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The stories moving the city today.

A quick, sourced read on what matters across Hong Kong’s newsrooms.

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Registered owner fined HK$3,000 in Hong Kong’s first conviction over long-unlicensed vehicle

The new vehicle registration and licensing rules took effect on 22 December 2025 and require owners to act after receiving a notice from the Transport Department.

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Health · 31 Aug

Hong Kong registers chronic hives medicine as ‘1+’ drug approvals reach 22

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Transport · 31 Aug

Westbound Hong Kong tram services still suspended after power fault

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Health · 31 Aug

CUHK study suggests high-resolution scans may identify more significant rheumatoid arthritis erosions

Tiny erosions were found in similar proportions of patients and healthy participants, while larger erosions were more common among those with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Public Safety & Justice · 31 Aug

Driver finds lost boy near Tai Kok Tsui road; police return him to mother

The boy had become separated from his mother while visiting Cherry Street Park on August 30, and officers later warned her after the reunion.

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Public Safety & Justice · 31 Aug

Hong Kong man jailed 42 months over abuse of girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter

The 47-year-old moving company manager admitted 18 offences involving repeated indecent assaults and child sexual abuse material.

A cut-paper civic diagram shows eight simplified apartment blocks labeled A to H, a near-complete acceptance band marked 99.1%, a smaller formal-agreement band marked 78.6%, and a postmarked document leading toward a verification checkpoint.

Housing & Development · 31 Aug

Wang Fuk Court buyout accepted by 99.1% of households by August 31 deadline

The Housing Bureau said 1,967 households in blocks A to H confirmed their intention to sell, while formal agreements had been signed with 1,559 households.

A cut-paper diagram of a digital tax-filing process shows a signing gateway leading toward an eTAX panel, an interrupted return path, and a final confirmation panel marked by sixteen small blocks. Reminder cards and eighteen recommendation tabs surround the route.

Government & Politics · 31 Aug

More than 33,000 taxpayers affected by eTAX-iAM Smart filing confusion

The Inland Revenue Department accepted all 18 recommendations from the Ombudsman and said penalties linked to the incident would be cancelled or refunded.

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Public Safety & Justice · 31 Aug

High Court hears complainant’s evidence in alleged car indecent assault after university orientation camp

The 31-year-old defendant denies one rape charge, three indecent assault charges and one voyeurism charge involving five complainants.

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Public Safety & Justice · 31 Aug

Worker injured in apparent scaffolding fall at Robinson Road site

The 53-year-old man was conscious when taken to Queen Mary Hospital with head and leg injuries after the incident in the Mid-Levels.

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Society & Culture · 31 Aug

Hong Kong Palace Museum Egyptian exhibition closes after more than 670,000 visits and HK$33m in merchandise revenue

Museum director Wu Zhihua said the merchandise income was intended to support the museum’s regular exhibitions and research.

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Public Safety & Justice · 31 Aug

Mainland woman pleads guilty over forged recommendation letter for Hong Kong university doctorate

Li Zu’er was admitted to The Education University of Hong Kong’s doctoral programme after submitting the letter and began studying in September 2025, according to reported case facts.

A cut-paper style Hong Kong school building forms the centre of a modular learning collage, with a large 30 calendar tile, an abstract orbital arc, a digital grid, exploratory blocks and connected school-support nodes in muted ochre, mineral blue, dusty teal and soft coral.

Education · 31 Aug

Hong Kong schools urged to join activities marking 30th anniversary of return to China

Education Secretary Christine Choi Yu-ling said the anniversary should deepen pupils’ understanding of national development, the “one country, two systems” principle and national identity.

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Environment & Weather · 31 Aug

Court of Appeal dismisses challenge over Fanling Golf Course housing assessment

The court found that supplementary information was not properly covered by public consultation and that conditions attached to the approval exceeded the lawful scope of a conditional approval.

A cut-paper diagram of a magnetic wireless power bank and a separate device with a metal plate between them, beside a temperature scale marked 85°C and 131.4°C, an orderly stack of product boxes and a neutral blocked-sale bar.

Public Safety & Justice · 31 Aug

Hong Kong Customs warns against XPower power bank after tests find temperatures up to 131.4°C

The authority seized 220 units from a retailer and said consumers should stop using the wireless-charging device.