Over 160,000 Hong Kong residents register for co-verification self-service channels; Transport Department says app-booked taxis to Huanggang can pick up and drop off at interchange

The Transport Department said over 160,000 Hong Kong residents have registered to use the "co-verification" self-service channels. Responding to criticism from the taxi trade that the pick-up point for app-booked vehicles is restricted to taxi fleets, Assistant Commissioner for Transport (New Territories) Tse Sin-yee said the new Huanggang Port interchange has pick-up and drop-off areas for New Territories and urban taxis, and passengers taking app-booked taxis from urban areas to the new port can still pick up and drop off there, while the L2 level will have arrangements to assist passengers in choosing taxi fleets.

Wong Ngon-yin faces national security investigation charge and trial over incitement video; prosecution says defendant released footage disclosing contents after meeting with National Security Department

Current affairs commentator Wong Ngon-yin (original name Wong Ngor-ngan) today pleaded not guilty to two charges, including "an offence of obstructing an investigation into acts endangering national security", and is on trial at the District Court. In opening remarks, the prosecution said that after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, police received intelligence that some individuals, including the defendant, were preparing to hold a press conference with the intention of inciting discord, and that the defendant released a video disclosing the contents of a meeting after meeting with officers from the police's National Security Department.

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國安處控52歲男子發布煽動帖文 案件押後12月15日答辯

警方國安處控告一名52歲男子明知發表具煽意文件，指他涉嫌在社交平台多次發布挑動對北京、港府及司法機構仇恨的帖文。男子7月9日在東區被捕，周三在西九龍裁判法院提堂，案件押後至12月15日答辯，控罪最高可判監七年。

Competition Commission searches 11 premises in probe into price-fixing cartel involving virtual reality systems

The Competition Commission searched 11 premises under court warrants to investigate a price-fixing cartel involving virtual reality systems. The suppliers involved were suspected of bid-rigging, price-fixing, market-sharing and exchanging sensitive information when submitting quotations for the installation of VR equipment and software to a number of schools and non-profit organisations, in contravention of the First Conduct Rule of the Competition Ordinance. The preliminary estimate puts the total value of the contracts involved at about HK$10 million.

Government proposes new columbarium at Wo Hop Shek, expected to open in 2032

The government proposes building a new crematorium at Wo Hop Shek Cemetery, expected to open in 2032, with preliminary estimated construction costs of about 20億3340萬元. The new crematorium will feature 10 brand-new cremators and 6 ceremonial halls, shortening the average duration of each cremation session from about 90 minutes to about 75 minutes, and providing about 21600 additional time slots per year. Currently, the 6 crematoria under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department have a total of 34 cremators, and their utilisation rate is approaching saturation.

有線採訪車「尿袋」起火 攝影師燒傷送院

上午11時許，一輛有線新聞採訪車在深水埗元州街165號對開，車上一部正插住手機充電的「尿袋」突然起火，消防將火救熄。一名男攝影師手腳燒傷，由救護車送院治理，初步調查相信外置充電器短路引致火警。

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蔡天鳳謀殺案審訊再因法律爭議延遲 周一續審

蔡天鳳謀殺案審訊再次延遲，暫委高法院法官 Brian Keith 周五向九人陪審團表示，法律爭論結束後周一續審。蔡天鳳母親原定在作證第五天接受前夫 Alex Kwong Kong-chi 律師的盤問。

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香港高院判前大學生強姦及偷窺等罪成囚七年

香港高院周五判處一名31歲前大學生監禁七年，他強姦及性侵五名女子罪成。陪審團裁定他一項強姦、一項偷窺及三項非禮罪成立，罪行發生於2023年1月至8月，部分案件在迎新營期間發生。

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運輸署稱已設交通標誌指引駕駛者往新口岸 皇崗口岸12日開通

重建後的皇崗口岸本月12日上午6時30分正式開通，運輸署助理署長謝善怡稱已設交通標誌和道路標記指示駕駛者前往新口岸。皇巴由新田公共運輸交匯處開出的最後班次為12日上午6時15至20分，錯過者可乘九巴B11、嶼巴B12等3條專營巴士及44B、44B1、78號專線小巴前往；警方當日零時起設指揮中心監察人流車流。

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許志安演唱會2026︱許志安紅館個唱落淚謝幕兩度Encore 陳奕迅：你一路冇跌出我心中Top 3

許志安《On Stage》Live in Concert 2026 於10月8日晚假紅磡香港體育館揭開序幕，相隔11年再踏紅館，陳奕迅擔任嘉賓，兩人合唱《從沒這麼愛戀過 + 幸福摩天輪》。陳奕迅大讚安仔「一路都冇跌出過我心中嘅 Top 3」，安仔謝幕時邊唱邊流淚，聽見觀眾Encore後折返即興加唱《一家一減你》及《星河感覺》。

Hong Kong Spirit Award: Professor Lam Hon-ming's soybean research drives agricultural frontier

Professor Lam Hon-ming was selected for the Hong Kong Spirit Award for his soybean research. After completing postdoctoral research in the United States in 1997, he returned to Hong Kong and has specialised in soybeans for nearly 30 years, noting that soybeans can fix nitrogen in the soil and reduce reliance on chemical fertilisers, while some varieties can be bred to be drought- and salt-tolerant.

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競爭事務委員會搜查11處地點 調查學校VR系統供應懷疑圍標

香港競爭事務委員會搜查11處辦公室及住宅，調查向學校及非牟利機構供應VR系統合約的懷疑圍標，涉案金額HK$1000萬元。委員會周五公布已取得手令，在前一天的行動中搜查多間IT服務及設備供應商辦公室、其他公司及多名疑犯住所。

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林卓廷等3人涉迫刪示威者相罪脫 律政司提上訴遭駁回

上訴庭今日裁定駁回律政司的上訴，維持林卓廷等3人無罪裁定，判辭指無法確定相關相片是否存在。三人涉在2019年7月「光復屯門公園」遊行後要求他人刪去「7.1包圍警總」示威者相片，被控意圖妨礙司法公正等罪。

Mobile phone catches fire while charging in Cable TV news crew car, cameraman burned and hospitalised

At around 11am, opposite 165 Yuen Chau Street in Sham Shui Po, a mobile phone plugged into a "power bank" for charging suddenly caught fire in a Cable TV news crew car. A male cameraman on board suffered burns to his hands and legs and was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.

Half of CK Asset starter homes project to be torn down, experts urge strengthening of Hong Kong building inspection regime

Legislators and the engineering sector have called on Hong Kong to review its building inspection mechanism and set up a blacklist barring problematic contractors from taking part in government tenders. The trigger was developer CK Asset announcing that half of Hong Kong's first privately built starter homes project would be demolished because of substandard rebar work. Legislators and engineers urged the government to strengthen regulation and increase regulatory manpower.

Housing Society discovers fraudulent website impersonating Housing Society and urges public not to log in or provide personal information

The Housing Society recently discovered a fraudulent website impersonating the Housing Society and has referred it to the police for investigation. The website masquerades as an artificial intelligence receptionist for "Housing Society Pak Hop Road, Fanling", luring users into conversing with a fake artificial intelligence customer service agent. The Housing Society clarified that it has absolutely no connection with the website and its businesses and services. The official website is https://www.hkhs.com/tc/index . Enquiries can be made by calling 2882 1717, and anyone who suspects they have been deceived should report to the police as soon as possible.

Immigration Department closely monitoring passenger and vehicle flows at Huanggang Port with mainland departments to ensure smooth border clearance

The Immigration Department said it is closely monitoring passenger and vehicle flows at Huanggang Port together with mainland departments to ensure smooth border clearance.

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地政處職員西貢白腊暈倒 直升機救起送院

一名50多歲地政處職員今日上午10時許在西貢白腊工作期間暈倒不醒人事，其後回復清醒，由政府飛行服務隊直升機救起，送往東區醫院救治。消防及救護員在萬宜水庫東壩集合出發，政府飛行服務隊亦到場協助救援。

IT supplier under probe for alleged bid-rigging in VR system quotations to schools; Competition Commission searches 11 premises

The Competition Commission yesterday (the 8th) searched 11 premises under court warrants, investigating several information technology service and equipment suppliers for allegedly engaging in bid-rigging, price-fixing, market allocation and exchanging sensitive information affecting competition when submitting quotations for VR equipment and software installation to schools and non-profit organisations. Preliminary estimates put the total value of the contracts involved at about HK$10 million.

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醫生，你有病？｜方東昇團隊赴台南直擊蔡伯羌現況 外科醫生積勞成疾失智失憶遺忘髮妻 妻子不離不棄貼身照顧

方東昇、黃曉瑩飛往台南，採訪17年前因過勞失智失憶的奇美醫院外科醫生蔡伯羌。團隊查閱紀錄發現他病發前半年平均每月加班超過80小時，並多次連續工作40小時，最終成為台灣首宗醫生因過勞獲判工傷賠償個案。蔡伯羌遺忘太太「其其」長達約三年，17年來由妻子貼身照顧。

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女神配對計劃2︱郭珮文私下勁賢慧擅長做家務親烘蛋糕 Preston直接追問Juliana與Ice現時關係

TVB戀愛真人騷《女神配對計劃2》本周日（10月11日）播出第6集，郭珮文（Juliana）在與伍頌曦（Preston）的甜品單獨約會中奉上親手烘焙的芝士蛋糕，Preston大讚是食過最好食的芝士蛋糕並給出100分。Preston又追問Juliana如何看待現時與前度俞鋆瑞（Ice）的關係，二人並發現極多共同嗜好。

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Youth cancer organisation founder shortlisted for Community category

Timothy Chan Chi-fung was hospitalised at the age of 19 with a testicular tumour and found that Hong Kong's hospital system mainly caters for children or the elderly, neither of which suited him. He subsequently founded Youth Cancer Hong Kong to support young cancer patients, and has been shortlisted for the Community category of this year's Spirit of Hong Kong Awards. The awards are co-organised by Sino Group and the South China Morning Post and were established in 2013.

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香港「鐵飯碗」泛指公務員 內地「鐵飯碗」又是指哪種職業？

內地「鐵飯碗」涵蓋公務員、事業編制人員及大型國企正式工三大類，範圍遠比香港專指公務員為闊。行政編制公務員全國大約只有800萬人，公立學校教師、公立醫院醫護等事業編制同屬鐵飯碗；內地職場另有金銀銅飯碗分級講法。

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皇崗口岸下周一早上六時半開通 鄧炳強稱部署足夠人手應付

重建後的皇崗口岸定於下周一早上六時半正式開通，周日先在深圳口岸區舉行開通儀式。保安局局長鄧炳強稱過去兩個月進行超過100次演練，有信心應付首日流量；入境處預計開通初期每日至少10萬出入境人次，高峰日通關量達20萬人次。

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張智霖爆袁詠儀探班「雞蛋裡挑骨頭」 坦言逼阿仔休學係「自私」 蔡一智驚喜加盟新劇做吉祥物

張智霖宣傳新劇《璀璨之城》時爆太太袁詠儀到劇組探班「雞蛋裡挑骨頭」，又透露與高海寧拍爭執戲時被對方飾物誤傷割破皮。他承認要求19歲兒子魔童暫時休學一年跟自己做助手確實包含「自私」考量，蔡一智亦會加盟劇組客串。

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旅遊促進會崔定邦建議皇崗口岸運作一至兩周後再安排旅行團使用

旅遊促進會總幹事崔定邦建議皇崗口岸運作約一至兩星期後，才陸續安排旅行團使用，其旗下旅行社會在本月底左右安排首發團。皇崗口岸將於下周一早上開通，他預計往後6至9個月會有很多旅行團使用該口岸到內地，已有个别旅行社計劃首日集合出發。

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公司負責人違反《僱傭條例》被判罰款五萬一千元

Hong Kong Blockchain Development Company Limited的負責人十月九日在東區裁判法院承認違反《僱傭條例》，被判罰款五萬一千元。法庭另命令該負責人須向有關僱員支付合共約二百一十四萬七千元欠款。勞工處指公司沒有在工資期屆滿及合約終止後七天內向三名僱員支付工資及代通知金約一百九十二萬七千元，亦未按勞審處判令在指定日期後十四天內付款。

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八鄉狗場負責人黃煒然被控殘酷對待動物罪 被指惡待一隻狗致不必要痛苦

八鄉新隆圍一狗場負責人黃煒然被控一項殘酷對待動物罪，指他於今年4月15日在元朗八鄉粉錦公路新隆圍84號惡待一隻狗，導致狗狗受不必要痛苦。案件昨日在屯門裁判法院提堂，押後至12月17日再訊以等待化驗結果。35歲被告獲准以1,000元保釋，期間不得接觸控方證人。

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SmartPLAY康體通兩個時段將暫停服務以進行系統維護

康文署公布，SmartPLAY康體通將於本月13日晚上11時至翌日上午6時，及本月15日晚上11時至翌日上午6時暫停服務進行系統維護。康文署提醒用戶如需使用系統，請在服務暫停時段之前或之後預早安排。

Police College to launch applied degree programme, force expects it to help attract more recruits

The Police College will launch an applied degree programme, making it the first department in the HKSAR Government approved to offer a bachelor's degree programme. It targets officer-rank police officers who do not hold a bachelor's degree, and successful applicants will receive full funding to study. The force believes the programme can enhance the quality of personnel and help attract more people to apply to join the police; the force also plans to establish the Hong Kong International Police Academy next month, hoping to tell Hong Kong's and China's stories through training and exchanges.

Abby Choi trial day 13: judge says legal issues raised by prosecution and defence need time to handle, jury to resume hearing next Monday

The Abby Choi murder trial continued on Friday (9th) for its 13th day. Acting Judge Albert Kwok said legal issues raised by both the prosecution and defence needed time to handle, and the jury did not need to attend court today, returning next Monday. The court first held a closed hearing, and continued to deal with legal issues in the afternoon, with media not permitted to report on the relevant content. Choi's mother, Zhang Yanhua, continued giving evidence on Thursday (8th), having completed cross-examination by the side of Kwok Kong-kit and Kwok Kau, while cross-examination by Kwok Kong-chi's side also began.}}</fields>}} — wait, must return only JSON. Let me output properly.{

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吳卓羲張曦雯戀情｜合作《璀璨之城》傳戲假情真 吳卓羲3字回應緋聞 獲張曦雯讚1特質：男朋友？唔錯呀

吳卓羲與張曦雯因合作《璀璨之城》傳出戀情緋聞，兩人日前一同出席劇集宣傳活動受訪時均未直接否認。張曦雯讚對方台前幕後都十分細心、很照顧身邊人，笑言「男朋友？唔錯吖！」，吳卓羲則回應「感覺幾好」，並叫大家先看劇。至於被指共養同一只貓，兩人澄清各自的小貓並非同一隻，吳卓羲還邀請對方到家中探貓。

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18歲中國男日本被捕 涉在公共浴池連續行竊

千葉縣警方昨日（8日）以闖入建築物及盜竊未遂嫌疑，再逮捕一名18歲中國籍男子，他涉用複製鑰匙打開公共浴池儲物櫃行竊，包中被搜出170把複製鑰匙。6月以來千葉、埼玉、東京及神奈川的大型浴池已發生約100起類似案件，損失總額高達數百萬日元，被盜芯片的信用卡主要在香港被盜刷。警方懷疑是中國人團夥有組織作案。

Huanggang Port to open at 6:30 am next Monday, offering 24-hour customs clearance

The Security Bureau and the Port Office of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government jointly announced that Huanggang Port will officially commence operations at 6:30 am next Monday, providing 24-hour customs clearance services for passengers and passenger vehicles. The new joint inspection building has passed acceptance, and both Hong Kong and Shenzhen have completed system testing, trial operations and emergency drills, confirming that the conditions for opening are met. At the same time, passenger inspection services between the temporary passenger inspection building at Shenzhen's Huanggang Port and Hong Kong's Lok Ma Chau Control Point will be suspended.

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重建後皇崗口岸下周一早上6時半啟用 提供24小時通關

香港保安局與深圳出入境邊防檢查總站公布，重建後的皇崗口岸將於10月12日（周一）早上6時半啟用，提供旅客及車輛24小時通關服務，開幕典禮定於前一天舉行。口岸啟用後，深圳皇崗臨時口岸與香港落馬洲管制站的旅客過關服務將暫停。入境處提醒居民先透過 HK e-Channel 流動應用程式登記，以便啟用後使用自助通關服務。

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國安處控一名52歲男子發布煽動性社交媒體帖文

香港國安處周五公布，已控告一名52歲男子在社交媒體發布煽動性材料，意圖激起對中央政府、香港特區政府及司法機構的憎恨。被告已出庭應訊，警方在被告出庭後才通知傳媒，並拒絕提供案件細節。

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Company uses 3D-printed tiles to restore coral reefs

The Spirit of Hong Kong Awards commend a company that uses 3D-printed tiles to restore coral reefs. In 2014, a University of Hong Kong research team's two-year restoration work in Sai Kung ended in failure: the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department called for faster coral recovery, and corals growing on cement structures became unstable because they "had no roots".

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維園年宵乾貨攤位競投熱烈 成交均價約23,175元 檔王6.4萬元成交

維園年宵乾貨攤位競投踏入第二日，138個攤位競投，平均成交價約23,175元，最高一檔以6.4萬元成今屆檔王，較去年5.1萬元高逾1萬元。檔主稱遠超其約4萬元預算，有大學生指叫價很快升穿2萬元，若持續高企或轉投其他年宵市場。

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長實拆卸重建安達臣道首置盤3座大廈 屋宇署已批准拆卸圖則

長實決定拆卸重建安達臣道「港人首置上車盤」6座大廈中的3座，屋宇署已批准有關拆卸圖則，但至今未收到展開拆卸工程的申請。另3座的補救方案已獲接納，今年5月撤回停工令後陸續展開；屋宇署去年8月提出205項檢控，排期明年6月11日聆訊。

Survey: Nearly 70% of secondary students highly pursue perfection; 31% fear failure may become negative pressure, scholars urge teaching them to face success and failure

The UNICEF Youth Ambassadors research team surveyed 378 secondary students aged 12 to 17 across Hong Kong, finding 67% considered themselves to have higher perfectionist tendencies, with 31% attributing this to fear of failure. Over 83% had experienced academic burnout or sustained pressure, while 60% showed depressive moods or severe procrastination behaviour. Lo On-ting, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University, said the causes involve innate sensitive personalities and conditional love from families, and suggested parents and teachers teach teenagers to face success and failure.