Mak Mee-kuen: Amendment will encourage owners to vote in person on major repairs

Mak Mee-kuen said the government had completed public consultation on amending the Buildings Management Ordinance last month, and the amendment would encourage owners to participate personally in voting on major repairs. She said the ordinance had previously contained grey areas, for example with no clear provision that a owners' corporation must not cancel meetings without reasonable grounds. She stressed that private property management must involve the participation of owners, and the government can only assist.

Bar Association urges amendment to allow owners to apply to court to enforce building safety in corporation's name

The Bar Association has urged the government to reform the enforcement of obligations under building deeds of mutual covenant in amending the Buildings Management Ordinance. It recommends that, where safety violations have occurred or are continuing in a building, if the corporation refuses to act or takes no action without reasonable grounds, owners should be permitted to apply to the court for permission to initiate enforcement proceedings in the corporation's name. The scheme would be limited to enforcing necessary obligations relating to building safety, and the association has put forward several other proposals for consideration.

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大律師公會倡業主親投票門檻不一刀切 「大額採購」擬須5%人 憂影響法團日常運作

大律師公會就政府修訂《建築物管理條例》的公眾諮詢提交意見，原則上大部分同意5個修例方向，但不建議對「第二類大額採購」的親自投票門檻「一刀切」。當局建議門檻為業主數目5%或100人，公會認為只應在涉及重大安全考慮、潛在利益衝突或異常重大財務影響的合約設門檻，否則或影響法團日常運作。公會主席毛樂禮認同增加「授權書」透明度，建議長遠採電子投票平台以杜絕授權票問題。

Fire Services Department intercepts private car suspected of illegal refuelling at Shek Kip Mei Estate, tracing persons involved

The Fire Services Department intercepted a private car suspected of being used for illegal refuelling at a car park in Shek Kip Mei Estate, finding large containers capable of storing about 1,000 litres of fuel as well as refuelling equipment, and is tracing the persons involved. After receiving a public report, the department searched the scene and, together with the Sham Shui Po District Office, the Housing Department and others, held an emergency meeting to step up patrols of car parks in estates in the district.

O記搗「越南幫」犯罪集團拘127人 包括越南裔女主腦及其同鄉骨幹成員

警方O記周四（8日）起一連兩日突擊搜查西九龍區8個處所，拘捕127人，包括活躍於深水埗的非華裔犯罪集團越南裔女主腦及其同鄉骨幹成員。該集團從事高利貸、銀會、偽造證件、無牌酒吧、賭檔等活動，對象主要為非華裔人士，警方經臥底蒐證及深入調查後採取行動。

Police bust transnational illegal prostitution syndicate, arrest 16 and seize about $18 million in cash

Police busted a transnational illegal prostitution syndicate suspected of trafficking in persons, arresting 16 men and women, seizing about $18 million in cash and freezing about $5 million in suspected criminal proceeds in bank accounts, with 12 of them already charged and appearing in Kowloon City Magistrates' Court on Monday. Police launched a two-day operation starting Thursday targeting organised prostitution in Tsim Sha Tsui and Tuen Mun districts. The syndicate was suspected of trafficking a number of foreign women to Hong Kong to work in prostitution in hotels and using 4 bank accounts to process criminal proceeds.

Secretary for the Civil Service: Senior civil servants may face disciplinary action if named in Tai Po fire investigation report

Hong Kong's Secretary for the Civil Service said that senior civil servants deemed responsible in last year's fatal Tai Po fire may face disciplinary action if they are named in the investigation report. The Commission of Inquiry, appointed by the government, is expected to submit its report this month. The Secretary also said a support team is being set up to assist the Civil Service Commission in handling investigations into officials' "administrative responsibility".

Girl at Fu Tai Estate carrying beer: Lam Ching-choi says multi-disciplinary meeting to be convened, including paediatric and psychiatric doctors

The case of a girl at Fu Tai Estate carrying beer has drawn concern, with Lam Ching-choi saying a multi-disciplinary meeting will be convened to handle the incident, with participants including professionals such as paediatric and psychiatric doctors.

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警務處處長周一鳴：首8個月2144名青少年因刑事罪行被捕 按年升23%

警務處處長周一鳴表示，今年首8個月有2144名青少年因刑事罪行被捕，按年升23%。個案主要涉及傷人及嚴重毆打，多因瑣碎糾紛一時衝動，其次為詐騙及洗黑錢。警方剛發布最新一期《師長攻略 • 青少年陷阱解密》，並會安排網罪科等向學生提供培訓。

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油麻地貓隻被困天井 消防及愛協合力救3幼貓

消防與愛協在油麻地上海街203號一空置地舖救出3隻被困天井的幼貓。今午12時許警方接獲周姓女子報案，消防破門而入，3幼貓經初步健康檢查後交由義工處理，案件列作動物拯救。

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大廈管理糾紛三層機制明年推行 麥美娟冀區議員及早介入調解

施政報告提出處理大廈管理糾紛的三層機制並於明年推行，民政及青年事務局局長麥美娟指首層會即時轉介區議員調解，未能解決則轉介第二層專業調解，第三層交法庭處理，當局會加強區議員調解培訓。政府同時推動修訂《建築物管理條例》，把以往灰色地帶寫得更清晰，讓業主知道如何召開會議及處理糾紛。

Police bust cross-border human trafficking and prostitution syndicate, arresting 16 including 7 masterminds and members

The Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit has dismantled a cross-border human trafficking and prostitution syndicate active in Tsim Sha Tsui, arresting 16 people, including 7 masterminds and core members of the syndicate and 9 Thai sex workers. The operation seized HK$13 million in cash and froze over HK$5 million in criminal proceeds in bank accounts. The case will appear at Kowloon City Court on Monday (12th).

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警方搗破非華裔犯罪集團 拘捕127人放高利貸年利率達3700厘

警方搗破活躍於西九龍的非華裔犯罪集團，拘捕127人，包括10名主腦及骨幹，檢獲超過200萬元現金及財物。集團以同鄉會作掩飾放高利貸，實際年利率可達3700厘，遠超法定48厘上限，並涉及製作偽造身份證、非法賭場等活動。有組織罪案及三合會調查科派臥底調查半年，過去兩日採取拘捕行動。

Faint meowing heard from lightwell of vacant shop on Shanghai Street; firefighters rescue 3 trapped kittens

The Fire Services Department responded to a report today, breaking into a vacant shop on Shanghai Street in Yau Ma Tei and rescuing 3 kittens trapped deep inside the lightwell. The kittens were found to be physically unharmed after examination and have been handed over to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for care and rehoming. The Fire Services Department urged members of the public not to take risks when discovering animals trapped in dangerous places, and to contact the Fire Services Department or relevant departments as soon as possible for handling.

Hong Kong police bust prostitution syndicate involving Thai women, seize HK$13 million in cash

Hong Kong police have busted a local organisation suspected of running a prostitution syndicate in Tsim Sha Tsui, seizing HK$13 million in cash and freezing HK$5 million in suspected criminal proceeds. Police announced on Saturday that they arrested 5 local men and 2 foreign men, aged between 44 and 54, who are suspected of inducing Southeast Asian women to come to Hong Kong for prostitution.

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29歲男子確診猴痘 潛伏期曾與男性有高風險性接觸

本港新增一名29歲男子確診猴痘，情況穩定，已送瑪嘉烈醫院隔離治療，其潛伏期內曾與男子有高風險性接觸。衞生防護中心指8月至今共錄得21宗新增個案，佔全年總數七成，近月超過一半患者透過交友應用程式尋找陌生性伴侶，部分個案因無法聯絡新結識伴侶而難以追蹤。中心呼籲有高風險性接觸人士盡快接種猴痘疫苗並保留性伴侶聯絡方法。

Chris Sun: 'Mental Health Month' raises community awareness of the issue, with activities to be held in the community

Chris Sun said the '2026 Mental Health Month' will hold activities in the community to raise awareness of mental health. Coinciding with 'World Mental Health Day', a launch ceremony and community experience day was held today (10th), featuring a jump rope team performance and inviting doctors, athletes and schools to explore the links between regular exercise and physical, mental and spiritual health.

Police bust transnational prostitution syndicate, arrest 16 including 3 brothers who are core members

The Regional Crime Unit of Kowloon West busted a transnational prostitution syndicate involved in trafficking in persons, arresting 16 people in total. Among them, 7 were the mastermind and core members of the syndicate, while the remaining 9 were Thai sex workers.

Tsuen Wan Hing Wo Street parking meter dispute erupts into row; 'Skinny Guy' turns peacemaker, netizens say he seems more mature (with video)

A man and a woman were again embroiled in a foul-mouthed row over using a smart parking meter on Hing Wo Street in Tsuen Wan. The 'Skinny Guy', who became famous last year for taking off his shirt and swearing, did not strip this time but instead acted as a peacemaker, moving between the pair to mediate and successfully defusing the dispute. The video was shared by the Facebook group 'Car Cam L (Hong Kong Group)', with netizens commenting that he 'seems more mature and steady', and that his peacemaking deserves praise. The original article was published on am730.

Further 72 nomination forms received for general election of Election Committee subsectors

On the fourth day of the nomination period for the general election of Election Committee subsectors, returning officers of the various subsectors received a further 72 nomination forms today, comprising 71 candidate nomination forms and 1 nomination form from a specified organisation. To date, the Electoral Office has received a total of 756 candidate nomination forms and 12 nomination forms from specified organisations, with the largest number of candidate nomination forms, 34, received by the "Representatives of Hong Kong Members of National-level Organisations" subsector. The nomination period began on Wednesday and will end on 20 October.

Secretary proposes three-tier mechanism to strengthen regulation of renovation works after Tai Po Wang Fuk Court fire

The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs has proposed a three-tier dispute resolution mechanism to help owners strengthen oversight of large-scale renovation works and prevent fraud by unscrupulous merchants. A fatal fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po in November 2025, when the estate was undergoing HK$330 million (US$42.3 million) renovation works; the incident killed 168 people and left nearly 5,000 homeless.

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蔡天鳳案開審 被指因HK$7200萬物業糾紛遭謀殺

香港高等法院就28歲模特兒蔡天鳳被殺案開審，庭上指一名退休警員及其兩名兒子因一宗HK$7200萬元單位出售提議的家庭糾紛，謀殺蔡天鳳。審訊因程序問題及陪審員遴選延遲一星期，蔡母Cheung Yin-fa已出庭作供。

Tse Chin-wan: Government will step up management of dangerous dogs to prevent abandonment by owners

Secretary for the Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said the government will step up management of dangerous dogs and tighten requirements for owners to properly restrain their dogs, in order to prevent abandonment. In the past, the government used to catch tens of thousands of stray dogs every year, but this has now been reduced to several hundred, marking a significant improvement in the situation.

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藍田平田邨服務設施大樓傳異味 揭57歲男倒斃房間

藍田平田邨服務設施大樓傳出異味，其後揭發一名57歲男子倒斃在房間內。

Secretary for Environment and Ecology: Hong Kong to expand community recycling network after shelving municipal solid waste charging

After shelving the municipal solid waste charging scheme due to strong public opposition, Hong Kong will strengthen its community recycling network, including setting up full-day automated recycling points. The Secretary for Environment and Ecology also pledged that the allowed rate of return would be reviewed when the two power companies' scheme of control agreements expire in 2033, and that clean energy would be promoted.

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屯門懷疑虐兒案 林正財相信社署決定照顧安排會以兒童利益放首位

屯門富泰邨一名女童被途人發現手持兩大袋罐裝啤酒，事件經社交媒體揭發，女童父母涉嫌虐兒被捕。林正財說即將召開的多專業個案會議會提供合適意見予社署，相信社署作決定時會將兒童利益放首位，並強調恐嚇、呼喝會對兒童心理有很大影響。

Centre for Food Safety says those bringing uncooked food into Hong Kong will not be prosecuted, specially trained detection dogs deployed to step up interception

The Centre for Food Safety reminds that illegally bringing regulated foods such as thoroughly uncooked game, meat, poultry and eggs into Hong Kong will lead to prosecution, and specially trained quarantine detection dogs have been deployed to step up interception at various land boundary control points. The Huanggang Port will commence operation next Monday; food is subject to statutory regulation regardless of whether it is vacuum-sealed or wrapped in foil, and meat that has been blanched but not thoroughly cooked likewise cannot be brought in.

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Explorer inspires youth through glacier field trips

Explorer Wilson Cheung took Hong Kong secondary school students on a field trip to the Swiss Alps this summer, where glacial melting and ground thaw rendered some of the terrain he had previously reached inaccessible, while increased rockfalls added to the danger. He did not complete a scientific snowkite crossing of Greenland covering about 1,700 kilometres (1,056 miles) a few weeks ago, collecting data continuously along the way.

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食安中心提醒新皇崗口岸啟用前勿非法攜帶未徹底煮熟野味肉類入境

食環署食安中心提醒市民，新皇崗口岸將於十月十二日啓用，從任何口岸返港均不得非法攜帶未經徹底煮熟的野味、肉類、家禽和蛋類入境。根據《進口野味、肉類、家禽及蛋類規例》（第132AK章），相關食物須附來源地衞生證明書或食環署書面准許，違例者最高可罰款五萬元及監禁六個月，二○二五年食安中心共對2 148宗個案提出檢控。

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大埔男子「太空漫步」擋車 突露下體嚇壞司機

行車紀錄儀片段顯示，一名男子周三(7日)清晨5時許在大埔寶鄉街以「S形」路線擋在私家車前，更突然探手露出下體並撥弄揮動，嚇得車主倒車退避。影片上載至Facebook群組「車cam L（香港群組）」後引發熱議，網民質疑男子疑似吸食「太空油」依托咪酯，並建議車主報警。

Hong Kong beauty and hairdressing industry faces manpower shortage, practitioners' prospects uncertain

Hong Kong's beauty and hairdressing industry is facing a manpower shortage. Terrence Wu Chung-ting, a graduate of the finance department of a top local university who previously worked in beauty product sales, switched to the hairdressing trade eight years ago. He moved from white-collar work to blue-collar work and now provides scalp care for hair loss treatment for customers.

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消防石硤尾邨停車場檢非法燃油轉注私家車 追緝涉案人士

消防處在石硤尾邨停車場檢獲一輛懷疑用作非法燃油轉注的私家車，車廂藏有可儲約1,000公升燃油的大型儲油容器、多個膠桶及入油工具，正追緝涉案人士。本月7日消防處接報停車場散發汽油味，這是公共屋邨停車場私家車收藏非法燃油的第4宗個案。

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元朗八旬婦疑進食時鯁喉 陷昏迷送院搶救

元朗泰衡街2號大興大廈院舍一名87歲姓衛老婦今早5時許食粥期間懷疑鯁喉暈倒，陷入昏迷後由救護車送往博愛醫院搶救，最後回復清醒。警方接報到場，正調查事件。

Christine Choi: Improvement measures for Wang Fuk Court fire to be decided after independent committee report; disciplinary action against errant civil servants not ruled out

Secretary for the Civil Service Christine Choi said whether responsibility investigations will be launched over the Wang Fuk Court fire must await publication of the independent committee's report, after which existing measures and accountability will be reviewed in accordance with the report's contents and mechanisms. It is understood that the government is deploying two principal-level administrative officers to assist the Standing Commission on Disciplinary Action of the Civil Service in launching a Level 2 administrative responsibility investigation into last year's fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po; the authorities are formulating a code and arranging manpower and office space.

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元朗院舍八旬婦鯁喉 昏迷送院搶救後恢復意識

元朗一間院舍一名八旬婦人鯁喉後一度昏迷，送院搶救後已恢復意識。

Yeung Ho Poi-yin: authorities will make improvements or pursue accountability according to the report of the independent committee on the Wing Fook Court fire

Secretary for the Civil Service Yeung Ho Poi-yin said an independent committee report on the Wing Fook Court fire was expected before the end of this month, and the authorities would make improvements or pursue accountability according to the improprieties identified in the report. She said that if the report clearly identified misconduct by individual civil servants or there was prima facie evidence, disciplinary action could not be ruled out from being launched directly. In addition, Hongkong Post will not issue long-term employment terms to employees who completed their probation in September, and will instead renew their contracts for two years.

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衞生防護中心調查一宗猴痘確診個案 並增設疫苗接種點堵截傳播鏈

衞生防護中心十月十日表示正調查一宗涉及29歲男子的猴痘確診個案，本月接種劑數較上月同期急增逾70%。今年累計錄得30宗個案，八月至今新增21宗，佔全年七成，大部分病人未曾接種疫苗。中心已在衞生防護中心大樓增設接種中心，並將於旺角及油麻地加開外展接種服務。

Government to launch three-tier mechanism for building management disputes next year; Alice Mak hopes district councillors will step in to mediate at early stage of disputes

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak said the government plans to launch a three-tier mechanism for handling building management disputes next year, hoping that district councillors will intervene through mediation at the early stage of residents' disputes to prevent them from escalating. District councillors will receive mediation training and assist residents in referring cases to follow-up services when necessary.

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謝展寰：2035年內地輸港零碳電力比例目標增至約七成 本港電費可下調

環境及生態局局長謝展寰表示，政府將審慎、全面檢視本港電力市場，兩家電力公司現行《管制計劃協議》將於2033年屆滿。香港目前零碳能源佔比約25%，目標2030年提升至35%，並於2035年增至約六至七成，相信有助降低電費。

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Blind musician with rare congenital condition takes the stage

Blind musician Cassie Li Pui-ying performed at Queen Elizabeth Stadium for more than 2,500 audience members, singing, speaking and playing the drums. The performance was organised in March by Live Theatre, which is also run by her mother Marine Mak; the group gives visually impaired students a stage to perform on. She underwent a seven-hour operation in Hong Kong in 2025.