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The year I left Hong Kong and Monkok

https://www.facebook.com/tsewaii/videos/326528821812323/
1969-1970s年香港那些年回憶 #旺角彌敦道山東街口 瓊華酒樓 龍鳳大茶樓，影片 照片集。
1969年中秋節熱鬧巿面 ，剛美國登月成功，酒樓月餅畫已美國登月和嫦娥作為題材。
旺角彌敦道酒樓張燈結綵，登陸月球月餅畫 彌敦道山東街〔龍鳯大茶樓〕，〔瓊華酒樓〕內月餅門市部，已消逝時光……
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60 km bike route opens in NT, Hong Kong

土木工程拓展署今日（28日）公布，連接元朗至上水的新單車徑明日（29日）開放予公眾使用，這段11公里長的單車徑的開通，標誌着整段60公里長、由屯門至馬鞍山的單車徑主幹線已完成。

「新界單車徑網絡」由屯門至馬鞍山主幹線和荃灣至屯門主幹線組成。（發展局圖片）

新開放的元朗至上水單車徑途經元朗錦田河和上水塱原濕地，亦會途經新田一帶，包括大夫第和文天祥公園，單車徑沿途有配套設施如休息處，亦有單車匯合中心，設有單車租賃站、小食亭和洗手間等設施；屯門至馬鞍山單車徑的路線可瀏覽應用程式「香港出行易」。

新界單車徑網絡包含屯門至馬鞍山60公里長的主幹線和荃灣至屯門22公里長的主幹線。至於荃灣至屯門的主幹線，由荃灣青荃橋至灣景花園的一段長兩公里的新單車徑現正興建中，預計明年初開放。

運輸署 計劃於2020年下半年，在科學園及將軍澳實地試驗，以取得實際運作的經驗，包括了解公眾對單車徑上使用電動輔助單車 的接受程度； 電動輔助單車 與普通單車間的互動；以及對相關用家施加若干安全要求的成效。相關規管架構必須修訂現有法例，視乎實地試驗的評估，運輸署計劃於2021年展開法例修訂工作。

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Google map from Tuen Mon to Yuen Long

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AntBank (Hong Kong) open

Ant Bank (Hong Kong), a subsidiary of Ant Group, officially opened its doors Mon, offering 7/24 electronic banking services to HK residents. Local users are now able to download the app on their mobile devices and open accounts remotely in 3 mins with a permanent identity card and a Hong Kong phone number. Bank code 393, branch code 753, swift code ASEHHKHH.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced a grand total of eight virtual banking license recipients.

  • WeLab (Li Ka-Shing Backed)
  • Ant SME (Ant Financial)
  • Livi VB ( Bank of China HK, JD Digits, and Jardines )
  • Zhong An Virtual Finance
  • PingAn One Connect
  • SC Digital ( Standard Chartered with PCCW Limited, HKT and Ctrip Hong Kong )
  • Infinium ( Tencent, ICBC, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), Hillhouse Capital, and investment from Adrian Cheng, via Perfect Ridge Limited. )
  • Insight Fintech ( Xiaomi and AMTD Group )
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Field trip Long Valley 9-26-20

https://www.facebook.com/jeff.mah.5/videos/10158556153999793/?t=2
Net fishermen
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Male common mormon ( Papilio polytes ) 玉带凤蝶 is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia.
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Plain tiger, African queen, or African Monarch ( Danaus chrysippus ) 金斑蝶
a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7–8 cm (2.8–3.1 in). The body is black with many white spots. The wings are orange, the upperside brighter and richer than the underside. The apical half of the forewing is black with a white band. The hindwing has three black spots in the center. The wings are bordered in black and outlined with semicircular white spots.
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Female great eggfly, common eggfly ( Hypolimnas bolina ) 幻紫斑蛱蝶
The upperside of the wings of the female is a brownish black and does not have any spots like those of the male. The edges bear white markings which are similar to those of the common Indian crow.
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Common picture wing or variegated flutterer (Rhyothemis variegata ) 斑丽翅蜻别名彩裳蜻蜓 is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia. It is a medium-sized dark bodied dragonfly with colorful wings tinted with pale yellow. There are a few black spots on the apices and nodes of the fore-wings. There is a large patch in the base of the hind-wings, marked with black and golden yellow. In females, the apical half of the fore-wings are transparent; basal half tinted with golden-yellow with black marks. The apical ends of the hind-wings are transparent; rest of wings marked with golden-yellow and black.
It breeds in marshes, ponds and paddy fields. They appear to have weak flight and can easily be mistaken for butterflies.
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Globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider ( Pantala flavescens ) 黄蜻 The dragonfly is up to 4.5 cm long, reaching wingspans between 7.2 cm and 8.4 cm. The front side of the head is yellowish to reddish. The thorax is usually yellow to golden coloured with a dark and hairy line. There were also specimens with a brown or olive thorax. The abdomen has a similar colour as the thorax.
The wings are clear and very broad at the base. There, too, there are some specimens with olive, brown and yellow wings.
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Slender skimmer or green marsh hawk ( Orthetrum sabina ) 狭腹灰蜻
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of 60-85mm. Adults are grayish to greenish yellow with black and pale markings and green eyes. Its abdomen is greenish-yellow, marked with black.
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Hong Kong Medical Voucher

  • Vouchers 医疗券 are issued and used electronically through the eHealth System (Subsidies).
  • The HKU-SZ Hospital 香港大学深圳医院 , wholly invested by the Shenzhen Government and managed by the University of Hong Kong, is a comprehensive public hospital. 
    The HKSARG enable eligible Hong Kong elders to use health care vouchers to pay for the fees of outpatient services provided by designated clinics/departments of the HKU-SZ Hospital.
  • Hong Kong elders aged 65 or above who hold a valid Hong Kong Identity Card or Certificate of Exemption issued by the Immigration Department of the HKSARG can join the Scheme. 
  • Healthcare Service Providers who accept the vouchers: Medical Practitioner, Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Dentist, Chiropractor, Registered Nurse / Enrolled Nurse, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Radiographer, Medical Laboratory Technologist, Optometrist (Part I of the register)

$580 for a tooth filling, the money goes to the practitioners quickly.
  • Hong Kong was ranked number one by Bloomberg for its position as the country with the most efficient medical care system in the world in 2018. The commendable accessibility of quality medical care in Hong Kong also has a major role to play when considering the longevity of Hong Kongers, who have the longest average life expectancies in the world.
  • The public healthcare system – The heavily subsidized public system ensures that everyone who meets the eligibility requirements has access to essential healthcare, regardless of their financial means. It is managed by the Hospital Authority (HA), which is a statutory body providing public hospitals and related services to the citizens of Hong Kong. The HA offers essential medical treatment and rehabilitation services to patients through hospitals, day hospitals, specialist clinics, general outpatient clinics, Chinese medicine services, and community outreach services.
    The public sector consists of 43 public hospitals and institutions (around 28,000 beds), as well as 49 specialist outpatient clinics and 73 general outpatient clinics organized into 7 hospital clusters.
  • Recurrent funding of $75 billion to the HA in 2020-21, an increase of 35% from 2017-18
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Rooftop critters 9-22-20 Yuen Long

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Common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) 长尾缝叶莺
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Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) 白喉红臀鹎 
Genus Cletus 棘緣蝽屬