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大型體育活動事務委員會向「領展香港高爾夫球公開賽2026」、「香港六人板球賽2026」及「保誠香港網球公開賽2026」頒授「M」品牌認可。主席吳守基表示，這些賽事將雲集世界級頂尖運動員來港角逐，由粉嶺球場、天光道遊樂場到維園網球主場的對決，展現香港舉辦多元化國際賽事的能力，並有助鞏固香港作為國際體育盛事之都的地位。
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創新科技及工業局局長孫東表示，「新型工業化資助計劃」已資助近150條智能生產線，政府正支持企業在香港建立先進製造設施。他又提到「InnoHK」匯聚約3000名國際科研人員，微電子研發研究院（MRDI）正籌建香港首個國家製造業創新中心，其中兩條中試線將於今年投入運作，聚焦第三代半導體研發與試驗生產。
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差餉物業估價署於十月十五日發信，提醒仍未交回物業詳情申報表的差餉及／或地租繳納人立即交回，不論物業空置、租出或自用，均須於申報表發出日期起計21曆日內提交。估價署八月已發出約39萬份申報表，資料用於即將進行的全面重估應課差餉租值；明知失實陳述或拒絕填報，按《差餉條例》或《地租（評估及徵收）條例》可處最高罰款二萬五千元或一萬元，並加徵少徵收款項三倍罰款。
Why read this: 公布交代了申報表用途於即將進行的全面重估應課差餉租值，並列明21曆日限期與罰款上限，繳納人可據此核對自身責任。
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大型體育活動事務委員會向「領展香港高爾夫球公開賽2026」、「香港六人板球賽2026」及「保誠香港網球公開賽2026」頒授「M」品牌認可。三項賽事分別於十月二十二至二十五日、十月三十日至十一月一日及十月三十一日至十一月八日舉行。委員會主席吳守基表示，賽事將雲集世界級運動員來港，鞏固香港作為國際體育盛事之都的地位。
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一名業主因不遵從屋宇署根據《建築物條例》發出的清拆令及修葺令，昨日（十月十四日）被判罰款100,000元。涉事為荃灣德士古道一幢工業大廈被改建成迷你倉的單位，有關改建及加建工程未獲屋宇署批准，並阻礙逃生途徑及消防和救援進出途徑。屋宇署表示會繼續嚴厲執法，包括提出檢控，以保障樓宇及公眾安全。
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂教授明日（十月十六日）率領代表團前赴北京，出席十月十七日起一連兩日的2026世界傳統醫藥大會。期間他會與國家衞生健康委員會、國家藥品監督管理局和北京市中醫藥管理局高層會面，介紹香港醫療衞生政策最新發展。盧寵茂十月十八日返港，其間由醫衞局副局長范婉雯醫生署任局長。
The Education Bureau today (15 October) released the online version of the Kindergarten and Kindergarten cum Child Care Centre Overview for the 2026/27 school year (www.chsc.hk/kindergarten), giving parents more information when choosing schools. The Overview lists the approved fees, principal and teacher numbers, and teacher-student ratios of about 930 kindergartens territory-wide, and includes sections on "Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students" and "Support for Students with Special Educational Needs". Schools participating in the Kindergarten Education Scheme must disclose the proportion of expenditure in major spending areas and are subject to quality assurance inspection.
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「粵艇南下」明日首航，海事處處長王世發在電台節目表示，電子業務系統收到的5艘內地遊艇來港申請已獲批准，對方完成內地通關手續後便可來港。當局設有5個錨泊區，以40米長遊艇計算共提供115個泊位，無需設配額；處方另有動態監察系統及電子圍欄監控遊艇，目前已有300名內地船長通過相關培訓及考試。
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截至10月2日，香港的士司機違規記分制累計229名司機被記分，其中125宗涉及拒載，3人因滿15分被停牌3個月。運輸及物流局局長陳美寶在立法會書面回覆中公布，制度於2024年9月生效；同期運輸署接獲近6,000宗的士投訴，逾600宗涉拒載。
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梁美芬反駁對北都例審議時間過長的批評，強調審30個鐘「一啲都唔多」；立法會《北都發展條例》法案委員會7月起開工，共舉行12次會議，前日完成工作。草案條文涉及17條現行法例，北部都會區面積同人口龐大，議員審議時需參考5條附例草稿、公告及技術備忘錄。她強調事先已提醒委員「擘大隻眼」審議條文，避免重蹈安全帶附例出錯覆轍。
FHKU's Tang Ka-piu proposed in the Legislative Council that the "Two Airlines Uprising" be one of the key commemorative activities for the 30th anniversary of the return next year, so that young people can understand the country's development step by step. The government has established a steering committee and a project planning office to co-ordinate the celebration activities. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak said the activities would be announced in phases and would not wait until the year after next to be announced.
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消防處本月將推出折衷式花灑系統，符合供水及消防要求的樓宇可將花灑泵直接駁至政府供水喉管，毋須在天台安裝水缸。預計約900幢受相關條例規管的樓宇適用，解決舊樓因結構和空間限制難以安裝傳統花灑水缸的困難。
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers' Meeting will be held in Hong Kong next week. China's Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Lan Fo'an will lead a delegation to attend and chair the meeting, with Vice Minister Liao Min speaking on behalf of the Chinese side. An opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday, and a finance ministers' statement will be issued after the meeting.
The Investment Promotion Bureau has a dedicated team for the Northern Metropolis to attract investment, responsible for coordinating with parks across the Northern Metropolis and acting as a "matchmaker" to pair businesses with developers and facilitate cooperation. Lau Chi-yuen, assistant director of the bureau, cited the tender results for the Tin Shui Wai "district" as an example, where a 10.5-hectare site will be developed by a company jointly formed by 6 firms, stressing that matching must be carried out with a strategy of "specialists in their own fields."
Li Ka-shing is seeking re-election as an Election Committee member, while Paul Chan and Kevin Chan are also running. The nomination period for the Election Committee election has entered its second half. The election officer received 25 nomination forms from candidates and 3 nomination forms from designated bodies yesterday, a sharp drop from before. Among the 36 functional constituencies with seats returned by election, apart from the Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape sector, the number of candidates in the remaining sectors has equalled or exceeded the number of seats.
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財經事務及庫務局局長許正宇在立法會書面答覆議員陳曼琪提問，披露銀色債券自2016年發行以來提前贖回的金額平均約為發行額5%。答覆並列出過去10年數據，顯示絕大部分年長市民持有至到期日，反映銀色債券及其發行安排獲年長市民支持。
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DATA.GOV.HK 收錄一份本地機構名單及其聯絡資料，這些機構是按《稅務條例》（第112章）附表45第19(1)條獲指定為「指明本地研究機構」（DLRI）。數據由商業及工業類別提供，更新頻率為每月，維護人為 DLRI Secretariat。
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選委會界別分組一般選舉提名期繼續，選舉主任今日再接獲28份提名表格，包括25份候選人提名表格及3份指定團體提名表格。其中「地產及建造界」接獲候選人提名表格最多，有7份，「法律界」次之，有4份。提名期上周三開始，本月20日結束，至今共接獲1086份候選人提名表格及35份指定團體提名表格。
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駐柏林經貿辦聯同投資推廣署和香港貿易發展局，於十月七日至八日在瑞士巴塞爾舉行的第二十六屆歐洲生物科技論壇推廣香港在生物技術領域的優勢。處長黃文忠在「中國合作與投資專題討論會」強調香港是全球生物製藥公司進軍亞洲及與內地生物科技界合作的「超級聯繫人」和重要門戶。他並介紹河套深港科技創新合作區最新發展及「1+」藥物審批機制。
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香港海關自十月七日起在全港多個地區以「放蛇」行動打擊香煙零售點，截至十月十四日檢獲約十二萬支懷疑未完稅香煙，市值約五十四萬元，拘捕十人。被捕者為涉案零售點東主及店員，共三男七女，行動點遍布屯門、青衣、荃灣、深水埗及北角等地。
Why read this: 公報同時列出去年《2025年控煙法例（修訂）條例》刊憲以來的執法總數與判刑區間，可對照今次全港行動的規模。
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選委會界別分組一般選舉今日（十月十四日）共接獲28份提名表格，包括25份候選人提名表格及3份指定團體提名表格。自提名期十月七日開始，累計接獲1 086份候選人提名表格及35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（ www.elections.gov.hk ）。
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂在立法會就「共建健康活力香港」議案作總結發言，政府將於今年內發布《全生命周期健康促進策略》、推行《體重管理行動計劃》，目標2028年前提升體重管理意識10%。慢病共治計劃已提早達標，至今26萬人參與，地區康健中心會員62萬。
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said in LegCo that foreign domestic helper policy involves a large number of families and helpers and must be fair and impartial, with no need to introduce a trial period. He also mentioned that foreign home care workers, who will soon be piloted, must complete training and assessment locally, and the authorities will ensure the courses suit Hong Kong's actual circumstances.
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan delivered opening remarks at the Legislative Council on 14 October on the motion on coordinated development of ports, airports and rail transport in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, moved by Hon Lam Ming-fung. She noted that the Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan proactively aligns with the Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and pointed out that the tripartite working group has implemented measures including adding peripheral Pearl River Navigation Channels and establishing additional air traffic control handover points. As for the southern extension of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Railway, the authorities are studying routes from Tsuen Shek Heung to the airport on Lantau or Sunny Bay, and the scope of the study will be expanded to facilitate air-rail intermodal transport.
John Lee attended a symposium commemorating the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth, saying that Sun Yat-sen's patriotic thought, revolutionary will and enterprising spirit are precious spiritual treasures of the Chinese nation, inspiring the Chinese people to strive unremittingly for national development. The Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan, announced last month, clearly proposed nurturing a next generation that loves the country and Hong Kong and has cultural confidence. The new Policy Address proposed, with the support of the Central Government, listing the Shaanxi Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall as the second base for patriotic education for young people in the Mainland under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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數字政策辦公室公布，最新版本「智方便」流動應用程式加入「AI助手」，即日起至本月下旬在官方應用程式商店逐步推送。AI助手會從官方渠道即時整理公共服務資訊，查詢網上服務申請流程時會列出申請條件、步驟及連結，並可配合「填表通」完成申請。數字辦預計今年年底推出加強版，提供個人化服務。
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政府公布中九龍繞道12月6日全線通車，同日開始對所有使用繞道的車輛收費HK$8，立法會去年已通過有關安排，運輸及物流局局長訂立《2025年行車隧道（政府）（修訂）（第2號）規例（生效日期）公告》指定該日實施。
Why read this: 公布寫明收費八元的法例依據與實施日期，並列出六號幹線通車後往來將軍澳與油麻地約65分鐘減至約12分鐘的預估，讀者可據此核對出行安排。
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消防處已接獲超過300份意向書，表示有興趣安裝「物聯網火警偵測系統」替代方案，處方形容反應理想，並會在本月內發通函擴展至7層或以上目標樓宇，涵蓋約6000幢大廈。新方案工程時間可由1至2年縮短至2至4週，費用可減至50至220萬元，較傳統方案最多減少約六成。
Why read this: 消防處擴展替代方案至7層以上樓宇，文中列出工程時間由1至2年縮短至2至4週及費用最多減少約六成的對比。
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂書面回覆立法會關於青少年沉迷網絡及網絡欺凌的提問，公布醫管局兒童及青少年精神科專科門診數字：二○二五至二六年度例行類別新症13624宗，輪候時間中位數70星期。
Why read this: 答覆列出醫管局兒童及青少年精神科連續五個年度的新症數目與輪候時間中位數，並附統計處和衞生署的調查數據，讀者可據此核對青少年社交媒體使用時數與網絡欺凌的變化。
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駐布魯塞爾經貿辦聯同文創產業發展處支持五部香港電影，於二○二六年十月八日至十八日在西班牙錫切斯的錫切斯國際奇幻電影節放映。辦事處十月十二日舉辦酒會，約一百位嘉賓出席，《拾荒法師》監製及女主角何超儀等到場。電影節上屆吸引超過十三萬名觀眾。
Legislative Council member Ching Hau-fung asked whether the government would draw on the experience of the mainland, Japan and other places to amend the law to list "electronic device sound played externally" and "placing feet or footwear on seats" as violations and increase penalties. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan replied in writing that existing public transport legislation already regulates improper passenger conduct, and the Code of Conduct for Passengers of franchised buses also specifies that passengers must not engage in the above conduct, with reminders given through onboard announcements and signs.
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金管局公布2026年9月底外匯基金分析帳目，9月境外資產減少767億港元至35,760億港元。貨幣基礎20,902億港元，對私營部門債權4,730億港元，對外負債1,353億港元。帳目按國際貨幣基金組織特殊標準公布，另附2027年各月公布日期。
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金管局以特區政府代表身分公布，重開基礎建設債券計劃下發行編號05GB2912001的5年期機構債券作3年期供投標，10月21日投標、10月22日交收，發行總額7.5億港元，年息3.23厘、每半年派息。該批債券10月14日指示價格為98.74，年化收益率3.690%。投標只供計劃下委任的第一市場交易商參與，每項投標須以5萬港元或其整數倍數為單位。
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金管局公布重開基礎建設債券計劃下的10年期港元特區政府機構債券（10GB3507001），將於2026年10月21日投標、10月22日交收，發行總額12.5億港元。該批債券2035年7月24日期滿，年息3.17厘、每半年派息一次，10月14日指示價格94.28、年化收益率3.986%。投標只供第一市場交易商參與，每項須以5萬港元或其整數倍數為單位。
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數字政策辦公室公布，「智方便」流動應用程式推出「AI助手」功能，解答政府公共服務查詢，最新版本由即日起至本月下旬在官方應用程式商店逐步推送。用戶安裝後在主頁點擊吉祥物「阿智」頭像即可啟動，輸入問題後會從官方渠道即時整理資訊，並可一鍵接達網上服務，配合「填表通」完成申請。數字辦預計今年年底推出加強版，提供個人化服務。
The Chief Executive in Council has made six orders under the Inland Revenue Ordinance to implement comprehensive double taxation agreements between Hong Kong and Barbados, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Maldives, Norway and Rwanda. The orders will be gazetted on Friday. The agreements will take effect after Hong Kong and the respective tax jurisdictions each complete their approval procedures.
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環境及生態局連同旅遊事務署邀請市場就發展啟德郵輪碼頭岸電設施提交意向書，就發展模式、岸電設施設計、營運計劃、成本效益等提出意見，12月14日中午12時截止。顧問研究顯示於該碼頭設置岸電設施技術上可行，當局希望了解私營界別投資和營運意向。局方強調今次徵意向並非招標程序，也不屬採購程序的一部分。
Financial Secretary Paul Chan will travel to Bangkok, Thailand, tomorrow morning, as a member of the Chinese delegation, to attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, and will attend the Annual Meetings Plenary on Friday. During his stay, he will attend a roundtable co-organised by the IMF and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, exploring investment and fundraising opportunities for Middle Eastern and Central Asian economies utilising Hong Kong's markets, and will also join a dialogue organised by Bloomberg and the Atlantic Council. Paul Chan will return to Hong Kong from Bangkok on Saturday morning. During his absence, Deputy Financial Secretary Christopher Hui will act as Financial Secretary.
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政府公布中九龍繞道將於二○二六年十二月六日全線通車當日起收費八元。《生效日期公告》將於十月十六日刊憲，並於十月二十一日提交立法會進行先訂立後審議。六號幹線開通後，繁忙時段往來將軍澳與油麻地的行車時間預計由約65分鐘減至約12分鐘。
Why read this: 公布同時給出生效日期與八元費率，並列出繁忙時段行車時間由約65分鐘減至約12分鐘的預期變化。
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority calls on the public to stay alert, announcing that Bank of East Asia, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Chong Hing Bank, Chiba Bank, HSBC and Livi Bank have issued press releases regarding fraudulent websites, login screens or phishing SMS messages. The HKMA reminds the public that banks will not request login passwords or one-time passwords via hyperlinks, and those affected should contact their banks in accordance with the press releases and report the case to the Information Centre of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Hong Kong Police Force by calling 2860 5012.