General Information

Admission & Opening Hours

Expo

Visiting Arrangement

Advice on Health Measures

• Any persons with fever or respiratory symptoms, or high risk persons (e.g. persons with underlying medical conditions or persons who are immunocompromised) are advised to wear face masks. For details, please refer to the relevant information from the Government. (Mask Wearing for the Situations)

• Persons who tested positive of COVID-19 should not go to crowded places and attend mass gatherings. Those with symptoms should stay at home for rest and avoid going out; those without symptoms can go out on their will or go to work. For details, please refer to the relevant information from the Government. (Advice on Health Measures for Persons Tested Positive)

Entrance Rules

• The valid admission ticket or name badge shall be presented for checking at the entrance of venue.

• The valid name badge shall not be transferred to other party. The Organiser reserves the right to request for identity if required.

• Due to limited space of the venue, participants who carry bulky luggage please use the Cloak Room arranged by the Organiser. The Organiser reserves the right to check any bulky personal belongings of the participants.

• No banners, buntings, flyers or publicity materials of any kind shall be displayed without prior permission from the Organiser.

• No loudhailers shall be brought into and/or used in the venue without prior permission from the Organiser.

• Attendees must not enter any restricted area without authorisation. In the event of an emergency, attendees must comply with all reasonable directions of venue security personnel.

• Persons entering into or inside the venue should not intentionally cause any obstruction to the entrance, exit, staircase, passage, district passageway, emergency exit or emergency passageway of the venue.

• Security staff at the venue may intercept or interdict persons who constitute a threat to event safety and good order for any reason, including those apparently under the influence of alcohol or drugs and those in possession of dangerous items or substances. Such persons may be denied from entry or removed from the venue.

• The Organiser reserves the right to invite any person to leave the venue if he/she fails to comply with the Entrance Rules or interrupts the programme.

Inclement Weather Arrangement

Special Arrangements for Tropical Cyclone & Black Rainstorm Warning Signals

All visitors are requested to note the emergency measures under the following situations. The measures will be implemented should there be a tropical cyclone (commonly known as “typhoon”) or black rainstorm warning signal during the Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit

1 Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (or above)

1. Before Opening Hours

   1. If a pre-No. 8 special announcement is issued before opening hours, the expo will be closed.

   2. If a tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 (or above) is hoisted before opening hours without a pre-No. 8 (or above) special announcement, the expo will be closed.

2. During Opening Hours

   1. Once a pre-No. 8 special announcement is issued during opening hours, the expo will be closed in two hours. Exhibitors and visitors will be requested to leave the venue as soon as possible.

   2. When a tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 (or above) is hoisted without a pre-No. 8 (or above) special announcement, the expo will be closed immediately. Exhibitors and visitors will be requested to leave the venue immediately.

3. When the Warning Signal is cancelled

   1. If the tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 (or above) is cancelled before 2:00pm, the expo will be re-open to the public two hours after the warning signal is cancelled.

   2. If the tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 (or above) is cancelled at or after 2:00pm, the expo will remain closed for the day.

2 Black Rainstorm Warning Signal

1. Before Opening Hours

   1. If a black rainstorm warning signal is issued before opening hours, the expo will be closed.

   2. If the black rainstorm warning signal is cancelled before 2:00pm, the expo will be re-open to the public two hours after the warning signal is cancelled.

   3. If the black rainstorm warning signal is cancelled is cancelled at or after 2:00pm, the expo will remain closed for the day.

2. During Opening Hours

   1. When a black rainstorm warning signal is issued during opening hours, the expo will remain open. Exhibitors and visitors onsite are recommended to stay in the venue for their own safety.

3 Other Issues

Visitors may contact the Organiser regarding their concerns of the above arrangements

Contact Us & Enquiries

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

Address: Rm 1206, 12/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 3705 5336 　　Email: [email protected]