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The Security Bureau's Narcotics Division has written to schools to confirm the inclusion of etomidate in voluntary drug testing under the Healthy School Programme in the 2025-26 school year. The Narcotics Division today met non-governmental organisations that administer the drug tests to work out details of etomidate testing under the programme. Procedures for etomidate testing will follow that of other drugs, under which participating schools can opt for rapid urine tests or hair tests, and testing will only be conducted after receiving a student's consent. Personal data collected during voluntary testing are protected under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. The testing procedures and implementation details are contained in the updated "Reference Protocol for the School Drug Testing Scheme". The Healthy School Programme, supported by the Beat Drugs Fund, comprises diversified personal growth activities and voluntary school drug testing for students to enhance their resolve to stay away from drugs and encourage those in need to seek help. More than half of Hong Kong's secondary schools take part in the programme. Apart from etomidate, voluntary school testing covers drugs including ketamine, ecstasy, methylamphetamine, cannabis and cocaine. Comprehensive support is incorporated into the programme, including counselling, treatment, rehabilitation and referral services to handle and follow up on relevant cases.
At
6 a.m.
at the Hong Kong Observatory :
Air temperature : 29 degrees Celsius
Relative Humidity : 85 per cent
According to the present forecast, Severe Typhoon Podul will enter within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong in the next couple of hours. The Observatory will issue the Standby Signal, No. 1 at 8:40 a.m. Under the influence of the outer subsiding air of Podul, it will be very hot during the day over Guangdong and heat triggered showers will also affect the region later today. With Podul making landfall over the vicinity of eastern Guangdong to southern Fujian tomorrow (14 August), its associated rain band will be rather close to the coast of Guangdong. Locally, there will be heavy squally showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. There will be swells.
Depending on the distance between Podul and the Pearl River Estuary, its intensity and the change in local winds, the Observatory will assess the need of issuing higher Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals later today to early tomorrow. Members of the public please pay close attention to the latest weather information issued by the Observatory. Please be reminded that:The Very Hot Weather Warning is now in force. The public should beware of heat stroke and drink more water. The air temperatures at other places were:
Hong Kong Observatory29 degrees ;
King's Park28 degrees ;
Wong Chuk Hang27 degrees ;
Ta Kwu Ling25 degrees ;
Lau Fau Shan27 degrees ;
Tai Po27 degrees ;
Sha Tin27 degrees ;
Tuen Mun28 degrees ;
Tseung Kwan O27 degrees ;
Sai Kung28 degrees ;
Cheung Chau26 degrees ;
Chek Lap Kok29 degrees ;
Tsing Yi27 degrees ;
Shek Kong26 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon26 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley27 degrees ;
Hong Kong Park27 degrees ;
Shau Kei Wan28 degrees ;
Kowloon City27 degrees ;
Happy Valley27 degrees ;
Wong Tai Sin28 degrees ;
Stanley27 degrees ;
Kwun Tong28 degrees ;
Sham Shui Po28 degrees ;
Kai Tak Runway Park28 degrees ;
Yuen Long Park27 degrees ;
Tai Mei Tuk27 degrees .
Between 4:45 and 5:45 a.m., the rainfall recorded in various regions were:
Islands District0 to 1 mm;
Wan Chai0 to 1 mm.
Here is the information on Severe Typhoon Podul at 5 a.m.:
Location: 21.9 degrees north, 122.7 degrees east.
Communicable Diseases Watch Volume 21, Number 7, Weeks 26 - 30 (June 22 – July 26, 2025)
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