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房屋局表示，隨着觀塘順利邨道和黃大仙竹園道兩個由校舍改建的項目於明年第一季落成，13個簡約公屋項目將全部落成，今日起全部開放接受申請。合資格人士將陸續收到申請表，下月6日或之前交回可獲優先處理，早前已遞交者不用再次提交。局方指約三萬個單位將於明年三月底前落成，截至上月底已收到超過44,900份申請。
Why read this: 房屋局公布13個簡約公屋項目全部開放申請，並列出下月6日或之前交表可獲優先處理的安排，合資格人士可核對自己是否在範圍內。
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食環署今日公布十月份第二批白紋伊蚊誘蚊器指數，涵蓋29個監察地區，其中藍田及秀茂坪第一階段誘蚊器指數達9.4%，為各區最高。署方在沙田區發現一個私人屋苑內有積水，已向物業管理公司負責人發出一張法定通知書，要求在限期內清除積水。食環署呼籲市民每星期最少一次徹底更換花瓶的水及擦洗內壁，並清倒盆栽墊碟的水。
The government said on Friday that 1,850 owners at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po had completed signing sale and purchase agreements, accounting for over 93 per cent, with the second phase of the acquisition scheme closing on Thursday. About 1,700 owners who had signed acceptance letters chose new units under the special sales scheme, and the government said 4,400 units had been reserved, with the first batch of about 35 households starting to select flats at the end of last month. Some owners were unable to sign in time due to bankruptcy or being overseas, and the authorities said they would handle cases individually.
A total of 48 lifts at Tsui Ping North Estate in Kwun Tong and Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin were found to have only fire-resistant doors installed, without door frame components, with serious deficiencies in the works. Some Pok Hong Estate residents said they were not worried about lift safety problems, while other residents hoped the authorities would disclose more information.
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匡智會一名38歲男助理舍監2024年在殘疾人士院舍五度強姦一名輕度智障女學員，本周三被判監禁13年，案件由舍監翻查閉路電視紀錄揭發。社會福利署今回覆本報指，絕不容忍傷害殘疾人士的行為，並表示已加強對院舍翻看閉路電視系統的要求。
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香港當局在調查一間承辦商的更換工程後，發現再多39幢大廈的升降機缺少適當的門框組件。南華早報周五獲悉，警方以涉嫌欺詐為由，拘捕升降機承辦商Taizoom Elevator的一名董事及兩名註冊升降機工程師，涉及兩個屋苑共48部升降機的工程。
Why read this: 報道披露再有39幢大廈升降機被發現缺少防火門框組件，並交代警方就48部升降機工程拘捕承辦商三人。
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警方拘捕一名26歲本地男子，涉嫌「猥褻侵犯」及「傷人」。一名28歲女子報案指本月2日在港鐵尖沙咀站內被該男子潑灑不明液體，她嘗試阻止對方離開時手指受傷；警方調查相信他亦曾於1月在尖沙咀站內及一個商場向另外兩名女子潑灑不明液體，翻查閉路電視後昨天在觀塘區將他拘捕。被捕人正被扣留調查，將被暫控三項「猥褻侵犯」罪及一項「傷人」罪，案件明日在西九龍裁判法院提堂。
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赤柱One Stanley一間獨立屋鋼筋配置不符圖則，屋宇署視察及測試後發現地面層橫樑保護層未按批准圖則配置鋼絲網，部分樓板鋼筋配置亦與圖則不符。署方要求發展商建灝地產就涉事洋房、另外8座洋房及第9座公用地方安排詳細調查，並於函件日期起計1個月內提交結果及相關資料。
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屯門富泰邨一名女童早前被途人發現手持兩大袋罐裝啤酒，其父母涉嫌虐兒被捕。社署回覆查詢表示，已安排女童及兩名弟妹入住兒童院舍，接受過渡性住宿照顧服務，社工正與醫護、學校及相關院舍合作，並將召開多專業個案會議制訂福利計劃。
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「粵艇南下」首航儀式今日舉行，標誌着計劃正式實施，五艘廣東籍訪港遊艇獲歡迎。航行範圍達離岸20海里及抗浪能力不少於兩米的廣東籍遊艇均可申請訪港，須於六個指定口岸完成內地離境查驗。海事處已授權兩間內地考試中心及批核七間培訓機構，目前近300人獲取相關資格。
The Development Bureau today gazetted eight subsidiary regulations, proposing four new subsidiary regulations under the Land Titles Ordinance and amending four subsidiary regulations under the Land Registration Ordinance, the High Court Ordinance and the District Court Ordinance, to set out implementation details for the title registration system on new land in the first half of next year. New land means land held under a Government lease granted on or after the day the amended Land Titles Ordinance comes into effect, generally including land granted by way of land sale, private treaty grant and land exchange. The eight subsidiary regulations will be submitted to the Legislative Council next Wednesday for the negative vetting procedure.
Why read this: The Development Bureau has gazetted eight subsidiary regulations setting out the details for implementing the title registration system on new land in the first half of next year, allowing readers to check the land scope covered by the new system.
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天水圍一名61歲女子楊秋琪（音譯）因在住所外牆展示殖民時期香港旗及「光復香港 時代革命」等標語，在西九龍裁判法院被裁定煽動罪成，判處3個月醫院令。她早前自辯稱無意煽動他人，只是不滿大廈保安，裁判官蘇文隆接納其不滿但認為字句含意超出此範圍。煽動罪經2024年本地國安法例修訂後最高可判監7年。
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機電工程署公布，臺日電梯在觀塘翠屏北邨及沙田博康邨更換的48部升降機只安裝耐火門，未裝相關門框組件便報稱完工，事件轉介執法部門。執法人員今日到臺日電梯柴灣辦公室搜證，拘捕一名公司董事及兩名註冊工程師，案件交由新界南重案組跟進。
Why read this: 機電署指48部升降機只裝耐火門未裝門框組件，事件已轉介執法部門並拘捕3人，讀者可核對涉事屋邨與跟進進度。
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一名居於深水埗區、有長期病患的74歲女子確診感染類鼻疽，上周四離世，死因仍在調查。衞生防護中心指患者本月4日起發燒及咳嗽帶痰，上周三因氣促到明愛醫院急症室求醫，臨床樣本對類鼻疽伯克氏菌呈陽性。截至昨日，本港今年錄得9宗類鼻疽個案，中心呼籲市民保持個人及環境衞生。
The Abby Choi murder case continued at the High Court. Tam Chak-kwan, founder of Tam Jai Yunnan Mixian, testified that Abby Choi's former father-in-law, Kwong Kau, had not repaid a HK$250,000 loan. After being remanded in custody over the alleged killing of Abby Choi, Kwong Kau had asked for help hiring a lawyer. The case involves 3 defendants and the trial is ongoing.
Hong Kong authorities have ordered the One Stanley developer to inspect 8 more units, one of which was bought by a Mongolian mining tycoon's family. The inspection details are contained in a sales brochure updated on Friday by developer K&K Property, after the Buildings Department announced last month that it would carry out random checks on buildings in the estate.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department says Tai Yat Elevator (Hong Kong) installed only fire-resistant doors, but not fire-resistant door frame components, on 48 lifts it replaced at Tsui Ping North Estate in Kwun Tong and Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin, and reported the work as completed. Police have reportedly arrested 3 people so far, including 1 company director of Tai Yat Elevator and 2 registered engineers, aged between 63 and 82.
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赤柱豪宅ONE STANLEY一間獨立屋被揭部分樓板鋼筋配置不符圖則，發展商建灝地產更新售樓書，披露本月2日接獲屋宇署通知，須於一個月內完成調查並提交報告。屋宇署同時要求調查5、8、16、17、19、32、33、36號8座獨立屋及第9座公用地方，建灝稱已與所有買家和業主溝通。
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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。
Chief Executive John Lee has accepted the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission to appoint Arnold, a former permanent judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, as an overseas non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal, subject to the consent of the Legislative Council. After Arnold's appointment, the number of overseas non-permanent judges will increase from the current 5 to 6. Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Andrew Cheung has welcomed this.
The Fire Services Department said on 16 October that after analysing the timing, locations and weather conditions of hill fires in previous years, it identified 12 areas across Hong Kong with a higher risk of hill fires, including Yuen Long, Pat Heung and Sheung Shui. The department will join forces with the Civil Aid Service to form 12 patrol teams to patrol the relevant locations, and will work with other government departments and district organisations to promote fire safety messages at rural grave-sweeping sites.
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一名26歲IT技術員日前在尖沙嘴港鐵站從後向女子腿部淋白色不明液體，警方翻查閉路電視後於昨日（15日）將他拘捕。警方相信他涉及年初另外兩宗同類案件，兩名女事主事發後並未報案，涉案白色不明液體有待化驗。
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一連三日的重陽節長周末明日開始，運輸署預料假期前後各陸路口岸人流及車流將顯著增加，估計星期一（19日）下午至傍晚時段為回港高峰。署方呼籲跨境出行人士及早計劃行程並預留充裕交通時間，又指皇崗口岸將實施特別交通及公共運輸安排，市民不必急於使用新口岸。
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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。
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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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內地官方7月明確離岸信托相關所得須繳20%稅，申報截止日期為10月22日。路透引述財富顧問及律師報道，部分超級富豪正終止離岸信托、出售股票甚至更換國籍，部分省市已成立工作組收集離岸信托資料。波士頓咨詢公司估計中國離岸財富約1.7萬億美元。
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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。
The Tourism Hotspots Working Group will roll out four projects in the next stage progressively from the fourth quarter of this year, covering industrial brands, miniature art, religious culture and district features. Hong Kong industrial brand tourism will add the Kowloon Motor Bus depot, the MTR "Encounter · Station See" railway exhibition and Beijing Tong Ren Tang's Hong Kong production and research base, among others. Tourists will visit in "group in, group out" form, with the Travel Industry Council handling bookings and coordination.
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。
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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醫院管理局呼籲公眾為一名13歲男童緊急捐肝，該男童在瑪麗醫院情況嚴重，出現復發性高氨血症及膽管炎等併發症。醫管局指男童經臨床評估需緊急肝移植，已列於O+血型肝移植輪候名單首位，並會透過香港政府盡快向內地當局尋求協助。
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香港中樂團將於11月21日（六）在香港文化中心音樂廳舉行「大師神韻」音樂會，由藝術總監閻惠昌親自執棒，呈獻王立平、賈達群、趙季平及閻惠昌4位大師作品。大提琴家李垂誼、笛子演奏家王俊侃及三弦演奏家趙太生將同台演出，其中《王立平之紅樓夢大提琴隨想曲》中樂版為香港首演。門票現正熱賣中。
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運輸及物流局長陳美寶出席粵艇南下首航儀式時表示，政府已設計3條特色路線供粵艇來港參考，並會與旅遊事務署及旅發局合作發掘更多旅遊路線。今日5艘抵港內地遊艇除海上觀光外亦會上岸到市區消費，部分已預訂香港酒店並計劃停留3至4日。她期望粵艇南下帶動跨境航行及消閒產業。
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。