The Social Welfare Department welcomes the Ombudsman's decision to examine its consistency and objectivity in granting disability allowance and the efficiency in processing appeals.

The Hospital Authority will implement a new internal resource allocation system in public hospitals in the next financial year to modernise its internal budget allocation system, enhance transparency and ensure fairness.

The Leisure & Cultural Services Department will hold Cantonese Opera Day in the Cultural Centre piazza on November 30.

Auctions for 49 commercial stalls at the Hong Kong Flower Show 2009 will be held December 3. The show will be held March 13 to 22 at Victoria Park.

The Department of Health urges consumers to avoid slimming product Relacore which contains undeclared drug sibutramine that can cause serious side effects.

The Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events have come to a successful end with Hong Kong's volunteers winning the hearts of competitors from around the world. Michael Wong, Bowie Leung and Chiu Yin-mei tell news.gov.hk about their volunteer work at the Games.