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Singapore And Thailand Launch Applications For Carbon Credit Projects Under Bilateral Implementation Agreement

Source: Government of Singapore

JOINT NEWS RELEASE BETWEEN NEA AND MTI  

31 March 2026 – Singapore and Thailand have launched an application call for carbon credit projects under their Implementation Agreement on carbon credits cooperation.  This is Singapore’s fifth call for project applications, following the call for project applications with Ghana, Peru, Bhutan and Rwanda.

2               Authorised projects will unlock additional carbon mitigation options in Thailand and advance both countries’ climate ambitions. Through targeted financing, these projects will also promote sustainable development and benefit local communities through job creation and reduced environmental pollution.

3               Authorised projects will generate carbon credits aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Under Singapore’s International Carbon Credit (ICC) framework, these credits may be eligible for use by Singapore-based carbon tax-liable companies to offset up to 5% of their taxable emissions.

4               Interested parties may submit applications for their carbon credit projects in Thailand to be authorised. The applications will be jointly reviewed by the Singapore and Thailand governments on a rolling basis upon receipt.

Application Process

5               The application process comprises three stages, each corresponding to a different stage of implementation for the carbon credit project (See Annex A). The first two stages require the applicant to submit details on the design and implementation plan for the carbon credits project in the lead-up to project authorisation. The final stage is for corresponding adjustments to be applied to the carbon credits generated from the authorised project, in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 2 of the Paris Agreement. Detailed steps on the application process can be found at Singapore’s Carbon Markets Cooperation website, at www.carbonmarkets-cooperation.gov.sg/overview-thailand/.

6               Singapore and Thailand will assess applications against each country’s respective requirements. For Singapore, these projects must meet Singapore’s eligibility criteria for ICCs. The eligibility criteria, and the list of eligible carbon crediting programmes and methodologies under the Singapore-Thailand Implementation Agreement, are at Annex B, and published in the Carbon Markets Cooperation website.

 

Annex A_Flowchart of Application and Authorisation Process

Annex B_Singapore’s Eligibility Criteria and the Eligibility List under the Singapore-Thailand Implementation Agreement

Annex C_Information on the Singapore-Thailand Implementation Agreement

 

 

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Green transit railway plan approved

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Chief Executive in Council today authorised the railway scheme for the Smart & Green Mass Transit System in Kai Tak (SGMTS-KT) in accordance with the Railways Ordinance.

The approximately 3.5-km long elevated system will feature six stations, with its termini connected to the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and MTR Kai Tak Station. It will provide a convenient, dedicated feeder service linking the former runway area to the MTR network, strengthening connectivity among residential, commercial, tourism, sports and community facilities.

Tenders for the SGMTS-KT contract were invited in October 2025, with commissioning targeted for 2031.

The Government has gathered public views on the project through various channels, including consultations with the Legislative Council’s Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways, the Transport Advisory Committee, the Kowloon City District Council and the Harbourfront Commission’s Task Force on Kai Tak Harbourfront Development. Views were also exchanged with relevant LegCo members and stakeholders, with the public generally supportive of the project.

The scheme was gazetted on July 25 and August 1 last year. Regarding objections received, the Government stated it has carefully studied each opinion and met with objectors to explain the railway scheme and address their concerns.

All unwithdrawn objections have been submitted to the Executive Council for consideration. 

The Government emphasised that the franchisee will maintain close communication with relevant stakeholders throughout the project’s implementation. To ensure sustainability, the franchisee is also required to comply with all conditions set out in the environmental permit to mitigate any environmental impacts during construction.

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Tenancy abuse measures take effect

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

New measures under the Housing (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 aimed at combatting abuse of public rental housing (PRH) came into effect today.

The measures include introducing new offences relating to serious tenancy abuses, empowering authorised officers to demand personal information from suspicious individuals, and extending the prosecution time limit for offences involving false statements, refusal to furnish information and unlawful alienations.

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho said that the Housing (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 demonstrates the steadfast commitment of the Government and the Housing Authority to making good use of public housing resources, and to combining legislative and administrative measures to tackle serious abuse of PRH.

The authority has stepped up publicity efforts regarding the measures via television broadcasts, newspapers, social media, leaflets, posters and other channels. It has also held exchange sessions with district councillors to ensure PRH tenants and the public fully understand the measures.

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Four incoming passengers convicted and jailed for possessing/importing duty-not-paid cigarettes

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Four incoming passengers convicted and jailed for possessing/importing duty-not-paid cigarettes       
     Customs officers intercepted an incoming 37-year-old female passenger at the Lo Wu Control Point on March 28 and seized 11 981 duty-not-paid cigarettes with an estimated market value of about $49,000 and a duty potential of about $40,000, from her personal baggage. The passenger was subsequently arrested. She was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and fined $4,000 by the Courts today.

     Customs officers on the same day intercepted a 27-year-old incoming male passenger at the Lo Wu Control Point and seized 12 981 duty-not-paid cigarettes with an estimated market value of about $53,000 and a duty potential of about $43,000, from his personal baggage. The passenger was subsequently arrested. He was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and fined $4,000 by the Courts today.
      
     In addition, Customs officers intercepted a 48-year-old incoming male passenger and an accompanying 53-year-old incoming female passenger yesterday (March 29) at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point. The officers found a total of 2 362 duty-not-paid cigarettes in their personal baggage. The estimated market value of the seized cigarettes was about $9,700, and the duty potential was about $7,800. They were subsequently arrested. They were sentenced to two months’ imprisonment with a fine of $2,000 and two months’ imprisonment with a fine of $5,000 respectively by the Courts today.
      
     Customs welcomes the sentences, noting that even a first-time offender may still be imprisoned. The custodial sentences have imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflect the seriousness of the offences. Members of the public should not defy the law.
      
     Customs reminds members of the public that under the DCO, cigarettes 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 $2 million and imprisonment for seven 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.hkIssued at HKT 17:56

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“Smart Parent Net” Recommendation: (Video) 小小感恩 大大好處(Chinese Version Only); e-Generation Connected Joy Parent Seminar (4): AI for Good X Spine Care Tips

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 3

The Education Bureau, the Hong Kong Education City and the Committee on Home-School Co-operation, will co-organise the parent seminar “e-Generation Connected Joy Parent Seminar (4): AI for Good X Spine Care Tips”.  The seminar will be held on 28 Mar 2026 (Saturday) from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in webinar mode.  Cantonese and English sessions will be arranged. Registration is now open (application deadline: 27 Mar 2026 5:00 pm).  A social worker from the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society will explore with parents the learning challenges brought by AI, including children’s excessive reliance on AI, being misled by misinformation, and privacy breaches, and share how to guide parents in helping children develop responsible AI usage habits and ethical judgment through real-life case studies, working towards the goal of “AI for Good”.  A Clinical Assistant Professor and specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong will analyse, from a modern medical perspective, the potential risks to children’s spines resulting from electronic device use and prolonged sitting, and provide practical strategies to support healthy spinal and skeletal development.  Parents are cordially invited to join the seminar.  For details, please refer to the website (https://info.edcity.hk/en/event/11923).

For inquiries, please email carman.ng@hkecl.net  or call 2624 1078 to reach Ms. NG.

   

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HKMA warns public of fraudulent social media posts impersonating HKMA Chief Executive

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

HKMA warns public of fraudulent social media posts impersonating HKMA Chief Executive      
     The HKMA wishes to clarify that the relevant news footage and posts are fabricated. The HKMA will not contact members of the public regarding personal financial matters.
      
     The public should disregard any information disseminated on suspicious websites or social media accounts.
      
     The HKMA has reported the cases to the Hong Kong Police Force. Members of the public who suspect that they have become victims of fraudulent acts should contact the Commercial and Technology Crime Hotline of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012 for further action and investigation by the Police.
Issued at HKT 19:06

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EPD deeply saddened by passing of worker at construction site on artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

EPD deeply saddened by passing of worker at construction site on artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau 
     At around 11am today, the worker hired by a sub-contractor of the waste-to-energy facility on the artificial island in the waters off Shek Kwu Chau was found collapsed on the ground and was unconscious inside the facility. On-site first aid personnel immediately used an automated external defibrillator to perform first aid treatment. The worker was subsequently transported by the Government Flying Service to Eastern Hospital for resuscitation, and was certified dead later in hospital.
 
     The EPD is very concerned about the incident. Apart from deploying staff members to the hospital immediately to understand the situation, the EPD has also notified the Labour Department of the incident, and has requested the contractor to fully co-operate with the Labour Department in its investigation. The EPD has also requested the contractor to submit an incident report within seven days.
Issued at HKT 19:18

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Independent Committee in relation to fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po invites members of public and organisations to provide information (second round)

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

The following is issued on behalf of the Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po:
 
     The Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po announced today (March 30) that it is inviting members of the public and organisations to provide information and views from tomorrow (March 31) to April 14 on whether there were systemic problems, such as undue connected interests, conflicts of roles, or improper collusion across all stages of large-scale building maintenance and renovation works (not limited to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po); and whether bid-rigging corruption or irregularities were involved in the tendering process of the relevant works.
 
     Members of the public and organisations who wish to provide information may do so from 10am on March 31 to 11.59pm on April 14 through one of the following means:
 

  1. complete and submit an electronic form online (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ic-submissions-2/en/); or
  2. download and print a physical form (www.ic-wangfukcourtfire.gov.hk/pdf/PDF-form-Invitation-to-public-and-relevant-organisations-to-provide-information-2-(English).pdf), complete it and email it to secretariat@ic-wangfukcourtfire.gov.hk, fax it to 2333 1302; or mail it to the Secretariat of the Committee at 10/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

 
     The Committee accepts anonymous submissions to facilitate the provision of information by persons with relevant knowledge. However, anonymous submissions must be accompanied by specific details and/or substantive evidence (for example, tender documents, contracts, meeting minutes, screenshots of communications or other supporting materials).
 
     The Chief Executive established the Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to review the causes of the incident and related issues of the fire, and to make recommendations to prevent similar incidents from occurring again. The Committee formally commenced its work on December 19, 2025, and the evidential hearing on March 19, 2026, to hear opening remarks from the legal teams and oral evidence from witnesses (including oral evidence from Wang Fuk Court residents).

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Info on building works sought

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The independent committee set up in relation to November’s fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po announced today that it is inviting members of the public and organisations to provide information and views on whether there were systemic problems in large-scale building maintenance and renovation works.

 

Besides probing issues such as undue connected interests, conflicts of roles, or improper collusion across different stages of such works, the committee is seeking information about any bid-rigging corruption or irregularities in tendering processes.

 

Works under consideration are not limited to those carried out at Wang Fuk Court.

 

People wishing to provide information can do so from 10am tomorrow to 11.59pm on April 14 by filling out and submitting an electronic form online or downloading and printing a physical form. Completed physical forms can be submitted by email, faxed to 2333 1302, or mailed to the Secretariat of the Committee at 10/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

 

To facilitate the submission of information from people with relevant knowledge, the committee is accepting anonymous submissions. However, these must be accompanied by specific details and/or substantive evidence such as tender documents, contracts, meeting minutes, screenshots of communications or other supporting materials.

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CS begins Zhejiang visit

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

Led by Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki led, a delegation from the Working Group on Planning & Construction of the University Town (WG) under the Committee on Development of the Northern Metropolis today arrive at Ningbo, where they toured the Ningbo Higher Education Park and met local officials.

 

At the education park, the delegates were shown around various institutions and were briefed on their positioning, characteristics, and development strategies.

 

Constructed in 1999, the park is the first of its kind in the country. A number of higher education institutions are located there, sharing resources such as libraries and sports facilities.

 

In addition to Zhejiang Wanli University, NingboTech University, and the School of Software Technology, Zhejiang University, the delegates saw the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, which was jointly established by Zhejiang Wanli University and the University of Nottingham in the UK.

 

Afterwards, they held an exchange meeting with representatives from the Zhejiang Department of Education, Ningbo Municipal Government, Ningbo Municipal Education Bureau, and the heads of various higher education institutions in the park.

 

They also received a briefing on the development of the Ningbo Higher Education Park by member of the CPC Ningbo Municipal Committee Standing Committee and Vice Mayor of the Ningbo Municipal People’s Government Xu Yan, Deputy Director of Zhejiang Department of Education Shu Peidong, and other representatives.

 

Mr Chan mentioned that the Chief Executive announced, in the 2025 Policy Address, the establishment of a research task force under the WG to study development models for the Northern Metropolis University Town.

 

He urged the delegation to draw on the successful experience of the Ningbo Higher Education Park over the past two decades, and consider how different institutions can promote the integrated development of industry, academia and research. He added that he hoped visit will help to promote education exchanges and co-operation between the two places.

 

This evening, Mr Chan and the delegation arrived in Hangzhou, where they met member of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee Standing Committee and Zhejiang Executive Vice Governor Xu Wenguang, and other Zhejiang provincial officials. They exchanged views on deepening Zhejiang-Hong Kong co-operation, particularly in the education field.

 

Mr Chan remarked that in recent years Zhejiang has achieved remarkable results through implementing a strategy of modernising education and building strength in higher education.

 

He highlighted that Zhejiang and Hong Kong have signed multiple co-operation agreements, and expressed hope of replicating Zhejiang’s success in Hong Kong through developing the latter as an international hub for post-secondary education, thereby contributing towards establishing China as a leading country in education.