Waste sent to treatment centre while radioactive
A substitute cleaner at the nuclear medicine unit of Tuen Mun Hospital accidentally sent a refuse bag of radioactive material to the Tsing Yi chemical waste treatment centre on Thursday, two days before the end of its radioactive cycle, the hospital said yesterday. The level of radioactivity was low and did not pose a danger, it said. Checks on two workers who handled the material found no ill effects.
Council nominations hit 366 after two days
Some 123 nomination forms for November's district council elections were received yesterday, taking the total since nominations opened on Thursday to 366.
Deputy to replace retiring census department chief
The deputy commissioner for census and statistics, Lily Ou-yang Fong, will succeed Fung Hing-wang as commissioner, the government announced. Fung, who has served the government for 37 years, will go on pre-retirement leave on September 24.