【Emily】Wing On to launch more local tours and private kitchen groups

Wing On Travel will launch more local tours and tailor-made charter tour products. General Manager Ma Sai-man said this will be an emerging travel trend. He noted that many Hong Kong people travelling abroad have switched from traditional group tours to new models such as tailor-made charter tours, seeking smaller groups, in-depth travel and better dining. He believes that the old tour model must be reformed to continue attracting customers.

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新地西貢西沙SIERRA SEA第2C(2)期3日收逾1萬票 超額逾62倍

新地(0016)旗下西貢西沙SIERRA SEA第2C(2)期3日來累收超過1萬個購樓意向登記，超額認購逾62倍。項目樓花期約17個月，迄今已推出兩張價單共158伙，料短期進行首輪銷售。

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本月一手成交約550宗 叡璟II三房作價高見1922.6萬

華潤置地（海外）長沙灣叡璟II以招標售出第5A座45樓A室，實用面積722方呎3房1套連儲物室，成交價1922.6萬元、實呎26,629元。10月份至今整體一手成交暫時累錄約550宗。

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庫克見廣東省長孟凡利：願進一步擴大在粵業務布局

蘋果執行董事長庫克訪華期間與廣東省長孟凡利會面，表示廣東對蘋果在華發展至關重要，公司很願意進一步擴大在粵業務布局。孟凡利歡迎並支持蘋果把更多創新產品、新興業務及研發平台放在廣東。蘋果設在深圳河套的應用研究實驗室已於2024年10月建成運營，預計投資超10億元、組建超千人研發團隊。

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新盤搶佔焦點 十大屋苑周末2日只錄6交投

中原統計顯示，十大屋苑本周末2日（昨日及今日）共錄約6宗成交，較上周末多1宗或增加20%，二手成交持平。零成交屋苑減至5個，包括鰂魚涌太古城、鴨脷洲海怡半島、紅磡黃埔花園、天水圍嘉湖山莊及東涌映灣園。

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擎海1期加推194伙折實均呎1.4萬元 較首張價單高半成

越秀地產油塘擎海1期今日加推第3號價單194伙，整批折實均呎14,688元，1房折實約418萬元入場。該均呎較首張價單約13,988元高約5%。此前首輪價單推售200伙全數售罄，套現逾10.9億元。

South China Morning Post reporter: Why are mainland tax officials suddenly interested in my Hong Kong MPF?

Mainland tax officials have contacted several South China Morning Post reporters in recent weeks, expressing concern about their Hong Kong MPF income. The newspaper has been reporting continuously for the past few months on the mainland's crackdown on tax evasion, with a focus on taxing income held in offshore trusts by super-rich families.

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皇璇再售出3伙原撻訂單位 涉逾2600萬

北角新盤皇璇再售出3伙原遭撻訂單位，涉資2642.9萬元。其中成交價最高的23樓D室實用面積451方呎，最新以1144.7萬元成交、實呎25,381元，較9月30日首次售出價1124.7萬元貴20萬元或1.8%，主因是發展商未有提供上次20萬元直減折扣。

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帝峯．皇殿開放戶租1.78萬 呎租59元

奧運站帝峯．皇殿第6座中層B室開放式單位以1.78萬元租出，實用面積301方呎，實用呎租59元。單位望九龍市景，業主於2011年以550萬元一手購入，持貨約15年，租金回報3.9厘。中原首席分區營業經理黃家全指市區私宅租盤持續具承接。

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油麻地KASA全幢放售 意向價4.5億

第太平戴維斯獲委託出售油麻地彌敦道487至489號全幢物業KASA，意向價約4.5億元。物業樓高15層，總建築面積約37,228方呎，地下設3個商舖。1樓至14樓由學生住宿營運商Kudian承租作學生宿舍用途，提供162間客房。

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柏傲灣海景3房呎租48元 一手業主享逾3厘回報

荃灣西柏傲灣第1A座高層B室一個826方呎可望海景3房1套單位以月租3.95萬元租出，折合實用呎租約48元，較業主原叫價4萬元微減500元。租客為本地家庭客，業主於2017年以1438萬元一手購入作長線收租，租金回報約3.3厘。中原市務經理涂健表示，踏入10月中私宅租務依然活躍。

Hong Kong new home sales far outpace second-hand market: why new flats sell better than resale ones

New home sales in Hong Kong have surged in recent months, far outpacing the only mild recovery in the second-hand market, with the gap between the two housing sectors widening markedly. Analysts say developers are slashing prices to clear stock in response to expected interest rate rises in the coming months, driving new home sales, and this trend is expected to continue for some time.

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薛偉傑：果殼皮提取物製安全消毒劑 N&E：已打入5國市場

新加坡初創N&E Innovations創辦人顏明荃表示，公司已打入5國市場，2021年利用香蕉皮、榴槤殼、腰果殼等農業和食品廢棄物的提取物，研製出消毒劑ViKANG。ViKANG能殺死多種細菌和病毒，包括新冠病毒，同時對人體非常安全。

擎海1期首輪200伙沽清 新地SIERRA SEA 2C（2）期兩日收逾5000票加推53伙

越秀地產油塘東源街擎海1期昨首輪推售220伙，其中200伙以價單形式沽清，吸金逾10.9億元，有大手客斥資逾2700萬元購入4伙。新地西貢西沙SIERRA SEA第2C（2）期兩日累收逾5000票，昨日加推53伙並部署短期開售，市場估計兩新盤或於本周末交鋒。

HKGCC's King Chau expects economic growth to meet government forecast

HK General Chamber of Commerce Chairman King Chau said Hong Kong's full-year economic growth is expected to reach the government's forecast growth range of 3.5% to 4.5%. He said exports were performing strongly and consumption was gradually improving, but economic growth was not benefiting all sectors evenly. He said Hong Kong was an open economy, and its economic performance also depended on external factors such as interest rate trends and international trade.

擎海1期首輪200伙全數售罄 套現逾10.9億元

越秀地產（0123）發展的油塘東源街擎海1期首輪推售220伙，其中價單形式推售的200伙全數售罄，套現逾10.9億元。越秀地產（香港）總經理李嘎表示將考慮短期內加推單位，最快下周展開次輪銷售。

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SIERRA SEA第2C(2)期兩日收逾5000票 原價加推53伙

新地（0016）旗下西貢西沙SIERRA SEA第2C（2）期昨日起開始收票，截至今日下午5時已接收逾5000個購樓意向登記。項目日前以折實均呎13,588元首推105伙，示範單位參觀人流絡繹不絕。

Surge in violent cryptocurrency robberies; industry must strengthen user protection

Growing cryptocurrency wealth has made holders targets for violent criminals, and the industry must design products and services that take personal safety into account. Protecting digital assets alone, while treating holders' personal safety as a private matter, is not enough to safeguard financial security.

擎海1期暫售87伙 大手客逾2700萬購4伙

越秀地產發展的油塘東源街擎海1期今日進行首輪銷售，暫售出87伙，一名大手客斥逾HK$2700萬購入4伙。項目樓花期長約27個月，首輪共推220伙，其中200伙以價單形式推售、20伙招標推售。

Andrew Yeung says Hong Kong's overall economic growth will not benefit all sectors, hails business opportunities brought by Northern Metropolis development

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Chairman Andrew Yeung said Hong Kong's exports are performing strongly and consumption is gradually improving, with the full-year economy有望 reaching the government's forecast growth range of 3.5% to 4.5%. He pointed out that economic growth does not evenly benefit all sectors, and as an open economy, Hong Kong's performance also depends on external factors such as interest rate trends and international trade.

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凱和山近1300萬售3房戶 呎價1.26萬

路勁（1098）牽頭的屯門掃管笏凱和山今日售出第2座8樓E室，屬3房1套連工人房間隔，實用面積1,023平方呎，連車位以1,295萬元成交，折實呎價12,659元。該盤已屆現樓。

擎海1期今價單推售200伙 大手客報到揀樓

越秀地產（0123）發展的油塘東源街擎海1期今日展開銷售，首輪推售220伙，當中200伙以價單形式推售，另有20伙招標推售。項目樓花期長約27個月。目前一手市場多個新盤群起推售搶客。

ONE STANLEY developer promises 6-year structural maintenance period from completion date, and arranges independent professional inspection

ONE STANLEY seller Wing Wai Limited promises, in addition to the original 3-year rectification period, an additional 6 years of property structural maintenance counted from the completion date, and arranges for independent qualified professionals to inspect the property for owners and buyers, bearing the costs. It was found that the reinforcement configuration of part of the floor slab in a detached house in the project did not comply with the plans, and Chief Executive John Lee has asked the Development Bureau to monitor the investigation.

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通菜街舖售2100萬 租金回報4.7厘

旺角通菜街111號地舖連租約以2100萬元售出，面積合共1700方呎，呎價約1.24萬元。商舖已租予藥房，月租約8.3萬元，新買家租金回報約4.7厘。原業主1988年以362萬元買入，持貨38年帳面獲利約1738萬元，物業升值約4.8倍。

Sun Hung Kai Kau Tau Wai Yuen Long mixed-use project conditionally approved by Town Planning Board, 1,140 flats proposed

The Town Planning Board yesterday conditionally approved the conversion of Sun Hung Kai Properties' (0016) Kau Tau Wai project in Yuen Long to mixed residential and commercial use, which is expected to provide 1,140 flats, with total gross floor area of the project exceeding 850,000 sq ft. The project was originally a commercial development and was changed to a proposed mixed-use development this year, and was once known by the market as the "New Territories version of apm".

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海德園兩房租2.68萬 呎租49元

柴灣海德園第3座高層C室兩房單位以26,800元租出，實用面積547方呎，折合實用呎租49元。單位可享東區海景，據悉租客為本地專業人士。業主今年3月以976.6萬元一手購入，現享約3.3厘租金回報。

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新地西貢SIERRA SEA第2C（2）期首日收逾2600票 超額近24倍

新地（0016）旗下西貢西沙SIERRA SEA第2C（2）期首日收票，錄逾2600個認購登記，超額認購近24倍。九建（0034）旗下牛池灣33清水灣1期同日開放示範單位，首4小時錄逾1000參觀人次。

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中原城市領先指數CCL回升0.69% 結束連挫兩周

反映9月14日至20日市況的中原城市領先指數CCL最新報161.2點，按周上升0.69%，結束連挫兩周。上月美國聯儲局加息0.25厘，本港銀行未有跟隨；CCL較2021年8月的191.34點歷史高位仍下跌15.75%。

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老牌家族12.2億沽南灣坊7號兩幢 高層望淺水灣海景 南區一年3宗逾10億買賣

淺水灣南灣坊7號兩幢分層住宅大廈新近以約12.2億元成交，由一個老牌家族沽出，成交實呎接近2.7萬元。這是南區近一年來第三宗10億元以上的豪宅項目買賣，南區豪宅交投持續活躍，多個全新一手豪宅盤亦接連錄得成交。

Wong Pun-tai: Positive fundamentals for property market, upbeat outlook ahead

Wong Pun-tai said Hong Kong's property market has positive fundamentals, while policies are favourable to Hong Kong's long-term economic development, bringing positive support to the property market. Historical data show that property prices do not necessarily trend downward during US rate-hike cycles, even though the market is concerned that a US rate hike in the fourth quarter will weigh on Hong Kong's property market.

Ma Tai-yung: Fo Kwong Street site sold at high premium, property market enters new upward trend

A luxury residential site on Fo Kwong Street in Ho Man Tin was secured by a major developer for $4.3 billion, with the price nearly 40 per cent above the upper end of market estimates, setting a new record for the highest gross floor area price on the land sale list in Kowloon in nearly 5 years. Ma Tai-yung said the flour price far exceeding expectations reflects developers' views on core luxury residential districts. Following the announcement, second-hand owners in the same district immediately withdrew listings and raised prices, establishing a signal that the property market is returning to an upward trend.

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香港科技探索GMV按月跌6%

香港科技探索公布9月營運數據，訂單總商品交易額（GMV）按年增17.7%至7.64億元，按月減5.9%。9月獨立客戶數目達67.3萬名，按年上升10.3%、按月減3.7%，各項指標按年增長但多數按月下跌。

Ping An Digital Bank launches offline wealth management services

Ping An Digital Bank announced the launch of offline personal wealth management services, making it the first digital bank in Hong Kong to offer offline, physical wealth management services. The bank did not disclose the asset threshold for its high-end wealth management services, but according to information on its app, its one-on-one dedicated investment adviser service is open to professional investors, with customers required to hold assets of $8 million or more at the bank, or provide proof of holding assets of $8 million or more.

UBS: Renminbi's rise weighs on overseas business, A-share earnings may fall

UBS Securities China equity strategy analyst Meng Lei said that as the renminbi continues to strengthen, foreign exchange losses in the A-share non-financial sector widened significantly in the first half of this year, and exchange rate changes are imposing a considerable cost on Chinese companies expanding into overseas markets. Over the same period, China's exports maintained relatively strong growth momentum, while the trade surplus in dollar terms fluctuated upwards.

OOCL third-quarter liner revenue up 45.1% year-on-year to US$3.285 billion

OOCL (0316) announced that third-quarter liner revenue rose 45.1% year-on-year to US$3.285 billion (about HK$25.62 billion), with revenue from the trans-Pacific trade lane up 71.8% to US$1.44 billion. Over the same period, total liftings increased 9% year-on-year to 2.1226 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), while the overall average revenue per TEU rose 33.1%.

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中國海外9月合約銷售按年跌22.8%至155.81億元

中國海外發展（0688）9月合約銷售按年跌22.8%至155.81億元人民幣，銷售面積約55.87萬平方米，按年跌38.9%。截至9月底，累計合約物業銷售約1810.35億元，按年升6.2%，累計銷售面積跌19.2%至約612.37萬平方米。

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奕斯偉計算（1256）首掛潛水1%

內地晶片產品提供商奕斯偉計算（1256）昨首掛收報1.535元，較定價1.55元跌1%，盤中一度低見1.365元、跌11.9%。每手2000股計，不計手續費每手帳面蝕30元。昨日成交1.72億股，涉資2.6億元。

Bloomberg: PAG in talks to acquire China Evergrande Property Services

Asia-Pacific private equity investment firm PAG is in exclusive negotiations with the liquidators of China Evergrande, seeking to acquire a majority stake in China Evergrande Property Services (6666) and finalise the deal terms. People familiar with the matter said talks are ongoing and it remains uncertain whether the deal can be completed. After the news emerged, China Evergrande Property Services closed at $1.205 yesterday, up 5.7%, with turnover of $27.8 million.

Bonnie Chan: AI to screen whether new listed companies' disclosures are inadequate

Bonnie Chan said Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will use AI, with the Listing Division screening whether newly listed companies meet all disclosure requirements, and stressed that there is currently a large queue of new listings in Hong Kong, while requirements on the quality of listed companies will not be relaxed. In addition to hiring more staff, the exchange will also use technology to improve efficiency.

Julia Leung: HKEX to issue consultation paper this quarter on extending cash market trading hours

Securities and Futures Commission Chief Executive Julia Leung said that Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will issue a consultation paper this quarter on extending cash market trading hours, and views from all sectors are welcome. She noted that the extension of trading hours will first be implemented in the derivatives market. She pointed out that the move would help investors respond promptly to global market changes and ensure that Hong Kong maintains its competitive edge.