Several auction houses began their autumn auction previews last week. Columnist Tam Yau-wai went to view important works and took a close look at each house's curatorial approach and exhibition design, as a reference for future borrowing and learning. The article appeared in the 'Ngai Pui Yik Tam' column.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Eddie Yue said the HK dollar has gradually weakened since mid-June to hover around 7.8460 to 7.8475, close to the 7.8500 weak-side convertibility undertaking, mainly because the widening Hong Kong-US interest rate gap has prompted carry trades and demand for HK dollars related to the stock market has fallen back. He said the automatic interest rate adjustment mechanism of the Linked Exchange Rate System will keep the HK dollar stable between 7.75 and 7.85 to 1 US dollar, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority will closely monitor market conditions.
Why read this: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive set out two causes of the HK dollar's weakness and explained how the Linked Exchange Rate System will automatically adjust as it approaches the weak-side convertibility undertaking, allowing readers to compare it with the exchange rate levels they are holding.
Chan Chung-bong, founder of 'Animal Return' and 'Tortoise Path', urged the government to take the lead in implementing a large-scale TNR programme, with a focus on rehoming, and to allocate dedicated funding and land resources to support frontline rescue organisations. Over the past few months, they have carried out rescues in the relevant redevelopment areas, successfully saving more than 100 tortoises, reptiles and other cats and dogs.
A series of articles points out that Hong Kong plays a key role in safeguarding the country's financial security and promoting the internationalisation of the renminbi. In 2013, about one-third of the world's traded gold changed hands via Hong Kong; that year Hong Kong imported 1,158 tonnes of gold, surpassing traditional largest buyer India. Beijing's larger goal in accumulating gold is to promote the internationalisation of the renminbi.
Radio Television Hong Kong reviews the Editorial Digest of 6 October 2026, gathering highlights of editorials and commentaries from major newspapers and presenting viewpoints from various perspectives.
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湯文亮透露自己病了三日、無胃口食飯兼體重不斷下降，近日止跌回升，終於有胃口到茶餐廳歎杯奶茶、食個即食麵。他笑言上一次食即食麵可能已經是一年前的事。
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曾淵滄指本輪港股被狙擊後股價低了、股息率也高了，對想買股收息的人是好事。恒指10月2日單日狂跌2.6%，主因內地黃金周北水暫時不能南流。10月5日恒指低開高收，收市重返24,000點之上，輕微反彈。
Chau Hin's column says problems should be faced rather than pretended away, citing the flight of Lin Biao and others on 13 September 1971. Zhou Enlai asked Mao Zedong whether fighter jets should be scrambled to intercept, and Mao replied with "It's going to rain, and mother is going to marry; let him go", meaning that some things do not change according to subjective wishes and cannot be prevented.
Author Cliff Buddle believes Hong Kong should abandon the plan to build 12,000 public housing units on its oldest golf course and retain the course. The government has decided to appeal against the ruling that the environmental impact assessment report approval was found unlawful, and the court proceedings have concluded. The author said this is better than trying again to persuade the court to uphold a fatally flawed process, and believes the plan can be reconsidered in light of the Court of Appeal's judgment.
記者最近遇上電腦故障，IT業朋友忙中未有回覆，便改打開AI程式求助。文章引述內地多宗「AI蠢事」，包括有人問AI行山路線結果精疲力盡被困，以及農民向AI請教使用農藥方法，一夜之間苗木全部枯萎。
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醫委會主席鄧惠瓊否認醫委會「醫醫相衛」，稱醫生委員與業外委員過往合作關係良好，並表示理解公眾看法，但醫委會運作複雜，難用一言半語解釋清楚。今次醫委會改革由雙非嬰腦癱案研訊拖延16年觸發，期間醫委會亦被揭多宗拖延逾10年的案件。
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一群二○○八年出生的大學一年級學生深深迷戀張國榮與梅艷芳，正透過八九十年代的粵語流行曲與影像，拼湊素未謀面的舊日香港。作者指家庭傳承、作品本身的厚度與身份認同是主因，並寄語學生不要只懂懷舊，要做創造者，製造下一個令人懷念的年代。
Li Wailing discusses the idea of a "blessed appearance" in her column "Ying Ying Is Here", noting that some people look blessed at first glance. She cites elders' sayings, believing that a blessed appearance can be cultivated.
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鄭丹瑞在專欄回憶九年前到新光戲院欣賞音樂劇《我和青天有個秘密》，認識當時只有十九歲的導演陳恩碩。翌日他便把《小男人周記》的音樂劇版權交到陳恩碩手上。
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香港影視業步入前所未有的寒冬，不少從業員轉崗維持生計，有劇照師先後轉任服裝助理及美術助理。他們職位和收入下降，仍展現勤力、迅速的專業態度，獲外國製作人稱讚團隊速度快、效率高。作者勉勵業界咬緊牙關，期望寒冬盡快過去。
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國泰踏入80周年，與法國時尚大宅Nina Ricci聯乘推出限量版100%絲巾，重現90年代經典花紋，官網售價$2,890，有紅、綠兩色選擇。作者指配備Aria Suite的新機全艦隊僅佔10%、長途機約25%，加上座椅及餐飲故障問題，認為票價比其他航空公司貴上10%-15%，暫時轉投其他航空公司。
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日漫《FX戰士久留美》動畫版10月1日開播，憑寫實投資劇情轟動中港投資界。主角名「久留美」在普通話與粵語均諧音「韭菜」，被華人讀者視為散戶自嘲。故事以2008年雷曼金融海嘯為背景，主角以30萬日圓開戶、實際槓桿達102倍，傳遞止賺止蝕與資金管理的重要性。
Secretary for Health and Welfare Lo Chung-mau said that if misinformation affects the younger generation from joining the nursing profession, Hong Kong will have to bear this "bitter fruit" in future. The 99 per cent hiring rate he cited was questioned as old 2025 data. In this year's first round of recruitment completed in June, the Hospital Authority received about 3,000 applications from fresh graduates and issued about 2,200 job offers, a hiring rate of about 73.3 per cent.
A resident listed 4 major advantages on Threads strongly promoting Olympic as Hong Kong's most liveable place, including a 15-minute MTR ride across the harbour, complete living amenities, finding food in Tai Kok Tsui just one street away, and low noise while being close to Mong Kok, and declared "come at me if you disagree". Netizens hotly debated its geographical location as "neither far nor near" and the inconvenience of returning to the mainland, while neighbouring Nam Cheong was mentioned several times as offering better value for money due to the Tung Chung Line, Tuen Ma Line and an MTR station right at its doorstep.
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香港科學院創院院長徐立之指，香港生命健康科技的上、中、下游3類產業活動都要有，也可各自運作，當各環節都有經驗，接合成一條鏈的機會便更多。香港首份《五年規劃》提出在「生命健康科技」範疇構建從基礎研究到臨牀轉化的完整鏈條；他指同一產品由研發至生產整個產業鏈處於同一地方「是世界上絕少」。
Ronnie Chan calls for more resources for basic research to nurture new talent rooted in key areas, says biotech advantage no longer holds, bringing in Nobel laureates may be 「唔做得嘢」. Hong Kong's first Five-Year Plan was released last month, and Ming Pao will interview leaders from different sectors to analyse the development path and policy recommendations for the next 5 years.
Rita Fan estimated during an interview that the number of Legislative Council seats would need to be reviewed again in future, and quoted a friend's view that 90 seats would cost a lot of public money while 60 seats would not cost as much, saying she thought the argument made sense. She also said that legislators should fulfil their duties and be more law-abiding than the public in order to earn the public's trust, and that even if they were not particularly outstanding, at least they would not make people doubt the Legislative Council.
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湯文亮在明報專欄提醒，中國可投資美債不代表散戶可以跟風買入。他引述茶餐廳閒談：10年美債息5.26厘、評級AA+，有人聽聞可用10倍槓桿，並有說法稱應等中國買入才跟風。
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周顯評論指出，香港RWA代幣化提速亟待破局。政府去年6月發表《香港數字資產發展政策宣言2.0》，把原稱「虛擬資產」改稱為「數字資產」，成為整套政策總綴。
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全球債市拋售從美債向歐洲擴散，美國10年期國債收益率盤中一度升至5.34厘，創近24年來最高，隨後回落至5.24厘。法國10年期國債收益率一度升至4.96厘，創2002年以來新高，法德利差擴大至1.4個百分點。英國30年期國債收益率首次突破6厘，市場對新一輪債務風險的擔憂大幅升溫。
New World Development (0017) posted a full-year loss of $28.1 billion, with net asset value per share substantially eroded, yet its shares opened high last Friday and at one point rose 10%, before falling back 4%, a decline similar to other developers. Lee Sing-yeung pointed out that netizens mistakenly subtracted a market capitalisation of about $15 billion from a loss of nearly $30 billion, thinking the market cap would be "wiped out"; the two figures cannot be simply added or subtracted in this way. Survival does not mean the share price must rise.
Cheung Siu-chung said Hong Kong stocks continued their weak trend, falling sharply last Friday, with the absence of southbound funds and turnover halved leading to greater volatility. US non-farm payroll data fell far short of expectations, the probability of a rate hike in October declined, but long-term bond yields fell before rising, and US stocks retreated after hitting highs.
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「MOLLY之父」王信明認為商業元素與藝術不必嚴格劃分，若缺乏商業策略支持，很多藝術創作只會停留於「柴娃娃」階段。信和集團與泡泡瑪特自今年2月初起，在中港城、荃新天地及利東街等多個地點展出55隻不同造型的MOLLY雕像。他建議藝術創作者多爭取曝光，就有機會成功、走向國際。
Liang Jiang, chief investment officer of Bond Asset Management, forecasts that US interest rate hike pressure will persist at least until the first quarter of next year, during which the Hang Seng Index will be easier to fall than rise, but with no more than 10% room for further decline. The Hang Seng Index fell 537 points or 2.19% last week, falling for four consecutive weeks with a cumulative drop of 1,678 points or 6.54%. He is bullish on Tencent, Midea, Shenhua, Fuyao Glass, as well as Luxshare Precision and Sunny Optical, which benefit from the hot sales of the iPhone 18.
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港大防止自殺研究中心指15歲以下學童自殺率由2024年的0.9升至2025年的2.9，男童個案由1宗增至14宗，2022至2025年有32%個案來自Band 1A傳統名校。作者接觸的名校生個案包括鬼剃頭、濕疹遭同學嘲笑、狂咬指甲，一名女生轉校九個月後濕疹不藥而癒；「學校因素」在學童自殺成因中佔37.3%。
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鄭丹瑞專欄〈郵簡與耐性〉在《香港經濟日報》刊登，欄名為「依然快樂」。文中提及「我的健康平台」邀請常霖法師，希望從佛家角度剖析近年大家脾氣更暴躁、更難自控、動不動就訴諸暴力的問題。
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唐英年今個星期載譽歸來，再推出另一批私人美酒珍藏拍賣。十三年前他曾罕有地將私人珍藏推出拍賣，當年 Romanee-Conti 珍藏市場反應熱烈。作者從美酒領會分甘同味、自我追尋、知音細覓三點人生體會。
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中山一家兩萬呎傢俬陳列室以向廠商按需訂貨模式經營，月租只需人民幣兩萬元。一批傢俬連物流運港、上樓及香港師傅安裝合共只需兩萬三千多港元，店主指香港相近面積工廈月租恐怕要三十萬港元。作者亦建議香港工廈業主引入內地產品作展銷。
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「慢教養」主張尊重孩子獨特的成長步伐，成人應做真誠的傾聽者，給予時間與空間而非急着給標準答案。文章引用瑞吉歐「兒童的一百種語言」與維高斯基「社會建構論」，強調雙向互動與「鷹架」支持。自由遊戲能鍛練大腦「執行功能」，從環境、時間與對話3個面向的落實方法下周再談。
Rita Fan suggested reviewing the number of Legislative Council seats in order to use public funds properly. She also revealed that the Hong Kong and Shenzhen authorities had begun discussions before the 1997 handover over the development of a piece of land at the border between the two places, but the plan fell through due to opposition within the government.
Chan Man-hung, director of the Belt and Road Research Institute at Chu Hai College of Higher Education, said on Now News TV's programme Straight Talk that the high-level reception given by the US to President Xi Jinping, who ended his visit to the US last month, was aimed at winning over China ahead of the midterm elections and reversing a slump in approval ratings. He expects the US to maintain trade with China until its decoupling plan is completed, with the trade war in a temporary truce, but Trump could impose tariffs at any time, and uncertainties still lie ahead.
Former NPC Standing Committee member Rita Fan said on an RTHK programme that 'two systems' cannot be of no benefit to the nation, and that Hong Kong makes a great contribution to the country in financial matters. She believes that one country, two systems helps the nation connect with the international community, and is confident that it will not change even after 50 years. She also recalled that the Hetao science and technology centre plan, which former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa had hoped to implement during his tenure, later came to nothing, but is finally being taken forward today.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan wrote in his blog on 4 October that Hong Kong will deepen international ties across multiple areas including finance, innovation and technology, and mega events. During the first three days of the Golden Week, 732,000 mainland visitor arrivals were recorded in Hong Kong, up about 8.4% year-on-year; over the first nine months, the average daily turnover of the Hong Kong stock market was $272.9 billion, with 116 companies listing and raising more than $388 billion.
Rita Fan said on an RTHK programme that the Legislative Council has 90 members who cost a lot of money, and she believes the number of members will need to be reviewed in future, but she has already left politics and has no ability to change things or express an opinion. As the first Legislative Council President after the handover, she urged current members to work dutifully, diligently and wholeheartedly, and warned them not to violate minor laws for momentary convenience.
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財政司司長在網誌表示，黃金周首三天已有超過73.2萬內地旅客訪港，按年增約8.4%。首九個月港股日均成交額2,729億元，116家企業上市集資逾3,880億元。他出訪多哈出席亞投行年會，指與中東及全球南方合作正邁向創科與實業項目。