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警方拘捕臺日電梯（香港）有限公司一名董事及兩名註冊工程師，涉嫌在觀塘翠屏北邨和沙田博康邨的升降機更換工程中虛報完工，觸犯欺詐罪。三人年齡介乎63至82歲，正被扣留調查，警方到柴灣工業城第一期辦公室檢走多箱證物。機電工程署早前指兩邨共48部升降機只裝耐火門、無裝門框組件，已轉介警方跟進。
Why read this: 警方就觀塘翠屏北邨及沙田博康邨升降機更換工程缺失拘捕三人，讀者可核對涉案屋苑與被捕者身份。
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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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香港海關今日在香港國際機場偵破兩宗入境旅客販毒案件，共檢獲約八點八公斤懷疑大麻花及二百二十支未完稅香煙，估計市值共約一百八十三萬元。首宗案件拘捕一名四十三歲內地女旅客，第二宗案件拘捕一名四十一歲內地男旅客，兩人分別被控販運危險藥物等罪，明日於西九龍裁判法院提堂。
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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。
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衞生防護中心公布過去一星期（十月九日至十月十五日）錄得一宗新增類鼻疽個案，涉及一名居於深水埗區的74歲長期病患女子，她於十月八日離世，死因仍在調查中。中心初步調查顯示個案屬散發個案，沒有資料顯示與本港早前其他確診個案有流行病學關連。截至昨日，本港今年錄得九宗類鼻疽個案，中心提醒長者及長期病患者在颱風或暴雨後應避免接觸土壤或泥水。
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衞生防護中心公布，本港本月9日至昨日新增一宗外地傳入登革熱個案，病人潛伏期內到過柬埔寨，今年累計錄得34宗。過去一星期另錄得兩宗外地傳入基孔肯雅熱個案，兩名男患者潛伏期內均曾到內地，其中17歲患者已康復出院，64歲病人情況穩定。本港今年累計7宗基孔肯雅熱確診，包括6宗輸入及1宗本地感染。
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.
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房屋局表示，隨着觀塘順利邨道及黃大仙竹園道兩個校舍改建項目約210個單位於明年第一季落成，13個簡約公屋項目將全部落成，即日起全部開放接受申請。截至上月底已收到超過44900份申請，全數約3萬個單位將於明年3月底前落成。合資格人士今日起陸續收到申請表，下月6日或之前交回可獲優先處理。
Why read this: 房屋局公布簡約公屋13個項目全部開放申請，並交代約3萬個單位明年3月底前落成的時間表，讀者可核對申請資格與截止日期。
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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一名29歲中國籍女子因非法進口約52公斤受管制乾魚翅，今日在區域法院被判監禁10個月。她今年3月22日從巴西經埃塞俄比亞抵達香港國際機場時被海關截獲，漁護署以非法進口瀕危物種檢控，法庭以15個月為量刑起點，認罪扣減三分之一。
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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。
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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政府統計處公布二零二六年第四季業務展望，預期業務狀況較上一季為佳的受訪者佔14%，高於預期較差者的9%。
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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。
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政府統計處發表二零二六年第四季業務展望按季統計調查，14%受訪者預期業務狀況較第三季為佳，預期較差者由第三季的14%降至9%。住宿及膳食服務業和金融及保險業較多受訪者看好，運輸、倉庫及速遞服務業則看差者較多。訪問期為二零二六年九月一日至十月六日。
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.
The Transport Department announces that, to tie in with the three-day holiday around Chung Yeung Festival starting tomorrow, special traffic and public transport arrangements will be implemented at Huanggang Port. The department says passenger and vehicle flows at various land boundary control points have increased significantly from today until next Monday, and it expects next Monday afternoon to evening to be the return peak, with franchised buses during peak periods able to be increased to a frequency of every 2 to 3 minutes. The MTR will strengthen East Rail Line train services between Admiralty and Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau stations, while the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail will add short-haul services between West Kowloon Station and Futian and Shenzhen North stations.
Why read this: The Transport Department announces special traffic arrangements at Huanggang Port for the Chung Yeung Festival holiday and identifies next Monday afternoon to evening as the return peak, so the public can check schedules and travel times accordingly.
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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。
During the Chung Yeung Festival, the Fire Services Department strengthened patrols and response deployment, targeting 12 locations with relatively higher wildfire risk, all located in the New Territories West and New Territories North areas. The Civil Aid Service joined with the Fire Services Department to form 12 patrol teams to strengthen on-site patrols. The Fire Services Department also deployed a remote aerial detection system, a real-time artificial intelligence image analysis platform and newly introduced large drones equipped with a water bomb dropping system. The drones can carry an 80-litre water-carrying device, providing aerial auxiliary support for remote or steep locations.
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二○二六年十月十六日（星期五）的港幣匯率指數為一百點三，與昨日指數比較下降零點一。
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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.
The Census and Statistics Department has updated the "Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Index" statistics report on data.gov.hk. The dataset is provided in XLSX format, updated monthly, and the data language is English. The dataset was created on 2026-10-15 and published on 2023-04-18.
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政府統計處在 data.gov.hk 更新「香港商品貿易指數〔統計報告〕」數據集，格式為 XLSX，更新頻率為每月，數據資源建立日期為 2026-10-15。該數據集屬工商業分類，資料語言為繁體中文。
The Census and Statistics Department publishes the "Hong Kong Merchandise Trade Index" statistical report on data.gov.hk, under the commerce and industry category, provided in XLSX format, with a monthly update frequency. The dataset was created on 2026-10-15, and the data language is Simplified Chinese.
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政府統計處在 data.gov.hk 更新「香港商品貿易指數〔統計報告〕」數據集，以 CSV 格式提供，更新頻率為每月，資料語言為英文。該數據集於 2026-10-15 建立，發布日期為 2023-04-18，隸屬工商業分類。
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開放數據平台於2026-10-15更新「香港商品貿易指數」數據集，該數據集提供過去14天內新增或檔案已置換的資料資訊，以RSS摘要形式每天更新一次。數據集由數字政策辦公室開發及支援，資料語言為繁體中文。
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開放數據平台於2026-10-15更新「香港商品貿易指數」數據集，該數據集建立日期為2026-10-15，發布日期為2023-04-18，資料語言為簡體中文。此RSS摘要每天更新一次，提供過去14天內新增或檔案已置換的資料資訊。