two youngsters who love playing in and exploring the great outdoors while staying safe from mosquito bites.
More than 77,000 books have been printed and are being delivered to schools, early childhood and education centres and local councils across NSW, with 430 public and independent schools, 103 early childhood and education centres, 66 councils already having opted in to receive books. Other services such as Aboriginal health and immunisation services, scouts and guides across NSW have also ordered books.
The statewide distribution is an expansion of a popular Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) initiative which saw more than 43,000 books distributed across Murrumbidgee, Southern and Western NSW.
Mosquitoes can transmit diseases that are spread to humans through mosquito bites. In NSW they can carry viruses such as Japanese encephalitis (JE), Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE), Ross River, and Barmah Forest virus.
These viruses may cause symptoms ranging from tiredness, rash, headache, and sore and swollen joints to rare but severe symptoms of seizures and loss of consciousness.
Protective measures to avoid bites, include:
A vaccine is available to protect against Japanese encephalitis virus, which is available for free to those at greatest risk of exposure. For more information on eligibility visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/jevaccine
Services interested in receiving ‘Jack & Angie – Beat the Bite’ can contact the Surveillance and Risk Unit, Environmental Health Branch at HSSG-EHBSurveillance@health.nsw.gov.au
Quotes attributable to Minister for Health, Ryan Park:
“This is a fun and informative way of helping youngsters understand the risk mosquitoes pose and ways to protect themselves and their families.
“The best way to avoid infection by mosquito borne diseases is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, and this creative children’s book explains to children and their families four simple steps to take to stay bite free; spray up, cover up, screen up and clean up.
“Through this story, we hope children can encourage their families, peers, and even the community to take simple actions to protect themselves from mosquito-borne diseases.”
Quotes attributable to MLHD Senior Environment Officer and Author, Tony Burns:
“I am really excited that Jack and Angie are going to be helping spread the message about mosquito bite prevention to a much wider audience.
“We know mosquitoes can transmit a range of diseases, so we want to make sure as many people as possible get this important message. We’re keen to see youngsters get the message early, so they can develop good habits around taking precautions against mosquito bites.”
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Postal services to United States subject to delay
Postal services to United States subject to delay
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Hongkong Post announced today (October 4) that, as advised by the postal administration of the United States (US), due to the impact of a hurricane to the south-eastern states of the US, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, mail delivery services to areas with postcodes 006–009, 214–268, 300–319, 322–324, 344–347, 349–352, 354–399, 700, 701, 703–708, 710–714, 716–729 and 801–851 are subject to delay.
Ends/Friday, October 4, 2024Issued at HKT 14:30
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Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Local and Mainland young singers to show talents at “POP KONG” concert (with photos)
Local and Mainland young singers to show talents at “POP KONG” concert (with photos)
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The 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival is presenting the “POP KONG” concert on October 31 and November 1 (Thursday and Friday) to showcase the talents and creativity of young artists from both Hong Kong and the Mainland, injecting fresh impetus into the music scenes of the region. The concert is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and AC Orange Co Ltd. Emerging singer-songwriters Monkey Sit, Zino Chan and a Bu from Hong Kong, along with Haibhue and Cantopop band Mover from the Mainland, will share the stage to perform their original compositions and popular hits. Celebrated singer-songwriter Phil Lam will also appear as a special guest, fully showing the charm of original Chinese pop music. The three up-and-coming artists mentioned above were all participants of the “My Main Stage” music production pilot programme founded by veteran music producer Chiu Tsang-hei. Their works have been released on major streaming platforms. Monkey, also an illustrator, started off as a street performer before taking the stage at Freespace Happening, Lau Bak Livehouse, Lost Star, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival, and more. Zino executive-produced radio programme “Lemonaid” in 2018, and reinvented Sally Yeh’s famous tune “Friends or Lovers” for her performance at Hunan Satellite TV’s “Endless Melody” programme in 2022. Last but not least, a Bu composed the theme song for his graduation project at the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Film in 2022, and went on to compose competition background music for the Hong Kong Wushu Team. Haibhue, a singer-songwriter from the Mainland, is skilled at blending nursery rhymes with modern music. Her music evokes tales of olden times, always offering a sense of calm. Mover, a six-member original band, chiefly creates music in Cantonese. Their music spans a wide spectrum from pop rock and shoegaze to alternative rock and pop punk. By the end of 2024, the band will embark on their first nationwide tour. “POP KONG” will be held at 8pm on October 31 and November 1 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Studio Theatre. Tickets priced at $200 and $300 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288; patrons may also use the mobile ticketing app “URBTIX”. Discount schemes are available for programmes under the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival (namely “ChoreoMusica Soiree”, “POP KONG”, Cantonese Opera Film “The Legend of the White Snake”, 2024 Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Macao Choral Concert, “Songs Echo My Voice” and Dance Drama “Wing Chun” Special Edition by Shenzhen Opera and Dance Theatre), including group booking discount and package booking discount. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2734 2960 or visit gbacxlo.gov.hk/en/programmes/pop-kong. “POP KONG” is also a celebratory programme of the 35th anniversary of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Hong Kong is the host city of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival for the first time this year. It organises and co-ordinates over 260 performances and exchange activities to be held across the “9+2” cities of the Greater Bay Area. The festival aims to showcase the vibrant and diverse cultural richness of the region and foster cultural exchange and co-operation among the cities. For more details, please visit http://www.gbacxlo.gov.hk.
Ends/Friday, October 4, 2024Issued at HKT 14:30
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Source: China State Council Information Office 2
This combo photo shows giant pandas An An (L) and Ke Ke. (China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda/Handout via Xinhua)
It’s been a week since a new panda pair’s arrival in Hong Kong and the two chubby ones gifted by the central government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) were well adapting to their new life at Ocean Park Hong Kong.
The pair was currently in a 30-day quarantine period, after which they will need to acclimatize to another venue for about a month, before they meet the public in December this year at the earliest, park officials told a briefing on Thursday.
Video footage from the Ocean Park showed frisky An An sitting on the ground, playing with and eating bamboo, and Ke Ke quietly eating carrots.
Male panda An An is more adventurous, open and adaptive to new things, while female Ke Ke is more reserved and timid, curious about sounds, said Matt Leung, assistant curator of Ocean Park’s animal care team, who went to the pair’s hometown in Sichuan as early as mid-July to make friends with them.
A naming campaign for the two pandas kicked off on Wednesday across Hong Kong and is expected to run until the end of this month.
Currently, caretakers feed An An and Ke Ke four meals day, much the same as they had in Sichuan, and they are getting accustomed to bamboo from Guangdong province.
The two pandas are currently in stable condition with normal appetite and behavior, and the care team and veterinarians will continue monitoring their food intake and bowel movements on a daily basis, said Howard Chuk Hau-chung, head of zoological operations and conservation at the park, on Thursday.
The veterinarians will then arrange for them full physical examinations, encourage them to explore natural plants in the playground, use the jungle gym, and so on, to develop different natural behaviors, Chuk added.
To help them fight homesickness and make themselves at home in Hong Kong, Leung said caretakers will mainly speak Cantonese, but will use Mandarin or Sichuan dialect when calling their names. “Hopefully through such daily talks, An An and Ke Ke can recognize their voices and establish a bond with them so as to enhance mutual trust and a sense of security,” he said.
A more precise date to meet the public will be determined according to their adaptation, park officials said.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Company responsible person fined $84,000 for contravening Employment Ordinance
Company responsible person fined $84,000 for contravening Employment Ordinance
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A responsible person of Bilok Educational Organisation Limited was prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for violation of the requirements under the Employment Ordinance (EO). The responsible person pleaded guilty at the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts today (October 4) and was fined a total sum of $84,000. The company wilfully and without reasonable excuse contravened the requirement of EO, failing to pay 11 employees wages within seven days after the expiry of the wage periods, totalling about $484,000. The responsible person concerned was prosecuted and convicted for her consent, connivance or neglect in the above offences. “The ruling helps disseminate a strong message to all employers, directors, managers and responsible persons of companies that they have to pay wages to employees within the statutory time limit stipulated in the EO,” a spokesman for the LD said. “The LD will not tolerate these offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees’ statutory rights,” the spokesman added.
Ends/Friday, October 4, 2024Issued at HKT 15:30
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Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Interest rate for Tax Reserve Certificates adjusted
Interest rate for Tax Reserve Certificates adjusted
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The Inland Revenue Department announced today (October 4) that starting from October 7, 2024, the new annual rate of interest payable on Tax Reserve Certificates will be 0.8000 per cent against the current rate of 0.8833 per cent, i.e. the new rate will be $0.0667 per month per $100. Tax Reserve Certificates bear simple interest, and interest is calculated monthly (including part of a month) from the date of purchase to the date of payment of tax. Interest is only credited when certificates are used to pay tax, and no interest is due where the principal value of a certificate is repaid to its holder. The rate of interest payable on Tax Reserve Certificates is reviewed every month based on the average prevailing interest rate for the 12-month time deposit for $100,000 to $499,999 offered by the three note-issuing banks. The new rate will apply to all certificates purchased on or after October 7, 2024. Certificates purchased before October 7, 2024, will continue to earn interest at the rates prevailing on their respective purchase dates. Below is a summary of the interest rates for the past periods:
For certificates purchased on or afterMarch 6, 2023, and before April 3, 2023:
0.7500 per cent per annum
For certificates purchased on or afterApril 3, 2023, and before June 5, 2023:
0.7667 per cent per annum
For certificates purchased on or afterJune 5, 2023, and before August 7, 2023:
0.8083 per cent per annum
For certificates purchased on or afterAugust 7, 2023, and before September 4, 2023:
0.8833 per cent per annum
For certificates purchased on or afterSeptember 4, 2023, and before June 3, 2024:
0.9250 per cent per annum
For certificates purchased on or afterJune 3, 2024, and before October 7, 2024:
0.8833 per cent per annum
For certificates purchased on or afterOctober 7, 2024, until further notice:
0.8000 per cent per annum
Interest will cease to accrue after 36 months.
Ends/Friday, October 4, 2024Issued at HKT 15:30
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Source: Hong Kong Information Services
Mainly attributing to a weaker than normal northeast monsoon over southern China in September, the month was much hotter than usual, the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said today.
The monthly mean temperature of 29.2 degrees Celsius, mean maximum temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and mean minimum temperature of 26.8 degrees Celsius were respectively the third, one of the fourth and one of the seventh highest for September on record.
With a stronger than normal troughing flow in the lower atmosphere over the coast of southern China and the northern part of the South China Sea, the month was also cloudier and wetter than usual.
The mean amount of cloud in the month was 74%, which is 8% above the normal and one of the ninth highest on record for September.
The monthly rainfall was 520.9 mm, about 62% above the norm. The accumulated rainfall in the first nine months of the year was 2104.3 mm, about 6% lower than the norm for the same period.
An area of low pressure over the seas east of the Philippines intensified into a tropical depression on September 1 and was named Yagi.
In Hong Kong, it was still very hot with sunny intervals during the day on September 5. With the approach of Yagi, Hong Kong’s weather deteriorated later on that day and the first No. 8 Gale or Storm Signal in the year was issued.
Yagi attained its peak intensity on September 6, making it the second strongest tropical cyclone in the South China Sea since the HKO’s records began in 1950.
The weather was generally fine and very hot during the days from September 17 to 19. It was extremely hot on September 17, with temperatures rising to a maximum of 35.7 degrees Celsius, the highest of the month and also the hottest Mid-Autumn Festival on record.
The showers were particularly heavy during the day on September 21 when an area of low pressure over the trough moved across the city, necessitating the issuance of the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal.
More than 100 mm of rainfall was generally recorded over the city and rainfall even exceeded 250 mm over most parts of Hong Kong Island from September 20 to 24.
Under the rain and affected by the northeast monsoon, the temperatures dropped to a minimum of 23.4 degrees Celsius on the morning of September 23, the lowest of the month.
A waterspout was also reported over the sea area off Hung Hom on September 28, the first occurrence in Victoria Harbour according to reports received by the HKO since 1959.
Eleven tropical cyclones occurred over the South China Sea and the western North Pacific in September, the HKO added.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Hong Kong Science Museum’s “2024 The Future Science Prize Exhibition” introduces contributions of laureates (with photos)
Hong Kong Science Museum’s “2024 The Future Science Prize Exhibition” introduces contributions of laureates (with photos)
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The Hong Kong Science Museum (HKScM) is staging “2024 The Future Science Prize Exhibition” from today (October 4) to November 4 at the G/F Exhibition Hall, introducing the Future Science Prize, the Hong Kong scientists who had won the Prize over the years and the laureates of this year. It also showcases exhibits related to their research, allowing visitors to know more about their research journey and achievements while learning about the scientific concepts involved. The Future Science Prize, also regarded as China’s “Nobel Prize”, was established by the Future Science Awards Foundation in 2016. Initiated by a group of scientists and entrepreneurs, the prize aims to give recognition to scientists who have achieved outstanding scientific results on the Mainland and in Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan, with the goal of inspiring China, the world and the next generation with the spirit of science. Three awards are presented, including the Life Science Prize, the Physical Science Prize, and the Mathematics and Computer Science Prize. Through panels, comics, videos and an interactive programme, the first zone of the exhibition shows the background, awards, selection process and laureates of the Future Science Prize over the past years. The second zone introduces five Hong Kong scientists who had been awarded the Future Science Prize in the past years, including 2016 the Life Science Prize Laureate Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, 2019 the Physical Science Prize Laureate Luk Kam-biu, 2021 the Life Science Prize Laureates Yuen Kwok-yung and Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris, and 2022 the Mathematics and Computer Science Prize Laureate Mok Ngai-ming. Interactive exhibits related to their research are on display. Among them, visitors can take on the role of a doctor in the touchless interactive game “Decoding Plasma Cell-free DNA” to tell the foetal gender or potential chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus by arranging the DNA acquired from the plasma of pregnant women, so that they can know more about the principles behind the Non-invasive Prenatal Test developed by Professor Dennis Lo. The concept of the other interactive exhibit “Catch an Antineutrino” originates from highly stable liquid scintillators created by Professor Luk Kam-biu and collaborators for detecting antineutrinos. Through this interactive exhibit, visitors can simulate the emission of blue light by the liquid scintillator as it is excited by antineutrinos. The third zone introduces the four scientists who were awarded the Future Science Prize this year, including the Life Science Prize Laureate Deng Hongkui, the Physical Science Prize Laureates Zhang Tao and Li Yadong, and the Mathematics and Computer Science Prize Laureate Sun Binyong, as well as their research achievements and contributions. The one-month exhibition will take place alongside the 2024 Future Science Prize Week, which will be held from October 30 to November 3. Two of the activities will be held at the HKScM. In Science Symposiums, world-renowned scientists will share scientific discoveries on cutting-edge topics and explore interdisciplinary and innovative academic insights. In 2024 Future Science Prize Laureates’ Dialogue with the Youth, teenagers can exchange ideas with the scientists in person and gain inspiration in science. Other activities include Science and Technology Forum, 2024 Asian Young Scientist Fellowship Annual Conference, and 2024 Future Science Prize Award Ceremony. The exhibition is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Future Science Awards Foundation and the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences; organised by the HKScM, the Future Science Awards Foundation and the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences; and funded by the Innovation and Technology Commission. For details of the exhibition and activities, please visit hk.science.museum/en/web/scm/exhibition/fsp.html or call 2732 3232 for enquiries.
Ends/Friday, October 4, 2024Issued at HKT 14:50
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