Attention Duty Announcers, TV and radio stations:

Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in which a 40-year-old woman was killed and a 30-year-old woman was injured in Mong Kok this morning (July 31).

Police today (July 31) appealed for information on an elderly man went missing in Wong Tai Sin.

The Department of Health (DH) is committed to the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding by implementing a sustained breastfeeding policy in all Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs) and workplaces within the department for breastfeeding mothers, a Senior Medical Officer of the DH, Dr Rachel Cheng, said today (July 31) at a press conference marking 2010 World Breastfeeding Week.

The Police Force had always been a professional, efficient and incorruptible upholder of justice during rapid and drastic changes in Hong Kong¦s economy, culture and politics, Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor Joseph Sung Jao-yiu, said today (July 31) when inspecting a passing-out parade at the Hong Kong Police College.

The Food Business (Amendment) Regulation 2009 which prohibits the use of seawater from any prohibited area for keeping live seafood will come into effect tomorrow (August 1) in order to better control the source of seawater to protect public health.

The Home Affairs Department will open 14 temporary night heat shelters tonight (July 31) for people in need of refuge from the heat.

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

People with mental disabilities face unlawful deportation in the US immigration system. Hear the story of Luis. He has schizophrenia and he was detained without access to his medication.

(New York) India should emphasize respect for human rights during the state visit by Burmas Senior General Than Shwe, Human Rights Watch said today. Economic and security interests should not displace concerns about protecting the Burmese peoples fundamental freedoms.

(Washington, DC) A ruling by a US district court in Arizona on July 28, 2010, will temporarily block enforcement of the most problematic provisions of Arizonas recent law targeting immigrants, Human Rights Watch said today.

(New York) Legislation approved by the House on July 28, 2010, will dramatically alter the historically more punitive approach to federal crack cocaine offenders that led to racial disparities in sentencing, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill, which the Senate passed in March, is on its way to President Barack Obama for his signature.

The Singapore Accounting Standards Council (ASC) has issued a statement of intent on the likely adoption of a simplified financial reporting standard for small entities (SFRS for Small Entities) in Singapore. Analysis by GuideMeSingapore.com indicates that the differential standard will result in significant cost and resource savings for Singapore incorporated companies.

Dr. John Sij, AgriLife Research cropping systems coordinator and agronomist, and David Jones, a research associate, have been planting canola on the AgriLife Research station south of Chillicothe for seven years now.

Each session of the six-part Alamo Area Landowner Stewardship Series program will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. on dates beginning Aug. 9 and ending Sept. 20.