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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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Health · 29 Aug

Hospital Authority says HK$250 charge is for personalised treatment, not lecture entry

The authority says most general health education talks are free, but talks included in doctor-referred treatment may form part of a chargeable clinical service.

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Government & Politics · 29 Aug

Hong Kong reserves HK$50 million for emergency relief after Tibet–Nepal border mudslides

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Government & Politics · 29 Aug

Hong Kong lawyers to gain access to practice in nine Greater Bay Area cities from September 1

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Education · 29 Aug

Secondary-school book sets reported to cost up to HK$7,000 as Choi backs targeted aid

The Education Bureau said textbook prices rose 3.6 per cent for the coming school year, while three Hung Shui Kiu university-town sites are due to be offered next month.

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Public Safety & Justice · 29 Aug

Man arrested after alleged laundry-ball dumping at Ma On Shan pond

The pond at Kam Ying Court Phase II was found foaming and with abnormal water quality, with reports of harm to fish and turtles.

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Public Safety & Justice · 29 Aug

19-year-old man dies after fall from Mong Kok building

The man was taken to Kwong Wah Hospital after being found on a platform at Kam Do Centre on Nathan Road in the early hours of August 29.

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Public Safety & Justice · 29 Aug

Woman injured after ceiling light falls inside Tsim Sha Tsui lift

The 37-year-old woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital after reporting dizziness and, according to one report, neck pain.

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Public Safety & Justice · 29 Aug

Four arrested after alleged seating dispute on Light Rail 751 train

The two older couples were taken to Tuen Mun Hospital after the suspected fight on a Yuen Long-bound service.

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Public Safety & Justice · 29 Aug

Insurance Authority suspends FLMI recognition after 15 arrested over alleged exam-cheating scheme

The authority will review cases linked to a Kwun Tong examination centre after police alleged candidates paid HK$14,000 for help using remotely controlled computers.

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Health · 29 Aug

Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital to launch 24-hour inpatient care with 115 beds in Tseung Kwan O

The service will offer subsidised, market-priced and research beds, with capacity planned to grow to 400 by the end of 2030.

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Health · 29 Aug

Queen Elizabeth Hospital plans regular personalised VR service for bedridden palliative-care patients

Two occupational therapists film places chosen by patients and bring the virtual-reality footage to their bedsides, while an intensive-care trial is also being considered.

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Public Safety & Justice · 28 Aug

Hong Kong police officer acquitted over alleged indecent assault at Tsim Sha Tsui station

The magistrate found the complainant had given different accounts of several key details and approved the defence’s application for costs.

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Government & Politics · 28 Aug

Wu Man-kit to become Hong Kong Postmaster General on 26 September

He will succeed Vivian Dai, who is due to begin pre-retirement leave on the same day after leading Hongkong Post since 2021.

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Public Safety & Justice · 28 Aug

Senior Hong Kong Customs officer denies indecent assault charge as court sets September decision

Tong Kin Chung says he lightly tapped a colleague’s back after she appeared exhausted, while the prosecution alleges he touched her waist and buttocks.

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Transport · 28 Aug

Hong Kong eVTOL project conducts first test flight as legislation targeted for 2027

The trial is part of the first batch of non-traditional aircraft projects under the government’s Regulatory Sandbox X, but it was not clear whether passengers were carried.