Police from the Hong Kong Island Regional Emergency Unit, together with units from Western, Central, Wan Chai and Eastern districts, launched a multi-day cross-department joint anti-burglary operation across several districts on Hong Kong Island from 30 September. Police said the long holiday was a peak period for burglary cases, and the operation also deployed the Hong Kong Island Regional drone team and the Government Flying Service.
Hong Kong's top player Wong Chak-lam has won the territory's first Asian Games tennis men's singles gold. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Yip posted congratulations on social media, praising him for doing very well. Yip noted that this was the Hong Kong team's eighth gold medal at this edition of the Games, matching the record from the previous edition, and expressed hope that the Games would continue to bring good news.
In the Asian Games men's singles tennis final in Nagoya, Wong Chak-lam defeated national team player Wu Yibing in straight sets to win the Hong Kong team's first Asian Games men's singles tennis gold, and also the team's eighth gold of the Games. Top seed Wong, ranked 100th in the world, won the first set 6:2 and took the second set 6:4.
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Holy Spirit Seminary in Wong Chuk Hang held an open day after more than 10 years, allowing the public to visit its premises. Seminary rector and auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, Stephen Chow, said about 8,000 people visited.
"Hong Kong-produced astronaut" Lai Ka-ying sent congratulations by video link in Putonghua to the National Day reception at the Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Centre marking the 77th anniversary, saying that celebrating National Day aboard China's space station left her "incredibly excited and proud". She described the equipment operated and experiments carried out at the space station as embodying "the pride of Chinese manufacturing and Chinese creation".
On the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chief Executive's wife Lynn Lam, 8 secretaries and Director of the Chief Executive's Office Yvonne Yip wore 10 sets of new Chinese-style outfits designed by the School of Fashion and Textiles at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to attend the reception. This year, the production team used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse each person's dressing style, colour preferences and styling characteristics, and selected and adjusted the design plans accordingly.
Mr Wang, a buyer under the Wangfu Court special sales plan, obtained his parents' authorisation to handle property ownership procedures and wanted to transfer the new unit into his own name. The government refused to process the transfer using the letter of authorisation, requiring his parents, who are abroad for medical treatment, to personally confirm the transfer documents. A barrister said the requirement is normal legal procedure, while a legislator suggested the government negotiate with banks so that the son first provides a mortgaged guarantee, with the transfer to be made after the parents return to Hong Kong.
HK Electric plans to build a new substation on a site of about 2,300 square metres between Lok Man Road and Tai Man Street in Chai Wan, drawing opposition from residents of nearby Lok Tsui Terrace. Residents previously wrote to the Planning Department and HK Electric, asking them to withdraw the site selection and release the site comparison report. HK Electric replied that, after discussions with government departments, it considered the site more suitable and feasible, and would hold a residents' briefing next Wednesday evening.
Yoga chain Hotstone Yoga ceased operations across all its outlets yesterday, with notices posted at its 7 branches asking claimants to email supporting documents, and stating that staff salaries were intended to be paid by the 5th of this month. A member said at least about 500 people had bought class packages but had not attended classes, with one person spending nearly $30,000 on 150 classes. Several victims said centre staff had continued to aggressively promote package renewals right up until the closure.
Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao held an anti-illegal immigration and anti-smuggling exercise on Tuesday (September 29), coordinated by the Guangdong Provincial Joint Command for Action against Illegal Immigration and Smuggling, carrying out water law-enforcement drills and joint patrol enforcement in a waters area of the Greater Bay Area. The exercise coordinated with the disciplined services of Hong Kong and Macao as well as more than 10 law-enforcement departments including public security, customs anti-smuggling and coast guard in coastal cities, deploying more than 500 personnel, over 50 law-enforcement vessels and more than 100 vehicles in total.
The Scout Association of Hong Kong and the Legislative Council signed a memorandum of understanding at the Legislative Council Complex yesterday, launching the 'Parliamentary Exploration Badge', which incorporates the Legislative Council's 'Understanding the Council' public education content into the Scout Association's 'Active Citizenship' badge series. The badge fully covers the four sections of Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Rovers. The Legislative Council Secretariat will provide training for Scout leaders, and will hold classes, guided tours and other activities at the Legislative Council.
A 38-year-old chess tutor pleaded guilty to 3 counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at Tsuen Wan Court (acting as District Court) yesterday. The defence pleaded that the two were genuinely in love and that the defendant had failed to hold the line on morality, while acting judge Philip He Hanxi stressed that even though the victim had made the initial proposal, the law must still protect the vulnerability of minors.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (October 3) that a red flag has been hoisted at Lung Mei Beach in Tai Po due to inclement weather, indicating that swimming there is dangerous. Members of the public are advised not to swim there.