🇭🇰 🥶 Temperatures this weekend set to drop to single figures, with all of the New Territories forecast to have overnight minimums on Saturday night under 10°C. Ta Kwu Ling leading the pack as always with a forecast of 5°C.

Hong Kong home prices: 16-month high Hong Kong rental prices: All-time high news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...

H&M has confirmed that its Causeway Bay flagship on Paterson Street will serve its last customers on February 21, 2026 due to the expiration of its lease.

Police on Thursday announced they arrested nine people from subcontractor Novox on suspicion of using fake certificates for expansion projects at five public hospitals and at another project in To Kwa Wan. news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...

The Regina Ip Burberry boycott has officially ended.

🇭🇰 🪩 New Year Countdown at the Chater Road Pedestrian Precinct in Central: From 11:30pm on New Year’s Eve to 12:10am on New Year’s Day, the event will feature Air Supply, on top of live appearances by Jay Fung and Cloud Wan.

The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims said on Tuesday it recorded 118 work-related deaths so far this year, a rise of 55% compared to the same period last year. news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...

Hong Kong police have now arrested 15 people in connection to the ¥1 billion Japanese yen robbery in Sheung Wan on Thursday, December 18th. Background on the robbery via HKFP: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/19/m...

Non-mainland visitors to Hong Kong hit 47,887 on Saturday, the highest number this year and the 2nd highest since the pandemic. news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...

The Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong Cui Jianchun has taken to the SCMP to write an opinion piece on the Jimmy Lai case. www.scmp.com/opinion/hong...

The Chief Executive in Council has given approval for the Government to invite the MTR to proceed with the detailed planning and design of the South Island Line (West) project. The SILW will be on dedicated elevated viaducts and tunnels rather than heavy rail underground.

Commissioner of Police Joe Chow announced on Saturday that the death toll from the Tai Po fire has risen to 161. DNA testing confirmed a previously reported death was a married couple. Commissioner Chow said DNA testing was continuing, and couldn't rule out the death toll increasing.

Christmas Day forecast: Dry and sunny with temperatures in the low 20s. A replenishment of the monsoon will see temperatures drop from Christmas day onwards, with overnight temps falling to 11°C in the northern New Territories.

Hong Kong’s 2026 Population Census will adopt a new survey format, with the data collection process extended from the traditional one-and-a-half months to a full year and only about a tenth of households required to complete a detailed long form questionnaire.

The funeral for firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died fighting the Tai Po fire, was held in Hung Hom on Friday, attended by Chief Executive John Lee and other senior officials including Eric Chan, Paul Chan and Paul Lam. Ho was laid to rest with full honours.

Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai's new movie "Deadline" has been banned in Hong Kong under national security concerns according to a Facebook post by Chow. The film is by the same director as the 2021 documentary "Revolution of Our Times". FB: buff.ly/kveLKmB

Patients arriving at public hospital A&Es over New Year's Eve/Day may be entitled to the old rate, as the new pricing structure kicks in at midnight. HA's Eddie Yuen says: "For those that are just a few minutes off...we can turn the clock back for them. We'll charge them HK$180 instead of HK$400."

Frites restaurant in Tseung Kwan O, one of the shop fronts destroyed by Super Typhoon Ragasa in September, is nearing reopening. 🌀 📸 : @HKFP

The Yau Ma Tei section of the Central Kowloon Bypass will open to traffic at 10am on December 21st, connecting west Kowloon with Kai Tak and Kowloon Bay. The CKB will be toll-free until the Kowloon Bay Section is commissioned in 2026. ckr-hyd.hk?lang=en

The Commissioner’s Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR has published a rare open letter in English to the foreign press in Hong Kong regarding the Jimmy Lai case. hk.ocmfa.gov.cn/eng/fyrth/20...

US-based trade publication for the concert and live music industry Pollstar’s 2025 year-end stadium charts showed Kai Tak Stadium ranked third in terms of most tickets sold globally, with 1.25 million passes worth US$191.34 million.

🇭🇰 🚠 👴 👵 Local oldies can enjoy $50 return trips on Ngong Ping 360 on weekdays until the end of the year. Persons need to show either a JoyYou Card, HKID aged 65+ or Hong Kong Senior Citizen Card to enjoy the $147 discount. www.np360.com.hk/en/tickets-p...

🇭🇰 🛬 🚅 Provisional Hong Kong visitor arrivals for November 2025: • all market segments up by double digits over Nov 2024 • 4,189,272 arrivals in November, up 17% • 45,249,435 visitors in 1st 11 months 2025, up 12% Y-O-Y

Jimmy Lai found guilty of collusion and sedition.

A protester calling for a deeper investigation into the Tai Po fire almost cancelled Hong Kong’s richest horse race on Sunday, with a man holding a sign referencing the fire at Wang Fuk Court rushing onto the track during the Hong Kong Cup. www.scmp.com/sport/hong-k...

Police have arrested three secondary school students over a 242kg methamphetamine bust in Kwai Chung Acting senior superintendent Kwan Chun-hin from the narcotics bureau said officers also arrested an adult male over the seizure worth HK$82 million.

Head of the independent committee investigating the Tai Po fire, Judge David Lok: • not appropriate to comment how to carry out the investigation • 9 months for the committee's work is a very challenging time frame • assures the public they will do their best

High Court judge, and the head of the Electoral Affairs Commission, David Lok, has been tasked to lead the independent committee to look into the cause of the deadly fire in Tai Po. Others on the panel are outgoing insurance-sector lawmaker Chan Kin-por and outgoing MTR Corp chairman Rex Auyeung.

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises has agreed to sell its Australian energy arm Alinta Energy for AU$6.5 billion, a nice 62.5% markup on the price it paid for the company back in 2017. CTFE is the private investment arm of the Cheng family, and largest shareholder of the embattled New World Development.

🇭🇰 🌬️ Due to strong wind, the following temporary traffic measure is implemented on Lantau Link: The speed limit of Lantau Link is reduced to 50km/h.

Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly trying to open a plane cabin door during a Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Boston. Police officers boarded the aircraft to arrest the suspect, a 20-year-old mainland Chinese man, for allegedly violating the Aviation Security Ordinance.

Macao weather bureau warning air quality is expected to be bad tonight and tomorrow. Air quality in Hong Kong's north western regions at "unhealthy" levels as of 5pm.

Forbes 2025 100 Power Women list has been published, with HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan the top Hong Konger in 61st position. AS Watson Group CEO Malina Ngai (75th) and Li Ka Shing Foundation Director Solina Chau (87th) round out the three from Hong Kong on the list.

Li Ka-shing’s attempt to sell dozens of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. global ports, including two in the Panama Canal, has slowed as negotiators try to untangle a web of issues hampering an agreement, according to people familiar with the matter. The timing of any potential deal is unknown.

Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel is selling limited edition panda keychains for this year's Operation Santa Claus, which is raising funds for the victims of the Tai Po fire. The chains retail for $160, with all proceeds going to OSC. www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...

183-year-old umbrella store Sun Rise Co in Sham Shui Po will close the doors for the last time in December. The company, established in 1842, has seen five generations of the family owned business. 📍 : B1, 314 Lai Chi Kok Rd, Sham Shui Po Via: 香港遺美 Hong Kong Reminiscence on FB buff.ly/KUCPSJK

New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel with a food poisoning cluster of 31 persons linked to a wedding banquet on December 6th. Preliminary investigations point towards contaminated suckling pig. www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...

Police have arrested a man in connection with defrauding the government and relief agencies of $18,000 from the Tai Po fire. Police allege the man received $10k from the disaster relief fund and $8k more from charities impersonating a resident at Wang Fuk Court.

The Tsing Yi Nature Trails have been closed after five suspected chikungunya fever cases were linked to the nature reserve. Authorities say hundreds of potential breeding sites have already been eliminated, with foggers, larvicides, traps and robot dogs deployed in the fight to kill the mosquitoes.

“Christmas Town” in Statue Square reopens today. In addition, the “Starlight Boulevard” in Chater Road and the “Immersive Light Show in Central” will also be launched tonight.

🇲🇴 🇯🇵 👩‍🎤 11 days after her Shanghai concert was abruptly cancelled by the organiser citing "force majeure”, Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki announced on Instagram that her January 10th concert in Macao will not go ahead.

Of the 79 patients hospitalised due to the Tai Po fire, 55 have been discharged, and the 24 remaining in public hospitals are all in a stable condition. 19 patients were previously in a critical condition. www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...

Official death toll from the Tai Po fire rises to 160.

Hong Kong swimmer Lau Chiu-yee on Tuesday broke the national record to win the SAR’s first gold medal in swimming at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities.

84 animals remain unaccounted for following the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po two weeks ago, according to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).

Hong Kong won its first gold medal at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities on Monday, with table tennis pair of Wong Hon-lam and Winnie Pang edging their Jiangsu opponents 3–2 in the XD14 mixed doubles final in Guangzhou.

The HKEX Tech 100 Index launched on Tuesday, marking Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited's first Hong Kong equity index. The index tracks the performance of 100 of the largest Hong Kong-listed companies across six themes: AI, Biotech & Pharmaceutical, EVs, IT, Internet, and Robotics.

Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available for merchants in Hong Kong. Merchants can accept contactless payments through a supporting iOS app on an iPhone 11 or later. Starting today, Adyen, Global Payments, KPay, and SoéPay are the first payment platforms in Hong Kong to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone.

FWIW, The Office for Safeguarding National Security is not "Hong Kong authorities". This was a summons by a mainland authority based in Hong Kong, and answers to Beijing directly.

Hong Kong authorities summoned international news organizations to a rare meeting on Saturday to warn against “false information and smear campaigns” surrounding the city’s deadliest fire in nearly eight decades and upcoming legislative elections.