Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
A man who went missing in Airport has been located.
Yung Shing-wai, aged 47, went missing after he was last seen at Hong Kong International Airport on September 28 afternoon. His family made a report to Police on October 2.
The man was located in a restaurant on Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po last night (October 3). He sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson today (October 4) announced that a total of 15 general out-patient clinics (GOPCs) will provide public holiday GOPC services on the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday (October 7) (see table below). Members of the public can make appointments through the telephone appointment system or the “Book GOPC” function on the “HA Go” mobile application.
As influenza activity remains at a high level, the HA spokesperson appeals to members of the public to receive vaccinations early. Public hospitals and out-patient clinics of the HA have started providing seasonal influenza vaccinations to eligible persons to dovetail with the Government Vaccination Programme 2025/26. Eligible patients may receive vaccinations at their scheduled follow-up appointments at clinics. Patients with distant follow-up appointment dates may visit or contact the respective clinics for necessary arrangements.
Meanwhile, the HA spokesperson reminds the public to stay vigilant about personal and environmental hygiene during the holidays to avoid spreading diseases. Members of the public who develop respiratory symptoms should wear masks and seek medical advice promptly. Non-emergency patients should avoid using accident and emergency (A&E) services and instead seek treatment at GOPCs, private doctors or 24-hour out-patient services at private hospitals to reduce pressure on public hospital A&Es. Members of the public can visit the Health Bureau’s Primary Care Directory www.pcdirectory.gov.hk to choose a family doctor and view related clinic service information.
GOPC service arrangements on day following Mid-Autumn Festival holiday (October 7)
| Region | List of GOPCs | Address | General enquiry | Telephone booking |
| Hong Kong Island | Aberdeen Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 10 Aberdeen Reservoir Road, Aberdeen | 2555 0381 | 3543 5011 |
| Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 1/F, 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan | 2560 0211 | 3157 0077 | |
| Violet Peel General Out-patient Clinic | LG, Tang Shiu Kin Hospital Community Ambulatory Care Centre, 282 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai | 3553 3116 | 3157 0000 | |
| Kowloon | Kwun Tong Community Health Centre | UG/F, 60 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong | 2389 0331 | 3157 0687 |
| Nam Cheong Family Medicine Clinic | G/F, Treasury Building, 3 Tonkin Street West, Cheung Sha Wan | 3742 3876 | 3543 5795 | |
| Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital Family Medicine Clinic |
G/F, Out-patient Block, Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital, 118 Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin | 2354 2267 | 3157 0118 | |
| Robert Black General Out-patient Clinic | 600 Prince Edward Road East, San Po Kong | 2383 3311 | 3157 0113 | |
| Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | 1/F, 145 Battery Street, Yau Ma Tei | 2272 2400 | 3157 0880 | |
| New Territories | Lady Trench General Out-patient Clinic | 213 Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan | 2614 4789 | 3157 0107 |
| Lek Yuen General Out-patient Clinic | G/F, 9 Lek Yuen Street, Shatin | 2692 8730 | 3157 0972 | |
| North District Community Health Centre | North District Family Medicine Clinic, 3/F, North District Community Health Centre Building, No. 3 Wai Wo Street, Sheung Shui | 2957 5186 | 3157 0965 | |
| Tai Po Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic | G/F, 37 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po | 2664 2039 | 3157 0906 | |
| Tseung Kwan O (Po Ning Road) General Out-patient Clinic | G/F, 28 Po Ning Road, Tseung Kwan O | 2191 1083 | 3157 0660 | |
| Tuen Mun Clinic | 11 Tsing Yin Street, San Hui, Tuen Mun | 2452 9111 | 3543 0886 | |
| Yuen Long Jockey Club Health Centre | 269 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long | 2443 8511 | 3543 5007 |
Service hours: 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
Attention radio/TV announcers:
Please broadcast the following at suitable intervals:
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) reminds members of the public to keep public places clean, protect public property; not to burn wax or place lit candles on the ground, grass pitches or beaches; not to throw glow sticks or other objects onto trees; and not to fly sky lanterns, when celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Persons littering at LCSD venues (including parks, beaches and barbecue sites) are liable to a fine of $3,000. The maximum penalty for burning wax, throwing objects onto trees or flying sky lanterns is a fine of $2,000 and 14 days’ imprisonment.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
Attention TV and radio duty announcers:
Please broadcast the following special announcement by the Education Bureau concerning schools, and repeat it at suitable intervals:
As the Hong Kong Observatory will issue Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 between noon and 2pm today (October 4), classes of kindergartens, schools for children with physical disability and schools for children with intellectual disability are suspended after noon today. These schools, however, should keep their premises open and implement contingency measures to look after arriving students. They should ensure that conditions are safe before allowing students to return home.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
Police today (October 6) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Ta Kwu Ling.
Choi Chung-wo, aged 80, went missing after he was last seen at MTR Lo Wu Station on September 22 afternoon. His friend made a report to Police on October 4.
He is about 1.65 metres tall, 50 kilograms in weight and of thin build. He has a squared face with yellow complexion and short white hair. He was last seen wearing a white short-sleeved top, black trousers and black shoes, and carrying a beige recycling bag.
Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Persons Unit of New Territories North on 3661 3113 or email to rmpu-ntn-1@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
Preparatory work for the 15th National Games (NG), the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG) in Hong Kong has been advancing in a smooth and orderly manner, with the first two competition events in Hong Kong, the beach volleyball (Victoria Park) and handball (Kai Tak Arena, Kai Tak Sports Park) events, to start on October 31 and November 1 respectively. In addition, the cross-boundary road cycling (men’s individual) event, which connects Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao, will take place on November 8. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, convened a meeting of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Organising Committee of the 15th NG (Hong Kong Organising Committee) today (October 6) to holistically review and steer the preparatory work for the Games to ensure thorough preparations have been made and that all departments are all set for this major national sports event.
Mr Chan said the preparatory work has entered the final sprint stage. The Government will continue to spare no effort in preparing and hosting the events, working hand in hand with Guangdong and Macao to deliver a “simple, safe and wonderful” Games. Mr Chan said the Games are not only about sports competitions, but also an occasion to showcase the co-operation and development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. He looked forward to welcoming athletes from our country and spectators from around the world with Hong Kong citizens. He also encouraged Hong Kong citizens to seize the opportunity to purchase tickets, cheer for the athletes in person, and witness this mega sports event taking place in Hong Kong for the first time.
It is envisaged that from late October to December, there will be a total of around 4 000 people, comprising over 2 100 athletes, 1 000 delegation officials and 800 technical officials, participating in the events in Hong Kong. In addition, several hundred journalists will come to Hong Kong to cover the competitions. An overview of the preparatory work for the Games in Hong Kong is as follows:
The Hong Kong Organising Committee, overseen by the Chief Executive and with the Chief Secretary for Administration as the Chairman and the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism as the Secretary-General, was established in May 2023 to provide policy steering and to oversee the preparation of the events in Hong Kong of the 15th NG, the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) will hold a meeting on Wednesday (October 8) at 11am, and Thursday (October 9) and Friday (October 10) at 9am in the Chamber of the LegCo Complex. During the meeting, Members will speak on “Motion of Thanks”, to be moved by Dr Starry Lee, which states: “That this Council thanks the Chief Executive for his address.”
Members will also ask the Government 22 questions on various policy areas, all of which require written replies.
The agenda of the above meeting can be obtained via the LegCo website (www.legco.gov.hk). Members of the public can watch or listen to the meeting via the “Webcast” system on the LegCo website. To observe the proceedings of the meeting at the LegCo Complex, members of the public may call 3919 3399 during office hours to reserve seats.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
The Transport Department (TD) today (October 6) announced that the auction of vehicle registration marks will be held on October 25 (Saturday) at Meeting Room S421, L4, Old Wing, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai.
“A total of 100 personalised vehicle registration marks (PVRMs) will be put up for public auction in the morning session, and 220 traditional vehicle registration marks (TVRMs) will be put up for auction in the afternoon session. The list of marks has been uploaded to the department’s website, www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/index.html,” a department spokesman said.
For the auction of TVRMs, only registration marks starting with “HK” or “XX” and special vehicle registration marks are put up for physical auction. Applicants should attend the auction and take note of the opening price as announced by the auctioneer before participating in the bidding of the mark.
The reserve price of each of PVRMs is $5,000. Applicants who have paid a deposit of $5,000 should also attend the physical auction and participate in the bidding (including the first bid at the reserve price). Otherwise, the PVRM concerned may be sold to another bidder at the reserve price.
People who wish to participate in the bidding at the physical auction should take note of the following points:
(1) Bidders are required to produce the following documents for completion of registration and payment procedures immediately after the successful bidding:
(i) the identity document of the successful bidder;
(ii) the identity document of the purchaser if it is different from the successful bidder;
(iii) a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation if the purchaser is a body corporate; and
(iv) a crossed cheque payable to “The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” or “The Government of the HKSAR”. Any bidder who wishes to bid for both TVRMs and PVRMs on the same day, should bring along at least two crossed cheques for payment of auction prices (for an auctioned mark paid for by cheque, the first three working days after the date of auction will be required for cheque clearance confirmation before processing of the application for mark assignment can be completed). Successful bidders may also pay through the Easy Pay System (EPS), but are reminded to note the maximum transfer amount in the same day of the payment card. Payment by post-dated cheque, cash, credit card or other methods will not be accepted.
(2) Purchasers must make payment of the purchase price through EPS or by crossed cheque and complete the Memorandum of Sale of Vehicle Registration Mark or the Memorandum of Sale of PVRM immediately after the bidding. Subsequent alteration of the particulars in the Memorandum will not be permitted.
(3) A registration mark can only be assigned to a motor vehicle which is registered in the name of the purchaser. The Certificate of Incorporation must be produced immediately by the purchaser if a vehicle registration mark purchased is to be registered under the name of a body corporate.
(4) The display of a vehicle registration mark on a motor vehicle should be in compliance with the requirements stipulated in Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations.
(5) Any change to the arrangement of letters, numerals and blank spaces of a PVRM, i.e. single and two rows as auctioned, will not be allowed.
(6) Special vehicle registration marks are non-transferable. Where the ownership of a motor vehicle with a special vehicle registration mark is transferred, the allocation of the special vehicle registration mark shall be cancelled.
(7) The purchaser shall, within 12 months after the date of auction, apply to the Commissioner for Transport for the vehicle registration mark to be assigned to a motor vehicle registered in the name of the purchaser. If the purchaser fails to assign the registration mark within 12 months, allocation of the registration mark will be cancelled and arranged for reallocation by the Commissioner for Transport in accordance with the statutory provision without prior notice to the purchaser.
“Upon completion of the Memorandum of Sale of PVRM, the purchaser will be issued a receipt and a Certificate of Allocation of Personalised Registration Mark. The Certificate of Allocation will serve to prove the holdership of the PVRM. Potential buyers of vehicles bearing a PVRM should check the Certificate of Allocation with the sellers and pay attention to the details therein. For transfer of vehicle ownership, this certificate together with other required documents should be sent to the TD for processing,” the spokesman added.
For other auction details, please refer to the Guidance Notes – Auction of TVRMs (www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/tvrm_auction/index.html) and Guidance Notes – Auction of PVRMs (www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/pvrm_auction/index.html).
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
Witnessed by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, and steered by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, the Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global (GoGlobal Task Force) was launched today (October 6).
To better support Mainland enterprises in going global, the 2025 Policy Address proposes integrating Hong Kong’s overseas offices, including the Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, as well as Hong Kong offices on the Mainland, to set up a one-stop platform, the GoGlobal Task Force, to proactively attract Mainland enterprises seeking to expand their overseas business to “go global via Hong Kong”.
The launch ceremony began with an opening speech by Mr Chan, followed by an introduction of the future work of the GoGlobal Task Force by Mr Yau. The launch ceremony brought together over 100 representatives from organisations of the GoGlobal Task Force and partners from various industries, including legal, accounting, financial services, banking, chambers, and professional organisations. These parties are the core support for the GoGlobal Task Force, working together to assist Mainland enterprises in going global.
In his speech, Mr Chan said, “For Mainland enterprises, expanding globally – particularly into the Global South – and establishing supply chains and industrial chains are not only a major trend but also an inevitable step for sustained growth. To better seize the opportunities arising from this development, we have established the GoGlobal Task Force, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development. This task force will co-ordinate efforts across various policy bureaus, departments and agencies to provide stronger and more comprehensive support for the overseas expansion of Mainland enterprises.”
Mr Chan added, “This task force is defined by three key features: First, high-level coordination. By establishing a mechanism at the top tier of the government structure, we ensure a strategic, macro-level perspective, efficient communication and swift execution. This enables us to integrate resources and remove barriers, thereby providing more effective and timely support to enterprises going global. Second, pooling our strengths. Beyond relevant government bureaux and departments, the task force will work closely with public institutions, professional bodies, chambers of commerce and business organisations. This collaborative approach allows us to pool expertise, generate ideas and create powerful synergies Third, proactive engagement. The task force will actively encourage Mainland enterprises to leverage Hong Kong as a platform for overseas expansion. It will also mobilise stakeholders across various sectors to maximise impact and effectiveness —through diverse range of initiatives such as organising market visits and outreach activities in key overseas regions.”
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Mr Yau said that as the country transforms from rapid growth to high-quality development, more and more outstanding Mainland enterprises are actively expanding overseas markets, and Hong Kong can serve as the “sailing point” for enterprises to go global. The Government aims to bring together professionals from various sectors through the Going Global Task Force to transform the potential of enterprises into tangible results, seeking more Mainland enterprises to use Hong Kong as a springboard to successfully and systematically expand globally. The GoGlobal Task Force brings together cross-bureau, cross-departmental, cross-organisation, and cross-sectoral resources and work to build a one-stop, responsive and unprecedented “going global” support platform. In line with the national policy and direction of encouraging Mainland enterprises to go global, it will assist these enterprises to expand their international business in an orderly manner, transform it into a new driving force for Hong Kong’s economy, and further consolidate Hong Kong’s position as an international business and trade hub.
He continued that the Government hopes to continue working together with all sectors to transform Hong Kong’s institutional advantages, professional services, and international network into a powerful driving force for enterprises to expand into global markets. This will position Hong Kong as the starting point for Mainland enterprises to go global and a crucial pivot for the country’s high-quality development.
In delivering her closing remarks, Director-General of Investment Promotion, Ms Lau said, “Today’s launch marks a new chapter in Hong Kong’s efforts to support Mainland enterprises in going global. Hong Kong has a world-class financial system, professional services and sound rule of law, making it the best base for Mainland enterprises to access international markets. The GoGlobal Task Force, leveraging the global networks and extensive experience of our partners, will work together to make Hong Kong as their base for Mainland enterprises to go global. This will inject new impetus into our economy and consolidate and enhance Hong Kong’s status as the ‘three centres and a hub.
To take forward the relevant work, the GoGlobal Task Force plans to discuss its strategies and plans by the end of this year and organise its first major promotional event to publicise the work. InvestHK will be responsible for co-ordinating the GoGlobal Task Force’s efforts and work closely with relevant policy bureaux and departments, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s Mainland offices, professional associations, and industry partners to encourage more Mainland enterprises to use Hong Kong as a starting point to connect with the world and expand globally.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
After the discovery of quality issues in the Light Public Housing (LPH) project at Lok On Pai, Siu Lam at the end of August, the Architectural Services Department (ArchSD) has stepped up inspections for the three LPH projects at Siu Lam; Yan Po Road in Tuen Mun, and Sheung On Street in Chai Wan, which are under the contractor, Able and Chun Wo Joint Venture, since last month. Through proactive inspections and in-depth examinations, ArchSD has discovered more on-site installation issues. The Director of Architectural Services (DArchS) has established an independent investigation team, and will directly report to the Housing Bureau (HB) and the Development Bureau (DEVB). This incident is not related to the quality of Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) units, but involves on-site works procedures.
ArchSD has instructed the contractor to submit proposals for remedial measures immediately. The remedial measures are expected to take at most four to five months to complete. ArchSD will urge the contractor to expedite the external works, with a view to completing the projects by the completion dates as committed to the Public Works Subcommittee.
HB is deeply concerned with this issue and has instructed ArchSD to follow up seriously to ensure timely completion of LPH projects with high quality and utmost safety standards.
​Subject to the outcome of the investigation, the Government will hold the parties involved accountable in accordance with the terms of the contract, and take regulatory actions against the contractor and related personnel involved in accordance with applicable law, including the Buildings Ordinance.