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港府下季度只推兩幅地皮 沙田住宅地擬招標
港府將在10月至12月季度推售兩幅地皮,一幅作住宅發展、另一幅供學生宿舍項目,在樓市回穩下維持謹慎的房屋供應立場。沙田一幅8,015平方米(86,250平方呎)住宅地將於2026-27財政年度第三季招標。
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港府將在10月至12月季度推售兩幅地皮,一幅作住宅發展、另一幅供學生宿舍項目,在樓市回穩下維持謹慎的房屋供應立場。沙田一幅8,015平方米(86,250平方呎)住宅地將於2026-27財政年度第三季招標。
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香港一名19歲青年在高等法院承認去年6月9日在灣仔向一名36歲新加坡遊客江雯(Jiang Wen)潑灑腐蝕性液體,令她二度灼傷。被告Anson Kew案發時17歲,身穿黑衣戴面具襲擊受害者,庭審於周四進行。
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香港警方拘捕6名疑與跨境犯罪集團有關的成員,該集團以沉香和加密貨幣投資商機行騙,經營長達9年,涉款達HK$14m(US$1.78m)。商業罪案調查科高級警司朱明倫表示,警方在9月接獲21名受害者舉報,受害人多為長者。
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警方在大埔拘捕一男一女,調查一宗周生生金鋪金項鏈被盜案,涉事項鏈價值近HK$80,000。一名無業37歲男子星期三下午約3時10分在廣福路店內作案,星期四下午在同一區被截獲,但項鏈只尋回一半。
The Hong Kong Pride Parade Committee announced the cancellation of the indoor rainbow market originally scheduled to be held at Central Market on 14 November, with the venue notifying that it could no longer host the event due to an "administrative error" and a booking overlap. The committee had confirmed the booking and paid the deposit in early June; Central Market is managed by Chinachem Group under Sun Hung Kai Properties.
CTF Media, formerly known as i-Cable Communications, has unveiled a new logo and plans to expand its business from television and broadband into entertainment and sports economics. Chief Executive and Executive Director Ivy Wong Nga-fan outlined five core areas, including event organisation and investment, celebrity merchandise and e-commerce, in response to stagnant growth in its traditional businesses.
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消委會今年1至9月接獲3,078宗針對商戶顧客服務的投訴,已超過2025年全年的2,715宗,2024年全年則為2,173宗。不少投訴涉及企業過度依賴人工智能,令消費者不滿加劇。
Lingnan University has scrapped the requirement for undergraduates to pass an English proficiency examination before graduation, replacing it with on-campus language courses. The university's special adviser to the president on communications affairs, Lau Chi-pang, confirmed on Thursday that the university had decided there was no longer a need for a graduation examination, but the change has been questioned by some observers as a way to accommodate students whose English proficiency does not meet international standards.
US organisation Altrata has released the Giving Opportunity Index for the first time, comparing 100 cities worldwide against three criteria: wealth, donor willingness and philanthropic infrastructure. Hong Kong ranks as the third-best city for short- and medium-term philanthropic contribution, behind New York and Seoul. The index is compiled by Altrata, which tracks the global wealthy population.
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匯豐(HSBC)宣布未來兩至三年把香港的AI專家人手由150人倍增至300人,規模遠超其近期公布的新加坡AI中心人手計劃。匯豐亞太區聯席行政總裁廖宜建(David Liao Yi-chien)公布有關安排。此前有報道指,香港監管機構曾對新加坡樞紐表示關注。
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蔡天鳳的伴侶周四在庭上作證,否認年輕時曾尋求與前夫發展浪漫及性關係,對辯方律師的提問直答不同意。他表示仍與前夫保持聯絡,是因為兩人的孩子同一母親。
China Asset Management (Hong Kong) and Qatar's Lesha Bank have signed an agreement to launch Qatar's first sharia-compliant Chinese equity fund. The two sides aim to attract Middle East capital, including institutional investors and wealthy families seeking safe-haven funds amid geopolitical turmoil. Improvements in mainland artificial intelligence capabilities and developments in biotechnology are selling points for mainland and Hong Kong equities to attract Middle East investors.
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百度自動駕駛平台 Apollo 將於10月21日至11月3日在東涌開展香港首個大規模自動駕汽車公開試驗,邀請逾1,000名居民參與。百度智能駕駛集團高級項目及業務發展經理 Iris Wong Man-hei 形容這次試驗對香港是一個「里程碑」。
Cantonese opera master Leung Sum-yee has become a Hong Kong Spirit Award recipient through more than 30 years of teaching Cantonese opera and promoting its culture. She founded a Cantonese opera organisation and stressed that the goal is not to train stars or idols, but to let more people know about Cantonese opera and increase the audience. She said that even if students cannot become performers, it is equally worthwhile if they leave knowing how to distinguish good Cantonese opera from bad.
5 Guangdong-registered yachts will enter Hong Kong waters on Friday as the Southbound Yacht Travel Scheme launches. Hong Kong's maritime authorities said they would step up patrols and hold an inaugural ceremony. The launch is a key step in the government's development of Hong Kong's yacht economy, and related content has been written into the city's first five-year plan and the latest Policy Address.
HSBC has launched a discretionary portfolio management service called "Portfolio+", allowing Hong Kong retail banking customers to build portfolios through a mobile app, with a threshold of a one-off HK$10,000 or monthly regular contributions of HK$1,000. The move aims to attract younger, tech-savvy customers.
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17歲香港中學生Agastya Rekhi近3年教年幼兒童理財與經濟,並以AI應對經濟不平等。他入圍本年度Spirit of Hong Kong Awards的Spirit of Youth Award決選,並指資訊如何傳達與資訊本身同樣重要。
Mainland and Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday, with the CSI 300 index closing down 1.2% at 4,166.01, hitting a 14-month low. Strong US inflation data fuelled market concerns about Federal Reserve rate hikes, while a sharp slump in South Korean stocks also weighed on sentiment. The Star Market 50 index fell 1.5%, touching a six-month low.
Li Ka-shing's business group has expanded its oil investments, the Hong Kong tycoon's first major investment move after selling multiple assets globally, drawing market attention. Analysts say the move can hedge geopolitical risk and obtain stable cash flow, at a time when markets are worried about inflation and monetary tightening amid increasing volatility.
Hong Kong Post employees without long-term contracts have criticised the government's special career change scheme as too narrow, calling for more job pathways commensurate with their experience, such as worker and technician positions. Several affected employees told the South China Morning Post on Wednesday that the support and benefits offered by the scheme were insufficient and failed to reflect their skills and circumstances.
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英國財團怡和以HK$80 million出售銅鑼灣利頓道36號H&S Building地下街鋪,較其早前估值低HK$10 million,該物業已持有逾50年。土地註冊處紀錄顯示買家為Uni Investment Development,物業建築面積約11,727平方呎。
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing plans to delay the implementation of shortening the cash market settlement cycle from "T+2" to "T+1" until 2028, putting back the original plan for rollout in the fourth quarter of next year. The South China Morning Post, citing sources, reported that consultation results showed market participants felt more time was needed to prepare, with large institutional investors expressing the greatest concerns.
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消防處將允許業主安裝智能火警系統取代傳統消防安全設備的計劃,擴至另外6,000幢舊樓。不過處方承認,計劃五個月前已為3,600幢樓推出,至今未有完成安裝,目前有300幢樓表示有興趣。
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香港歷史博物館開幕「國民發展與成就系列:栽培與更新——香港 Ta Teh Institute 的教育傳承」免費展覽,講述這所1940年代初為國育才的先驅學校,多件展品首次在港展出。展覽由康樂及文化事務署主辦,屬政府推動國民教育的措施之一。
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立法會文件顯示,截至今年五月,香港當局捕獲的無人看管犬隻中約三分之一被人道毀滅,較2021年的18%大幅上升。環境及生態局向議員提交的書面答覆又指,過去五年被主人領回或轉交動物福利團體重新安置的比例同樣下跌。
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運輸及物流局局長Mable Chan公布,3名的士司機因在記分制下累積15分或以上,被取消駕駛的士資格3個月,這是當局首次公布相關數字。自2024年9月制度生效至10月2日,共有229名的士司機被記分,當中125宗涉及拒絕載客。
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警方正追緝一名四旬男子,他周三下午約3時10分在大埔廣福路周生生金行要求試戴一條重逾一両的金頸鏈後,將頸鏈搶走逃去。該頸鏈價值近HK$80,000;疑匪得手後經廣福里登上一架往機場方向的巴士。
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上週有消息指三座從未有人入住的新落成樓宇將被拆卸,令作者想起似曾相識的往事,並指在香港問責不能只停留在口號。他回顧1974年初加入廉署行動處首批人員,首個崗位負責處理舊工務署事務,這是他認識貪污與劣質工程的開端。
Industry representatives and lawmakers in Hong Kong have urged public gyms to allow online safety briefings and to penalise those who fail to attend without good reason. The Ombudsman launched an investigation into the management of public gyms on Tuesday, saying that rigid mandatory training requirements, combined with a severe shortage of venues, constitute an obstacle to public participation and result in low utilisation of the facilities.
The operator of San Tin Technopole has pledged to provide low-cost land to attract tenants and plans to reclaim ponds near the Shenzhen boundary for redevelopment, to meet the needs of a client requiring large floor areas. Chairman Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu also welcomed the government's proposed HK$10 billion (US$1.27 billion) capital injection into the government-owned institution.
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一名52歲印尼籍女傭在觀塘裁判法院被控一項謀殺罪,獲准還押候審。警方於星期一凌晨將她拘捕,此前星期日其93歲僱主在啟德德朗邨龍曜苑一單位內被發現失去知覺,救護員現場處理後將她送院。
The High Court heard on Wednesday that Abby Choi's partner Chris Tam Fong-chun testified that her former mother-in-law Jenny Li Sui-heung urged him to delay reporting to police and wait for the alleged kidnappers to make demands. Li Sui-heung attempted to portray the influencer's disappearance as a kidnapping case.
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約300名香港學生今年申請一個約30個名額的海外服務計劃,較去年約50人申請大幅上升。Dream Compassioneers共同創辦人Chan Yik-yeung指,反應顯示學生獲信任並承擔責任時所能成就的事。該組織2020年成立,是International Association for Volunteer Effort成員,服務計劃涵蓋本地及海外。
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高等法院法官邱兆祥周三裁定,38歲的被告鍾佩琪在大埔匡智松嶺綜合職業訓練中心廣福宿舍強姦一名23歲智障女院友五次,罪成判囚13年,法官斥責強姦行為極為卑劣。
Born with a hearing impairment, Ivan Fung Wing-hong struggled to find work in Hong Kong's construction industry after graduation. This early setback eventually led him into education, where his teaching career has spanned young children, postgraduate students and older people. At school, he found language subjects difficult because he could not hear clearly, but performed better in mathematics and art, so he chose to study architecture-related subjects.
AI agentic shopping uses autonomous software systems that leverage reasoning, memory and external tools to complete multi-step tasks across websites and platforms on their own, covering the purchasing process from initial search and comparison through each stage. When this AI-driven shopping model will become mainstream still depends on related developments.
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精神健康倡議者、OCD & Anxiety Support Hong Kong 創辦人 Minal Mahtani 入選「Spirit of Hong Kong Awards」,曾拯救一名企圖自殺的青少年。她指出,部分港人即使有嚴重精神健康問題,仍不被列為緊急個案,希望社區團體在個案惡化前發揮更大作用。她又建議醫院、社區精神健康服務與專門慈善機構之間加強轉介,讓等待正式治療的人及早獲得支援。
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一名52歲印尼女傭因涉嫌謀殺一名93歲姓關寡婦被捕,警方調查指長者在星期日死亡前數小時曾遭反覆虐打。警方指監控片段顯示女傭曾擊打長者的頭部、面部和頸部、踩其腹部,並以粗暴方式搬動其身體。事件登上香港報章頭條,引發對照顧者支援的呼聲。
China has lifted nearly 800 million people out of extreme poverty, yet no mainland Chinese economist has ever won the Nobel Prize in Economics. The United States accounts for 75 per cent of all Nobel economics laureates, but its economy is weighed down by high public debt, persistent fiscal deficits, financial crises and government shutdowns. The article uses this to ask whether Hong Kong's economy serves the people or pursues profit.
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港鐵須於一個月內向政府提交報告,因藍田站在15小時內發生兩次服務中斷。星期三約早上8時,藍田站月台電房電線過熱,觀塘線列車不停該站,服務至約10時恢復;前一晚約5時30分另有一次中斷。港鐵已就造成的不便向乘客致歉。