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教育局局長蔡若蓮書面回應邱達根議員的青少年精神健康提問，交代各項跨部門支援措施。三層應急機制自二○二三年十二月至二○二六年七月，第二層接獲855宗轉介、第三層接獲547宗校長轉介，並已擴展至小學四至六年級試行。中小學匯報的學生懷疑自殺身亡個案三學年分別為30、33及23宗。
Why read this: 答覆披露三層應急機制實施以來第二層接獲855宗轉介、第三層547宗，讀者可據此核對機制的實際運作規模。
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂於立法會書面答覆公布，第二批粵港澳大灣區中藥標準已於二○二六年八月三十一日發布，涵蓋巴戟天、桂枝等七個品種。《香港中藥材標準》已出版12冊、涵蓋357種中藥材，獲28份國際標準化組織文件引用。中藥師規管方面，《中醫藥發展藍圖》行動6.2將設專責小組討論中藥專業人員進修與發展模式。
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂書面答覆立法會提問，交代打擊未經註冊藥物的執法情況。二○二三年一月至二○二六年八月衞生署巡查約36 200次、105宗個案被定罪，WT1個案四個處所檢獲超過1 600支未經註冊注射劑，三人被捕，包括一名註冊醫生。
Why read this: 答覆列出二○二三年一月至二○二六年八月的巡查、定罪和廣告警告信數字，並交代WT1個案的執法進展，可核對政府的打擊力度。
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教育局局長蔡若蓮書面答覆伍煥杰議員提問，表示教育局已更新科學課程加強航天及STEAM元素，並透過津貼和內地交流計劃支援學校。太空館將於二○二六年底舉行神舟二十三號任務專題展覽，少年太空人體驗營明年名額增至35名。二○二五至二八三年期八所教資會資助大學新增27項STEAM及「八大中心」相關學士學位課程，創科署將推出新一輪航天科技特別項目徵集。
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教育局局長蔡若蓮書面回覆立法會質詢，指2023/24至2025/26三個學年全港中小學共匯報86宗學生懷疑自殺個案。三層應急機制自2023年12月至今年7月底，校外支援網絡接獲855宗轉介，醫管局精神科接獲547宗校長轉介。
Why read this: 回覆列出三個學年86宗懷疑自殺個案及三層應急機制的轉介數字，讀者可核對支援機制的實際規模。
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data.gov.hk 收錄死亡統計數據集，涵蓋1981至2024年按性別的註冊死亡人數、粗死亡率，以及嬰兒、圍產、孕產婦死亡率等12項指標。主要死因的死亡率與死亡人數涵蓋2001至2024年，按年齡組別的死亡率則提供2014及2024年數據。數據按需要更新，維護人為 Ms TSANG Wai Yin, Pauline。
DATA.GOV.HK has uploaded a cancer statistics dataset, providing figures on new cancer cases and registered deaths for 2022, broken down by the top ten cancer disease groups and by sex, with an update frequency of as needed. The dataset is maintained by Ms TSANG Wai Yin, Pauline (Health Statistics 2). The website also features a daily-updated RSS feed listing data files with paths added or updated in the past 14 days.
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港協暨奧委會舉行中國香港代表團授旗典禮，15位運動員將出戰達卡青奧會12個體育項目。第四屆青年奧林匹克運動會10月31日至11月13日在塞內加爾達卡舉行。文化體育及旅遊局局長羅淑佩表示，當局已將藝術及體育發展基金的參賽資助比例由九成提升至百分百。
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衞生防護中心十月六日調查南區一間安老院的產碳青霉烯酶腸道桿菌帶菌群組，涉及同一樓層四名69至99歲院友，均為帶菌者、沒有相關病徵且情況穩定。中心指院舍未有妥善執行防控措施，不排除細菌在院內傳播，將繼續在院舍篩查並作醫學監察。
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health calls on women to respond to Breast Cancer Awareness Month by adopting a healthy lifestyle and undergoing risk-based screening. Over the past 10 years, the overall five-year relative survival rate for breast cancer reached 84%, rising to as high as 99.3% for stage one. As at the end of June 2026, about 1,360 high-risk women had received screening under the phase two pilot programme, of whom 17 were diagnosed with breast cancer, all at stage one or below.
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行政長官李家超十月六日會見傳媒，交代《香港第一個五年規劃》明日起一連三日在立法會合併辯論，由政務司司長率領官員參與討論。他回應APEC財長會、護士招聘及工程質素等追問，指財長會將於十月二十日至二十一日在港舉行，醫管局仍有3 000多個護士職位空缺。
Why read this: 特首交代《五年規劃》明起在立法會合併辯論的安排，並列出醫管局仍有3 000多個護士職位空缺等可核對數字。
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開放數據平台 data.gov.hk 更新「一九七一年至二零二四年男性和女性的出生時平均預期壽命」數據集，資料語言為英文，並提供歷史數據下載。該數據集建立日期為 2026-09-18、發布日期為 2015-10-01，由數字政策辦公室開發及支援。
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李家超表示社會對護士的需求長期存在，政府招聘護士以本地人才優先。醫管局九成九點八的現職護士為本地培訓，現時仍有三千多個護士職位空缺供畢業生申請。二〇二五至二六年的護士畢業生當中，有超過四分一應徵醫管局以外的崗位。
A "School Locations and Information" dataset has been published on data.gov.hk, containing georeferenced data and related information for government, private, subsidised, Direct Subsidy Scheme, English Schools Foundation and international schools, kindergartens and kindergartens with nursery classes. The dataset is updated monthly and maintained by the Education Bureau for general enquiries.
A dataset listing certified plans under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) has been uploaded to DATA.GOV.HK, maintained by the VHIS Office and updated as required. Certified plans refer to individual hospitalisation insurance plans (IHIPs) approved by the Health Bureau and meeting VHIS standards, divided into standard plans and flexible plans.
DATA.GOV.HK includes a list of insurance companies participating in the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) and offering Health Bureau-certified individual hospital insurance products. The data is updated as needed and maintained by the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme Office. The relevant dataset was published on the CSDI platform in 11/2024.
希愈生殖醫學中心獲人類生殖科技管理局批准，明日起全面恢復治療服務，管理局指上月突擊視察後信納中心已落實各項補救及改善措施。民建聯立法會議員林琳認為事件表面證據指向個別員工操守問題，並期望《生殖科技及胚胎研究實務守則》的檢討盡快完成，將事故通報機制與《日間醫療中心實務守則》看齊，識別重要風險事件後須於24小時內呈報。
The Department of Health said the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulator has confirmed that HK Fertility Centre has implemented remedial and improvement measures, approving the centre to fully resume all 17 treatment services covered by its licence from tomorrow, and lifting the order suspending the acceptance of new patients. The centre was previously ordered to suspend accepting new patients over a risk of mismatched embryo and medical tissue samples. The regulator said sample handling procedures have been refined, staff training strengthened, and laboratory management and security systems enhanced, while the main personnel involved have left their posts.
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人類生殖科技管理局批准希愈生殖醫學中心由明日起全面恢復牌照涵蓋的17項治療服務，衞生署同步解除暫停接收生殖科技程序新症的指令。該中心7月發生胚胎活檢樣本錯配後被暫停其中14項服務，管理局突擊視察後信納各項補救及改善措施已落實，主要涉事人員已離職。
Why read this: 文中列出錯配事件後被暫停的14項服務與這次獲批恢復的17項服務，可核對中心整改範圍與處置進度。
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一名10歲男童感染甲型流感併發休克，留醫威爾斯醫院兒童深切治療部，情況嚴重，他尚未接種流感疫苗。衞生防護中心指6月底至今累計錄得22宗兒童流感嚴重個案，九月開學後已錄得近350宗學校流感樣疾病爆發，影響超過2000人。
Why read this: 報導交代男童由發病到入院的時間線，並列出近月兒童嚴重個案與學校爆發數字，方便讀者對照流感風險。
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衞生署十月五日宣布解除希愈生殖醫學中心暫停接收生殖科技程序新症的指令，中心明日起可全面恢復接收新症。人類生殖科技管理局確認中心已落實補救及改善措施，批准其由十月六日起恢復牌照涵蓋的17項治療服務。中心早前未有在識別重要風險事件後24小時內呈報，衞生署上月初已完成調查。
Why read this: 公報交代了解除暫停新症指令的條件與恢復日期，並交代中心此前未有在24小時內呈報風險事件的違規背景。
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衞生防護中心十月五日錄得一宗兒童流感嚴重個案，10歲男童確診甲型（H1）流感併發休克，在威爾斯親王醫院兒童深切治療部留醫、情況嚴重，他未接種本年度流感疫苗。自六月底起累計22宗兒童嚴重個案，九月開學後錄得近350宗學校流感樣疾病爆發，影響超過2 000人。
Why read this: 公報列出六月底至今兒童嚴重個案的累計宗數與轉歸，以及開學後學校爆發的宗數和影響人數，家長可據此評估風險。
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上星期本港新增兩宗退伍軍人病個案，今年累計錄得153宗。一名是住南區、有長期病患的67歲男病人，屬社區感染；另一名是55歲女病人，潛伏期內曾到內地，屬輸入個案。衞生防護中心指初步調查顯示兩宗都屬散發個案，未有資料顯示與其他確診個案有流行病學關連。
Secretary for Health and Social Care Lo Chung-mau inspected Kai Tak Hospital and said services from Queen Elizabeth Hospital would be progressively relocated to Kai Tak Hospital, with consideration given to patients' adaptation and adjustments to appointment times during the process, adopting a gradual approach that starts with lower-risk items. The family medicine outpatient service starting today is in a "trial period", providing 350 slots per day, after which specialist outpatient, allied health and diagnostic imaging services will be gradually expanded.
Why read this: The announcement sets out the pace of relocation and the 350 daily slots for family medicine outpatient services starting today, enabling readers to check the scope and timing of services.
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂十月五日下午視察啟德醫院首日運作，當日先開家庭醫學門診350個名額，約兩至三個星期後加入專科門診及專職醫療，門診服務量或增至接近2 000人次。啟德醫院設2 400張病床，較伊利沙伯醫院多近500張，急症室擴大三倍。伊利沙伯醫院將於未來一年多逐步搬遷服務，其後改裝為香港第一家日間綜合醫院。
Why read this: 局長交代了首日只開家庭醫學門診350個名額的分階段安排，以及啟德醫院2 400張病床的規模，讀者可據此判斷何時能用到相關服務。
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衞生防護中心公布九月二十七日至十月三日錄得兩宗退伍軍人病個案，涉及67歲南區男病人和55歲曾到中國內地的女病人。初步調查屬散發個案，截至十月三日今年153宗，2025年及2024年分別167及135宗。中心提醒市民保養供水系統，免疫力弱人士應以無菌水或煮沸的水飲用刷牙。
Kai Tak Hospital began phased opening today, with the Comprehensive Family Medicine Centre the first to come into service, and the hospital described first-day operations as generally smooth. The centre will initially provide 350 consultation slots per day, and the hospital plans to add specialist outpatient services on the 26th of this month and move into internal medicine on the 12th of next month. There is currently no accident and emergency department in the hospital; patients may seek treatment at Queen Mary Hospital, Kwong Wah Hospital and United Christian Hospital.
Why read this: Lists the Family Medicine Centre's initial daily quota of 350 appointments, as well as the expansion arrangements on the 26th of this month and the 12th of next month, so that the public can check follow-up and consultation arrangements.
Kai Tak Hospital begins phased commissioning today, with the Family Medicine Integrated Centre the first to come into operation, initially providing about 350 consultation slots per day. Chief Executive Cheung Fuk-chi said the first morning was broadly smooth, and from the 26th of this month some existing cases in surgery, neurosurgery and clinical oncology will transfer in, with about 500 follow-up visits per day.
Why read this: The article lists the first departments transferring to Kai Tak Hospital and the timetable, allowing follow-up patients to check when they should switch to the new hospital, and also sets out the initial daily quota of about 350 slots at the family medicine clinic.
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衞生防護中心指本年累計29宗猴痘個案，包括22宗本地及7宗輸入，其中20宗為8月以來新增。傳染病處主任歐家榮表示，六成感染者經交友程式尋找陌生性伴侶，令接觸者追蹤困難。中心已在大樓增設疫苗接種中心，呼籲市民保留性伴侶聯絡方法。
Why read this: 可核對本年累計29宗、8月以來新增20宗的個案分布，並了解六成經交友程式尋找性伴侶令追蹤受阻的細節。
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啟德醫院明日起分階段投入服務，家庭醫學綜合中心率先展開服務，初期每日提供350個診症名額，首日預約已爆滿。伊利沙伯醫院外科、神經外科和臨床腫瘤科部分舊症本月底起轉至啟德醫院，急症室則於2028年啟用。
Why read this: 啟德醫院明起分階段啟用，文中列出各項服務的啟用時間與診症名額，方便前往就診的病人核對自己所用的服務何時轉移。
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香港執業眼科視光師協會調查發現學童近視比率隨年齡增加，6歲學童有兩成四近視，12歲達六成四。協會去年11月至今年5月到8間小學為超過3500名小學生篩查，並估算兩年後或有六成六的8歲學童出現近視。協會建議家長由3歲起安排定期眼睛檢查及增加戶外活動。
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香港滑浪風帆代表隊在名古屋亞運奪2金1銀後回港。水翼帆板iQFoil金牌得主黃梓豪及張子悅均曾停學一年備戰，兩人表示現須先專注學業，黃梓豪明年要考文憑試DSE。銀牌得主馬君正稱相信是最後一屆亞運。
Under Secretary for Health and Welfare Libby Lam has urged the public to practise the '3S of organ donation' — register their wish, inform their family, and spread the message to relatives and friends — to foster a culture of organ donation. The Centralised Organ Donation Register currently has over 420,000 citizens registered, yet more than 2,000 patients are still waiting for suitable organs every day. She made the appeal at the launch ceremony of the Hong Kong Transplant and Dialysis Sports Games.
Kai Tak Hospital will open in phases from tomorrow, with the Comprehensive Family Medicine Centre first coming into operation, initially providing about 350 family medicine clinic appointments per day. Clinical Director Cheuk Fuk-chi said slots would be limited at first and easily fully booked, with capacity to be increased later; medical outpatient services and obstetrics and gynaecology day services will come into operation next month, while accident and emergency services will launch in 2028.
Why read this: The article sets out the timetable for the phased opening of Kai Tak Hospital and the initial daily capacity of about 350 family medicine clinic appointments, helping patients who need to transfer hospitals check their consultation arrangements.
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啟德醫院明日起分階段啟用，家庭醫學綜合中心率先投入運作，初期每日提供約350個診症名額。伊利沙伯醫院外科、神經外科和臨床腫瘤科部分舊症於本月26日轉至啟德醫院，專科門診一站式預約平均15分鐘完成，較以往縮短5成。
Why read this: 文中列出每日約350個診症名額、抽血全程約6分鐘及自動配藥每日3200張處方等數字，可核對新醫院各項服務的實際效率。
The Government Chinese Medicine Testing Centre of the Department of Health has developed a simple DNA testing method for testing deer antler, reducing the testing time from 3 days by the traditional method to within 1 day. Since its establishment, the centre has completed 22 thematic projects, and has developed an efficient chemical analysis method for compound Chinese medicine granules, which can simultaneously test the chemical indicator components of multiple Chinese medicines. The centre has also introduced an electronic sensory analysis instrument commonly known as an "electronic tongue", launching a pilot scheme to digitise the taste of Chinese medicinal materials.
The Government Chinese Medicines Testing Centre of the Department of Health has completed 22 thematic projects since its establishment, benefiting the Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine and testing sectors, and has launched a pilot scheme exploring the digitisation of Chinese herbal medicine taste, using taste data to identify Chinese herbal medicines. The relevant report was uploaded today (October 4) in text and video formats to www.news.gov.hk/chi/feature.
The Government Chinese Medicine Testing Centre of the Department of Health has developed a simple DNA testing method for deer antler, reducing the identification time for genuine deer antler from the traditional three days to within one day. Since its establishment, the centre has completed 22 thematic projects. Its permanent building in Tseung Kwan O has been progressively put into service since the end of last year, with a total floor area of about 27,000 square metres. It has also developed a chemical analysis method for compound Chinese medicine granules, which allows 'one test, multiple detections' to simultaneously test the chemical indicator components of multiple Chinese medicinal materials.
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一名有長期病患的9歲女童感染乙型流感，併發敗血性休克及嚴重肺炎，在伊利沙伯醫院兒童深切治療部留醫，情況危殆，其呼吸道樣本對乙型流感病毒呈陽性。衞生防護中心指本港自6月底進入流感季節，整體流感活躍程度維持高水平，6月底至今累計21宗兒童嚴重個案，包括兩宗危殆及一宗死亡，並預料未來數周流感活躍程度仍處高水平。
Why read this: 文中列出6月底至今21宗兒童嚴重流感個案的數字，以及疫苗外展進度，可核對今年流感季的嚴重程度。
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衞生防護中心十月三日錄得一宗九歲女童乙型流感嚴重個案，女童在伊利沙伯醫院兒童深切治療部留醫，情況危殆。由六月底至今累計錄得21宗兒童嚴重個案，當中16宗已康復、兩宗穩定、兩宗危殆及一宗死亡。女童尚未接種二○二六／二七年度季節性流感疫苗。
Why read this: 公布列出女童由發病到深切治療的完整病程，以及六月底至今21宗兒童嚴重個案的分布與流感疫苗接種計劃的進度。