Briefs | LECM workers’ suspended

The two Civil Engineering Laboratory (LECM) employees, allegedly involved in a bribery and document forgery case unveiled by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) earlier this week are no longer working for LECM, Hoje Macau reported yesterday. CCAC found that the two employees accepted bribes from an engineering company for assistance in producing bogus soil test reports. The laboratory revealed that it uncovered the case internally last year and the employees were suspended.

Centralized medical records to be launched next year

A shared electronic medical record system is expected to come into place next year, as part of which hospitals and health centers will be able to share patients’ medical records. According to the Health Bureau (SSM), the addition to the system will see the release of materials online for patients to check and read. A SSM official, Leong Kei Hong, told media representatives yesterday that the bureau has reached an agreement with the three hospitals as well as all of the medical centers to exchange the medical records of outpatients, inpatients and emergency patients. Leong said that all departments would be invited to join the system, except the Psychiatric department due to the implications surrounding patients’ privacy. He also revealed that the new program is currently in the final stage of drafting bidding documents; construction of the electronic record system will take one year after a contract is signed with the successful bidder.

Anzac Day centenary service in Hong Kong

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Anzac Day, which is considered the most significant day in commemorating Australian and New Zealand soldiers. The day honors the first major military action undertaken by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC): the landing at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War One. Each year on Anzac Day expatriates and visitors from both countries gather at services and ceremonies around the world to acknowledge the bravery and sacrifices of those who have served their nation in times of war and conflict. The Consulates-General of Australia and New Zealand will hold a service at the Hong Kong Cenotaph at 6:15 a.m. tomorrow.