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民政及青年事務局局長麥美娟書面答覆立法會提問，表示在中央政府支持下，特區政府會把陝西省延安革命紀念館列為第二個香港特區在內地的青少年愛國主義教育基地。民青局將在二○二七至二八年度設定四個年度主題，包括香港回歸祖國30周年、中國人民解放軍建軍100周年、國家航天事業成就及東江水供港工程。該年度的青年內地交流資助計劃於本年十一月中旬開始接受申請，安排青年參訪相關基地的申請獲優先考慮。
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運輸及物流局局長陳美寶在立法會表示，的士司機違例記分制自2024年9月22日生效，至本月2日有229人被記分，125宗涉拒載。3人記滿15分被取消的士駕駛資格3個月。運輸署同期接獲5944宗投訴，會視乎性質轉交執法部門處理。
Why read this: 局長在立法會交代的記分與投訴數字，可核對這項制度實施一年多後的執法成效。
Financial Secretary Paul Chan concluded his Nanjing visit today, telling Jiangsu provincial leaders that he would actively follow up on various cooperation projects to push for more substantive results in Jiangsu-Hong Kong cooperation. He had breakfast with Zhang Wenbing, Standing Committee Member of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, discussing deepening Jiangsu-Hong Kong economic and trade cooperation and strengthening innovation and technology collaboration, and visited a Jiangsu energy and energy-saving equipment company and a pharmaceutical company, saying that innovation and technology is a key area of Jiangsu-Hong Kong cooperation.
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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勞工及福利局局長孫玉菡在立法會表示，輸入外籍家居照顧員計劃不會影響現行外傭制度，政府每年只打算試行輸入數百人。現有外傭若想參與，須完約返回原居地並接受150至200小時培訓及考試，代價很大。他又指政府認為毋須在標準合約額外引入規定試用期的條款。
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保安局局長鄧炳強書面回覆立法會，交代灣仔區違例泊車及非法活動的執法情況。過去三年灣仔區違例泊車投訴由15,815宗降至2026年截至9月的12,651宗。過去一年灣仔警區在灣仔道一帶拘捕及檢控15名涉嫌違反逗留條件女子，未涉集團式經營。
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (October 14) that, due to rough sea conditions, red flags have been hoisted at Big Wave Bay Beach in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island and Tung Wan Beach on Cheung Chau in the Islands District, indicating that swimming there is dangerous. Members of the public are advised not to swim there.
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運輸及物流局局長陳美寶要求港鐵全速處理藍田站兩宗事故並在一個月內提交事件報告。昨晚約五時半路軌旁發生火警、今早約八時四十五分月台設備冒煙，服務先後恢復；期間港鐵安排約50輛及約70輛免費接駁巴士往來觀塘至油塘站。
Why read this: 公報逐段列出藍田站兩宗事故的發生與恢復時間，以及政府要求港鐵一個月內提交事件報告。
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環境及生態局局長謝展寰在立法會書面答覆梁美芬議員提問，表示政府正全面檢視管束狗隻法規，會於今年年底就修訂建議諮詢立法會事務委員會，爭取明年內完成修例。政府會研究加重棄掉動物及未妥善管束狗隻的罰則，漁護署將優先在曾發生事故或流浪狗較多的高風險地點加強巡查。四個動物領養中心項目至今已批出約1億3,560萬元資助，其中一個目標二○二七年底完工。
Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited warned the public against the fraudulent website fasterpaymentsystemfps.xyz, which impersonates the Faster Payment System online transaction security service and requests personal data such as identity card photographs and bank account numbers. The company clarified that it has no connection with the site, stating that the genuine official URLs are www.hkicl.com.hk and fps.hkicl.com.hk, and that suspicious communications can be verified by calling 2533 1111.
Why read this: The announcement lists the fraudulent URL alongside two genuine official URLs, allowing readers to check whether they may have logged in and been deceived.
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財經事務及庫務局局長許正宇書面回覆立法會，二○二六年銀色債券最終發行額由500億港元提高至550億港元，認購12手以下的申請全數獲配，其餘先獲配12手再抽籤決定能否多獲一手，最多13手。過去十年提前贖回金額平均約為發行額5%，政府沒有備存贖回宗數。
Why read this: 答覆列出過去十年提前贖回金額與比率，並解釋配發抽籤的運作方式，讀者可核對自己獲配手數與贖回安排。
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律政司司長林定國十月十四日在立法會動議二讀《2026年調解（修訂）條例草案》，擬賦予香港調評會法定權力，在當事人未議定調解員人數或委任程序時作出決定或委任。草案維持調解屬非持牌活動，當事人仍可選擇不進行調解。草案擬稿諮詢收到17份意見書，持份者普遍支持。
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民政及青年事務局局長麥美娟在立法會表示，政府已成立由政務司司長任主席的督導委員會、政務司副司長任主席的專責小組，以及項目策劃辦公室，統籌二○二七年七月一日香港回歸祖國30周年的慶祝活動。各政策局與部門正籌辦一系列融入國民教育元素的活動，將於二○二七年全面推出，具體計劃擬定後會適時公布。
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政府建議修訂《調解條例》（第620章），賦予香港調解資歷評審協會有限公司在當事人未達協議或委任程序未獲執行時，應一方申請決定調解員人數或委任調解員。《2026年調解（修訂）條例草案》十月二日刊憲，今日提交立法會審議。
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運輸及物流局長陳美寶在立法會表示，的士司機違例記分制自前年9月實施，截至10月2日共有229名司機被記分，其中125宗涉及拒載，3人被記滿15分或以上被取消駕駛的士資格3個月。截至今年8月，運輸署接獲5944宗有關的士司機投訴，其中605宗涉及拒載。
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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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四間香港專營巴士營辦商申請加價，最高幅度達17.7%。城巴申請17.7%、九巴16%、新大嶼山9.8%、龍運8.1%，運輸及物流局周三向立法會提交文件，營辦商指中東衝突推高油價帶來重大財政壓力。
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政府向立法會提交文件交代北部都會區產業與招商進度，指九個新發展區各有功能定位、產業佈局逐漸形成。2026/27至2030/31年度將產出約900公頃熟地，逾400公頃為產業用地，正與超過45間企業初步磋商；洪水橋首個片區項目今年8月批出，可建約3000多個單位。
Why read this: 文件交代北都首個五年規劃的用地目標與招商進度，列出2026/27至2030/31年度的900公頃熟地與產業用地比例，讀者可據此核對實際數字。
Kowloon East legislator Peter Cheung said MTR suspended train service twice during peak hours at Lam Tin Station within 24 hours, which has a major impact on the public and is unacceptable. He urged MTR to conduct a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the causes of the incidents as soon as possible, complete a full internal review and submit a complete incident report to explain to the public. He also suggested that, in addition to paying fines under the existing penalty mechanism, MTR should make direct compensation to affected passengers, for example by referring to the practice in previous years of giving an extra free local journey.
Hong Kong Post announced that, according to a notice from the airline, mail clearance procedures at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu will be suspended from 16 to 24 October. Delivery services for mail to Nepal will be delayed, and the postal department urged the public to allow extra time for delivery.
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財經事務及庫務局局長許正宇在立法會動議二讀《2026年印花稅（修訂）（第3號）條例草案》，放寬相聯法人團體內部資產轉讓的印花稅寬免準則。判定相聯時除已發行股本外亦會考慮實益權益及表決權，持股門檻由百分之九十下調至百分之七十五。條例若獲通過，放寬準則適用於二○二六年二月二十五日或之後簽立的文書。
Why read this: 發言列明放寬相聯法人團體印花稅寬免的兩項具體準則，並寫明追溯適用日期，讀者可據此核對企業重組是否受惠。
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單文柔與陳展鵬結婚8周年，一改傳統大餐改以行山約會慶祝，並在YouTube頻道訪問中大談婚姻點滴。單文柔透露陳展鵬早在拍拖時就主動為她戒煙，令她大為感動。她又坦言婚姻2大遺憾是婚禮與選擇住處。
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創新科技署宣布，「創新及科技基金」下「創科加速器先導計劃評審委員會」已原則上支持九宗申請，包括京港深創科加速器有限公司、華潤現代服務（香港）有限公司等機構。計劃共收到超過50宗申請，政府會以1（政府）：2（服務機構）的配對比例提供資助，上限為3,000萬元，項目期最多三年。創新科技及工業局局長孫東表示，獲選機構將提供共享空間、研發支援、投資對接及市場拓展等服務。
Sun Dong replied in LegCo to Elizabeth Quat's question, saying Hong Kong's overall computing power reaches 5 000 PFLOPS per second, of which the Cyberport AI Supercomputing Centre accounts for 3 000 PFLOPS, with a utilisation rate of over 90 per cent. The Sha Loeng Data Park is expected to begin first-phase operations in 2027 and be fully in service by 2032, by which time it will provide 180,000 PFLOPS of computing power per second; the authorities also said that at this stage there is no need to build a dedicated water supply corridor or quota for the smart computing industry.
Why read this: The reply sets out short-, medium- and long-term computing power supply arrangements and gives specific figures for existing computing capacity, the supercomputing centre's utilisation rate and the Sha Loeng Data Park, allowing the timetable to be checked.
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財經事務及庫務局局長許正宇在立法會動議二讀《2026年環境及自然保育基金（修訂）條例草案》，計劃從基金回撥41億元至政府帳目，並預留21億元配合基金未來五年運作。基金截至2026年3月底結餘約62億元，過去三年每年平均開支約2億3,000萬元。草案將新增條文授權財政司司長轉撥結餘，待立法會通過後再徵詢財務委員會。
Why read this: 發言交代了回撥41億元與基金62億元結餘、未來五年預留21億元的對應關係，讀者可核對回撥是否影響基金運作。
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蔡天鳳案14日在高院續審，其伴侶譚方駿作供，指2023年2月21日蔡天鳳失蹤後憑手機定位發現她在大埔，手機曾重新開機。他說鄺球妻子李瑞香當場質疑他太早報警，問「人哋可能想要錢啫，你咁快報咗警，人哋點會畀錢你？」譚方駿又稱當日下午2時04分最後收到蔡的信息，鄺港傑對其失蹤毫不在意，警方曾來電提醒避開鄺家。
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政府向立法會提交文件，擬追加撥款7848萬元，預計本周五（16日）刊憲、本月28日在立法會首讀。其中財庫局（財經事務科）需追加6295.1萬元撥款，應付處理強積金註冊計劃行政工作的「積金易」平台撥款需要。
KMB, Citybus, Long Win and New Lantao Bus submitted fare increase applications to the government in April this year, with increases of 16%, 17.7%, 8.1% and 9.8% respectively, all higher than the overall actual weighted average increase in the previous round.
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港交所不會急於推行T+1結算制度，兩名消息人士指市場參與者希望有更多時間準備。港交所4月在諮詢文件中訂下的目標是在2027年第四季度實施T+1，即交易翌日完成結算，取代現行的T+2安排。
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陳美寶書面回覆立法會指，商用柴油價格自本年三月起大幅攀升，運輸署會繼續監察渡輪營辦商的營運及財務狀況，留意油價壓力。離島渡輪航線燃油開支一般佔總營運開支約三至四成，今年四月6條主要離島航線票價加幅由申請的15至30%削減至多程票8%及單程票12.5%。
Secretary for the Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said the government is comprehensively reviewing laws on controlling dogs, will consult the Legislative Council on amendment proposals by the end of this year, and aims to complete the amendment within next year. The authorities will study increasing penalties for abandoning animals and failing to properly control dogs, and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department will prioritise strengthening patrols and catching unattended dogs at high-risk locations.
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一名匡智會時任助理舍監在高等法院被判監13年，他五度強姦一名智障女院友，早前被裁定罪成。法官游德康斥責被告行為令人極度厭惡、嚴重違反誠信，並指受害人精神上無行為能力、心智只得9歲，被告擔任助理舍監19日後即犯案，均屬加刑因素，5項控罪合共判處13年監禁。
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匡智會一間殘疾人士院舍前助理舍監今早在高等法院因5項強姦罪被判監13年。案發於2024年7至8月，受害人為21歲輕度智障院友，心智相當於9歲8個月幼童。大埔警區總督察譚婧珊歡迎判刑，相信對同類案件有阻嚇作用。
Why read this: 判囚13年與5項強姦罪成立是本案可核對的核心結果，讀者可據此了解同類案件的判罰尺度。
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蔡天鳳被殺及肢解案在高等法院續審，丈夫譚方駿供稱案發當日約定晚飯後蔡天鳳下午失聯，其後訊息由「單剔」變「雙剔」，共享位置顯示手機最後有訊號位置在大埔。譚方駿到加多利山單位查詢並提出報警，李瑞香當時表示「人地可能想要錢啫，你咁快報咗警」。
Why read this: 丈夫作供公開了通訊紀錄與手機位置，讀者可據此核對蔡天鳳失聯當日的時間線，以及當時在場家人對報警的反應。
Abby Choi's husband Chris Tam testified in the High Court that he had pressed Kwong Kong-kit on his wife's whereabouts that day, and the other party only said Abby Choi had got out of the car near Tai Po Centre, repeatedly failing to give an accurate location. On February 23 he received a police call and learned that police suspected the Kwong family were the suspects; after arrangements were made for Kwong Kong-kit to return to Tai Po Centre, he was arrested.
Why read this: The testimony sets out the course of events from his pressing for his wife's whereabouts to receiving a police call, including his return trip to Tai Po Centre on February 23, which can be compared with the timeline alleged by the prosecution.
Hong Kong stocks held steady in the early afternoon, with the Hang Seng Index earlier at 24,423, up 78 points, or 0.32%. The Tech Index stood at 4,206, up 1.7%.
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陳美寶在立法會回應葉傲冬的的士服務提問，指記分制實施至今年十月二日有229名司機被記分，涉拒載125宗，3人被取消駕駛資格三個月；運輸署同期接獲5 944宗投訴。政府維持市區及新界的士站現行安排。
Why read this: 答覆列出記分制生效以來被記分司機與拒載投訴的具體數字，也可核對政府對的士站安排和牌照檢討的取態。
Financial Secretary Paul Chan concluded his visit to Nanjing today and returned to Hong Kong in the evening. He had breakfast with Zhang Wenbin, Executive Vice-Governor of Jiangsu Province and a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, and exchanged views on deepening Jiangsu-Hong Kong economic and trade cooperation and strengthening collaboration in innovation and technology. The delegation subsequently visited a Jiangsu energy and energy-saving equipment enterprise and a pharmaceutical company to learn about their technology research and development, drug research and development, and global marketing.
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醫務衞生局局長盧寵茂出席立法會接種季節性流感疫苗活動，呼籲「一老一幼」盡快接種，強調流感並非普通傷風感冒。今年夏季流感季節三個多月內已錄得23宗兒童重症個案、730宗成年人嚴重個案，其中503宗死亡。政府流感疫苗接種計劃九月十七日展開，至今已接種超過70萬針，上一年度則創下超過203萬針紀錄。
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財經事務及庫務局局長許正宇在立法會表示，金管局及證監會將推動業界應用人工智能等科技，提升交易監察系統偵測非法博彩交易的能力。平和基金自二○二○年起優先撥款資助預防網上賭博活動，過往三年傀儡戶口洗黑錢的拘捕、檢控及定罪統計載於附件。參與非法賭博最高可判罰款五萬元及監禁九個月，推廣非法賭博最高罰款五百萬元及監禁七年。