Announced policies, laws and officials’ explanations of public affairs.
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政府今日刊憲六項附屬法例，建議修訂《領港條例》（第84章）附表3及《入境條例》等五項附屬法例，以配合綠色船用燃料加注服務需求。修訂包括重新規劃碇泊處，把可用海域面積由現時的645公頃增至2 877公頃，設立七個新的碇泊處，並為政府繫泊浮標引入更便利的收費模式。擬議修訂將於十月七日提交立法會，按先訂立後審議程序處理。
Why read this: 公報列出可用海域由645公頃增至2 877公頃的具體改動，讀者可據此核對修訂規模與提交立法會的時間。
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教育局局長蔡若蓮十月二日在立法會教育事務委員會政策簡報會交代《香港第一個五年規劃》及《施政報告》的教育措施。當局將以城區概念建設新田、洪水橋和打鼓嶺大學城，並已於九月十七日推出洪水橋三幅校園區用地供合資格專上院校申請；教資會資助研究院研究課程學額將逐步增至二○三○／三一學年的9 600個。
Why read this: 發言列出洪水橋三幅用地申請、研究院學額增至9 600個等具體安排與數字，可核對教育政策未來五年的投放方向。
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警方宣布十月三日至十一月八日在柴灣、將軍澳、長沙灣、屯門、大嶼山、荃灣、和合石及沙嶺分階段實施重陽節特別交通及運輸安排。重陽節當日（十月十八日），將軍澳高超道通往墳場的通道上午五時三十分至晚上八時全面封閉。警方呼籲掃墓人士盡量使用公共交通工具。
Why read this: 安排涵蓋多區並逐區列出封路日期與時段，駕車掃墓人士可核對自己計劃前往的地區是否受影響。
Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited reminds the public to beware of the fake website hkmonetaryauthority.lol, which masquerades as the 'Buyer Online Security Guarantee' to offer Faster Payment System (FPS) online transaction security services, tricking users into providing identity card numbers, photos of identity documents and telephone numbers. The company clarified that it has absolutely no relationship with the website, and its official website addresses are www.hkicl.com.hk and fps.hkicl.com.hk. Enquiries can be verified by calling 2533 1111.
Why read this: The bulletin lists the URL patterns of the fake websites and two official website addresses, allowing readers to check item by item whether they have mistakenly entered a scam page.
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政府宣布外傭「規定最低工資」上調百分之二點三五，由每月5,100元增至5,220元，膳食津貼維持每月不少於1,236元。新水平適用於十月三日起簽訂的合約，十月二日或之前按舊工資簽訂的合約可於十月三十日或之前送抵入境處。
Why read this: 公布列出了上調幅度、新舊水平和合約送抵截止日，僱主可據此核對自己手上的合約適用哪個工資。
The Government reached settlement arrangements with MTR Corporation on 2 October regarding the High Speed Rail Hong Kong section and the Shatin to Central Link works. MTR must pay HK$2.25 billion for delays during the construction phase of the High Speed Rail Hong Kong section, while both parties agreed not to pursue claims against each other over the Shatin to Central Link, for which MTR had already borne about HK$2.8 billion in additional expenditure. The Transport and Logistics Bureau said enhanced works governance mechanisms had been applied to new railway projects.
Why read this: The announcement sets out the original and actual commissioning dates and cost changes for both projects, allowing readers to compare the two sums of HK$2.25 billion and HK$2.8 billion and understand the scope of the liability clarification.
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勞工及福利局局長孫玉菡公布「畢業生就業啟航計劃」，將與商會在未來兩年額外創造一萬個職位，補貼受聘青年三分之一薪金，上限每月6000元，資助期最長半年。他指難以評估計劃對青年失業率的影響；勞工處將推出「青年就業通」網上服務窗口及AI「就業配對通」，以減低市場錯配。
Why read this: 計劃兩年內額外創造一萬個職位，政府補貼三分之一薪金，讀者可核對每月6000元上限及最長半年資助期的門檻。
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan briefed the Legislative Council Panel on Economic Development on 2 October about the transport and logistics measures in Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address. Aviation targets include increasing airport flight destinations from over 220 to 240, with the permanent Dongguan air cargo hub facilities due to be completed by mid-next year with a capacity of 1 million tonnes; over 140 low-altitude economy regulatory sandbox projects have already been regularised.
Why read this: The speech lists the ten shipping measures and aviation hub targets item by item, including the increase in flight destinations from over 220 to 240 and the sustainable aviation fuel usage target, with clear and verifiable figures.
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香港當局將外佣每月最低工資上調2.35%至HK$5,220，食物津貼維持不變，原水平為HK$5,100。新工資適用於星期六或之後簽署的所有合約。政府星期五公布，指因應較佳的社會經濟因素作出調整。
Why read this: 新水平由 HK$5,100 上調 2.35% 至 HK$5,220，讀者可核對自己簽署的合約適用哪個工資水平。
The government announced that the statutory minimum wage for foreign domestic workers will rise by 2.35%, from $5,100 to $5,220 a month, applicable to all foreign domestic worker contracts signed from tomorrow. Contracts signed today or earlier at $5,100 may still be submitted to the Immigration Department for processing by the 30th of this month. The meal allowance in lieu of free meals remains at not less than $1,236 a month.
Why read this: The announcement specifies the extent of the increase, the effective arrangements and the deadline for submitting contracts, allowing employers to check directly whether their contracts fall within the transitional arrangements.
The government and MTR Corporation have reached a settlement arrangement for delays to the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section and the Shatin-Central Link, with MTR paying the government $2.25 billion for delays during the high-speed rail's construction stage. For the Shatin-Central Link, MTR has proactively borne about $2.8 billion in additional expenditure in the past, and the two sides have agreed not to make mutual claims for the delays. The Transport and Logistics Bureau said mechanisms to strengthen railway project governance, monitoring and cost control have been implemented, and new railway projects will see MTR bear risks such as cost overruns.
Why read this: Sets out MTR's payment of $2.25 billion to the government for the high-speed rail delay and the arrangement whereby about $2.8 billion has already been borne for the Shatin-Central Link, together with the original and actual opening dates and cost increases for both projects, allowing the responsibility amounts to be checked item by item.
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政府今日刊憲六項附屬法例，擬修訂《領港條例》附表3及另外五項附屬法例，下周三提交立法會先訂立後審議。修訂建議設立七個新碇泊處、調整八個碇泊處邊界，運輸及物流局指重新規劃後可用海域面積由645公頃增至2,877公頃，便利綠色船用燃料加注作業。
Why read this: 修訂把可用海域面積由645公頃增至2,877公頃，並列出碇泊處增減的具體數目，讀者可據此核對加注空間的實際變化。
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食環署九月三十日起展開為期兩星期的「天羅行動」，針對超級市場、食肆及其他食物售賣處所，加強檢查環境衞生、防治蟲鼠措施及食物貯存情況。截至當日六時已巡查288間超級市場、16間食肆及23間其他處所，發出28張「消除蟲鼠通知」、22張改善清潔通知、一項警告並提出兩宗檢控。
Why read this: 公報列出專項巡查開首日的具體執法數字，包括巡查處所數量、發出通知及檢控宗數，可據此核對食環署的執法力度。
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運輸及物流局局長陳美寶在立法會交通事務委員會簡報運輸政策，預告中九龍繞道（九龍灣段）今年十二月六日通車，六號幹線全線開通後往來將軍澳至油麻地行車時間由約65分鐘縮至約12分鐘。北都公路新田段目標由二○三六年提前至二○三四年開通。
Why read this: 發言逐項列出道路、鐵路、網約車及自動駕駛項目的時間表和關鍵數字，讀者可核對與自己日常出行的關係。
Secretary for Security Chris Tang chaired the third meeting of the Cross-departmental Task Force on Illegal Workers on 30 September, adding five departments including the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau as members, and designating catering and cleaning, renovation and construction, retail, food delivery, transport and logistics, and tourism as key sectors for cracking down on illegal workers. The task force will invite the industries to nominate anti-illegal worker ambassadors to gather intelligence, and advance measures including online patrols and a review of penalties.
Why read this: The report lists the departments added to the task force and the six key sectors, allowing readers to check whether their own industry is on the crackdown list, and understand the task force's background.
HKICL reminded the public to beware of the fake website refund-fps.ink, which masquerades as an FPS online transaction refund service and directs users into WhatsApp conversations with people impersonating customer service staff. HKICL said it has absolutely no relationship with the website; the official websites are www.hkicl.com.hk and fps.hkicl.com.hk, and suspicious communications can be verified by calling 2533 1111.
Why read this: The announcement lists the characteristics of the fake website address alongside the genuine official website, and provides a verification telephone number, allowing readers to immediately check the authenticity of links they have received.
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政府將於十月二日在憲報刊登《2026年危險藥物條例（修訂附表1）令》，把三種新興物質納入附表1管制，預計十一月二十七日生效。修訂令將於十月七日提交立法會先訂立後審議，販運及製造最高刑罰為終身監禁及罰款500萬元，管有及服用最高監禁7年及罰款100萬元。
Why read this: 公報列出了刊憲、提交立法會與生效的完整日程，並寫明入表後的最高刑罰，讀者可據此核對新管制的範圍與時程。
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衞生防護中心調查一宗猴痘輸入個案，涉及一名40歲男子，潛伏期內離港期間曾有高風險性接觸，現於瑪嘉烈醫院隔離治療。本年累計錄得29宗個案，其中20宗為八月以來新增。中心增設額外疫苗接種中心，熱線2125 2373每日上午九時至下午六時運作，並公布多場外展接種服務日期。
Why read this: 公佈列明本年累計29宗猴痘個案與新增疫苗接種中心，並列出熱線和外展接種日期，方便高風險人士核對安排。
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食安中心宣布十月一日零時零分起，經港珠澳大橋進口的鮮活食品通關時間延長至全日二十四小時，指定類別車輛可在任何時段經大橋進入本港。食安中心會核對進口文件、作實物檢查並抽樣檢測，經文錦渡口岸進口的通關安排維持不變。
Why read this: 公布列明受影響的指定鮮活食品類別與生效時間，並說明文錦渡口岸安排維持不變，業界可據此核對適用範圍。
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金管局宣布知識產權融資沙盒參與銀行已完成七宗試點個案的融資審批，貸款金額介乎100萬港元至3,900萬港元，涵蓋電子、建築、玩具製造業及醫療器材等行業。沙盒由金管局聯同商務及經濟發展局及知識產權署於二○二五年十二月推出。
Why read this: 公佈寫明首批個案的貸款金額由100萬至3,900萬港元及涵蓋行業，讀者可據此判斷知識產權融資在中小企的實際規模。