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元朗村屋檢2200萬毒品 非華裔夫婦被捕

新界南總區反三合會行動組前日在元朗截停一輛可疑電單車，在座椅下檢獲兩袋氯胺酮，拘捕駕車的非華裔男子。警方其後押他到租用村屋搜查，再檢獲10公斤氯胺酮、30公斤可卡因及小量冰毒，並拘捕其妻子，毒品總市值逾2200萬元。

Union Urges Inclusion of Waiting and Order-Grabbing Time in Platform Workers' Injury Protection

The government plans to set up an injury compensation mechanism for platform workers such as food delivery riders and couriers, and will put forward legislative proposals within this year, but the preliminary legislative framework does not propose to mandatorily cover waiting and order-grabbing time. A union believes the framework offers less protection than existing insurance on food delivery platforms, and suggests including waiting and order-grabbing time in the scope of legal protection, as well as calling for a statutory minimum for food delivery workers' injury sick leave pay and regulation of platforms to provide accident-related information.

Delivery Rider Crashes and Is Paralysed After Distraction by Order-Grabbing Alert as New Work Injury Compensation Framework Stops Short of Mandatory Coverage

Platform delivery riders in Hong Kong lack statutory work injury compensation protection and are generally covered by insurance taken out by the platform companies themselves, and the government plans to legislate a work injury compensation mechanism for platform workers. In May this year, delivery rider Joe received an order-grabbing notification from the Keeta platform while riding a motorcycle, looked at his phone after being distracted and crashed, leaving him paralysed from head to toe, and he has still not received insurance compensation. His wife Ah Yee hopes future legislation can protect delivery riders throughout their entire online period, and that work injury sick leave pay should align with existing labour legislation.

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米埔5隻唐狗疑遭毒斃 屍體堆放魚塘旁垃圾雜物堆

米埔有5隻唐狗疑遭落毒殺害，昨早4隻狗屍被發現堆放在魚塘旁的垃圾雜物堆，部分垃圾有燒焦痕迹，其後魚塘附近再發現另一狗屍。警方及愛護動物協會人員到場調查及處理，案件列作「殘酷對待動物」。

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食環署3個月檢控20宗餐廳違規容許狗進入

食環署表示，自7月9日起申請獲批的餐廳可容許狗進入後，至今向「非獲准餐廳」違規容許狗進入提出20宗檢控，並向違規攜狗進入的人提出7宗檢控。署方亦就打擊獲准餐廳內嚴重違規行為，包括沒有穩妥牽引狗帶，檢控4宗。

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9歲男童染侵入性肺炎球菌 病發5日後死亡

一名9歲男童患侵入性肺炎球菌病後死亡。他本月10日出現發燒、流鼻水及咳嗽時胸痛等病徵後多次求診，入住屯門醫院兒童深切治療部，臨牀診斷肺炎、敗血性休克及急性腎衰竭，上周四（15日）死亡。衛生防護中心稱男童潛伏期內沒外遊，家居接觸者無病徵，個案轉交死因裁判官調查。

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香港救助兒童會引入災後心理支援計劃 遊戲及表達藝術治療助大埔學童減焦慮

香港救助兒童會聯同樹仁大學團隊首次在港引入國際災後心理支援計劃，服務7間大埔學校學生。團隊發現部分學童災後一年仍對鳴笛感焦慮，遊戲治療令學童焦慮減少85%，表達藝術治療令創傷後壓力症狀減少61%。救助兒童會稱兒童復元或需五六年，建議政府將兒童心理復元納入災難應變策略。

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宏福苑大火後 11歲童製木盒收納故居企鵝與思念

宏福苑大火後，11歲的Jackey從宏福苑搬到過渡房屋策誠軒，學校亦由廣福邨轉到富善邨，事隔近一年逐漸適應。有機構與大學團隊進校以表達藝術治療陪伴學生，Jackey自製小木盒保存舊居玩具「企鵝仔」，並以「冷靜瓶」紓緩想起大火時的情緒。

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機電署巡查臺日電梯 再多74幢大廈漏裝耐火門框

機電署上周五（16日）起巡查全港由臺日電梯（香港）安裝的升降機，昨日再發現多74幢大廈的升降機沒安裝耐火門框組件，連同前兩日發現的78幢，累計增至152幢，全為私人樓宇。立法會前議員江玉歡質疑署方未公布相關大廈名單。

APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting Held at Wan Chai Convention Centre as Tang Ping-keung Says Sufficient Manpower Deployed to Ensure Safety of Dignitaries

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers' Meeting will be held at the Wan Chai Convention Centre tomorrow and the day after, with some member economies successively confirming or announcing attending officials. The United States is expected to send a delegation led by Deputy Treasury Secretary Francis Brooke and Assistant Secretary Erin Browne, Russia is understood to be represented by a deputy finance minister in Hong Kong, and Canada by a parliamentary secretary to the finance ministry. Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung said sufficient manpower will be deployed to ensure the safety of dignitaries from various places.

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吳康民憶六七暴動帶學生遊行 稱後指「歷史悲劇」

培僑中學校長吳康民在回憶錄提及，1950年代遭港英政治部特務重點跟蹤，六七暴動期間曾帶領學生遊行，在現時天后柏景臺附近遇警方放催淚彈，一度要地下生活或多次改變住所，才免於牢獄。

Patriotic Camp Elder Ng Hong-Man Dies Aged 100 Years, Served as Hong Kong Deputy to NPC for 33 Years

Ng Hong-Man, an elder of the patriotic camp and a former Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress, died yesterday surrounded by family at the age of 100 years. His life was inseparable from Pui Kiu Middle School, where he served as principal, and he left a will expressing his wish for his ashes to be scattered in the back garden of the Pui Kiu campus. The Pui Kiu education body has set up a funeral committee, and it is understood his coffin will be draped with the national flag.

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屯門山景邨七旬夫婦燒炭亡 女兒登門揭發

屯門山景邨一對七旬夫婦被女兒發現於寓所燒炭昏迷，送院不治，警方在單位檢獲遺書，案件列「送院時死亡」。據悉兩人相守半生但無正式註冊結婚，相信不堪疾病煎熬而雙雙尋短。

Peak Walking Trail Light Project Draws Public Concern as Tourism Board Says It Will Consult Widely

The Tourism Board is installing lighting fixtures at some spots along walking trails around Lugard Road and Harlech Road on the Peak, with plans to launch a light-and-shadow effect project in the evening for a 12-month trial. The project has drawn public concern before its launch, and the Tourism Board says it will conduct wider consultation, review the overall arrangements and improve details, so as to strike a better balance between tourism development, protection of the natural environment and residents' needs, with the latest arrangements to be announced in due course.

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皇崗口岸重陽節迫爆 高峰一小時9728人次出境 口岸通首亮黃燈

上周一啟用的新皇崗口岸在重陽節迎來首個高峰，昨午大批市民排隊北上，保安局稱下午1至2時最高峰有9728人次於一小時內出境，較皇崗口岸／落馬洲管制站過往同期升近9倍。保安局「口岸通」新皇崗口岸出境頁面首度亮「黃燈」，代表平均輪候時間繁忙，有人稱排隊兩小時仍未過關。當局形容各項預案及時啟動，整體運作大致暢順。

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尖沙嘴保時捷行車不穩 男司機涉毒駕被捕

今晚10時許，警方於尖沙嘴發現一輛保時捷私家車行駛時左搖右擺，在碧仙桃道近麼地道截停車輛，並在車內檢獲半枝懷疑大麻。警員隨即為司機進行藥物及酒精等測試，男司機涉毒駕被捕。

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尖沙嘴加連威老道街頭毆鬥 警方拘4人涉黑幫同門內訌

尖沙嘴加連威老道前日（16日）發生街頭打鬥，多名男子互相追逐，有人持棍狀物體揮舞，警方接報到場時各人已四散。警方調查後共拘捕4名男子，事件涉黑幫同門內訌，案件由油尖警區反三合會行動組跟進，並追緝其餘在逃人士。

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機電署續查臺日電梯 再揭74幢私樓升降機缺耐火框 累計152幢

機電署由上周五（16日）起巡查全港由臺日電梯（香港）安裝的升降機，昨再發現74幢大廈的升降機無安裝門框組件，連同前兩日發現的78幢，累計152幢，全部是私人樓宇。事件源於臺日為觀塘翠屏北邨及沙田博康邨更換升降機時，被揭發無裝耐火門框組件但報稱完工。

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機電署指Taizoom承辦升降機再有74幢大廈缺防火部件，累計152幢

機電工程署周日晚上公布，Taizoom Elevator安裝的升降機再有74幢私人樓宇缺少重要的門框部件，受影響物業總數增至152幢。當局正為Taizoom處理的所有升降機進行全港檢查。有專家早前解釋，該門框部件可在火警時保護升降機內的人免受火焰及濃煙侵害。

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情侶列育兒開支清單掀熱議 零娛樂無請外傭每月破$5萬

有年輕情侶在社交平台分享「湊仔」開支清單，在未計娛樂及未請外傭下，每月總開支達5.13萬至5.19萬元，即夫妻平均月薪須達2.57萬至2.6萬元才負擔得起。網民慨嘆香港育兒經濟壓力大，並指playgroup、興趣班及補習等開支尚未計算在內。

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AI代理承諾自動化 現實卻要管理「數碼員工」

企業引入AI代理後發現實際情況與自動化承諾相反，工作反而增加，並出現新的摩擦和管理層級。上海一間大型科技公司的AI產品市場經理Xiao Mengjie早前指派兩個AI代理執行她形容為簡單的任務，原以為可提升效率。亞洲各地企業正陸續發現這種落差。

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屯門山景邨長者夫婦身亡 警方調查疑涉自殺協議

香港警方正調查一宗疑涉自殺協議的個案，一對長者夫婦周日被發現在屯門山景邨景榮樓一個公屋單位內昏迷，現場發現一盤燒過的炭。72歲姓張男子及69歲姓謝女子其後被送往醫院，據報女死者早前確診柏金遜症。

Tree Felling for Peak Light Installation Sparks Discontent as Tourism Board Pledges to Review Plan

The Hong Kong Tourism Board has pledged to review a light installation project along a walking trail at the Peak after complaints that plants and trees were cut down to make space for the facilities. In a statement, the board said it values residents' views and will carry out broader consultation, while stressing it had consulted local residents and tree experts to reduce environmental impact.

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機電署：再多74幢由臺日安裝升降機的樓宇未裝門框組件

機電工程署公布，再多74幢私人樓宇由臺日安裝的升降機沒有安裝門框組件，令總數增至152幢。署方指仍有約180幢由臺日負責的樓宇有待巡查，相信不符要求的數字還會上升，並要求全港註冊承辦商審視過去10年的同類工程。

Yuen Long Village House Yields $22 Million in Drugs; Non-Chinese Couple Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges

The New Territories South Regional Anti-Triad Action Group launched an anti-drug operation in Yuen Long yesterday, stopping a suspicious motorcycle and seizing two bags of ketamine under the seat, arresting the driver on suspicion of drug trafficking. Police later took him to a rented village house for a search, where they seized a further 10 kg of ketamine, 30 kg of cocaine and a small quantity of methamphetamine, and arrested his wife. The drugs had a total market value of more than $22 million.

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新田魚塘附近發現5隻狗死亡 疑遭毒殺

香港警方正調查一宗殘酷對待動物案件，5隻狗被發現死於新界北新田近米埔的魚塘附近，消息指牠們可能遭毒殺。警方周日早上接獲途人報案，先在一個魚塘發現4具狗屍，其後在附近另一個魚塘發現第5具。

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警方元朗搗破毒品倉庫 檢獲毒品總市值逾2200萬 一對非華裔男女被捕

警方昨日在元朗大樹下西路一間村屋外截查一名38歲非華裔男子，在其電單車上檢獲約515克懷疑氯胺酮，其後在屋內再檢獲約10公斤懷疑氯胺酮、約30公斤懷疑可卡因、約47克懷疑「冰」毒、約15000元現金及一批毒品包裝工具，毒品總市值超過2200萬元。該名男子及屋內一名27歲非華裔女子涉嫌販毒被捕，現正被扣查。

Sun Yuk-han Expresses Deep Condolences over Ng Hong-man's Passing and Offers Sympathy to His Family

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Sun Yuk-han expressed deep condolences over the passing of former Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress and former Pui Kiu Middle School principal Ng Hong-man, and offered sympathy to his family. Sun Yuk-han said on a social media page that, as a Pui Kiu Primary School alumnus, he thanked Ng Hong-man for his contributions to Pui Kiu and expressed his highest respect for his commitment to education and his patriotism for the country and Hong Kong.

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海關機場拘一男一女內地客 涉販運逾600萬元毒品入境

海關一連兩日（17日及18日）在香港國際機場偵破兩宗旅客販運毒品案件，分別拘捕一男一女，共檢獲約5.4公斤可卡因、約17公斤大麻花及15粒阿普唑侖，總市值約680萬元。

Radio Television Hong Kong Reviews News World on 18 October 2026

Radio Television Hong Kong broadcasts a review of News World on 18 October 2026, covering reports on local current affairs, Greater China news and international developments.

Hong Kong's Medical Research Leads the World. Why Is It Still Hard to Become a Biomedical Innovation Hub?

South China Morning Post launches a four-part "Health Matters" series, with the first article examining how Hong Kong can turn world-class medical research into actual treatments, and what it takes to become a global biomedical innovation hub. It uses the example of Tang Kai-yuen, who spent 10 years overcoming cost and production difficulties to develop a robotic hand that helps stroke patients regain mobility, to illustrate the challenges facing the local biomedical interface.

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9歲男童感染肺炎球菌發病5天後不治

衛生防護中心今日（18日）公布，一名9歲過往健康良好的男童感染肺炎球菌，發病5天後不治。初步調查顯示，男童於潛伏期內沒有外遊，其家居接觸者至今沒有出現病徵，個案將轉交死因裁判官調查。

Spotlights on Railings and Trees at Lugard Road on The Peak Spark Concern as Tourism Board Says It Values Residents' Views and Will Announce Latest Arrangements in Due Course

The Tourism Board plans to launch a light-and-shadow effect project in the area of Lugard Road and Harlech Road on The Peak, operating from 7pm to 10pm, expected to run for a 12-month trial. This newspaper found that spotlights have been installed on railings along part of Lugard Road, with lighting devices and wires hung on trees, and projectors placed on metal frames by the roadside. The Tourism Board says it understands and values residents' views, and will continue close communication and conduct broader consultation, announcing the latest arrangements in due course.

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旅發局稱山頂燈影項目續與居民及持份者保持緊密溝通

旅發局表示，鑑於近日市民就山頂燈影項目表示關注，局方會繼續與居民及相關持份者保持緊密溝通，進行更廣泛諮詢，檢視項目整體安排及優化細節，並將適時公布最新安排。項目原定於山頂盧吉道及夏力道一帶推出燈影效果，配合「香港繽紛冬日巡禮」全新光影匯演，取代「幻彩詠香江」，原訂試行12個月。

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保安局指皇崗口岸中午兩小時約19,000人離境 較過往同期升835%

保安局表示，皇崗口岸今日上午約11時起北上旅客顯著增加，中午12時至下午2時約19,000名旅客經該口岸離境，較皇崗口岸／落馬洲管制站過往同期上升835%。下午1時至2時最高峰時段有9,728人次於一小時內離境，升幅899%。入境事務處開放L5層所有過關通道和櫃位，並與警務處實施人流分流，L2層輪候約30至45分鐘，L5層維持30分鐘內。

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寵物友善餐廳計劃7月推出至今 20間餐廳涉違規讓狗隻進入被檢控

香港寵物友善餐飲計劃7月推出至今，食環署已檢控20間餐廳違規讓狗隻進入處所，另有7人因未經許可将狗帶入食肆被檢控，4人因未在獲准餐廳內妥善繫繩被檢控。食環署發言人表示，署方採取「務實及靈活」的做法。

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新田合盛圍魚塘5狗疑遭毒斃 警列殘酷對待動物

元朗新田合盛圍一個魚塘對開發現5隻唐狗屍體，警方將案件列作「殘酷對待動物」，由邊境警區刑事調查隊跟進。今早11時許接報，4隻約5至6歲唐狗已無生命迹象，屍身僵硬腐爛，附近垃圾堆有燒焦痕迹，其後在魚塘附近再發現一具狗屍。據了解，其中1隻狗有植入晶片，死因有待剖驗確定。

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美國副財長Francis Brooke料率團來港參與APEC財長會

亞太經合組織（APEC）財長會議舉行在即，美國預計由副財長Francis Brooke及助理部長Erin Browne率團參與。加拿大公布由財政部國會秘書Ryan Turnbull來港參與，俄羅斯據了解將由一名副財長出席。

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屯門山景邨景榮樓兩男女燒炭昏迷 送院搶救不治

今午2時許，警方接報指一對年約70歲男女於屯門山景邨景榮樓一單位燒炭，被發現時已陷昏迷。救護員到場急救後將兩人送往屯門醫院，經搶救證實不治，事件起因仍有待警方調查。

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紙紮鋪或成夕陽行業 商戶嘆生意較往年跌近半 同行輪流結業

重陽節正日，紙紮鋪負責人吳小姐表示今年生意較往年最少跌三分之一以上，全年跌幅近半，並指盂蘭節過後已有不少同行結業。她稱市民祭祀習慣改變，住宅及大廈缺乏公用焚燒點，加上宏福苑大火後市民更謹慎，令焚燒活動減少。另一負責人杜先生指今年人流及收入與去年相若，市民平均花費百餘港元拜一位先人。