GovHK Notifications

Through "GovHK Notifications", users can receive important or urgent government alerts in a timely manner. There are several categories of alerts or notifications, namely air pollution alerts, food alerts, weather warnings, special traffic news, and information about immigration, leisure facilities, tax, rates and rent, as well as student financial assistance. Each category is further divided into sub-categories. Users can choose the types of information and the exact levels of alerts they need. For example, under "Weather Warning", users can choose the kinds and levels of weather warning they would like to receive. The Government will continue to incorporate other alerts and notifications to meet public needs.

"GovHK Notifications" also features a sharing function so that users can send the messages to others using the short messaging service (SMS) or post their received messages on social networking sites.

Another mobile app launched is "GovHK Apps". It is a one-stop platform for searching and downloading an array of government apps.

"GovHK Notifications" and "GovHK Apps" are available on iOS and Android platforms for free download. To download, just search for "GovHK" in the iPhone App Store or Google Play.

iPhone App Store
http://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/xiang-gang-zheng-fu-tong-zhi-ni/id526658535?mt=8&l=zh

Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hk.gov.ogcio.govhknotify&hl=zh-HK