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The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong 2025 Clare Hollingworth Fellowship recipients are Trista Xinyi Luo and Samra Zulfaqar.

Congrats to both journalists.

Ex-civil service chief Joshua Law takes helm at Citybus Citybus on Thursday announced veteran bureaucrat Joshua Law Chi-kong, a former Secretary for the Civil Service, as its new chairman.

Former Secretary for Civil Service in the Carrie Lam administration, Joshua Law, has been named as the new chairman of Citybus.

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Hong Kong’s first astronaut set for mission as early as next year Hong Kong’s first astronaut has completed the primary training phase and is expected to undertake their inaugural space mission as early as next year, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

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Hong Kong's first astronaut is expected to undertake their inaugural space mission as early as next year, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Hong Kong restaurant defies odds, stays open by working out deal with landlord Chui King Lau, a Wan Chai restaurant serving Hakka cuisine, previously said it planned to close due to business environment’s deterioration.

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In a change from the Hong Kong norm, Hakka cuisine restaurant Chui King Lau has announced it will remain open at its Wan Chai location after negotiating a new lease with the landlord.

The restaurant in September stated it would have to close due to a worsening business environment.

He was in true HK form. Picking fights, screaming, pointing, shrugging off the MTR staff, then soon as he copped a boot he went down like Mike Tyson right hooked him.

Video of a man, suspected of being intoxicated, arguing with passengers, and ignoring MTR staff as he blocked a train door on the East Rail Line at Admiralty on Saturday.

FAFO.

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Yau Tsim District Police conducted a crackdown on illegal parking on Monday, towing away a Ferrari and an Audi among others.

YT Dist. Police have issued 155,650 Fixed Penalty Notices in the first nine months of 2025, and at a cost of $320 per ticket, that equates to $49,808,000 worth of fines.

CE John Lee on the cargo plane crash at HKIA last week:

• The Air Accident Investigation Authority is investigating the crash, and will utilise overseas experts in the investigation

• preliminary report expected within a month

Chief Executive John Lee, at Tuesday's pre-ExCo meeting press conference:

• Some people have been creating rumours on why some LegCo members are retiring and "passing on the torch" to the next generation; will crack down on those promoting soft resistance in trying to sabotage the LegCo election

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Hong Kong international Airport's north runway is expected to reopen Monday night at 11pm as salvage operations have been completed.

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Paulo Pong, chairman of Ocean Park, is now also chairman of M+, replacing Bernard Chan.

He was appointed chairman on October 9th, but the WestK press release only came out on the 27th.

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HSBC to set aside US$1.1 billion for potential Madoff fraud payouts Facing uncertainty over eventual cost of lawsuits related to the Ponzi scheme, bank announces provision in its third-quarter earnings.

HSBC Holdings will book a US$1.1 billion provision in its third-quarter earnings as it faces uncertainty over payouts in lawsuits related to the Bernard Madoff fraud case.

HKEX notice here: www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/lis...

*Tuesday October 28th

With no one winning first division since October 14th, Mark 6 jackpot for Tuesday October 27th is $50 million.

The 2025 Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival attracted an estimated 163,000 visitors over the four days, an increase of 30% per day.

With Regina Ip and Lai Tung-kwok both announcing on Saturday they will not be seeking re-election, all 12 Legislative Council members aged 70+ are retiring.

Chart: @kjoules.org

Breaking | Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip to end 17-year Legislative Council tenure Chairwoman of the New People’s Party confirms that she will not seek another term, but stresses she is not retiring.

Regina Ip has announced she will not run for re-election in this year's Legislative Council election.

Thirty-one passengers were issued summonses on Friday (Oct 24), after Kowloon East traffic officers went undercover as passengers to crack down on those failing to wear seatbelts on public minibuses.

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The latest UK Government half-year report on Hong Kong states since the inception of the BN(O) visa system on January 31st, 2021, there have been 232,498 applications for the British National (Overseas) visa route, with over 223,904 visas granted.

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Influenza-like illnesses are rampant in Hong Kong schools and institutions at the moment, with 25% of all ILI persons affected in the past 7 weeks coming in the week October 12th to 18th (Week 42).

89% of laboratory specimens sampled in Week 42 were influenza A(H3).
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Provisional last mailing dates for Christmas 2025, issued by Hong Kong Post.

Pop Mart shares down 20% since last Friday, down 10% on Thursday alone.

“We think its third-quarter revenue growth topped market consensus, but investors may be more concerned about the likely deceleration in the coming quarters,” said Jeff Zhang, an analyst at Morningstar.
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Ocean Park may pull the plug on Water World: chairman - RTHK Ocean Park's Water World attraction has underperformed since opening four years ago and it might have to be shut do...

Water World at Ocean Park, which reopened in 2021 after shuttering for 22 years, may be on the scrap heap again according to Ocean Park chairman Paolo Pong.

Originally reopened to be an all-year park, the operating hours were cut back to summer only from 2024.

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Hong Kong International Airport's north runway was closed from 8am Thursday to facilitate the salvage operation of the 747 cargo plane that crashed on Monday morning.

The closure (and salvage operation) is expected to last a few days, according the Airport Authority.

江玉歡宣布不爭取連任 (11:37) - 20251022 - 港聞 2025年立法會選舉提名期10月24日展開，多名現任議員先後宣布不參選下屆立法會選舉。選委界別江玉歡今（22日）宣布，將不爭取連任。她稱會考慮以其他工作，繼續為公眾講解法律、解讀政策及分析時事，「市民仍然會每日見到更加貼近佢哋嘅江玉歡」。她又形容，現時是最適合時間「落山」，會用其所學、「走向人群」，並強調無受任何壓力。

Outspoken LegCo lawmaker Doreen Kong has announced she will not seek re-election in this year's Legislative Council elections.

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海洋公園總入場人次按年增一成　上年度錄經營盈餘　惟整體蝕逾2.7億元 (11:12) - 20251022 - 港聞 海洋公園今日（22日）向立法會交代2024/25年度（上年度）業績，受惠於大熊貓效應，上年度海洋公園連同水上樂園總入場人次錄得346萬，按年升10%；公司總收入接近12.9億元，按年升9%，年度錄得現金經營盈餘（EBITDA）4240萬元。惟計及折舊等非現金項目，上年度錄得2.747億元虧損。

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Ocean Park Financial Report 2024/25:

• revenue HK$1.288 billion, up 9% year-on-year
• 3.46 million visitors, up 10% YOY
• EBITDA profit of $42.4 million
• after accounting for non-cash items such as depreciation: $274.7 million loss

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渣打調高港上季GDP增長預測至3.2%　稱出口表現勝預期 渣打發表報告，將本港今年第三季本地生產總值（GDP）增長預測，由原先按年升2.2%上調至升3.2%，同時將今年第四季經濟場增長預測，由原先的0.8%上調

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Standard Chartered has raised its forecast for Hong Kong's GDP in Q3 from 2.2% to 3.2%

The bank also raised its full-year GDP growth forecast for Hong Kong from 2.2% to 2.8%.

HK01: www.hk01.com/article/6028...

Onboard footage from a Tesla waiting at a red light in Sha Tin Monday night shows a 7-seater driven by a 25-year-old male losing control and crashing into the car waiting in the right lane.

Come for the crash, stay for who he crashed into... 🤦‍♂️

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