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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Two men posing as customers reportedly steal two diamond necklaces from Nathan Road shop

One suspect distracted a shop employee while the other took two necklaces valued at about HK$112,000, reports said.

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A quiet cut-paper illustration of a jewellery display case with two vacant necklace slots, a small CCTV camera above it, and simplified storefront and road geometry in muted blue, grey, stone and ochre.

Cut-paper illustration of an elevated expressway with simplified vehicles, an overhead drone, a roadside laser speed detector, and a grouped stack of penalty notices in a bright civic colour palette.

Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Police issue 27 fixed-penalty notices in Tuen Mun Road speeding operation

An abstract cut-paper composition shows two offset institutional panels separated by a narrow boundary above a stable geometric civic grid, in muted teal, grey, ochre and off-white.

Government & Politics · 23 Sep

Hong Kong government rejects EU report’s claims of eroding freedoms

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Block 2 concrete samples fail contract checks at Tung Chung public-housing project

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Monitoring committee appointed after Yuen Long councillor’s conviction

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University student receives 18-month probation order after indecent assault in library study room

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Housing & Development · 22 Sep

Wang Fuk Court flat selection to begin on 29 September

The first session will cover 35 households, while an exhibition in Kwun Tong displays models of two Tai Po developments.

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Two charged over alleged false work history in electrician registration application

The ICAC says an unauthorised company certificate helped secure an Electrician A registration that has since been cancelled.

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Dentist seeks High Court review of decision to admit expert report

Dr Tang Kon Yiu says the Dental Council introduced the report without notice and unfairly refused to exclude it.

A colourful geometric diagram shows separate JUPAS and international admissions pathways leading toward a simplified university gateway. Labels identify 34.3 percent, about 60 percent, about 1,800 newcomers, more than 700 overseas students, 66 origins and an estimated share around 40 percent within

Education · 22 Sep

JUPAS admission rate falls to recent low as HKU takes in about 1,800 non-local undergraduates

The University of Hong Kong says more than 700 overseas students joined its intake, while JUPAS accounted for about 60% of new students.

Several unbranded bottled sports drinks are spaced apart on a pale examination grid, with small suspected puncture marks visible on some packaging and simplified athletics-track lines in the background.

Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

At least 12 students reportedly fell ill after drinking sports drinks from bottles suspected of having pinholes at a school sports meet

Nine ambulances and a mobile command vehicle attended Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground as police seized bottles for examination.

A flat cut-paper workforce diagram splits into two fields: construction and civic infrastructure shapes on the left, and rearranging clerical tiles with small circuit motifs on the right. A broad connecting band links the fields, while healthcare, aviation and technology symbols sit within the wider

Economy & Business · 22 Sep

Hong Kong manpower shortage forecast to narrow, but construction and clerical jobs face opposing pressures

The projected 2028 gap is about 130,000 after talent attraction and labour import measures, while construction remains short and AI reshapes clerical work.

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

20 restaurants prosecuted over breaches of Hong Kong’s dog-friendly dining rules

More than 990 restaurants hold approval to admit dogs, and residents have been urged to check before dining.

A colourful cut-paper collage of simplified civic and police institutional buildings linked by a stepped geometric pathway, with two abstract office panels and a small date tile reading 22 September 2026.

Government & Politics · 22 Sep

Hong Kong police appoint new head of national security department

The appointment follows the retirement of deputy commissioner for national security 簡啟恩 after 35 years in the police force.

An abstract site diagram of a hiking trail beside simplified residential buildings, interrupted by a cordon and a small contained response zone with a hose marker.

Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Wartime British mortar fuze found on North Point hiking path and safely dealt with

No one was injured and no evacuation was required after police identified and dealt with the object.

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