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袁國強梁君彥「復出」競逐選委 怡和執行主席選地建界

選委會選舉提名期已過半，前律政司長袁國強「復出」參選法律界、立法會前主席梁君彥參選工業界（第一）。另外，怡和控股執行主席班哲明‧凱瑟克參選地產及建造界。

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警方尖沙嘴製冰機等家電暗格檢獲600萬元氯胺酮 內地男涉販毒被捕

警方前日在尖沙嘴搗破毒品儲存倉，在一批家電的暗格檢獲總值約600萬元氯胺酮，拘捕一名涉販毒的內地男子。據調查，他疑因欠債被販毒集團招攬來港「搵快錢」，協助管理毒品倉，將被暫控一項「販運危險藥物」罪，今早在九龍城裁判法院提堂。

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競爭事務委員會分析指公共充電樁6年增4.5倍 未見壟斷合謀

競爭事務委員會對本港電動車公共充電服務市場作實況分析，顯示市場高度分散，未有壟斷及合謀跡象。截至今年6月全港共有17,364支公共充電樁，較2020年同月增約4.5倍。受訪充電服務營辦商稱大部分營辦商未達收支平衡，能短期獲利的營辦商都是業主。

Tuen Mun I·PARK2 tender results announced nearly a year later; Shenzhen Energy Environmental Protection files lawsuit

The tender for I·PARK2, the second modern waste incinerator at Tuen Mun Tsang Chui, closed in October last year, and the tender results were only announced via gazette in September this year, nearly 1 year later. Shenzhen Energy Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., which filed a lawsuit over the tendering matters, is a subsidiary of Shenzhen Energy Group, a state-owned enterprise under the municipal government. Established in 1997, its main business is solid waste disposal, and it was selected as a science and reform demonstration enterprise by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.

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深圳能源環保就I．PARK2落標入稟高院申請覆核 質疑發展局未停標違法

深圳能源環保股份有限公司競投屯門曾嘴第二座現代垃圾焚化爐（I．PARK2）合約落選，日前13日入稟高等法院申請司法覆核許可，要求撤銷環保署批出合約的決定。该公司指中標公司成員中國建築工程涉及兩宗致命工業意外，發展局卻未暫停其投標公共工程資格，並要求法庭裁定相關決定及未有停標違法。

Shop Cat Goes Missing, Killed by Vehicle; Passing Driver Hands Body to Pet After-Care Organisation

A tabby cat named "Garlic", kept at a vegetable stall in Happy Valley, was found missing early yesterday morning, and staff reported the matter to the police. When officers arrived, the case was initially classified as theft. A volunteer following the incident said "Garlic" was run over by a vehicle on the Canal Road Flyover in Wan Chai the night before, and its body was picked up by a passing taxi driver and handed over to a pet after-care organisation. It is believed the cat ran onto the flyover after being startled, leading to the accident.

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借500萬賭博 稱太陽城結業「還咪好傻仔」

鄺球辯方大律師戴偉奧指譚方駿曾借500萬元賭博，由蔡天鳳任擔保人，兩人最終無還錢。譚方駿稱涉事太陽城集團於2021年年底結業後，認為「冇公司（都）還咪好傻仔囉」；有人聲稱是「幫太陽城收數」，他表示「公司執咗……我唔想還」。

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蔡天鳳以投資款項購加多利山單位 譚方駿證供稱要求「攞番」

譚方駿作供稱，2022年6至7月蔡天鳳被鄺球襲擊後，向他披露加多利山單位業權屬蔡，資金來自譚家給予的投資款項，他當時十分驚訝並要求蔡「盡快攞番」。蔡又指曾「打本」予鄺港智炒賣名表，譚在辯方盤問下同意事後得知款項難以討回，炒賣名表並非成功的投資。

Tam Fong-chun Says 'Surface-Level Friendship' with Kwong Kong-chi Was to Recover Flat; Defence Says He Once Wanted to Develop Sexual Relationship

The trial of the Abby Choi case continued in the High Court, where Tam Fong-chun was cross-examined by Kwong Kong-chi's barrister Anwar Hui, who alleged that he and Kwong had been classmates and good friends since 2008 and that he once wanted to develop a romantic and sexual relationship with him, which he said he absolutely disagreed with. Tam said that after Choi's dispute with Kwong over a ball at Kadoorie Hill in 2022, he learned that Choi held the Kadoorie Hill property but was not the registered owner, and therefore maintained a surface-level friendship with Kwong Kong-chi to recover what belonged to him.

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逸樺園4房租4.6萬 較1年前加租千元

鰂魚涌逸樺園第2座中層E室一個實用896方呎的4房雙套戶，最新以HK$4.6萬租出、實用呎租逾51元，由公司租客承租。租金較對上租約按年增HK$1,000或約2%。業主2004年以620萬元購入，租金回報約8.9厘。

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33清水灣最高呎價2.76萬 媲美啟德盤

九建（0034）旗下牛池灣33清水灣第1期首推73伙招標，單日售出8伙、涉資1.17億元。第2座20樓A室實用1039方呎以2863.1萬元成交、實呎27,556元，呎價料創牛池灣分層單位新高，媲美啟德新盤水平。該盤樓花期約14個月，本月至今整體一手成交暫累錄約650宗。

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英皇西貢蠔涌洋房項目每方呎補地價3165元 較同區澄林低超過五成

資料顯示，英皇（0163）旗下西貢蠔涌洋房項目上月以8249萬元、每方呎樓面補地價約3165元完成補地價，較澄林5年前每方呎樓面補地價低超過五成。西貢區近月另有澄林及豐迎山等洋房新盤推出。

Secretary for Development Chris San Ng: Government Entitled to Collect Premium if Anderson Road First-hand Home Ownership Scheme Project Is Not Completed on Time

Secretary for Development Chris San Ng said the government had already brought prosecutions last year over the rebar issue at CK Asset's (1113) Anderson Road First-hand Home Ownership Scheme project, involving the contractor and professionals, and is now awaiting a hearing date, with the prosecutions still ongoing. He said that if the project fails to be completed on time before the deadline stipulated in the land sale terms, the government is entitled to collect a premium, while contractual issues between the developer and contractor are to be handled by the two parties themselves.

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發展局公布本季賣地計劃 供應約3845伙 首推小瀝源學生宿舍地

發展局長甯漢豪公布本季賣地計劃，季內共提供約3845伙，連同首兩個財政季度合共15,680伙，較全年目標12,600伙高出約24%。本季將推出沙田石門住宅官地，市場估值約24億至42億元；另首推沙田小瀝源專上教育學生宿舍用地，料提供約600個宿位。

Tommy Wong: Tenants Know Rent Will Rise and Will Renew Leases Quickly

Tommy Wong pointed out that once tenants know their rent is going to rise, they will renew their leases as quickly as possible. He mentioned a cha chaan teng owner who found that a tenant's business was doing well yet was reluctant to renew the lease, because the tenant believed there was still room for rents to fall and that the later the lease was renewed, the lower the rent.

Chau Hin: The Pain Point of 'Painless Taxes' Varies by Location

A lecture by Chuang Tai-leung, Associate Dean of New Asia College at CUHK, titled 'How to Invest in Life?' made him a public figure. About 10 years ago, he was already highly regarded by then Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Financial Secretary Paul Chan, appointed to a number of public offices, and awarded a Medal of Honour (MH) by the government, making him an economist of considerable standing.

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盧駿匡：恒指仍存下行壓力 或下試23000

盧駿匡指恒生指數仍存下行壓力，或下試23000點。恒指近日於24,300點附近反覆，跌勢表面放緩但企穩不等於重拾升勢。從市場寬度、權重股表現及反彈幅度等量化數據看，大市仍缺乏明確轉強信號，並要留意反彈動力逐步減弱的風險。

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高息活期存款有條件 留意首月利率

銀行現有高息港元活期存款優惠，部分選擇利率逾3厘，個別更可逾7厘，適合要保持資金流動性的存款人。由於不少優惠利率屬漸進式增加，如考慮隨時「轉會」至定存，宜揀首階段已提供較高年利率的優惠，或部分銀行予新客戶的優惠。

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葉創成：新股市場不濟 敘做港元定存

葉創成本年下半年對多數新股持審慎觀點，統計期內持審慎觀點且已成功上市的10隻新股，以昨日收市價對比上市價，僅拿森科技（2261）錄得升價，其餘9隻均下跌，股價「潛水」比率高達90%。期間他只對歡創科技（6802）相對看好，對中際旭創（3308）看法中性。

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植耀輝：台積電下跌成增持機會

植耀輝視台積電下跌為增持機會，對個別股份前景仍有信心，待其公布最新業績後再決定下一步部署。恒指勉強守住兩萬四關口，受美國加息陰霾及AI相關股急挫衝擊，不少股份本週累積跌幅達兩成至三成，後市關鍵仍看息口去向及科企季績表現。

Kam Wai-man: "Northern Metropolis" Construction Is a Litmus Test for "Public First" Principle

Kam Wai-man focuses her column on "accelerating the construction of the Northern Metropolis" and the principles upheld in the "Seven Upholds" that opens the Five-Year Plan, believing that Northern Metropolis construction is a litmus test for the "public first" principle.

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匯立12個月英鎊定存年利率4厘

匯立銀行客戶經手機應用程式敘做12個月英鎊定存，可享4厘年利率。該行以手機應用程式為指定敘做渠道，年利率為4厘。

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平安數字銀行12個月港元定存享3.45厘

平安數字銀行客戶經手機應用程式以100元或以上敘做12個月港元定存，可享3.45厘年利率。定存年期為12個月，須經手機應用程式敘做，最低金額100元。

Cheung Siu-chung: Semiconductor ETF Bet Pays Off, Can Add More as Price Rises

Cheung Siu-chung said the semiconductor ETF bet has paid off and more can be added as the price rises. The Hang Seng Index fell 251 points yesterday to close at 24,062 points, with turnover of $224.1 billion. US CPI came in above expectations, while a surge in CoreWeave's bond yields and CDS caused semiconductor stocks to plunge sharply; the Nasdaq fell 2 per cent on Wednesday night and South Korean stocks slumped 7.5 per cent.

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太航第3季兩船型日均收入升逾三成

太平洋航運（2343）公布第三季營運數據，核心小靈便型及超靈便型乾散貨船業務按期租合約對等基準日均收入（TCE）分別按年增長37%及34%，至16,020美元及17,990美元。公司表示期內受惠於運費上升、噸位航距需求穩健，以及全球航運網絡持續低效率。

Taobao and Tmall Global Adds "DISCOVER" to Strengthen AI Shopping Guidance

Taobao and Tmall Global announced at a media briefing that it will update its platform this year, launching the "DISCOVER" section, strengthening AI shopping guidance and logistics services. The platform said overseas users' demand for Chinese-made and original products has shifted from price-driven to pursuing quality and distinctive features, and it will combine AI with human taste judgement to screen products and merchants according to four criteria: quality, distinctive features, price and service, recommending them on the DISCOVER page.

HKT launches AI platform with personal plans from $48 a month

HKT (6823) has launched its self-developed artificial intelligence platform HKT.AI, with personal customer monthly fees starting from $48. The platform offers about 10 mainland and overseas AI models and has plans for individual and enterprise users.

HSBC launches digital discretionary investment for retail customers

HSBC has launched a digital discretionary portfolio management service, "Portfolio+", becoming the first retail bank to offer such a service. The bank's portfolio managers invest on behalf of clients, who do not need to select individual investments or handle day-to-day investment decisions. Lillian Ng, Head of Wealth and Financial Solutions, Hong Kong at HSBC, said private banks already offer discretionary investment services, and the service is now being brought to retail customers through technology.

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周娛10月底重塑3條免費電視頻道 以全新品牌重新啟航

周娛（1097）宣布以全新品牌重新啟航，行政總裁黃雅芬表示10月底將重塑3條免費電視頻道，並開拓海外盛事、在啟德體育園增建Live House舉行節目及與盛事主辦方聯合搞商品銷售等新業務。集團冀新業務收入將來佔整體收入多過一半，但她料需時達到目標。

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IMF料今年亞太區經濟增長放緩至4.8%

國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）預計亞太地區今年經濟增長由去年的5%放緩至4.8%，高於該行4月預測的4.4%，明年進一步放緩至4.4%。IMF指前景受中東戰爭引發的能源衝擊、AI科技熱潮及貿易結構持續改變影響。

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廖宜建：匯豐香港擁150名AI專才團隊

匯豐亞洲及中東地區聯席行政總裁廖宜建表示，集團在香港已擁有一支150名AI專才的團隊，將繼續擴充規模，預計未來兩三年翻一倍。匯豐控股（0005）早前宣布2026年下半年在新加坡設立「全球人工智能中心」；廖宜建強調集團一直以香港為「主場」，亦是AI投資及應用樞紐，對香港前景充滿信心。

HKMA Publishes "ART" Framework to Promote Responsible AI Use in Banking Sector

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority yesterday published the Supervisory Guideline on the Responsible Application of AI, introducing an accountable, resilient and trustworthy regulatory framework, abbreviated as the "ART framework". The framework aims to enhance the banking sector's artificial intelligence (AI) governance and risk management capabilities.

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美擬解除部分「影子船隊」制裁 航運股急挫

美國政府擬放寬「影子船隊」制裁，允許部分遭制裁船隻重新投入「合法石油」運輸，以降低創歷史新高的航運費用。路透社周三（14日）引述一名美國官員報道有關計劃，消息拖累本港航運股昨日急挫，中遠海能（1138）股價急跌15%。

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恒指連跌兩日收挫251點 聯想急跌逾一成四 海力士瀉11%

恒指連跌兩日，早段一度失守兩萬四關，收市跌251點，兩萬四關失而復得，聯想集團（0992）急挫逾一成四，成表現最差藍籌。美國9月通脹升幅加快，市場對聯儲局進一步收緊貨幣政策的預期升溫，加上AI相關股份估值及盈利前景憂慮，韓股為首的亞洲股市再爆小股災，海力士瀉11%、韓股曾跌停，新台幣見兩個月低。

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跑馬地菜檔貓「蒜頭」失蹤 相信被車撞斃遺體送屯門善終

跑馬地集祥街6號一間菜檔的花貓「蒜頭」懷疑被人偷去，職員今日上午9時許報案。警方到場調查，將案件列作盜竊案處理。有關方面相信「蒜頭」已被車撞斃，遺體將送往屯門善終服務處理。

Housing Authority Concerned Over Serious Defects in Lift Replacement Works at Pok Hong Estate and Tsui Ping North Estate

The Housing Authority said serious defects occurred during lift replacement works at Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin in 2025 and at Tsui Ping North Estate in Kwun Tong in 2026 respectively, and that it will pursue the liability of Tai Yat Elevator (Hong Kong) Limited. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said preliminary evidence indicates that the company is suspected of serious negligence or misconduct, and that criminal acts involving fraud and making false statements cannot be ruled out; the incident has been referred to the police. The Housing Authority also advised the owners' incorporation of Fu Heng Estate, which is preparing to replace its lifts, to hold off on approving the contract.

data.gov.hk New Dataset: Venues for Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Exhibitions

A dataset on venues for energy efficiency and energy conservation exhibitions has been published on data.gov.hk, listing the locations and details of venues hosting such exhibitions, with an annual update frequency. The original note states that the data are sourced from the latest survey and are not comprehensive.

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政府開放數據平台DATA.GOV.HK收錄香港區域供冷系統位置資料集

政府開放數據平台DATA.GOV.HK設有「香港區域供冷系統」位置資料集，歸入環境類別，更新頻率為每年。目前該資料集的數據資源數目為0，未有可供下載的項目。

data.gov.hk New Dataset: Directory of Hong Kong Recyclers and Collectors

data.gov.hk lists the "Directory of Hong Kong Recyclers and Collectors" dataset, which contains information on recyclers and collectors in Hong Kong. It falls under the environmental category, is updated twice a year, and is maintained by the Information Technology Officer (Resources Recovery). The directory carries a disclaimer stating that the Government does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of its contents, and the inclusion of an organisation does not represent Government endorsement.

data.gov.hk Adds Dataset on Registered Voter Distribution Across Heung Yee Kuk Rural Committees for Village Representative Elections

data.gov.hk has added a dataset from the Home Affairs Department listing the distribution of registered voters in village representative elections by each rural committee. The data covers indigenous inhabitant representative elections, resident representative elections and neighbourhood representative elections, and is updated on demand.