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衞生署署長林文健率領代表團到菲律賓馬尼拉出席世衞西太平洋區域委員會第七十七屆會議，會上匯報香港公共衞生最新情況和挑戰。他指香港正善用數碼健康工具及人工智能優化資源配置和提升基層醫療效率，並採取「全生命周期策略」保護弱勢社群。衞生防護中心公共衞生化驗服務處微生物科今年獲世衞委任為「全球流感監測和應對系統的品質與能力建構合作中心」。
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衞生署衞生防護中心公布，十月十一日至十七日期間錄得三宗社區感染退伍軍人病個案，涉及三名44至67歲男子，分別居於大埔區及葵青區。截至十月十七日，今年累計錄得160宗個案，初步調查顯示上述個案屬散發個案，未發現與早前確診個案有流行病學關連。
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衞生署署長林文健今日率領代表團到菲律賓馬尼拉出席世衞西太平洋區域委員會第七十七屆會議，並在會上匯報香港特區公共衞生最新情況和挑戰。他表示香港特區多項核心健康指標居全球前列，但同樣面對非傳染性疾病、醫療人力及氣候相關健康風險等日益沉重的負擔，正善用數碼健康工具及人工智能並採取「全生命周期策略」應對。
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前港區全國人大代表吳康民辭世，行政長官李家超表示哀悼並向其家人致以慰問。李家超指吳康民自上世紀70年代起擔任全國人大代表超過30年，曾任香港特別行政區籌備委員會委員、港事顧問等職務，為香港回歸及長期繁榮穩定作出重要貢獻。吳康民亦長期出任香港培僑中學校長和校監，1998年獲頒大紫荊勳章。
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-Mau attended the World Traditional Medicine Conference in Beijing yesterday and spoke during the thematic discussion session of the Traditional Medicine Government Forum, sharing Hong Kong's strategic direction for integrating Chinese medicine into the healthcare system.
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂率團出席在北京舉行的2026世界傳統醫藥大會，於傳統醫藥政府論壇發言，分享香港將中醫藥融入醫療系統的策略方向。他表示，特區政府會加大推動中醫藥發展，透過香港中醫醫院和政府中藥檢測中心，推動純中醫及中西醫協作成為現代醫療體系的「香港模式」。代表團明日將參與「一帶一路」中醫藥發展論壇（部長級）圓桌對話，盧寵茂一行明日下午返港。
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂今日率領代表團出席在北京舉行的2026世界傳統醫藥大會，並在傳統醫藥政府論壇主題討論環節發言，分享香港將中醫藥融入醫療系統的策略方向。他提到行政長官上月公布的《香港第一個五年規劃》及二○二六年《施政報告》明確指出香港要推動中醫藥全方位、高質量和高水平發展。代表團期間與國家衞生健康委員會副主任鄭哲和國家藥品監督管理局局長黃果會面，介紹相關醫療衞生政策。
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醫院管理局公布，重陽節翌日假期（十月十九日）將有15間家庭醫學診所提供公眾假期家庭醫學門診服務，求診人士可透過電話預約系統、醫健通或「HA Go」流動應用程式預約診症。發言人提醒市民注意個人及環境衞生，如出現呼吸道感染病徵應戴口罩及盡快求醫，並呼籲非緊急病患者避免使用急症室，以減輕公立醫院急症室壓力。
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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。
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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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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康樂及文化事務署音樂事務處主辦的「2026香港青年音樂匯演」將於十一月及十二月舉行，超過二百隊本港中小學中樂、交響樂、弦樂及管樂團參與。中樂團匯演約八十隊於十一月十六日至十九日在屯門大會堂演出，管樂團匯演約九十隊於十二月一至四日在伊利沙伯體育館演出，各場票價八十元。
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衞生署衞生防護中心今日錄得一宗外地輸入猴痘個案，涉及一名36歲男子，現於瑪嘉烈醫院隔離治療，情況穩定。中心表示，本月首15天確診數字較上月同期下跌超過六成，本月首兩周疫苗接種劑數較上月同期增逾六成。油麻地綜合治療中心將於十月二十四日加開接種時段，猴痘熱線2125 2373每日上午九時至下午六時運作。
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醫務衞生局今日（十月十六日）邀請有興趣人士申請醫療衞生研究基金的研究獎學金計劃，每個頒授項目獎學金上限為120萬元，當中40萬元用以資助非本地培訓。計劃優先考慮應對癌症及與不健康飲食、缺乏體能活動、吸煙和酒精傷害相關的申請，電子申請須於二○二七年一月七日下午六時或之前遞交。
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醫管局十月十五日呼籲市民支持器官捐贈，協助一名在瑪麗醫院留醫、肝功能嚴重衰竭並出現併發症的13歲男童。該男童經評估急須換肝，位列O+血型肝臟移植輪候名冊首位，醫管局除在本地尋找合適肝臟外，已準備透過政府向內地尋求跨境捐贈協助，尋獲後將按法規從速申請並安排手術。
The Health Bureau submitted a paper to the Legislative Council proposing that private healthcare institutions be required to provide bilingual Chinese and English price lists in a specified format, and to provide patients or their representatives with fixed prices or price ranges before services are rendered; licensed private hospitals must provide a cost estimate before patients are admitted. The government plans to submit regulations and draft a code of practice to the Legislative Council by the end of this year, with phased implementation starting in the second half of next year.
The government announced that another new drug for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer has been approved for registration under the '1+' drug approval mechanism, bringing the total number of new drugs approved under the mechanism to 23. The drug has already been approved by the mainland China drug regulatory authority. After the Registration Committee under the Pharmacy and Poisons Board assessed the clinical data and sought the views of local experts, it concluded that the drug meets the standards of safety, efficacy and quality. The Department of Health has notified the applicant of the approval result.
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政府宣布再有一款用於轉移型激素敏感型前列腺癌的新藥在「1+」藥物審批機制下獲批註冊，令該機制下獲批新藥增至二十三款，該藥已獲中國內地的藥物監管機構批核。其中七款新藥已納入醫管局藥物名冊，六款屬「專用藥物」類別，病人符合臨床應用條件時每四星期只需支付20元。
The Education Bureau today released the online version of the Kindergarten and Kindergarten cum Child Care Centre Overview, providing basic information on about 930 kindergartens and kindergarten cum child care centres across Hong Kong to enhance school transparency. The overview lists approved tuition fees for the 2026/27 school year, the list of kindergartens participating in the Kindergarten Education Scheme, approved tuition fees after deduction of government subsidies, and the attainment status of quality assurance reviews completed, as well as information including the number of principals and teachers at each school, teacher-student ratios, curricula, application fees and registration fees.
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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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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。
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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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。
The Education Bureau issued a statement on social media regarding discussions sparked by the updated retention guidelines in the School Administration Guide, stressing that the guidelines are clear on promotion and retention arrangements for all students, are not aimed solely at students with special educational needs (SEN), and are not intended to create different treatment or to consider government resources.
Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin told the Legislative Council that the publicly funded schools' 'Convergence Upgrade Scheme' will be launched within this academic year and open to applications from eligible schools, and that the government will carefully consider each application to ensure it meets policy objectives. The bureau is listening to views from the education sector to finalise implementation details, including size thresholds for applying schools, the feasibility of merging across funding modes, and flexible arrangements for school premises after merger.
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教育局局長蔡若蓮在立法會表示，公帑資助學校「滙流升級計劃」將於二○二六／二七學年內推出，開放予合資格學校申請。教育局正聽取學界意見，敲定申請學校規模門檻、跨資助模式合併可行性及過渡期人手安排等細節。官立學校只可與官立學校合併，涉不同資助模式的合併須充分諮詢教職員、家長和學生。
The Education Bureau will launch the "Convergence Upgrade Scheme" within this school year, encouraging mergers of publicly funded primary and secondary schools and allowing aided schools to merge with direct subsidy schools. LegCo member Shiu Ka-fai raised concerns in an oral question about the transitional arrangements for mergers between schools with different funding modes. Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin said the bureau is studying a plan to ensure that the number of subsidised and direct subsidy schools will not increase after mergers, in order to stabilise the education ecosystem.
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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，貢獻『健康中國』建設」議員議案作開場發言，闡述《五年規劃》深化醫療改革、建設國際醫療創新樞紐及對接「健康灣區」等策略方向。政府力爭五年內基本完成全港18區地區康健中心建設，累計會員達100萬人，並於今年底成立藥物及醫療器械監督管理中心。控煙方面，明年年底全面實施完稅標籤制度及統一包裝設計規定。
Why read this: 演說列出多項可核對的時間表與數字，包括五年內建成18區地區康健中心及明年年底實施完稅標籤制度，方便讀者對照政策進度。
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民政及青年事務局局長麥美娟書面答覆立法會提問，表示在中央政府支持下，特區政府會把陝西省延安革命紀念館列為第二個香港特區在內地的青少年愛國主義教育基地。民青局將在二○二七至二八年度設定四個年度主題，包括香港回歸祖國30周年、中國人民解放軍建軍100周年、國家航天事業成就及東江水供港工程。該年度的青年內地交流資助計劃於本年十一月中旬開始接受申請，安排青年參訪相關基地的申請獲優先考慮。
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂出席立法會接種季節性流感疫苗活動，呼籲「一老一幼」盡快接種，強調流感並非普通傷風感冒。今年夏季流感季節三個多月內已錄得23宗兒童重症個案、730宗成年人嚴重個案，其中503宗死亡。政府流感疫苗接種計劃九月十七日展開，至今已接種超過70萬針，上一年度則創下超過203萬針紀錄。
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教育局局長蔡若蓮在立法會書面答覆吳永嘉議員提問，交代職業教育和就業支援計劃及職學僱主評核先導計劃的參與人數與安排。支援計劃現涵蓋六個行業範疇，每財政年度提供1,200個學額；先導計劃每學年1,000個名額，僱主可獲每名學員最多36,000元津貼。2026年《施政報告》宣布，註冊學徒每月1,000元額外培訓津貼將延續兩年至二○二八至二九年度。
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data.gov.hk 新增「專上學生資助計劃」統計數據集，提供該資助計劃的統計資料，屬教育類別。數據集更新頻率為每月更新，由 Digital Policy Office 開發及支援。用戶可在平台查看數據字典並下載歷史數據。
The Education Bureau has revised the School Management Guidelines, requiring aided schools to consult parents through a professional team when considering holding back students with special educational needs or severe mental illness. The authorities warned that holding students back may exacerbate their adjustment difficulties. The original feed did not provide the full text; please refer to the original for details.
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行政長官李家超出席「向國旗敬禮」訪京團嘉許禮暨紅軍長征勝利90周年展覽啟動禮，寄語學生以實際行動弘揚長征精神，成為「一國兩制」事業的建設者和接班人。近千名香港師生上月到北京參訪並獲中共中央政治局常委、國務院副總理丁薛祥接見。專題展覽由教育局主辦、愛國教育支援中心協辦，對象為全港中小學生。
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李家超在「向國旗敬禮」訪京團嘉許禮暨紅軍長征勝利九十周年展覽啟動禮致辭，冀學員將上月北京之行的經歷轉化為未來奮鬥的持久動力。近千名香港師生上月到北京參訪考察，獲國務院副總理丁薛祥接見。他又提到特區政府主辦紅軍長征勝利九十周年專題展覽，讓同學深刻認識長征歷史。
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政府今日（十月十三日）舉行「向國旗敬禮」訪京團嘉許禮，由行政長官李家超擔任主禮嘉賓，並啓動「初心不改 信念如磐：紅軍長征勝利九十周年」專題展覽。訪京團於九月十八日至二十二日在北京開展主題活動，港澳約1 200名大中小學升旗隊代表、師生及青年團體代表參加。專題展覽即日起於愛國教育支援中心展出，對象為全港中小學生。
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行政長官李家超出席「向國旗敬禮」訪京團嘉許禮暨紅軍長征勝利九十周年展覽啟動禮並致辭。「向國旗敬禮」港澳青少年升旗隊代表訪京團近千名香港師生上月到北京參訪，獲中共中央政治局常委、國務院副總理丁薛祥接見。特區政府主辦「初心不改 信念如磐：紅軍長征勝利九十周年」專題展覽，由香港教育工作者聯會轄下的愛國教育支援中心協辦。
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教育局宣布香港卓越獎學金計劃即日起至十二月三十一日下午六時接受申請，面向擬於二○二七／二八學年起入讀香港境外世界知名大學的合資格學生。學費資助每年上限三十萬元，得主須回港工作最少兩年；通過入息資產審查者另可獲每年最多二十萬元助學金。
The Education Bureau has updated the School Administration Manual, stating that schools should not arrange for students with special educational needs (SEN) to repeat a year, and in particular should not have them repeat more than once; those with intellectual development disorders or severe mental illness are even less suitable for repetition. The Manual states that repeating a year will only exacerbate difficulties in social and emotional adjustment and increase mental health risks, and that schools should provide appropriate support measures as an alternative to grade retention. When considering repetition, schools must discuss the matter with parents through a multidisciplinary team, and where necessary seek the opinions of professionals such as psychiatrists.