{"product_id":"救生員罷工-下月-連罷-三日-全民運動日遭殃","title":"Four beaches closed and 12 pools hit as Hong Kong lifeguards strike","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n        * {\n            box-sizing: border-box;  \n        }\n        p {\n            margin-top: 0;\n            margin-bottom: 16px;\n            text-align: justify;\t\n        }\n        strong {\n            font-weight: bold;\t\n        }\n        \n  .container {\n    max-width: 100%;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n  }\n\n        .image-box {\n            display: flex;\n            flex-direction: column;\t\t\n            gap: 12px;\t\t\t\t\n        }\n        .image-box img {\n            display: block;\t\t\t\n            width: 100%;\t\t\t\n            height: auto;\t\t\t\n            object-fit: cover;\t\t\n            border-radius: 4px;\t\t\n\t    margin: 5px 0;\t\t\t\n        }\n\n@media (min-width: 600px) {\n    body {\n        margin: 0 auto;\n    }\n  .image-box.img-2,\t\t\t\t\t \n  .image-box.img-3 {\n    flex-direction: row;\n  }\n  .image-box.img-2 img {\t\t\t\t  \n    width: calc(50% - 6px);\n  }\n  .image-box.img-3 img {\t\t\t\t \n    width: calc(33.333% - 4px);\n}\n    \u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs of 8am, Butterfly Beach in Tuen Mun, as well as Trio Beach, Silverstrand Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung saw red flags raised after an insufficient number of lifeguards reported for duty. But many swimmers ignored the potential danger and took the plunge as temperatures soared to 34 degrees Celsius or above in many parts of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-box\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3934\/3478\/files\/07-18_9972760c-caa7-4b5e-8e76-01908e9d34e6.jpg?v=1794387499\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve public pools – Pao Yue Kong and Morrison Hill on Hong Kong Island, Hammer Hill Road, Kowloon Park, Kwun Tong, Lai Chi Kok Park, Sham Shui Po Park, Tai Wan Shan, Kowloon Tsai in Kowloon, and Tuen Mun North West, Ma On Shan and Kwai Shing in the New Territories – were partially closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Leisure and Cultural Services Department insisted that 30 public pools and 34 beaches remained open, after part-time lifeguards from the Hong Kong Life Saving Society, venue-based lifeguard clubs and the Auxiliary Medical Service were asked to fill in for strikers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Alex Kwok Siu-kit, spokesman for the Hong Kong and Kowloon Life Guards’ Union, refused to call the strike a failure. He was joined by about 150 fellow lifeguards at a sit-in protest outside the headquarters of the leisure department in the morning. Kwok estimated that between 300 and 400 lifeguards took part in the strike, fewer than the 500 he had expected. He blamed the smaller turnout on government refusal to show any goodwill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree meetings were held with department management after a smaller strike during the Tuen Ng festival in June, but there is yet to be a breakthrough. The union has not ruled out further escalation of its action, including a three-day strike, if an appropriate government response is not forthcoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the union’s demands is to establish an independent pay grade for public lifeguards, who are currently categorised as “artisans”, denoting non-professional status. Kwok said the relatively low pay for artisan positions has discouraged young people from entering the industry, leading to a chronic manpower shortage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource: South China Morning Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lifewire HK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49351459602550,"sku":null,"price":3100.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3934\/3478\/files\/07-18_04802313-10f3-4ff5-a706-88f1ddf57a6d.png?v=1794387527","url":"https:\/\/www.lifewire.hk\/en\/products\/%e6%95%91%e7%94%9f%e5%93%a1%e7%bd%b7%e5%b7%a5-%e4%b8%8b%e6%9c%88-%e9%80%a3%e7%bd%b7-%e4%b8%89%e6%97%a5-%e5%85%a8%e6%b0%91%e9%81%8b%e5%8b%95%e6%97%a5%e9%81%ad%e6%ae%83","provider":"Lifewire HK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}