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Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:30:25 +0800
Govt launches survey on sports facility bookings
The government on Tuesday called on the public to fill in a survey on balloting arrangements for recreation and sports facilities which will be implemented next year. The new system is aimed at stamping out touting. Sessions at various facilities, ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:34:08 +0800
Green group backs reclamation for cycle track
The Society for Protection of the Harbour on Tuesday said it will not object to a government plan to reclaim land for a cycle track network in the New Territories. The 82-kilometre New Territories Cycle Track Network will connect Ma On Shan with Ts...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:17:11 +0800
CE: govt right to change law on jab exemptions
Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday defended the government's decision to amend the law to give the health secretary the power to invalidate Covid vaccine exemption certificates after a court ruled that previous legislation did not grant him such aut...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:56:11 +0800
T3 remains but Observatory monitoring situation
The Observatory on Tuesday said tropical cyclone Nalgae had entered the northern part of the South China Sea and was steadily moving northwards. It said the Strong Wind Signal No.3 would remain in force today. The Observatory said it expected Nalgae...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:21:23 +0800
Some schools, kindergartens suspended due to Nalgae
The Education Bureau said classes of kindergartens, schools for children with physical disability and schools for children with intellectual disability are suspended on Tuesday because the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal no. 3 was in force. The Stro...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:07:09 +0800
HK to introduce new crypto licensing regime
The government said it is preparing for a new licensing regime for virtual asset service providers and will look into letting retail investors trade cryptocurrencies. In a policy statement released on Monday, the Financial Services and the Treasury...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:01:53 +0800
Hong Kong reports 4,766 new Covid cases
Health officials on Monday reported 4,766 new Covid infections, including 446 imported cases. The tally was down from that of the previous day, when 5,210 cases were logged. Twelve more patients with the coronavirus have died. Meanwhile, the vice-...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:40:44 +0800
We will teach people to respect the constitution: SJ
Everyone in Hong Kong must know how to respect and safeguard China’s fundamental system, Justice Secretary Paul Lam said on Monday, adding that this is a prerequisite for One Country, Two Systems to be thoroughly implemented. At a forum on One Cou...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:36:27 +0800
FS to return to HK after testing negative for Covid
The government on Monday said Financial Secretary Paul Chan has tested negative for Covid under a rapid antigen test and will return to Hong Kong. In a statement, authorities said Chan, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, will board a flight within th...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:21:08 +0800
T3 in force as Nalgae nears HK
The Strong Wind Signal No. 3 took effect at 4:20pm on Monday as Several Tropical Storm Nalgae edges closer to Hong Kong. At 4pm, Nalgae was about 630 kilometres south-southeast of the SAR and was forecast to move north-northwest at about 10 kilometr...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:08:40 +0800
Chronically ill people say Covid made them worse
A survey of people with chronic illnesses has found that around 60 percent who caught Covid-19 felt their general health condition worsened despite recovering from the virus. The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation said it carried out an online sur...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:02:41 +0800
No 3 typhoon signal to be issued between 4-5pm
The Strong Wind Signal No 3 will be issued between 4pm and 5pm, the observatory said on Monday afternoon, as Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae moved closer to Hong Kong. The observatory forecast that Nalgae would edge "rather close" to the vicinity of th...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:12:02 +0800
'Remaining Covid travel measures have little impact'
A University of Hong Kong epidemiologist says remaining Covid-19 travel restrictions are having a negligible impact on the pandemic situation in the city and that there would be little risk in dropping them. New arrivals in Hong Kong still have to ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:24:33 +0800
T3 signal could be issued as early as 4pm
The Observatory says it will consider issuing the strong wind signal number 3 between 4pm and 7pm on Monday as a severe tropical storm edges closer to the coast of Guangdong. The weather forecaster issued the standby signal number one on Sunday nigh...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:22:04 +0800
'Summit is a sign of HK reconnecting, reopening'
An executive director of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Darryl Chan, says the SAR’s Global Financial Leaders Investment Summit, which starts on Tuesday, is a sign to the rest of the world that Hong Kong is reconnecting and reopening. Speaking ...

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 22:34:58 +0800
Standby Signal 1 in force as Nalgae nears
The Observatory issued the Standby Signal Number 1 on Sunday night, and said the signal will stay in force at least before 10am on Monday. It issued the alert at 10.10pm. Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae is forecast to enter the northern part of the ...

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:51:06 +0800
Observatory to issue standby signal 1 for Nalgae
The Observatory said it will issue the Standby Signal No. 1 later on Sunday night. It said Tropical Cyclone Nalgae has entered within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong and is expected to move towards the northern part of the South China Sea. Forecaster...

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:21:26 +0800
HK adds 5,210 Covid cases
Health officials on Sunday reported 5,210 new coronavirus cases, including 478 imported infections. The daily infection tally was slightly down from Saturday, when officials reported 5,383 cases. Twelve more people infected with Covid-19 had died....

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:15:53 +0800
'Avoid crowding on slopes and steps in Lan Kwai Fong'
Police on Sunday called on revellers who plan to celebrate Halloween in Lan Kwai Fong to avoid gathering on steep slopes and steps. The call came after the deadly stampede in Seoul on Saturday that killed more than 150 people and injured over 80 ot...

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 16:11:18 +0800
Suspected smuggled crabs, crawfish seized at border
Customs officers and the Centre for Food Safety on Sunday said they have seized 2,700 kilogrammes of suspected smuggled hairy crabs and about 4 kilogrammes of crawfish worth HK$1.3 million. Authorities said in a joint operation on Friday, officers s...



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