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​The Government today (October 9) gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (South Sudan) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2026 (Amendment Regulation), which came into operation today.
 
“The Amendment Regulation amends the United Nations Sanctions (South Sudan) Regulation 2019 to give effect to certain decisions relating to sanctions in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2821 in respect of South Sudan,” a Government spokesman said.
 
The amendments renew the arms embargo, travel ban and financial sanctions.
 
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has long been implementing fully the sanctions imposed by the UNSC. The Amendment Regulation aims to give effect to the instructions by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for fulfilling the international obligations of the People’s Republic of China as a Member State of the United Nations.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

The following is a notice jointly issued by the Security Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Office of Port of Entry and Exit of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government today (October 9):

     Pursuant to the “Official Reply of the State Council concerning the Agreement on the Commissioning of the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas”, the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas were commissioned beginning at 00:00 hours of July 31, 2026, and are subject to the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) in accordance with the laws of the HKSAR. The official opening date is to be determined by the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong. 

     Acceptance inspection of the new port building of the Huanggang Port has been completed. Following the completion of a series of system tests, trials and emergency drills by both Hong Kong and Shenzhen, it has been confirmed that the port is ready for opening. As agreed by the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong, the Huanggang Port will officially open and commence operation at 6:30am of October 12, 2026, providing 24-hour clearance services for passengers and passenger vehicles. At the same time, passenger clearance services between the temporary port building of the Huanggang Port in Shenzhen and the Lok Ma Chau Control Point in Hong Kong will be suspended. 

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

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     Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and the Shenzhen Media Group (SZMG) today (October 9) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on co-operation in areas including programme resources, talent exchanges and programme production. The two broadcasters aim to jointly promote the further integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), showcasing the latest developments and vibrancy of the GBA to the world, and telling the good stories of the country and the GBA.
 
     Building on the MOU, the two broadcasters have agreed to collaborate across multiple areas to jointly strengthen the broadcasting influence in both cities. The co-operation agreements cover the following:
  
     (1) RTHK and SZMG will share a range of quality programmes produced by each side, including television dramas, history and culture documentaries, biographical documentaries and popular science programmes, enriching the choices of audiences in both cities;
 
     (2) To plan the joint production of GBA-themed television and radio programmes covering culture, tourism and performing arts; 
 
     (3) To strengthen news and current affairs information sharing, with the two sides jointly conducting news coverage and producing feature programmes during the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen; and
 
     (4) To jointly produce special programmes celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2027 to promote people-to-people connectivity.
 
     The Director of Broadcasting, Ms Angelina Kwan, signed the MOU with the Party Secretary of the Party Committee and President of SZMG, Ms Shang Boying, in Shenzhen. Ms Kwan said the partnership fully harnesses the respective strengths of the broadcasting organisations in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, jointly providing richer and higher-quality broadcasting content for audiences in the GBA. RTHK will continue to expand its collaboration network with more Chinese Mainland media organisations and leverage Hong Kong’s unique advantage of being closely connected with the Chinese Mainland and the world to tell the good stories of the country, the GBA, and Hong Kong on the global stage, enhancing international communication capacity.
 
     In addition to signing MOUs with Chinese Mainland media organisations, RTHK is also seeking opportunities to broadcast more of its own programmes across various media platforms in the Chinese Mainland. Among them, the sports documentary “Out of Bounds” has successfully launched on Migu, the Mainland’s largest online sports platform, as well as the online media platforms of several Mainland football associations. The programme offers audiences across China a glimpse into the daily lives, training, and matches of Hong Kong footballers playing for the Chinese Football Super League, illustrating how football connects different Chinese Mainland cities with Hong Kong. RTHK will continue to produce more quality programmes to foster cultural exchanges and people-to-people bonds between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

​Following are the remarks by the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, at a media session on the official opening of the Huanggang Port this afternoon (October 9):

Reporter: How many travellers and vehicles does the Government expect to use the port on the first day of its opening? And what will be done to ensure that there will be a smooth opening amid the expected flock of visitors? 

Secretary for Security: Thank you for your questions. First of all, I think we have to look at the number of passengers and vehicles at the current port. For the current number of passengers, we have a daily average of about 40 000 and we have 65 000 at the highest, while the new port has the capacity to handle 200 000 passengers. On the first day, we already have that capacity. Regarding vehicles, we have an average of about 9 000 cars per day, and at the highest, we have about 12 000 cars. But now we have the capacity to handle up to 15 000 vehicles. That capacity will be utilised on the first day, so we have full confidence that we can handle the number of passengers and vehicles. 

Regarding how to ensure there is a smooth operation of the port area, in fact, before its opening, we have done a lot of preparatory measures, including a lot of drills and exercises. We also have a stress test with up to 20 000 people per hour, which is about two or three times the maximum passenger flow currently we have. We will have maximum manpower on that day to handle unexpected numbers of passengers. We also have a robust system in handling passengers, public transport vehicles and private cars.

In fact, in the opening time, we also engage a lot of ambassadors that we call “port ambassadors”, who are familiar with the operation of the port area, to assist members of the public in using the facilities. So, we have full confidence in the smooth operation of the new port.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the remarks.)

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Government has entered into a market agreement with 45 insurers to extend the coverage of mandatory motor and employees’ compensation insurance policies to the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area (HKPA), backdated to July 31.

The official opening of the Huanggang Port is scheduled for Monday.

The Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau has signed market agreement with individual insurers, expanding the geographical scope of the mandatory motor and employees’ compensation insurance policies to cover the HKPA without incurring any extra cost to policyholders.

The bureau said its collaboration with the Insurance Authority (IA) and the insurance industry eliminates potential public confusion prior to the opening of the HKPA.

It added that the arrangement is beneficial in ensuring policyholders’ continuous compliance with the mandatory insurance requirements while minimising the administrative burden on stakeholders.

The Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Ordinance came into operation on July 31.

As private contracts, insurance policies were not automatically extended to cover the HKPA upon commencement of the ordinance. The Government therefore took the initiative to negotiate with the insurance industry and AI to extend policy coverage, similar to the arrangements made in 2007 in relation to the Shenzhen Bay Port Hong Kong Port Area.

Click here for the details of the market agreement and the list of insurers.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

Three pieces of government land in Kwun Tong, Tuen Mun and Yuen Long will be let by way of short-term tenancy through tender to eligible brownfield operators, the Lands Department announced today.

From now until November 9, brownfield operators affected by the land resumption and clearance exercises scheduled within or before the fourth quarter of 2029 under relevant government development projects may submit their tenders.

The sites to be let are suitable for open storage, godowns, workshops, recovery and recycling or reprocessing businesses.

Brownfield operators that were invited to participate in a short-term tenancy through previous relevant tenders two or more times after the completion of clearance exercises for relevant government development projects are excluded from this tender, the department added.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government strongly reprimands and resolutely refutes the baseless, slanderous remarks about Hong Kong in the US Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2026.

The Hong Kong SAR Government said in the statement today that it vehemently opposes and firmly rejects the categorically false and groundless remarks in the so-called Report on Hong Kong’s efforts to tackle trafficking in persons (TIP).

It pointed out that the rating of Hong Kong at Tier 3 is entirely unfounded and represents a blatant attempt to tarnish Hong Kong’s sterling reputation.

The Government iterated that TIP has never been prevalent in Hong Kong, and there has never been any sign that the city is used by syndicates as a destination or transit point for TIP.

The statement stressed that the Hong Kong SAR Government has long adopted a proactive, multi-pronged strategy in the fight against TIP, with substantial resources being injected into combatting TIP and enhancing protection for foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) in Hong Kong.

Over the last year, it said, the Hong Kong SAR Government continued to spare no effort in conducting initial screenings for all people vulnerable to TIP risks, who had come to the attention of the relevant departments, including illegal immigrants, sex workers, illegal workers, FDHs, imported workers and other suspected victims

It conducted around 12,100 initial screenings last year, a 7% increase compared with the year prior, and identified 15 TIP victims.

Among these victims, all of whom were Hong Kong residents involved in employment fraud in Southeast Asian countries. The Hong Kong SAR Government said it took swift actions to return them to the city, identifying them, rigorously investigating their individual cases and prosecuting those implicated, underscoring its commitment to tackling the scourge of TIP.

The statement emphasised that it is baseless for the report to cast doubt on Hong Kong’s victim screening efforts, especially when studies and reports within the US have highlighted systematic underreporting of human trafficking cases by domestic law enforcement in the US.

In response to the report’s repeated insistence that Hong Kong should enact dedicated trafficking legislation, the Hong Kong SAR Government said that the current legislative framework, which comprises over 50 legal provisions against various TIP conducts, provides a comprehensive package of safeguards comparable to dedicated TIP laws found in some jurisdictions.

The statement stressed that every jurisdiction should have latitude to determine the best legal framework to tackle the issue and there is simply no one-size-fits-all solution.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Huanggang Port will officially open and commence operations at 6.30am on October 12, following an agreement between the Guangdong and Hong Kong governments.

The Security Bureau and the Office of Port of Entry & Exit of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government jointly issued a notice on the port opening today.

Acceptance inspections of the new port building have been completed. Following the completion of a series of system tests, trials and emergency drills by both Hong Kong and Shenzhen, it has been confirmed that the port is ready for opening.

The facility will commence operation on October 12, providing 24-hour clearance services for passengers and passenger vehicles. At the same time, passenger clearance services between the temporary port building of the Huanggang Port in Shenzhen and the Lok Ma Chau Control Point in Hong Kong will be suspended.

Pursuant to the “Official Reply of the State Council concerning the Agreement on the Commissioning of the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area & Related Extended Areas”, the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area & Related Extended Areas were commissioned beginning at 00:00 hours on July 31, 2026, and are subject to the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with its laws.

The official opening date was determined by the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong.