Auction of vehicle registration marks to be held on October 19
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Interdepartmental working group on festival arrangements releases latest information and appeals to public and visitors to plan cross-boundary trips in advance for National Day Golden Week of Mainland and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday
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Avian Influenza Report (Volume 21, Number 39 (Week 39))
Avian Influenza Report (Volume 21, Number 39 (Week 39))
Bus services to be enhanced amid ferry service adjustments on September 30
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Special traffic and transport arrangements for flag-raising ceremonies and fireworks display in celebration of 76th anniversary of founding of People’s Republic of China
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Communicable Diseases Watch Volume 21, Number 9, Weeks 35 – 38 (August 24 – September 20, 2025)
Communicable Diseases Watch Volume 21, Number 9, Weeks 35 – 38 (August 24 – September 20, 2025)
Trump escalates trade war with new tariffs on timber, furniture, and pharmaceuticals
30th September 2025 – (Washington) President Trump revealed plans to impose tariffs of 10% on softwood timber and lumber, coupled with a 25% tariff on specific upholstered wooden products, set to become effective on 14th October, as per the White House. These tariffs represent the latest wave of trade measures affecting the furniture sector, following […]
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Viral video shows young girl repeatedly pushing baby from bench
30th September 2025 – (Hong Kong) A disturbing video circulating widely on social media has sparked public outrage and raised serious questions about child supervision. The footage, which emerged today (30th), appears to show a young girl repeatedly pushing an infant from a park bench onto the ground. The clip, the exact time and location […]
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Strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes near Calape, Bohol Province, Philippines
30th September 2025 – (Manila) A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook the Philippine Sea near Ponson Island, Philippines, at 13:59 GMT on Tuesday. The quake’s depth remains unknown but is presumed to be shallow, leading to widespread tremors across a significant area. The shallowness of the earthquake intensified its impact near the epicentre compared to […]
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2 jackpot winners in latest Mark Six lottery draw tonight, HK$80m top prize set for Mid-Autumn Snowball Draw next week
30th September 2025 – (Hong Kong) In the latest Mark Six lottery draw held tonight, the results revealed two lucky first prize winners, each bagging HK$8,625,000. Additionally, the second prize saw 1.5 winners, each bet receiving HK$1,390,300, while 77.5 bets secured the third prize, with each bet earning HK$71,750. The Hong Kong Jockey Club has […]
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Hong Kong gears up for National Day celebrations as Xi delivers upbeat message
Hong Kong has started its National Day celebrations with an upbeat message from President Xi Jinping, two visiting PLA warships thrilling onlookers in Victoria Harbour and the restaurant sector betting on a business bump of up to 20 per cent during the extra-long “golden week” holiday.
In a speech in Beijing on Tuesday to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Xi called on the nation to keep on working hard and to forge ahead with determination in…
If Winston Coffee in Kennedy Town disappears does the Xiaohongshu crowd disappear too?
1st October 2025 – (Hong Kong) After years of disruption, the city’s streets, trams and waterfronts are busy again, and a decisive driver of that resurgence is Xiaohongshu, the Mainland lifestyle platform whose soft power now rivals that of legacy guidebooks and tour wholesalers. It is difficult to overstate the app’s reach across Generation Z […]
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U.S. Defence Secretary Hegseth criticises military culture, calls for resignations
1st October 2025 – (Washington) U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a scathing critique of the military’s current state during a rare assembly of commanders on Tuesday. Hegseth denounced what he termed as decades of decline, attributing it to “fat generals” and diversity initiatives that he claimed had steered the military off course, branding it […]
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Baidu-backed drug discovery start-up Biomap challenges Google’s AlphaFold
Biomap, a biotechnology start-up co-established by Baidu founder Robin Li Yanhong and backed by the Hong Kong government, says it has surpassed Alphabet subsidiary AlphaFold in commercialising artificial intelligence foundation models for drug discovery.
Multinational pharmaceutical companies were seeing a “reverse” in the technological gap between Biomap and AlphaFold, Wei Liu, co-founder and CEO of Biomap and former CEO of Baidu Ventures, said in an interview with the South China Morning…
Hong Kong gets National Day celebrations under way with flag-raising ceremony
Hong Kong marks National Day on Wednesday with a range of activities to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is expected to deliver a speech at a reception at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, attended by local and central government officials as well as leading business figures.
The city kicked off the National Day celebrations on Tuesday with a four-day port call by two People’s Liberation…
