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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。
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行政長官李家超已接納司法人員推薦委員會推薦，任命區諾德爵士為終審法院其他普通法適用地區非常任法官，並將徵得立法會同意後依《基本法》第八十八條及《香港終審法院條例》第9條作出任命。區諾德爵士於二○一七年四月退任新西蘭最高法院常任法官，獲任命後終審法院該類非常任法官名單將包括六位來自英國、澳洲及新西蘭的法官。
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財政司司長根據《證券及期貨條例》下由行政長官轉授的權力，再度委任包凱及周福安為證監會非執行董事，任期分別由二○二六年十月二十日和二○二七年一月一日起生效，為期兩年。財經事務及庫務局發言人表示，兩人一直對促進證監會的機構管治事務貢獻良多。
The government today published three pieces of subsidiary legislation in the Gazette to implement the Arrangement on Mutual Service of Civil and Commercial Judicial Documents Between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, to take effect on 30 March next year. The Department of Justice and the Supreme People's Court signed the new arrangement on 20 April this year to improve the mutual service mechanism between the two places; the subsidiary legislation will be submitted to the Legislative Council next Wednesday for the negative vetting procedure.
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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署理財政司司長黃偉綸今日出席「粵艇南下」首航儀式，歡迎五艘來自深圳、珠海及南沙的廣東遊艇、共30多位旅客來港。他表示香港正積極發展成為亞洲遊艇樞紐，並正推動機場、南丫島、香港仔和紅磡四個全新遊艇會建設，合共提供超過1,100個泊位。
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam today attended the 2026 Hainan Free Trade Port Legal Week in Hainan and signed a co-operation arrangement in the field of legal services with Qiu Lijun, Director of the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice, to deepen Hainan-Hong Kong legal services co-operation and training and exchanges of foreign-related rule of law talent. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Lam encouraged Hainan aerospace enterprises to choose Hong Kong law as the governing law of their contracts and Hong Kong as the place of dispute resolution. He returned to Hong Kong this evening.
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。
During the Chung Yeung Festival, the Fire Services Department strengthened patrols and response deployment, targeting 12 locations with relatively higher wildfire risk, all located in the New Territories West and New Territories North areas. The Civil Aid Service joined with the Fire Services Department to form 12 patrol teams to strengthen on-site patrols. The Fire Services Department also deployed a remote aerial detection system, a real-time artificial intelligence image analysis platform and newly introduced large drones equipped with a water bomb dropping system. The drones can carry an 80-litre water-carrying device, providing aerial auxiliary support for remote or steep locations.
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二○二六年十月十六日（星期五）的港幣匯率指數為一百點三，與昨日指數比較下降零點一。
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香港科學館今日起至十一月十八日在地下展覽廳舉行「2026未來科學大獎展覽」，以「生活中的科學」為主題，介紹本年度三位獲獎科學家及歷年香港獲獎者的科研成果。展覽設有多組多媒體及互動展品，涵蓋密碼學、催化作用和肝炎病毒等獲獎項目。展覽期間將舉行「2026未來科學大獎周」，重點活動「科學峰會」於十一月六日及七日在香港科學館演講廳舉行。
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運輸署宣布，為配合十月十七日起一連三日重陽節前後的假期及往後人流高峰時段，皇崗口岸將實施特別交通及公共運輸安排。繁忙時段專營巴士班次可加密至每兩至三分鐘一班，專線小巴及跨境巴士則加密至每三至四分鐘一班。署方並在新田公共運輸交匯處增設公共運輸一覽表，「香港出行易」應用程式新增「皇崗口岸」按鈕。
Why read this: 運輸署公布重陽節假期期間皇崗口岸的加密班次與轉乘安排，並列出新田交匯處可直達的港鐵站及巴士路線，方便跨境人士核對行程。
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環保署今日公布39個憲報公布泳灘及1個非憲報公布泳灘的最新等級評定，24個泳灘水質評為良好（一級），16個為一般（二級）。舊咖啡灣泳灘和清水灣第二灣泳灘由二級升為一級，中灣泳灘則由一級轉為二級。發言人提醒泳客避免在風暴或大雨後三天內前往泳灘游泳。
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政府今日在憲報刊登《2026年稅務（修訂）（知識產權開支的稅項扣除）條例草案》，適度放寬企業購買知識產權或其使用權特許所招致的資本開支扣稅安排，法案本月28日提交立法會首讀和二讀。草案建議容許企業就從集團關連公司等相聯者購入合資格知識產權的資本開支獲得扣稅，並讓預付特許費及符合外地收入豁免徵稅機制情況的開支按比例扣稅，修訂適用於今年4月1日或其後訂立的相關合約。
The Working Group on Developing Tourism Hotspots will progressively launch four distinctive tourism projects in the fourth quarter, covering industrial brands, miniature art, religious culture and district scenery. The new projects include the Kowloon Motor Bus depot, the MTR "Station Encounter" railway exhibition and Beijing Tong Ren Tang's Hong Kong production and research base, with visitors joining guided tours on a group-in, group-out basis; Madame Tussauds Hong Kong will from the fourth quarter recreate a miniature Hong Kong city exhibition at Peak Tower. The Yuen Long Good Times project is expected to be rolled out in phases from the fourth quarter of this year to the first quarter of next year.
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房屋局表示，大埔宏福苑8座共1850戶業主已於限期前簽署出售單位的《買賣協議》，佔單位總數93.2%，政府會繼續跟進契約轉讓手續。部分業主因遺囑認證、破產、業權爭議或身處境外等特殊情況未能如期簽署，政府會按個別情況酌情考慮作出適切安排。
Why read this: 房屋局公布宏福苑8座1850戶業主已簽署《買賣協議》，佔單位總數93.2%，並說明未簽署個案的特殊情況及酌情安排。
Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited has discovered the fake website fpsrefund.club, which impersonates the Faster Payment System FPS online transaction security service and tricks users into providing information such as ID card photos, phone numbers and bank account numbers. The clearing house clarified that it has absolutely no connection to the website, and that the genuine official addresses are www.hkicl.com.hk and fps.hkicl.com.hk. The public can call 2533 1111 to verify.
Why read this: The clearing house lists the fake website's address, the deception tactics and the genuine official addresses, so readers can check whether they have come across similar links.
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民政及青年事務局和公民教育委員會舉辦「傳承啓智 孫中山先生誕辰160周年」親子問答比賽，初賽今日（十月十六日）起接受報名，截止日期為二○二六年十一月六日。參賽隊伍以家庭為單位，每隊由兩名家庭成員組成，分兒童組及少年組，須登入比賽網站回答20條問題。主辦機構將以抽籤方式邀請每組答對最多問題的參加者出席暫定於二○二六年十二月舉行的準決賽及決賽，勝出者可獲三日兩夜內地考察團名額。
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房屋局表示，大埔宏福苑A至H八座共1 850戶業主已於十月十五日限期前簽署出售單位的《買賣協議》，佔八座單位總數93.2%。部分業主因業權問題如需遺囑認證、破產、業權爭議或身處香港境外等未能如期簽署，政府會按個別情況酌情考慮作出適切安排，並繼續跟進契約轉讓手續。
Why read this: 房屋局公布宏福苑八座簽署《買賣協議》的具體戶數與比例，並說明未簽署個案的特殊情況及酌情處理原則。
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香港推出「粵港澳遊艇南下」計劃，讓廣東省休閒船隻來港，並公布新措施吸引海外船長及超級遊艇訪港。運輸及物流局局長陳美寶表示，全球遊艇產業預計六年內達3500億港元，香港可從中分一杯羹。
The Task Force on Developing Tourism Hotspots, led by Deputy Chief Secretary Cheuk Wing-hing, will gradually launch 4 tourism projects in the next stage from the fourth quarter of this year, covering industrial brands, miniature art, religious culture and district character themes. The projects include Hong Kong industrial brand tourism featuring the new Kowloon Motor Bus depot, the MTR "Railway Encounters" railway exhibition and Beijing Tong Ren Tang's Hong Kong production and research base, as well as a Hong Kong miniature city exhibition recreated by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong at The Peak Tower. There is also the promotion of in-depth religious culture tours, and the "Yuen Long Good Times" project jointly run by the Yuen Long District Office and district groups.
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特區政府下月12日上午在中山紀念公園舉行孫中山先生誕辰160周年官方紀念儀式，香港郵政同日發行特別郵票。政府部門和民間組織本月起舉辦一連串紀念活動，包括展覽、講座、導賞、電影欣賞、學生及青年內地交流團、本地史蹟考察及親子問答比賽等。
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政府今日在憲報刊登公告，指定12月21日實施《2025年強制性公積金計劃（一般）（修訂）規例》，落實強積金首階段全自由行，公告下周三提交立法會進行先訂立後審議程序。
Why read this: 公告指定12月21日實施首階段全自由行，並列明適用於去年5月1日或之後入職僱員的轉移安排，讀者可核對自己是否在範圍內。
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特區政府今日就《國際組織（特權及豁免權）（國際刑警組織）（第231次執委會會議及第94屆全體大會）令》刊憲，命令下周三提交立法會進行先訂立後審議程序，同日生效。第94屆全體大會下月30日至12月3日在港舉行，第231次執委會會議下月29日舉行。
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鄉郊代表選舉2026年正式選民登記冊今日發表，載有現有鄉村、原居鄉村、共有代表鄉村及墟鎮的選民登記資料。已登記選民可登入鄉郊代表選舉網站的查閱系統查閱個人登記資料，或致電熱線2152 1521查詢。整份文本可於灣仔修頓中心11樓的選舉登記主任辦事處查閱。
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said in a statement at midnight on Friday that registered contractor Taizoom had serious deficiencies in lift replacement works involving 9 lifts at Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong and 39 lifts at Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin; although it submitted fire rating certificates, it installed only fire doors without the corresponding door frame components. The department said the lifts could still operate safely, did not rule out fraud and false statements and referred the matter to police, has required the contractor to bear the repair costs and complete them within one month, and the Housing Department has also suspended tendering for the Fu Heng Estate lift contract.
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律政司司長林定國今日在2026海南自由貿易港法律周開幕式致辭，指香港今年九月公布首份《五年規劃》，主動對接《十五五規劃綱要》。他稱稍後將與海南省司法廳廳長邱利軍簽署《法律服務領域合作安排》，深化瓊港合作。香港現有超過12 000名律師及超過1 800名大律師。
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政府公布，由政務司副司長卓永興領導的發展旅遊熱點工作組將於二○二六年第四季起，逐步推出下一階段四個特色旅遊項目，涵蓋工業品牌、微型藝術、宗教文化及地區風貌。新增工業品牌旅遊涵蓋九龍巴士車廠、港鐵「載遇‧站見」鐵路展及北京同仁堂香港生產研發基地等，香港杜莎夫人蠟像館將於山頂凌霄閣重塑香港微型城市展。
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康樂及文化事務署音樂事務處主辦的「2026香港青年音樂匯演」將於十一月及十二月舉行，超過二百隊本港中小學中樂、交響樂、弦樂及管樂團參與。中樂團匯演約八十隊於十一月十六日至十九日在屯門大會堂演出，管樂團匯演約九十隊於十二月一至四日在伊利沙伯體育館演出，各場票價八十元。
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政府於十月十六日在憲報刊登《2026年稅務（修訂）（知識產權開支的稅項扣除）條例草案》，放寬企業購買知識產權或其使用權特許的資本開支扣稅安排。草案涵蓋向相聯者購買、供香港以外使用的合資格知識產權，以及預付特許費用，並訂有主要目的測試等防濫用措施，適用於二○二六年四月一日或之後訂立的合約，十月二十八日提交立法會首讀及二讀。
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政府宣布將於11月12日上午在中山紀念公園舉行孫中山先生誕辰160周年官方紀念儀式，香港郵政同日發行特別郵票。政府部門和民間組織本月起舉辦展覽、講座、導賞、電影欣賞及內地交流團等連串紀念活動，相關資訊已上載孫中山紀念館官方網站及今日增設的專題網頁。
The Government today gazetted three pieces of subsidiary legislation related to the implementation of the Arrangement on Mutual Service of Civil and Commercial Judicial Documents Between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which will take effect on 30 March 2027. The Department of Justice and the Supreme People's Court signed the New Arrangement on 20 April this year to improve the mechanism for mutual service of civil and commercial judicial documents between the two places, replacing the Current Arrangement that has been in force for more than 27 years. The subsidiary legislation will be submitted to the Legislative Council next Wednesday for the negative vetting procedure.
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衞生署衞生防護中心今日錄得一宗外地輸入猴痘個案，涉及一名36歲男子，現於瑪嘉烈醫院隔離治療，情況穩定。中心表示，本月首15天確診數字較上月同期下跌超過六成，本月首兩周疫苗接種劑數較上月同期增逾六成。油麻地綜合治療中心將於十月二十四日加開接種時段，猴痘熱線2125 2373每日上午九時至下午六時運作。
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勞工處將於十一月十九日晚上七時舉辦外傭僱主網上簡介會，介紹僱傭權益及責任，入境事務處代表亦會講解《入境條例》及相關法例。簡介會以廣東話經Zoom實時進行，費用全免，截止報名日期為十一月十七日，名額有限，先到先得。
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政府今日宣布，將於十一月十二日上午在中山紀念公園舉行孫中山先生誕辰160周年官方紀念儀式。香港郵政同日發行特別郵票，政府部門和民間組織本月起舉辦展覽、講座、導賞等連串紀念活動。相關資訊已上載孫中山紀念館網站今日增設的專題網頁。
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政府十月十六日在憲報刊登生效日期公告，指定十二月二十一日開始實施《2025年強制性公積金計劃（一般）（修訂）規例》，為首階段強積金全自由行提供法律基礎。二○二五年五月一日或之後入職的僱員，可選擇每年一次或按計劃規則多次，將現職僱主強制性供款產生的累算權益轉移至自選強積金計劃的個人帳戶。政府將於十月二十一日向立法會提交公告，進行先訂立後審議程序。
Why read this: 公告指定首階段強積金全自由行於十二月二十一日實施，並說明新聘僱員可轉移僱主強制性供款累算權益的範圍。
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醫務衞生局今日（十月十六日）邀請有興趣人士申請醫療衞生研究基金的研究獎學金計劃，每個頒授項目獎學金上限為120萬元，當中40萬元用以資助非本地培訓。計劃優先考慮應對癌症及與不健康飲食、缺乏體能活動、吸煙和酒精傷害相關的申請，電子申請須於二○二七年一月七日下午六時或之前遞交。
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today that due to rough seas, red flags have been hoisted at Stanley Main Beach, Shek O Beach and Big Wave Bay Beach in Southern District on Hong Kong Island, as well as Silverstrand Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District, indicating that swimming there is dangerous and members of the public are advised not to swim there.