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Three govt depts to spearhead AI push for efficiency

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2025/09/29

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said on Monday that three departments would be in the first batch of a trial scheme to try out the use of artificial intelligence to raise government efficiency.The scheme is part of a broader push for the use of AI in the government as proposed by Chief Executive John Lee in his Policy Address in September, with moves afoot to set up an AI efficacy enhancement team. Speaking on an RTHK radio programme, Sun said the ultimate goal is for

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Waste output down even as charging plan shelved: govt

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2025/09/29

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said on Monday that public awareness and participation in waste reduction and recycling efforts have increased in the wake of the administration's attempt to launch a charging scheme. He said the current administration had already reversed an upward trend in waste generated, with the quantity of solid waste sent to landfills between January and June down 5 percent compared to the same period last year. The comments came after the government

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InvestHK ready to supercharge govt's 'go global' drive

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2025/09/29

A government agency whose primary goal is to lure foreign direct investment into Hong Kong says it is ready to do the opposite - help mainland firms expand overseas by utilising the city's global network of industry specialists and offices. InvestHK, the SAR's official investment promotion agency, was told to take part in Beijing's push to help enterprises "go global", under the latest Policy Address delivered by Chief Executive John Lee this month. The government will set up a one-stop platform

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Indian actor's aides charged after stampede kills 40

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2025/09/28

Police charged three close aides of a popular actor and politician with culpable homicide and negligence on Sunday, after a stampede at his rally in southern India killed at least 40 people, officials said. Some 27,000 people thronged a public road in Tamil Nadu state in the hope of seeing the politician, known by the single name of Vijay, on Saturday but panic broke out, triggering a deadly crush. Police filed a case against three senior members of Vijay's party, whom they identified as Bussy

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World's tallest bridge opens for traffic in Guizhou

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2025/09/28

The world's tallest bridge opened to traffic on Sunday morning in Guizhou province, slashing travel time across a deep canyon from two hours to just two minutes after three years of construction. The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, soaring 625 metres above the Beipan River in Guizhou's mountainous terrain, is nearly nine times as tall as San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. With a main span of 1,420 metres, the project has become the world's longest-span steel truss girder suspension bridge in

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'Northern Metropolis institutions should innovate'

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2025/09/28

Education minister Christine Choi on Sunday said universities that are interested in the Northern Metropolis should be proactive and help spearhead innovation at the project, as opposed to just building a campus on site. Speaking on a radio programme, Choi said the batches earmarked for the project's university town have their own purpose and the administration expects institutions to align with development plans. "We hope our institutions will dovetail with the development of the Northern

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Gov't to screen for more cancers: health chief

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2025/09/28

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said the government would roll out screening schemes targeting lung, liver and cervical cancer in Hong Kong. He said cancer is the “top killer” in the city that takes an average of 15,000 lives per year, stressing the importance of early diagnosis. Speaking after a Commercial Radio programme on Sunday, Lo said the government will look for carriers of hepatitis B -- the most common cause of liver cancer -- under a co-payment scheme. “We will be incorporating it

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Russia warns Nato on its anti-Moscow stance

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2025/09/27

Russia issued a warning on Saturday to Nato powers that are considering firmer responses to alleged Russian incursions, as Ukraine said it for the first time received a US-made Patriot system from Israel to ramp up defences. Several European countries say Russian fighter jets and drones have violated their airspace over recent weeks, in what Nato has seen as a test of its resolve as Moscow presses on with its invasion of Ukraine. "Russia is being accused of almost planning to attack the North

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Mexican town mourns father killed by ICE agent

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2025/09/27

Family and friends gathered in a small Mexican town on Friday to mourn and demand justice for a 38-year-old father of two who was killed by an immigration agent during an arrest attempt in a Chicago suburb earlier this month. Silverio Villegas Gonzalez left Irimbo, in Mexico's Michoacan state, for the United States 18 years ago. He returned on Thursday in a coffin after he was shot dead by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on September 12. On Friday afternoon, a sombre procession

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Retirement will not prevent department head probes

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2025/09/27

Civil Service chief Ingrid Yeung on Saturday said investigations under the two-tier accountability system will continue when a department head retires. Under the rule unveiled in the latest Policy Address, any problem identified will be handled by heads of department or an independent panel, based on the severity. She told RTHK that a department head who has resigned will still be investigated. "If the staff member has retired or quit... the investigation still needs to continue because very few

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New wave barrier to boost Tseung Kwan O flood defences

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2025/09/27

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says an additional one-metre-high barrier will be installed at the Tseung Kwan O South Waterfront Promenade in order to bolster flood defences during future typhoons. Tseung Kwan O experienced severe flooding caused by Super Typhoon Ragasa, with more than 20 waterfront restaurants in the area damaged this week. Linn said that while existing defences are in place, including a five-metre-high wave barrier and sloped stone walls designed to absorb wave

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Labour chief outlines community living room locations

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2025/09/27

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says the six additional community living rooms to be opened next year will be in locations that include Yau Tsim Mong, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, and Hong Kong Island. In this month's Policy Address, Chief Executive John Lee said the new rooms, along with the nine existing ones, would be able to serve 7,000 subdivided flat households. The rooms offer amenities such as shared cooking facilities and study areas. Sun told a Commercial Radio programme that

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HK can excel in offshore RMB business: FS

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2025/09/21

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said Hong Kong should work on developing its offshore renminbi trading sector amid the increased international use of the currency.The SAR’s unique contribution to national development is to serve as an international financial hub under the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, which cannot be replicated by any other mainland city, he said. Speaking on a Commercial Radio programme on Sunday, Chan said more countries are now using the renminbi. “We are the

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Police rank and file 'accountable under old system'

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2025/09/20

Civil service chief Ingrid Yeung said on Saturday that police, unlike other disciplinary forces, would not need to face the scrutiny of an independent panel for any serious problems found, as they already have their own body monitoring complaints against officers. That is an exception to the two-tier accountability system rule, laid out in this week's Policy Address, under which problems identified within government departments will be handled based on their severity. General issues will be

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Travel delays as cyberattack hits European airports

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2025/09/20

A cyberattack targeting a service provider for check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London's Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin, causing flight delays and cancellations, the operators said. Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in and boarding systems for several airlines across multiple airports globally, is experiencing a technical issue that may cause delays for departing passengers, London's Heathrow Airport said on Saturday, having

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Three die as telco 'lets Australians down' in outage

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2025/09/20

The Australian government said on Saturday that telco firm Optus "let Australians down" after three people died during a network outage that prevented calls to emergency services. The outage impacted 600 people across South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory shortly after midnight on Thursday evening for 13 hours. Authorities said they were not informed of the incident or deaths until late on Friday. Communications Minister Anika Wells said on Saturday the telco company had

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Three die in third US strike on 'Venezuelan drug boat'

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2025/09/20

President Donald Trump said the United States had attacked a vessel he said was carrying drugs in the US Southern Command's area of responsibility, the latest US strike in the region. Friday's strike – at least the third against alleged drug vessels – comes amid a large US military buildup in the southern Caribbean. Five F-35 aircraft were seen landing in Puerto Rico on Saturday after the Trump administration ordered 10 of the stealth fighters to join the buildup. Hours earlier, Venezuela accused

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All clear in Quarry Bay as wartime bomb wait ends

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2025/09/20

A wartime bomb found at a construction site in Quarry Bay has been defused and taken away, police said on Saturday, with the operation wrapping up shortly before noon. The force said bomb-disposal officers worked through the night from 2am to dispose of the Second World War device discovered on Pan Hoi Street, during which they spent four hours cutting open the 1,000-pound bomb's casing due to bad weather. The ordnance's removal process ended at around 11.48am and took less than the 12 hours

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Overseas students broaden horizons at uni, says CE

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2025/09/20

Chief Executive John Lee on Saturday said increasing the proportion of non-local students at public universities will broaden the horizons of local students and enhance Hong Kong's international profile. He was speaking days after lifting the cap on self-financing non-local students at publicly funded universities to 50 per cent of local student places as part of his latest Policy Address. The cap was previously 40 percent. Speaking on an RTHK programme, Lee said he believes local universities

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6,000 evacuated after wartime bomb found in Quarry Bay

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2025/09/19

About 6,000 people were being evacuated from Quarry Bay on Friday evening as police prepare to carry out a bomb disposal operation overnight, following the discovery of a Second World War explosive at a construction site. Officers said the wartime device found on Pan Hoi Street is an unexploded American aerial bomb, weighing some 1,000 pounds. It contained around 500 pounds of explosives and is of a similar model unearthed in 2018 at a construction site for the Sha Tin to Central Link. "The

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