Tsui Wah Holdings (1314) announced that its new Japanese Omakase brand "Senbadou" has opened in trial operation on Stanley Street in Central, entering the premium Japanese cuisine market. The group said it will continue to explore catering formats and business models with potential, and expand its catering brand portfolio.
Tai Yat Elevator (Hong Kong) Limited maintained over 1,300 lifts as of mid-year this year, and its website was suspended yesterday. According to the Gazette, the company was disciplined by the EMSD Disciplinary Tribunal in 2019 for failing to supervise engineering staff in maintaining the traction machine gearbox and failing to provide adequate instructions during lift maintenance at Hang Hing Building on Fuk Wa Street in Sham Shui Po in 2016. It was fined $80,000 and ordered to pay about $75,000 in inquiry costs and a total of about $57,000 to the Department of Justice and the EMSD.
YOHO Sports Festival runs from now until October 19 at YOHO MALL I Atrium, creating a large-scale sports-themed event. The event features Pickleball as its main highlight.
信和集團10月在尖沙咀東部麼地道花園舉辦「TST East Halloween Beats」萬聖節電音Cosplay派對,於10月17日、24日及31日下午4時免費登場,每周設不同主題並邀韓國、泰國及香港DJ打碟。蘭桂坊協會同期舉行「蘭桂坊怪物巡禮夜變裝派對」,晚上7時至11時開放,晚上8時有怪物巡禮。市民及旅客在社交平台上載香港萬聖節照片或短片並加指定標註,可贏取旅發局旅遊禮品。
Simon Suen's solo exhibition Encounters is on show from now at WKCDA Tower in the West Kowloon Cultural District, curated by Faye Tong, featuring over 120 new works spanning acrylic on canvas, oil on canvas and acrylic on wood, blending Chinese and Western aesthetics. The exhibition runs until 18 October, opening hours are 10am to 8pm, free admission, no booking required.
The Hong Kong Bar Association welcomes the Chief Executive's acceptance of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission's recommendation to appoint Lord Neuberger as a non-permanent overseas judge of the Court of Final Appeal. The association believes that non-permanent overseas judges connect Hong Kong with the legal sectors of other common law jurisdictions around the world and help the city develop its unique jurisprudence, making a significant contribution to the rule of law in Hong Kong.
The Fire Services Department will roll out three AI-assisted drone technologies to strengthen hill fire detection and response during grave-sweeping activities at the Chung Yeung Festival. Acting Divisional Officer of Information and Communications Technology Wong Tak-fai said on Friday that the new technologies can enhance the speed and accuracy of fire detection and help the department operate more efficiently.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department says Taiwan-Japan Elevator (Hong Kong) installed only fire-resistant doors, without fire-resistant door frame components, on 48 lifts it replaced at Tsui Ping North Estate in Kwun Tong and Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin, and reported the work as completed. Police arrested 3 people, including 1 contractor principal and 2 registered lift engineers responsible for inspection and issuing safety certificates, aged 63 to 82, on suspicion of fraud; they are being detained for investigation.
The Legislative Council Panel on Transport discusses fare increase applications from 4 bus companies, with multiple lawmakers criticising the increases as too high. The Transport and Logistics Bureau says it will consider residents' overall affordability when approving them and will absolutely not accept the increases wholesale.
Why read this: The Legislative Council Panel on Transport discusses fare increase applications from 4 bus companies, with the Transport and Logistics Bureau stating that it will consider residents' affordability when approving them and will not accept the increases wholesale.
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The government said on Friday that 1,850 owners at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po had completed signing sale and purchase agreements, accounting for over 93 per cent, with the second phase of the acquisition scheme closing on Thursday. About 1,700 owners who had signed acceptance letters chose new units under the special sales scheme, and the government said 4,400 units had been reserved, with the first batch of about 35 households starting to select flats at the end of last month. Some owners were unable to sign in time due to bankruptcy or being overseas, and the authorities said they would handle cases individually.
A total of 48 lifts at Tsui Ping North Estate in Kwun Tong and Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin were found to have only fire-resistant doors installed, without door frame components, with serious deficiencies in the works. Some Pok Hong Estate residents said they were not worried about lift safety problems, while other residents hoped the authorities would disclose more information.
The Development Bureau today gazetted eight subsidiary regulations, proposing four new subsidiary regulations under the Land Titles Ordinance and amending four subsidiary regulations under the Land Registration Ordinance, the High Court Ordinance and the District Court Ordinance, to set out implementation details for the title registration system on new land in the first half of next year. New land means land held under a Government lease granted on or after the day the amended Land Titles Ordinance comes into effect, generally including land granted by way of land sale, private treaty grant and land exchange. The eight subsidiary regulations will be submitted to the Legislative Council next Wednesday for the negative vetting procedure.
Why read this: The Development Bureau has gazetted eight subsidiary regulations setting out the details for implementing the title registration system on new land in the first half of next year, allowing readers to check the land scope covered by the new system.