Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
Police laid a holding charge against a 52-year-old woman with two counts of murder today (August 12).
The woman was arrested yesterday (August 11) in suspected connection with a murder case happened in Sham Shui Po on the same day afternoon, in which an 85-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man died.
The case will be mentioned at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (August 13) morning.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
​The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 12) urged the public not to consume a kind of prepackaged coconut flavoured ice cream, which was found to contain coliform bacteria with its count exceeding the legal limit. The trade should stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately if they possess it.
Details of the product are as follows:
Product name: Original Coconut Gelato
Brand: Make Meanings
Place of origin: Hong Kong
Net volume: 70ml
Best-before date: January 21, 2026
Manufacturer: Pay & Pay Ice Cream International Company Limited
Distributor: Cheung Wo Food Supply Company Limited
A spokesman for the CFS said, “The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample from a vending machine in Tseung Kwan O for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained 140 coliform bacteria per gram, exceeding the legal limit.”
Under the Frozen Confections Regulation (Cap. 132AC), frozen confection for sale should not contain more than 100 coliform bacteria per gram. The maximum penalty for offenders is a fine of $10,000 and three months’ imprisonment upon conviction. The fact that the coliform count exceeded the legal limit indicated that the hygienic conditions were unsatisfactory, but did not mean that consumption would lead to food poisoning.
“The CFS has informed the manufacturer and the operator of the vending machine concerned of the irregularity and instructed it to stop selling the affected ice-cream product immediately. The CFS has also immediately sent staff to the frozen confection factory concerned to conduct an investigation and took samples for testing. Health education on food safety and hygiene was provided to the person-in-charge and staff of the frozen confection factory concerned. They have also been requested to carry out thorough cleaning and disinfection of the premises,” the spokesman said.
For the sake of prudence, the CFS has instructed the above-mentioned manufacturer to stop sales, remove from shelves the affected batch of the product and to initiate a recall. Members of the public may call the hotline at 5548 9226 during office hours for enquiries about the recall.
The spokesman advised members of the public to stop consuming the affected product and seek medical treatment if they feel unwell after consuming the product concerned.
​The CFS has alerted the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
The Chinese Film Panorama 2025, jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and the Southern Film Culture Foundation, will be held from September 10 to October 29. Twelve films produced on the Mainland with a variety of styles and themes will be screened, and two of the films were selected for free screenings for public appreciation.
The opening film, “Always Have Always Will” (2025), follows a man with hard luck unexpectedly going on a road trip full of laughter and tears with a quirky young girl, bringing a glimmer of light into each other’s gloomy lives.
“Enjoy Yourself” (2024) tells the story of a divorced couple crossing paths with an older couple who have lost their only child, exploring the balance between love and letting go. Depicting the absurdities of the adult world through a child’s perspective, “Day Dreaming” (2024) is the story of the fantasies of a mischievous transfer student Zhu Tong becoming reality, setting off a chain of bizarre events. In “Brief History of A Family” (2024), the seemingly happy life of a middle-class family of three is disrupted by the arrival of a teenager. In the guise of a suspense thriller, the film depicts the impacts faced by families in a modern world. Using an unconventional narrative and structure, “Land of Broken Hearts” (2024) depicts the journey of delicate love between two imperfect urban youths, from confrontation to mutual understanding.
“Viva La Vida” (2024) follows a young man and a young woman, both suffering from serious illnesses, entering a contract to carry each other through the final days of their lives. Seasoned with humour, the film shows the tenacity and stoicism of humanity. Based on a true story, “Stand By Me” (2024) tells the story of a street youth and an orphan looking out for each other to survive their cruel reality while growing up side by side. “I Love You, to the Moon, and Back” (2024) follows a married couple who are separated geographically and each boards a train looking forward to reuniting with the other during the Mid-autumn Festival, only to keep passing each other by. In disappointments and hopes, they gain a deeper insight into the power of love. “Tale of the Night” (2023) takes viewers on an emotional journey through a city with the stories of ordinary people, highlighted by the popular spots of the city of Changsha.
In “Gone with the Boat” (2024), after an elderly woman has been diagnosed with a brain tumour, her children bicker over the best way forward. Through depicting the woman facing the passing of her life with grace, the film offers deep insights into death and family relations. “Eye for an Eye 2” (2024) follows a blind swordsman avenging a tragedy caused by the people in power turning a blind eye, while the world sees clearly the rotten reality. The animated feature “I Am What I Am 2” (2024) continues the inspiration and passion of its predecessor while showcasing again the prowess of Chinese animation. In the film, a young lion dancer signs up for a martial arts tournament to raise money for his ailing father. He faces not only formidable opponents but also prejudices and his internal struggles.
Admission to the following two films will be free by ticket. Each person can obtain up to two tickets per screening on a first-come, first-served basis. Details of ticket distribution are as follows:
| Film | Screening location and date | Details of ticket distribution |
| “Tale of the Night” | Rayson Huang Theatre of the University of Hong Kong (September 12) | To be distributed at the University of Hong Kong Staff Association located at 5/F, T.T. Tsui Building from September 1 (every Monday to Friday) |
| Cine-Art House (Maritime Square) (September 14) | To be distributed at the screening location from September 1 | |
| “I Am What I Am 2” | Auditorium of North District Town Hall (September 28) | To be distributed at the screening location from September 14 |
| Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Science Museum (October 11) | To be distributed at the screening location from September 22 (every Monday to Wednesday and Friday to Sunday) |
Other films will be shown at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive, and the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Space Museum. Tickets priced at $75 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme details, please call 2734 2900 (LCSD) or 2385 7053 (Southern Film Culture Foundation) or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp/en/listing.html?id=81.
Accompanying the screenings, two post-screening talks in Cantonese will be held on September 13 after the screening of “Day Dreaming” at the Hong Kong Film Archive and on October 18 after the screening of “Eye for an Eye 2” at the Hong Kong Space Museum respectively. Ticket holders of the screening with post-screening talk will be admitted with priority.
The Chinese Film Panorama 2025 is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.ccpo.gov.hk/en.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
A local man was sentenced to 250 days’ imprisonment at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts today (August 12) for dealing with duty-not-paid cigarettes and obstructing Customs officers in the exercise of power, in contravention of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO) and the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance.
Customs intercepted a 38-year-old man who was pulling a pallet of cargo with a pallet truck for inspection at the Chung Ying Street Checkpoint in Sha Tau Kok on May 12. During customs clearance, the man failed to obey the lawful order of the Customs officers, and a total of 280 200 sticks of duty-not-paid cigarettes were seized from 24 styrofoam boxes of the consignment. The man was thus arrested. The estimated market value of the batch of duty-not-paid cigarettes was about $1.4 million, and the duty potential was about $926,000.
Customs welcomes the sentence. The custodial sentence has imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflects the seriousness of the offences.
Customs reminds members of the public that under the DCO, tobacco products are dutiable goods to which the DCO applies. Any person who imports, deals with, possesses, sells or buys illicit cigarettes commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $1 million and imprisonment for two years.
Members of the public may report any suspected illicit cigarette activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
A man who went missing in Hung Hom has been located.
Yin Zihong, aged 51, went missing after he was last seen at MTR Hung Hom Station on August 9 night. His family then made a report to Police.
The man was located on Butterfly Valley Road this afternoon (August 12). He sustained no injuries and no suspicious circumstances were detected.
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
​Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) Ms Loretta Lee attended the 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area-Yangtze River Delta Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Industry Session) in Shanghai today (August 12), promoting Hong Kong’s business advantages and opportunities in the innovation and technology (I&T) industry to AI and robotics enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta. She encouraged these enterprises to fully leverage Hong Kong’s advantages as a “super connector” to complement the strengths of the Yangtze River Delta region.
The conference was co-organised by the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, InvestHK, and the Macao Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute, attracting more than 200 representatives from industry enterprises, investment institutions, R&D institutions and business associations. Inspector at Level 2 of the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province Mr Huang Xin; Ms Lee; and Director of the Macao Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute Mr Larry Leong, presented business opportunities in their respective regions at the conference, which is is one of the joint investment promotion activities conducted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao this year, aiming to deepen economic and trade co-operation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area). Assistant Commissioner for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ms Cathy Li also attended the event.
Ms Lee explained to the enterprises the unique advantages Hong Kong possesses as the most international city in the Greater Bay Area. “Under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, Hong Kong is backed by the country and connected to the world, serving as a global business hub. Hong Kong is not only the world’s freest economy, but also Asia’s leading international financial centre and the world’s largest offshore Renminbi centre. As a ‘super connector’, Hong Kong seamlessly connects Mainland China with international capital markets through mutual access mechanisms, providing financing channels for enterprises”, she said. Leveraging its strengths as an international financial centre and a hub for high-calibre global talent, Hong Kong offers world-class research and development (R&D) infrastructure, top-notch academic research, a diverse talent pool, strong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government policies and funding programmes, and a vibrant local start-up ecosystem for the development of I&T. She added, “Hong Kong possesses the ideal conditions to attract investment and top talent from around the world, making it the best springboard for technology firms expanding overseas.”
Addressing representatives from the AI and robotics industry at the event, Ms Lee provided an overview of Hong Kong’s I&T development. She introduced various aspects, including Hong Kong’s latest initiatives in AI development, such as the AI Supercomputing Centre already in operation at Cyberport and related funding policies; the InnoHK research clusters. and the city’s 15 research centres focusing on AI and robotics; the Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Center, which aims to establish open-source and self-training AI foundational models; and the HKSAR Government’s various funding policies for innovative technology companies in Hong Kong, as well as its policies for attracting I&T related talent.
Ms Lee said, “As a crucial national technological powerhouse, Hong Kong has been actively committed to the development of the AI ecosystem. The HKSAR Government is steadily implementing the development of AI in Hong Kong from all perspectives, including strategy, R&D, infrastructure, industrial development, data flow, applications, and talent.” She also highlighted InvestHK’s free services for Mainland enterprises to set up operations in Hong Kong and expand their business globally, and promoted InvestHK’s flagship events for the second half of the year. She encouraged companies in the Yangtze River Delta to leverage Hong Kong’s advantages to expand into overseas markets.
Mr Huang stated that the conference promoted precise connections between the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Yangtze River Delta region in multiple dimensions, including projects, markets, scenarios, and capital. He encouraged and invited enterprises from the Yangtze River Delta to seize the opportunity to personally experience and invest in the Greater Bay Area.
Mr Leong also presented Macao’s business environment and the development of I&T at the conference. He added that Macao will continue to deepen co-operation with various Mainland cities, fully leveraging its role as a bridge between China and Portugal, and serving as a “precise connector” between China and Portugal. This will help I&T enterprises to fully leverage the Greater Bay Area’s policy dividends and Macao’s unique advantages to achieve greater development in high-tech fields such as AI.
Representatives from the Canton Investment Development Commission and the Investment Promotion Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality made investment promotion presentations for their respective cites on site.
The second half of the conference also invited 28 companies in the AI and robotics industries to present their projects at the business matching meeting, encouraging them to interact with representatives from the Greater Bay Area.
To download event photos, please visit: www.flickr.com/photos/investhk/albums/72177720328276040.
Source: Republic of China Taiwan
MOFA thanks Philippine President Marcos for conveying concern over regional peace and stability
Date：2025-08-07
Data Source：Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
August 7, 2025
No.280
During a recent interview with an Indian media outlet, President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. reiterated the responsibility of the Philippines regarding regional peace, stability, security, and humanitarian issues. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sincerely appreciates these sentiments.
In the interview, President Marcos stated that if there was a confrontation across the Taiwan Strait, it would be impossible for the Philippines to stay on the sidelines given its geographic proximity to Taiwan. He stressed that the Philippines had a responsibility to defend its territory and its sovereignty. He also expressed strong concern for the safety of the large number of Philippine nationals living and working in Taiwan.
As President Marcos has repeatedly emphasized, peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait are a priority, while regional peace, security, and stability are relevant to all nations. MOFA extends deep appreciation and respect to President Marcos for once again stressing the importance of regional peace and showing a deep regard for humanitarian values.
MOFA will continue to remain in close contact and coordinate with the government of the Philippines to ensure the safety and welfare of Philippine nationals in Taiwan. It will also strive to strengthen the partnership between the two countries in such areas as security, bilateral and multilateral cooperation, and ensuring the welfare of the overseas Taiwanese community. (E)
Source: Republic of China Taiwan
irector General David Cheng-Wei Wu welcomed the National Dong Hwa University dream team led by President Dr. Hui-Mi Hsu, and shared NDHU’s vision for development along with TECO Sydney’s onsite observations.
Located in eastern Taiwan’s pristine natural environment, NDHU is not only a key hub for Indigenous studies, but also ranks in the global 201–260 band for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings. In the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for UN Sustainable Development Goals, it consistently ranks among the top three universities in Taiwan. Among its 10,000+ students, 13.7% come from 57 countries.
We look forward to working closely with NDHU to promote internationalization in higher education in Taiwan, and to bring the world into Taiwan.
Source: Hong Kong Information Services
The Department of Health today said it is investigating an incident involving a private doctor administering COVID-19 vaccines that exceeded the recommended use-by date to seven residents of a residential care home for persons with disabilities (RCHD).
None of the affected people reported feeling ill, the department noted.
It explained that while reviewing the vaccine orders and vaccination records, it found that the doctor concerned, who participates in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, visited Hong Chi Fanling Integrative Rehabilitation Complex, an RCHD in Fanling, on May 22 to provide vaccination services.
During the visit, he administered Spikevax JN.1 COVID-19 vaccines that were beyond the recommended use-by date to seven residents.
The department is highly concerned about the incident and has taken immediate action to follow up on the health conditions of the people affected.
The relevant COVID-19 vaccines have not exceeded their expiry dates. Taking into account the affected people’s history of COVID-19 vaccination and infection, the department advised that there is no need for them to be revaccinated.
Furthermore, the department has inspected the RCHD to check the storage of vaccines and vaccination procedures. Staff are requested to follow the requirements of regular checking of the vaccines and timely disposal of expired vaccines in accordance with the guidelines of the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.
The doctor’s vaccination service under the Vaccination Schemes has been suspended.
Source: Hong Kong Information Services
The Department of Health’s Centre for Health Protection announced that one new imported case of chikungunya fever (CF) had been recorded as of 5pm today.
The case involves a 31-year-old man with good past health, living in Kwai Tsing District. The patient travelled to Foshan in Guangdong between August 1 and 3, and could not confirm whether he had been bitten by mosquitoes during his stay.
The man experienced a fever, rash and joint pain on August 8. He travelled to Shenzhen on August 9 and attended a hospital there the next day. He was not admitted and returned to Hong Kong the same day.
He went to Yan Chai Hospital’s accident and emergency department yesterday and was admitted for treatment in a mosquito-free environment. He tested positive for the CF virus and is now in a stable condition.
The patient has no travel collaterals. His household contacts are currently asymptomatic and under medical surveillance.
The centre has reported the case to Guangdong’s health authorities.