MACAO - Two former officials of Macao's Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau have been held accountable for failing to exercise managerial responsibilities during Typhoon Hato, Macao Information Bureau quoted a special investigation committee as saying on Wednesday.Macao's Chief Executive Chui Sai-on, who commissioned the investigation, decided to enforce aggravated punishments, including retrospective dismissal from office of a former bureau director, and a 130-day suspension from current duties for a former deputy director.The latter had already resigned from that management post and is now a staff member of the meteorological bureau, the Information Bureau said.Since the former director in question had already retired from public service, the applicable penalty will be substituted by a four-year suspension of pension payments.No further disciplinary actions against the two persons would be conducted under relevant regulations and laws, since their acts of misconduct during the Typhoon Hato had already been reviewed in the special investigation, the Information Bureau added.Chui Sai-on earlier authorized a special committee to investigate whether public departments and civil servants had acted appropriately during preparation for Typhoon Hato and related relief work in its aftermath.The powerful Typhoon Hato battered Macao in August 2017, causing 10 people dead and resulting in heavy economic losses. wrist band com coupon codemake your own rubber band braceletsslap wristbandsflash drive wristbandcustom wrist sweatbandssilicone keychainlivestrong braceletbracelet maker online
Urban encroachment has been halted, bringing new vitality to a natural habitat in Hong Kong's New Territories, as Honey Tsang reports. The valley is home to many Yellow-breasted buntings. [Roy Liu/China Daily] Concerns about landslides and flash floods have prompted ongoing efforts to tame Hong Kong's wild rivers and streams that have resulted in many riverbeds and their banks being encased in concrete that rises far above flood levels. While the result has been a sharp reduction in the city's wetland and natural habitats, the restoration of Long Valley in the New Territories represents a new approach to saving the city's wetlands. The Beas River, the lifeline of Long Valley, winds through the fertile land of the northern New Territories. The creep of urban sprawl, the demand for housing, the building of high-rises and the preservation of agricultural land have gradually eroded Long Valley's freshwater wetland.
