The "Winter Carnival" series, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, will run from December to January next year. Popular arts groups from South Korea, Brazil, Australia and Denmark will make their first visits to Hong Kong, joining three local arts groups in presenting their own family-friendly fantasy theatre. Some programmes will feature workshops and post-show artist talks. Tickets for the programmes will go on sale from next Wednesday. For enquiries, call 2268 7323.
Hong Kong shares fell in the early part of the afternoon session. The Hang Seng Index stood at 23,985 earlier, down 145 points, or 0.6%. The tech index stood at 4,122, down 72 points, or 1.72%.
The Hong Kong Observatory has updated the "Tropical Cyclone Best Track Data (Post-analysis) (2025)" dataset on data.gov.hk, in CSV format, with a last updated date of 07/10/2026. The dataset is updated annually, with data available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese, and historical data downloads are provided.
The Transport Department has updated the English version of the "Vehicle Details at First Registration" dataset on the Government Open Data Portal, covering information for August 2026. The dataset is provided in XLSX format, with a last update date of 07/10/2026, a publication date of 2026-09-29, and a monthly update frequency. Historical data is available for download.
The Transport Department updated the "Details of Newly Registered Vehicles" dataset on data.gov.hk, covering newly registered vehicle data for August 2026. The data is in English, in CSV format, with a last updated date of 07/10/2026. The dataset is updated monthly and provides historical data for download.
The Transport Department has updated the "Vehicle Details of First Registration" XLSX dataset on the Government Open Data Platform, covering data for August 2026, with the last update date being 07/10/2026. The dataset update frequency is monthly, the publication date is 2026-09-29, the data language is Traditional Chinese, and historical data can be downloaded.
The Transport Department has updated the "First Registration of Vehicle Details (Traditional Chinese)" dataset on the Open Data Platform to August 2026. The data is provided in CSV format, with an update frequency of monthly, and the last updated date is 07/10/2026. The platform also provides a historical data download function, and the website is developed and supported by the Digital Policy Office.
The dataset "Details of Vehicles First Registered (Simplified Chinese) - August 2026" provided by the Transport Department on data.gov.hk was last updated on 07/10/2026, in XLSX format, with a monthly update frequency. The dataset was created and published on 2026-09-29, the data language is Simplified Chinese, and historical data can be downloaded.
The "Details of Newly Registered Vehicles (Simplified Chinese) - August 2026" dataset on the Open Data Platform is provided by the Transport Department, in CSV format, with a last updated date of 07/10/2026. The dataset is updated monthly, and users can also download historical data.
Hong Kong shares fell for a second consecutive day. The Hang Seng Index closed at midday at 23963 points, down 167 points, a drop of about 0.7%, falling below the 24000-point mark. Mainland stock markets reopened after the holiday and mainland funds returned, with first-half-day main board turnover rising to over $1063 hundred million; the Tech Index fell nearly 2% to 4113 points, HSBC and Standard Chartered fell 4% or more, while mainland property stocks bucked the trend.
Why read this: Main board turnover in the first half of the day rose to over $1063 hundred million. With mainland markets reopening after the holiday and funds returning, the changes in momentum amid the decline can be checked.
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui visited three refineries in Ticino, Switzerland — MKS PAMP, Heraeus and Valcambi SA — to learn about the latest developments in precious metals supply chain traceability and precision minting. Valcambi SA revealed that it is in discussions with Shougang Concord Century Holdings on cooperation to build gold refining and storage facilities in Hong Kong. Hui said the government will study different policy measures to attract more international precious metals firms to conduct business in Hong Kong and set up regional headquarters for Asia-Pacific.
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui visited three gold refineries in Ticino, Switzerland - MKS PAMP, Heraeus Group and Valcambi SA - to promote the high-end precious metals supply chain establishing in Hong Kong. Valcambi SA revealed it is in discussion with Shougang Concord Precision to build gold refining and storage facilities in Hong Kong, while MKS PAMP had already opened its third regional headquarters in Hong Kong last year. Christopher Hui said Hong Kong is developing a gold trading ecosystem that integrates trading, settlement, storage and refining in one place, and will return to Hong Kong on the evening of 8 October.