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Society & Culture · 24 Oct

The Weeknd fans get entry and travel guidance for four Kai Tak shows

Security screening opens at 4pm before each 8.15pm concert; travel is expected to be busier after work on October 30.

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A simplified concert venue and entry point sit amid warm terracotta and ochre shapes, with a clock motif and abstract public-transport lines connecting the scene.

Two pale, unmarked paper-like planes sit apart on a cream background, divided by a fine interrupted line. Subtle ruled divisions appear on one plane.

Public Safety & Justice · 24 Oct

Woman awarded HK$367,000 in civil damages after man’s acquittal

A cut-paper civic meeting table with a central block surrounded by orderly smaller blocks in ochre, blue, teal and cream.

Economy & Business · 24 Oct

Mr. Tsang Chi Ming, Ricky elected president of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce

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Glass door comes loose and strikes woman at Tuen Mun shopping centre

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Three-year-old critically ill after influenza A infection

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Two women arrested over suspected ill-treatment of 11-year-old

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A broad retaining wall with an abstract mural band stands beside patterned pavement, linked by soft geometric forms suggesting projected light. Layered terracotta, ochre, cream and slate blue shapes create a lively street scene.

Housing & Development · 24 Oct

Lan Kwai Fong projection show runs at weekends and on holidays

A 43-metre mural has also been completed, while a study for the area’s next beautification phase is planned for early 2027.

An abstract cream-and-blue plan shows a winding walking path beside a simple seating area, with small light markers and dotted alternative positions.

Government & Politics · 24 Oct

Peak lighting plan to go before district council next month

Councillors suggested removing or repositioning some lights after inspecting the Lugard Road and Harlech Road walking paths.

A cut-paper view of a grassy urban slope shows several small burrow openings and a few pest-control boxes arranged along the edge.

Environment & Weather · 24 Oct

Kwai Chung slope gets more rat traps and bait

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has received three complaints about rat sightings on the slope so far this year.

Sparse abstract diagram of unlabelled account shapes linked by a thin path that stops before an incomplete withdrawal loop.

Public Safety & Justice · 24 Oct

Woman loses more than HK$2m in fake hotel-booking job scam

Police said they received more than 20 similar online job-scam reports in a week, with losses nearing HK$10m.

An abstract top-down arrangement of unmarked contract sheets, crossed by orderly review lines with a small break in the grid.

Public Safety & Justice · 23 Oct

Subcontractor director convicted over HK$40,000 offer to engineer

The magistrate said the engineer supervised and reviewed contracts, and cited a laboratory report identifying the director’s DNA on an elastic band around cash found in the engineer’s office.

Layered terracotta and ochre grant cards form two rising tiers beside a three-part calendar motif on a cream background.

Government & Politics · 23 Oct

Hong Kong raises newborn grant for second and later children

The Finance Committee approved an extra HK$1.6 billion to extend the scheme for three years, as spending reached HK$1.554 billion by August.

Muted cream planes sit apart, crossed by a thin dusty-teal line that stops at a narrow gap.

Public Safety & Justice · 23 Oct

Technician jailed for nine years for sexually abusing a boy

The judge said the defendant had betrayed the trust placed in him as an older-brother figure.

Soft teal and cream geometric zones connect across a single abstract level, suggesting neurological care gathered in one place.

Health · 23 Oct

Tuen Mun Hospital opens centre to bring neurological care together

The hospital says the new ward can cut acute-stroke treatment times, with thrombolysis taking as little as 20 minutes.

An abstract network diagram connects four district nodes to generic pharmacy symbols, with a small medicine packet and a faint outer ring of additional nodes.

Health · 23 Oct

Patient matching for pharmacy scheme to begin in four districts

The first phase will use 20 pharmacies; separate consultation co-payment changes take effect at Primary Healthcare Co-care Network service points on 1 November.

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