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房屋局表示，隨着觀塘順利邨道和黃大仙竹園道兩個由校舍改建的項目於明年第一季落成，13個簡約公屋項目將全部落成，今日起全部開放接受申請。合資格人士將陸續收到申請表，下月6日或之前交回可獲優先處理，早前已遞交者不用再次提交。局方指約三萬個單位將於明年三月底前落成，截至上月底已收到超過44,900份申請。
Why read this: 房屋局公布13個簡約公屋項目全部開放申請，並列出下月6日或之前交表可獲優先處理的安排，合資格人士可核對自己是否在範圍內。
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食環署今日公布十月份第二批白紋伊蚊誘蚊器指數，涵蓋29個監察地區，其中藍田及秀茂坪第一階段誘蚊器指數達9.4%，為各區最高。署方在沙田區發現一個私人屋苑內有積水，已向物業管理公司負責人發出一張法定通知書，要求在限期內清除積水。食環署呼籲市民每星期最少一次徹底更換花瓶的水及擦洗內壁，並清倒盆栽墊碟的水。
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二○二六年選舉委員會界別分組一般選舉的選舉主任今日（十月十六日）共接獲三份候選人提名表格及兩份指定團體提名表格。自提名期十月七日開始，至今累計接獲1 115份候選人提名表格及40份指定團體提名表格，提名期將於十月二十日結束。今日接獲的提名資料稍後會上載到選舉網站。
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運輸及物流局局長陳美寶表示，「粵艇南下」首航迎來五艘來自深圳、珠海及南沙的遊艇，海事處一站式線上電子業務系統已於昨日開放申請，至今有23個客戶在網上完成申請。自六月推出「港艇北上」以來，已有37艘香港遊艇訪問內地，而內地培訓課程至九月底已有超過270名船長通過考核。
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「粵艇南下」首航儀式今日舉行，標誌着計劃正式實施，五艘廣東籍訪港遊艇獲歡迎。航行範圍達離岸20海里及抗浪能力不少於兩米的廣東籍遊艇均可申請訪港，須於六個指定口岸完成內地離境查驗。海事處已授權兩間內地考試中心及批核七間培訓機構，目前近300人獲取相關資格。
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立法會將於下星期三（十月二十一日）上午十一時在立法會綜合大樓會議廳舉行會議，辯論由鄭泳舜提出嘅「完善精英體育培訓及支援體系，提升本港運動員國際競爭力」議案。李廣宇亦會提出「深化粵港科技人才教育協作，促進多元人才培育與就業」議案，鄧飛、鄧銘心和陳博智將分別提出修正案。議員另會就不同政策範疇提出22項質詢，其中六項要求口頭答覆。
Secretary for Justice Lam Ting-kwok today attended the 2026 Hainan Free Trade Port Legal Week in Hainan and signed a co-operation arrangement in the field of legal services with Qiu Lijun, Director of the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice, deepening Hainan-Hong Kong legal services co-operation and exchanges on training foreign-related legal talent. In his speech at the opening ceremony, Lam Ting-kwok encouraged aerospace enterprises in Hainan and across the country to choose Hong Kong law as the governing law of their contracts and to use Hong Kong as a diversified dispute resolution venue.
The Development Bureau today gazetted eight subsidiary regulations, proposing four new subsidiary regulations under the Land Titles Ordinance and amending four subsidiary regulations under the Land Registration Ordinance, the High Court Ordinance and the District Court Ordinance, to set out implementation details for the title registration system on new land in the first half of next year. New land means land held under a Government lease granted on or after the day the amended Land Titles Ordinance comes into effect, generally including land granted by way of land sale, private treaty grant and land exchange. The eight subsidiary regulations will be submitted to the Legislative Council next Wednesday for the negative vetting procedure.
Why read this: The Development Bureau has gazetted eight subsidiary regulations setting out the details for implementing the title registration system on new land in the first half of next year, allowing readers to check the land scope covered by the new system.
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入境事務處於十月九日至十五日在全港多區展開反非法勞工行動，包括「曙光行動」、「彩虹行動」等，共拘捕十二名懷疑非法勞工、一名涉嫌聘用非法勞工的僱主、一名協助及教唆者及一名逾期逗留人士。被捕懷疑非法勞工為八男四女，年齡介乎二十至五十四歲，其中一人持「行街紙」。入境處指聘用非法勞工最高可罰款五十萬元及監禁十年，有關僱主調查仍在進行，不排除更多人被捕。
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民政及青年事務局聯同青年發展委員會今日推出二○二七至二八年度民青局青年內地實習資助計劃，邀請合資格非政府機構提交申請。計劃資助非政府機構舉辦青年到內地實習的項目，讓青年體驗內地職場實況，加深了解內地就業市場及職場文化。有興趣機構可於十一月九日或之前透過網上申請系統遞交申請。
Chief Executive John Lee has accepted the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission to appoint Arnold, a former permanent judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, as an overseas non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal, subject to the consent of the Legislative Council. After Arnold's appointment, the number of overseas non-permanent judges will increase from the current 5 to 6. Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Andrew Cheung has welcomed this.
The Development Bureau gazetted eight subsidiary regulations on 16 October to set out implementation details for the title registration system on new land in the first half of next year, and to align certain practices under the existing deeds registration system with the new system. The eight subsidiary regulations will be submitted to the Legislative Council on 21 October for the negative vetting procedure, with some electronic application provisions and fee amendment regulations to take effect on 4 October 2027 in tandem with the electronic submission system.
Why read this: The Development Bureau gazetted eight subsidiary regulations to set out details for implementing the title registration system on new land in the first half of next year, and set out the commencement timetable.
Chief Executive John Lee accepted the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission and, after obtaining the consent of the Legislative Council, appointed Aurand as a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal from another common law jurisdiction under the Basic Law and the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance. Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Andrew Cheung welcomed the appointment. Aurand retired as a permanent judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in April 2017. After the appointment, the list will include 6 distinguished judges from the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
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衞生署衞生防護中心公布，十月九日至十五日錄得一宗外地傳入登革熱個案，病人潛伏期內到過柬埔寨；本港今年累計34宗登革熱個案，包括32宗外地傳入及兩宗本地感染。同期錄得兩宗外地傳入基孔肯雅熱個案，兩名男病人潛伏期內均曾到中國內地，今年累計七宗基孔肯雅熱確診個案。中心提醒市民不論在港或外遊均應採取防蚊措施。
Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Andrew Cheung welcomes the Chief Executive's acceptance of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission's recommendation to appoint Lord Neuberger as a non-permanent judge from another common law jurisdiction of the Court of Final Appeal, and the Government will seek the Legislative Council's consent. After the appointment, the number of non-permanent judges from other common law jurisdictions will increase from 5 to 6, enhancing flexibility in handling the work of the Court of Final Appeal.
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-Mau today met Beijing Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Director Luo Zenggang in Beijing, introducing Hong Kong's policy direction and latest measures for traditional Chinese medicine development and discussing deeper Beijing-Hong Kong cooperation on traditional Chinese medicine. Lo mentioned measures including the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital launching 24-hour inpatient services by the end of this year and the establishment of an international joint committee on herb-drug interactions. Tomorrow he will lead a delegation to attend the 2026 World Conference on Traditional Medicine in Beijing.
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房屋局於十月十六日宣布，即日起十三個「簡約公屋」項目全部開放接受申請，最後兩個位於觀塘順利邨道及黃大仙竹園道、由校舍改建的項目合共提供約210個單位，將於明年第一季陸續落成。符合資格人士會陸續收到申請表，於十一月六日或之前交回可獲優先處理，其後仍會繼續開放申請。截至九月底已收到超過44 900份申請，全數約30 000個單位預計於明年三月底前落成。
Why read this: 房屋局公布十三個簡約公屋項目全部開放申請，並列出十一月六日前交表的優先安排及兩個新項目的租金範圍。
The Tourism Hotspots Working Group will roll out four projects in the next stage progressively from the fourth quarter of this year, covering industrial brands, miniature art, religious culture and district features. Hong Kong industrial brand tourism will add the Kowloon Motor Bus depot, the MTR "Encounter · Station See" railway exhibition and Beijing Tong Ren Tang's Hong Kong production and research base, among others. Tourists will visit in "group in, group out" form, with the Travel Industry Council handling bookings and coordination.
Secretary for Justice Lam Ting-kwok attended the 2026 Hainan Free Trade Port Legal Week in Hainan to promote Hong Kong's professional services advantages and deepen Hainan-Hong Kong co-operation in legal and dispute resolution services. He encouraged aerospace enterprises in Hainan and across the country to choose Hong Kong law as the governing law of their contracts, and met with Qiu Lijun, Director of the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice, and signed a co-operation arrangement in the field of legal services, returning to Hong Kong in the evening.
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由十月十五日中午至今日中午，食安中心已檢測204個日本進口「水產及其製品、海藻及海鹽」樣本，未有發現輻射水平超出安全標準；漁護署同期檢測50個本地漁產品樣本，全部合格。自二○二三年八月二十四日起至今，食安中心及漁護署分別累計檢測268 278個日本進口食物樣本及57 110個本地漁產品樣本，全部合格。
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行政長官李家超已接納司法人員推薦委員會推薦，任命區諾德爵士為終審法院其他普通法適用地區非常任法官，並將徵得立法會同意後依《基本法》第八十八條及《香港終審法院條例》第9條作出任命。區諾德爵士於二○一七年四月退任新西蘭最高法院常任法官，獲任命後終審法院該類非常任法官名單將包括六位來自英國、澳洲及新西蘭的法官。
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財政司司長根據《證券及期貨條例》下由行政長官轉授的權力，再度委任包凱及周福安為證監會非執行董事，任期分別由二○二六年十月二十日和二○二七年一月一日起生效，為期兩年。財經事務及庫務局發言人表示，兩人一直對促進證監會的機構管治事務貢獻良多。
The government today published three pieces of subsidiary legislation in the Gazette to implement the Arrangement on Mutual Service of Civil and Commercial Judicial Documents Between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, to take effect on 30 March next year. The Department of Justice and the Supreme People's Court signed the new arrangement on 20 April this year to improve the mutual service mechanism between the two places; the subsidiary legislation will be submitted to the Legislative Council next Wednesday for the negative vetting procedure.
The Housing Bureau says the deadline for owners at Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court to sign sale agreements for the sale of their flats expired yesterday, with 1,850 owners across Blocks A to H having signed, accounting for 93.2 per cent of the total number of units. Some owners were unable to sign before the deadline due to ownership issues such as the need for probate, bankruptcy, ownership disputes or being outside Hong Kong, and the government will consider arrangements on a discretionary basis according to individual circumstances and continue to follow up on the procedures for transferring the deeds.
Why read this: The Housing Bureau publishes the specific number and proportion of households at Wang Fuk Court that have signed sale agreements after the signing deadline expired, and explains the categories of special circumstances in unsigned cases.
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署理財政司司長黃偉綸今日出席「粵艇南下」首航儀式，歡迎五艘來自深圳、珠海及南沙的廣東遊艇、共30多位旅客來港。他表示香港正積極發展成為亞洲遊艇樞紐，並正推動機場、南丫島、香港仔和紅磡四個全新遊艇會建設，合共提供超過1,100個泊位。
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam today attended the 2026 Hainan Free Trade Port Legal Week in Hainan and signed a co-operation arrangement in the field of legal services with Qiu Lijun, Director of the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice, to deepen Hainan-Hong Kong legal services co-operation and training and exchanges of foreign-related rule of law talent. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Lam encouraged Hainan aerospace enterprises to choose Hong Kong law as the governing law of their contracts and Hong Kong as the place of dispute resolution. He returned to Hong Kong this evening.
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運輸署呼籲市民和旅客在重陽節假期前後（十月十六至十九日）預早計劃跨境行程，預期十月十九日下午至傍晚為回港高峰。署方已督導營辦商加強東鐵綫、廣深港高鐵、金巴及跨境直通巴士等服務，並提醒駕駛人士留意深圳灣口岸或實施特別交通安排。
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食環署公布，二○二七年車公誕市場攤位將於十月三十日在荔枝角政府合署公開競投，場內設四十八個乾貨攤位，競投底價為二千七百七十元。市場明年二月三日至二十日一連十八天在沙田翠田街足球場舉行，年滿十八歲並通常居於香港的人士均可參加。
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香港科學館今日起至十一月十八日在地下展覽廳舉行「2026未來科學大獎展覽」，以「生活中的科學」為主題，介紹本年度三位獲獎科學家及歷年香港獲獎者的科研成果。展覽設有多組多媒體及互動展品，涵蓋密碼學、催化作用和肝炎病毒等獲獎項目。展覽期間將舉行「2026未來科學大獎周」，重點活動「科學峰會」於十一月六日及七日在香港科學館演講廳舉行。
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運輸署宣布，為配合十月十七日起一連三日重陽節前後的假期及往後人流高峰時段，皇崗口岸將實施特別交通及公共運輸安排。繁忙時段專營巴士班次可加密至每兩至三分鐘一班，專線小巴及跨境巴士則加密至每三至四分鐘一班。署方並在新田公共運輸交匯處增設公共運輸一覽表，「香港出行易」應用程式新增「皇崗口岸」按鈕。
Why read this: 運輸署公布重陽節假期期間皇崗口岸的加密班次與轉乘安排，並列出新田交匯處可直達的港鐵站及巴士路線，方便跨境人士核對行程。
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環保署今日公布39個憲報公布泳灘及1個非憲報公布泳灘的最新等級評定，24個泳灘水質評為良好（一級），16個為一般（二級）。舊咖啡灣泳灘和清水灣第二灣泳灘由二級升為一級，中灣泳灘則由一級轉為二級。發言人提醒泳客避免在風暴或大雨後三天內前往泳灘游泳。
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政府今日在憲報刊登《2026年稅務（修訂）（知識產權開支的稅項扣除）條例草案》，適度放寬企業購買知識產權或其使用權特許所招致的資本開支扣稅安排，法案本月28日提交立法會首讀和二讀。草案建議容許企業就從集團關連公司等相聯者購入合資格知識產權的資本開支獲得扣稅，並讓預付特許費及符合外地收入豁免徵稅機制情況的開支按比例扣稅，修訂適用於今年4月1日或其後訂立的相關合約。
The Working Group on Developing Tourism Hotspots will progressively launch four distinctive tourism projects in the fourth quarter, covering industrial brands, miniature art, religious culture and district scenery. The new projects include the Kowloon Motor Bus depot, the MTR "Station Encounter" railway exhibition and Beijing Tong Ren Tang's Hong Kong production and research base, with visitors joining guided tours on a group-in, group-out basis; Madame Tussauds Hong Kong will from the fourth quarter recreate a miniature Hong Kong city exhibition at Peak Tower. The Yuen Long Good Times project is expected to be rolled out in phases from the fourth quarter of this year to the first quarter of next year.
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政府正推動新的土地業權註冊制度，並提出限制業權註冊及土地紀錄的查冊安排，日後須符合「指明目的」或獲接納符合公眾利益方可查冊。發展局在立法會文件註腳提及，基於公眾利益提出的查冊申請，申請人須提交聲明，說明索取土地紀錄是為聲明目的所需、只會用於聲明中的用途，並說明會如何使用該等紀錄。
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房屋局表示，大埔宏福苑8座共1850戶業主已於限期前簽署出售單位的《買賣協議》，佔單位總數93.2%，政府會繼續跟進契約轉讓手續。部分業主因遺囑認證、破產、業權爭議或身處境外等特殊情況未能如期簽署，政府會按個別情況酌情考慮作出適切安排。
Why read this: 房屋局公布宏福苑8座1850戶業主已簽署《買賣協議》，佔單位總數93.2%，並說明未簽署個案的特殊情況及酌情安排。
Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited has discovered the fake website fpsrefund.club, which impersonates the Faster Payment System FPS online transaction security service and tricks users into providing information such as ID card photos, phone numbers and bank account numbers. The clearing house clarified that it has absolutely no connection to the website, and that the genuine official addresses are www.hkicl.com.hk and fps.hkicl.com.hk. The public can call 2533 1111 to verify.
Why read this: The clearing house lists the fake website's address, the deception tactics and the genuine official addresses, so readers can check whether they have come across similar links.
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民政及青年事務局和公民教育委員會舉辦「傳承啓智 孫中山先生誕辰160周年」親子問答比賽，初賽今日（十月十六日）起接受報名，截止日期為二○二六年十一月六日。參賽隊伍以家庭為單位，每隊由兩名家庭成員組成，分兒童組及少年組，須登入比賽網站回答20條問題。主辦機構將以抽籤方式邀請每組答對最多問題的參加者出席暫定於二○二六年十二月舉行的準決賽及決賽，勝出者可獲三日兩夜內地考察團名額。
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房屋局表示，大埔宏福苑A至H八座共1 850戶業主已於十月十五日限期前簽署出售單位的《買賣協議》，佔八座單位總數93.2%。部分業主因業權問題如需遺囑認證、破產、業權爭議或身處香港境外等未能如期簽署，政府會按個別情況酌情考慮作出適切安排，並繼續跟進契約轉讓手續。
Why read this: 房屋局公布宏福苑八座簽署《買賣協議》的具體戶數與比例，並說明未簽署個案的特殊情況及酌情處理原則。
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香港推出「粵港澳遊艇南下」計劃，讓廣東省休閒船隻來港，並公布新措施吸引海外船長及超級遊艇訪港。運輸及物流局局長陳美寶表示，全球遊艇產業預計六年內達3500億港元，香港可從中分一杯羹。
The Task Force on Developing Tourism Hotspots, led by Deputy Chief Secretary Cheuk Wing-hing, will gradually launch 4 tourism projects in the next stage from the fourth quarter of this year, covering industrial brands, miniature art, religious culture and district character themes. The projects include Hong Kong industrial brand tourism featuring the new Kowloon Motor Bus depot, the MTR "Railway Encounters" railway exhibition and Beijing Tong Ren Tang's Hong Kong production and research base, as well as a Hong Kong miniature city exhibition recreated by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong at The Peak Tower. There is also the promotion of in-depth religious culture tours, and the "Yuen Long Good Times" project jointly run by the Yuen Long District Office and district groups.