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Consumer Price Indices for June 2025

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Consumer Price Indices for June 2025 
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the average monthly rate of change in the Composite CPI for the 3-month period ending June 2025 was 0.0%, and that for the 3-month period ending May 2025 was -0.1%. Netting out the effects of all Government’s one-off relief measures, the corresponding rates of change were both 0.1%.
 
Analysed by sub-index, the year-on-year rates of increase in the CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) were 2.1%, 1.3% and 0.9% respectively in June 2025, as compared to 2.8%, 1.6% and 1.2% respectively in May 2025. Netting out the effects of all Government’s one-off relief measures, the year-on-year rates of increase in the CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) were 1.5%, 0.9% and 0.7% respectively in June 2025, as compared to 1.3%, 0.8% and 0.8% respectively in May 2025.
 
On a seasonally adjusted basis, for the 3-month period ending June 2025, the average monthly rates of change in the CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) were all 0.0%. The corresponding rates of change for the 3-month period ending May 2025 were all -0.1%. Netting out the effects of all Government’s one-off relief measures, the average monthly rates of change in the seasonally adjusted CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) for the 3-month period ending June 2025 were 0.2%, 0.1% and 0.0% respectively, and the corresponding rates of change for the 3-month period ending May 2025 were 0.1%, 0.1% and 0.0% respectively.
 
Amongst the various components of the Composite CPI, year-on-year increases in prices were recorded in June 2025 for housing (2.8%), transport (1.9%), electricity, gas and water (1.6%), alcoholic drinks and tobacco (1.4%), meals out and takeaway food (1.4%), miscellaneous goods (1.3%), and miscellaneous services (1.0%).
 
On the other hand, year-on-year decreases in the components of the Composite CPI were recorded in June 2025 for clothing and footwear (-4.1%), durable goods (-2.5%), and basic food (-0.4%).
 
For the first half of 2025 as a whole, the Composite CPI rose by 1.7% over a year earlier. The respective increases in the CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) were 2.3%, 1.5% and 1.2% respectively. The corresponding increases after netting out the effects of all Government’s one-off relief measures were 1.2%, 1.5%, 1.0% and 1.0% respectively.
 
In the second quarter of 2025, the Composite CPI rose by 1.8% over a year earlier, while the CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) rose by 2.4%, 1.6% and 1.3% respectively. The corresponding increases after netting out the effects of all Government’s one-off relief measures were 1.1%, 1.4%, 1.0% and 0.9% respectively.
 
For the 12 months ending June 2025, the Composite CPI was on average 1.8% higher than that in the preceding 12-month period. The respective increases in the CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) were 2.3%, 1.6% and 1.4% respectively. The corresponding increases after netting out the effects of all Government’s one-off relief measures were 1.2%, 1.4%, 1.1% and 1.0% respectively.
 
Commentary
 
A Government spokesman said that consumer price inflation stayed modest in June.  The underlying Composite CPI increased by 1.0% over a year earlier, same as the preceding month. Price pressures on various major components were contained in general.
 
Looking ahead, overall inflation should remain modest in the near term, as pressures from domestic costs and external prices should stay broadly in check. The Government will monitor the situation closely.
 
Further information
 
The CPIs and year-on-year rates of change at section level for June 2025 are shown in Table 1. The time series on the year-on-year rates of change in the CPIs before and after netting out the effects of all Government’s one-off relief measures are shown in Table 2. For discerning the latest trend in consumer prices, it is also useful to look at the changes in the seasonally adjusted CPIs. The time series on the average monthly rates of change during the latest 3 months for the seasonally adjusted CPIs are shown in Table 3. The rates of change in the original and the seasonally adjusted Composite CPI and the underlying inflation rate are presented graphically in Chart 1.
 
More detailed statistics are given in the “Monthly Report on the Consumer Price Index”. Users can browse and download this publication at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1060001&scode=270 
For enquiries about the CPIs, please contact the Consumer Price Index Section of the C&SD (Tel: 3903 7374 or email: cpi@censtatd.gov.hkIssued at HKT 16:30

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Fast Charger Incentive Scheme to launch and begin accepting applications on July 25

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Fast Charger Incentive Scheme to launch and begin accepting applications on July 25 
Any organisations interested in attending the briefing to learn more about the Scheme should complete the registration on or before July 23 through the featured website (www.eeb.gov.hk/en/FCIS 
     “The Chief Executive’s 2024 Policy Address” announced that the Government would earmark $300 million for the Fast Charger Incentive Scheme, with the target of providing 3 000 fast chargers to support 160 000 more electric vehicles. It is expected that all fast chargers will be put into service gradually from 2026 to the end of 2028.
 
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Final register of voters released

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The 2025 final register of voters for Election Committee subsectors (ECSSs) was released today.

The Registration & Electoral Office said the final register contains 3,310 individual voters and 5,567 corporate voters, adding up to a total of 8,877 voters.

Registered voters in contested subsectors can vote in the 2025 ECSS By-elections on September 7 to elect Election Committee member(s) in their subsectors.

Registered individual and corporate voters can check their own registration particulars through “iAM Smart” or the voter registration website.

Relevant statistical information has been uploaded to the voter registration website.

A notice on the inspection of the final register of voters for ECSSs was published in the Government Gazette today.

Under the law, a copy of the final register containing entries relating to individual voters can only be shown in accordance with statutory requirements, and made available for inspection by specified persons only.

A copy of the final register containing only corporate voters may be inspected by any member of the public.

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Traffic Arrangements On 23 July At Tuas Second Link Due To Singapore-Malaysia Chemical Spill Exercise

Source: Government of Singapore

Lane closures and traffic diversion from 5am to 2pm

Singapore, 21 July 2025 – As part of the bilateral cooperation programme under the Malaysia-Singapore Joint Committee on the Environment (MSJCE), the National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore, and the Department of Environment (DOE), Malaysia, together with several other agencies, will be holding a chemical spill emergency response exercise on Wednesday, 23 July 2025, at the Tuas Second Link from 5.00am to 2.00pm.

2               During the period of the exercise, all three lanes on the Singapore to Malaysia-bound carriageway on the Tuas Second Link will be closed to vehicular traffic. Motorists travelling towards Malaysia will be diverted to a lane on the opposite carriageway instead. Motorists should plan their journey in advance and closely follow the traffic marshals’ directions on site. Where possible, motorists are advised to avoid the Tuas Second Link when the exercise is ongoing and use the Woodlands Checkpoint during this period. Motorists are also advised to tune in to the Singapore radio stations for traffic updates.

3               The exercise will simulate the emergency response to a multi-vehicle collision along the Tuas Second Link involving trucks carrying chemicals. The public is advised not to be alarmed.

 

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Mui Wo Swimming Pool reopened

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Attention TV/radio announcers:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:

Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 21) that Mui Wo Swimming Pool in Island District, which was closed earlier due to urgent clearance work after the typhoon, has been reopened.

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Red flags hoisted at Butterfly Beach and Ting Kau Beach

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Attention TV/radio announcers:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:

     Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 21) that according to the Beach Water Quality Forecast System of the Environmental Protection Department (www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/water/beach_quality/forecast_system.html), the Beach Water Quality Forecast Index for Butterfly Beach in Tuen Mun District and Ting Kau Beach in Tsuen Wan District is 4, which means the predicted water quality at these beaches is “Very Poor” due to potential transient water quality fluctuations caused by heavy rain. Red flags have been hoisted, and beachgoers are advised not to enter the water to safeguard their health.

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2025 final register of voters for Election Committee subsectors released today

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

2025 final register of voters for Election Committee subsectors released today 
     “The final register of voters for ECSSs contains 3 310 individual voters and 5 567 corporate voters, adding up to a total of 8 877 voters. Registered voters in the contested subsectors may vote in the 2025 ECSS By-elections on September 7 to elect Election Committee member(s) of their subsectors to fill the relevant vacancies,” a spokesman for the Registration and Electoral Office said.
 
Registered individual and corporate voters may check their own registration particulars through “iAM Smart” or the Voter Registration website ( 
     Statistical information about the final register of voters for ECSSs has been uploaded to the Voter Registration website.
 
     A notice on the inspection of the final register of voters for ECSSs was gazetted for promulgation today. According to the law, a copy of the final register containing entries relating to individual voters may only be shown in accordance with the statutory requirements, and made available for inspection by specified persons only. A copy of the final register containing only entries of corporate voters (i.e. without entries relating to individual voters) may be inspected by any member of the public. For the arrangements regarding the inspection of the register, please refer to www.reo.gov.hk/en/voter/checkvrstatus/registers.htmlIssued at HKT 9:36

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