🇭🇰 🎄 Chater Road in Central will bring back the Christmas Lights first seen 60 years ago as part of a revamped Hong Kong Winterfest. Also marking a return; the 20m outdoor Christmas tree in Statue Square.

Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week, according to three people briefed on the talks and a U.S. administration official.

🇭🇰 ☎️ 🇺🇸 The US Federal Communications Commission has extended the deadline for Hong Kong Telecom to answer why it shouldn't be banned in the US until December 1st. HKT had requested an extension until December 15th. buff.ly/VUrGaoi

🇭🇰 🛫 Cathay Pacific to buy back the 9.57% stake owned by Qatar Airways, in a deal worth almost HK$7 billion. www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/lis...

An LG scam doing the rounds in Hong Kong, calling for "urgent replacement" of LG products.

ST Daily has found at least four candidates running in the LegCo elections with foreign passports, incl. Vivian Kong who is in the process of renouncing her Canadian citizenship. • Felix Lee Kar-chung, Dir. of GBA Healthcare Group, running in the Commercial (first) Functional Constituency 🇬🇧 cont.

🇭🇰 🎓 The University of Hong Kong has been named the best university in Asia, according to the latest QS Asia University report. HKU overtakes Peking University in Beijing for the top spot. HKUST: 6th City & CUHK: =7th PolyU: 10th buff.ly/oeJWGlA

🇭🇰🌞🌦️⛈️ Hong Kong weather October 2025: "The warmest October" • 🌡️ mean daily max 29.9°C, 1.8° above normal • 🌡️ mean daily min 25.6°C, 1.7° above normal • 🌧️ 31.2 mm, 89.1 mm below normal www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...

Hong Kong police have frozen assets with HK$2.75 billion linked to the Prince Group, accused of running scam centres in Cambodia. No arrests have been made so far. www.hk01.com/01%E5%81%B5%...

A 49-year-old man with two-way permit who entered Hong Kong yesterday was denied entry to the Cheung Kong Centre on Tuesday, assaulted a security guard, and threw red paint on the elevators. According to witnesses, he wanted a meeting with Li Ka-shing. HK01: buff.ly/NtLwWyl

Belgos Restaurant in Causeway Bay to close November 14th.

🇭🇰 💻 Hong Kong has risen three places to 4th in the latest World Digital Competitiveness rankings. Hong Kong also ranked 1st in the world for technology framework, according to the latest IMD report. Read here: imd.widen.net/content/xcla...

🇭🇰 🗳️ Telecommunications giant PCCW has announced that it will grant all employees a half-day of paid leave on December 7 to encourage voter participation in the upcoming Legislative Council election.

🇭🇰 🗳️ Hong Kong Olympic gold medallist Vivian Kong will sign up for the coming Legislative Council election on Monday, vying for the tourism sector seat. The Tourism functional constituency position allows Kong to enter the race with an overseas passport.

New World Development announced via the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it has launched an exchange offer for its outstanding perpetual notes, issuing up to US$1.9 billion worth of new securities. Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Incorrect attempt at crossing a train track. Remember, always buckle up on a mini-bus; the $5000 fine is pricey, but the driver might also run into a passing train... www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...

🇭🇰 📰 The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong 2025 Clare Hollingworth Fellowship recipients are Trista Xinyi Luo and Samra Zulfaqar. Congrats to both journalists.

Former Secretary for Civil Service in the Carrie Lam administration, Joshua Law, has been named as the new chairman of Citybus. www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...

🇭🇰 🇨🇳 🚀 Hong Kong's first astronaut is expected to undertake their inaugural space mission as early as next year, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

In a change from the Hong Kong norm, Hakka cuisine restaurant Chui King Lau has announced it will remain open at its Wan Chai location after negotiating a new lease with the landlord. The restaurant in September stated it would have to close due to a worsening business environment.

Video of a man, suspected of being intoxicated, arguing with passengers, and ignoring MTR staff as he blocked a train door on the East Rail Line at Admiralty on Saturday. FAFO. 🎥 : buff.ly/d6wDa3o

Yau Tsim District Police conducted a crackdown on illegal parking on Monday, towing away a Ferrari and an Audi among others. YT Dist. Police have issued 155,650 Fixed Penalty Notices in the first nine months of 2025, and at a cost of $320 per ticket, that equates to $49,808,000 worth of fines.

CE John Lee on the cargo plane crash at HKIA last week: • The Air Accident Investigation Authority is investigating the crash, and will utilise overseas experts in the investigation • preliminary report expected within a month

Chief Executive John Lee, at Tuesday's pre-ExCo meeting press conference: • Some people have been creating rumours on why some LegCo members are retiring and "passing on the torch" to the next generation; will crack down on those promoting soft resistance in trying to sabotage the LegCo election

🇭🇰 🛬 🛫 Hong Kong international Airport's north runway is expected to reopen Monday night at 11pm as salvage operations have been completed. www.hongkongairport.com/en/media-cen...

Paulo Pong, chairman of Ocean Park, is now also chairman of M+, replacing Bernard Chan. He was appointed chairman on October 9th, but the WestK press release only came out on the 27th. www.westk.hk/en/newsroom/...

HSBC Holdings will book a US$1.1 billion provision in its third-quarter earnings as it faces uncertainty over payouts in lawsuits related to the Bernard Madoff fraud case. HKEX notice here: www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/lis...

With no one winning first division since October 14th, Mark 6 jackpot for Tuesday October 27th is $50 million.

The 2025 Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival attracted an estimated 163,000 visitors over the four days, an increase of 30% per day.

With Regina Ip and Lai Tung-kwok both announcing on Saturday they will not be seeking re-election, all 12 Legislative Council members aged 70+ are retiring. Chart: @kjoules.org

Regina Ip has announced she will not run for re-election in this year's Legislative Council election.

Thirty-one passengers were issued summonses on Friday (Oct 24), after Kowloon East traffic officers went undercover as passengers to crack down on those failing to wear seatbelts on public minibuses. 🎥 : online sources Read more: The Standard www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...

🇭🇰 🛬 🇬🇧 The latest UK Government half-year report on Hong Kong states since the inception of the BN(O) visa system on January 31st, 2021, there have been 232,498 applications for the British National (Overseas) visa route, with over 223,904 visas granted. buff.ly/mgoFxBb

Influenza-like illnesses are rampant in Hong Kong schools and institutions at the moment, with 25% of all ILI persons affected in the past 7 weeks coming in the week October 12th to 18th (Week 42). 89% of laboratory specimens sampled in Week 42 were influenza A(H3). www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/co...

🇭🇰 📮 Provisional last mailing dates for Christmas 2025, issued by Hong Kong Post.

Pop Mart shares down 20% since last Friday, down 10% on Thursday alone. “We think its third-quarter revenue growth topped market consensus, but investors may be more concerned about the likely deceleration in the coming quarters,” said Jeff Zhang, an analyst at Morningstar. buff.ly/1WvZ0fO

Water World at Ocean Park, which reopened in 2021 after shuttering for 22 years, may be on the scrap heap again according to Ocean Park chairman Paolo Pong. Originally reopened to be an all-year park, the operating hours were cut back to summer only from 2024. news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...

🇭🇰 🛬 🛫 Hong Kong International Airport's north runway was closed from 8am Thursday to facilitate the salvage operation of the 747 cargo plane that crashed on Monday morning. The closure (and salvage operation) is expected to last a few days, according the Airport Authority.

Outspoken LegCo lawmaker Doreen Kong has announced she will not seek re-election in this year's Legislative Council elections. news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...

🇭🇰 🐼 Ocean Park Financial Report 2024/25: • revenue HK$1.288 billion, up 9% year-on-year • 3.46 million visitors, up 10% YOY • EBITDA profit of $42.4 million • after accounting for non-cash items such as depreciation: $274.7 million loss news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...

🇭🇰 📈 Standard Chartered has raised its forecast for Hong Kong's GDP in Q3 from 2.2% to 3.2% The bank also raised its full-year GDP growth forecast for Hong Kong from 2.2% to 2.8%. HK01: www.hk01.com/article/6028...

Onboard footage from a Tesla waiting at a red light in Sha Tin Monday night shows a 7-seater driven by a 25-year-old male losing control and crashing into the car waiting in the right lane. Come for the crash, stay for who he crashed into... 🤦‍♂️ 📽️ 📷 : online sources

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🇭🇰 🌀 🔜 T 3️⃣ With Fengshen edging closer to the coast of Guangdong gradually, the Observatory will issue the Strong Wind Signal, No. 3 directly at 5:20 p.m. today (20 October) to replace the Strong Monsoon Signal.

Two ground crew dead at HKIA as an Emirates registered 747 cargo plane leaves runway and skids into the sea. www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...

🇭🇰 🌀 Tropical Cyclone Fengshen is expected to enter within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong tonight. With Fengshen edging closer to the coast of Guangdong gradually tomorrow (20 October), HKO will consider issuing the T3 directly to replace the Strong Monsoon Signal around tomorrow evening.

I think adding the subject line is your job Singapore Airlines, not mine.

🇭🇰 🌀 HKO forecasting a tropical storm at typhoon strength to pass ~380km south of the observatory on Tuesday morning. Once the tropical depression strengths into a tropical storm, it will be named Fengshen.

Hong Kong registered 2,451 births in August 2025, which would be the lowest monthly figure since statistics were compiled if it weren't for the Covid pandemic. It is also on pace for a 2025 total of 32,000 births, which would be a record low at least since 1966

🇭🇰 👨‍⚖️ 76-year-old Court of Final Appeal judge Roberto Ribeiro has been extended for another three-year term, despite the statutory retirement age being 70. Under existing laws, Ribeiro is eligible for one further reappointment, potentially allowing him to serve until age 82.