The Correctional Services Department, the Rotary Club of Kowloon East and the A1 Driving School today launched a driving training scheme for rehabilitated people in Stanley.

It will help rehabilitated offenders who are under statutory supervision to obtain light goods vehicle driving licences, to enhance their vocational skills and increase their employment competitiveness.

Under the one-year scheme, a subsidy will be provided to 10 rehabilitated people each month.

The club is subsidising the licence and driving test fee, while the driving school funds the course fee.

 “The scheme is a clear demonstration of the community’s support for those rehabilitated persons who were led astray in the past,” Commissioner of Correctional Services Sin Yat-kin said.

Due to the situation in eastern Sabah, Malaysia, the Government today issued an amber outbound travel alert for Malaysia, the Security Bureau says.

Those who plan to visit Malaysia or who are already there should monitor the situation, exercise caution and attend to their personal safety, and residents should avoid travelling to Lahad Datu, Kunak and Semporna in eastern Sabah.

The bureau will monitor the situation, and Hong Kong residents who need help outside Hong Kong may call the Immigration Department’s 24-hour hotline, at (852)1868.

Police are investigating a murder and suicide case in Sheung Shui in which a 35-year-old woman and a seven-month-old boy died last night.

A 43-year-old man called Police around 9pm when he found his wife and son lying unconscious in their flat in Tsz Tong Tsuen. Initial reports show the woman had entered the kitchen with her son and lit charcoal in a basin, which was found nearby.

The woman and the boy were rushed to North District Hospital, where they were certified dead at around 10pm.

Post-mortem examinations will be conducted.