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Hong Kong Belt and Road Summit opens with focus on gateway role and US$3.1bn in recent deals

The two-day Wan Chai event is expected to involve more than 60 government agreements and memorandums of understanding, according to Chief Executive John Lee.

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Government & Politics · 9 Sep

Hong Kong’s first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa dies aged 89

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Government & Politics · 8 Sep

Record 16 Hong Kong civil servants recommended for two-year UN postings

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Government & Politics · 6 Sep

CY Leung urges deeper Hong Kong-Fujian ties and promotes city as international connector

Speaking at a seminar on 6 September, he said Hong Kong was Fujian’s preferred “super-connector” for overseas expansion, investment and resources.

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Government & Politics · 6 Sep

Hong Kong to publish first five-year plan and Policy Address on September 16

Chief Executive John Lee said the documents would be released together after more than two months of public consultation.

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Government & Politics · 5 Sep

Hong Kong to publish first five-year plan and 2026 Policy Address on 16 September

Chief Executive John Lee said the plan would set broad development strategies, while the Policy Address would focus on specific measures and implementation.

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Government & Politics · 3 Sep

Hong Kong Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki signs condolence book for Nepal landslide victims

Chan visited Nepal’s consulate in Hong Kong on September 3 as Nepal reported 1,222 deaths by 8pm on Wednesday local time, according to Ming Pao.

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Government & Politics · 3 Sep

John Lee leads Hong Kong ceremony marking victory in war against Japan

The September 3 event at City Hall Memorial Garden brought together senior officials, veterans’ representatives and members of various sectors to pay tribute to those who died in the war.

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Government & Politics · 2 Sep

Hong Kong to rename Poverty Alleviation Commission from 2 September 2026

The renamed commission will review its target groups and develop ways to connect government, business and community resources.

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Government & Politics · 2 Sep

Hong Kong departments to assess integrity controls when applying for new computer-system funding

The ICAC published its Computer System Integrity and Security Standard on 2 September, with 12 reported measures covering access, data security and anomaly monitoring.

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Government & Politics · 2 Sep

Joshua Wong pleads guilty to national security collusion charge; sentence remains unclear

The case concerns alleged requests for foreign sanctions or other hostile actions against Hong Kong and China in 2020, while reports differ over whether sentencing has been adjourned.

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Government & Politics · 1 Sep

Tai Po councillor Wong Pik-ki misses meetings on medical grounds amid proxy-vote allegations

The Home Affairs Department said it had received a medical certificate and that Wong had applied to miss four more meetings on 3 and 4 September.

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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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Government & Politics · 31 Aug

Galbot launches three humanoid-robot retail stores in Hong Kong

The mainland Chinese robotics company has selected the city as its overseas business base as officials promote Hong Kong as a testing ground for embodied artificial intelligence.

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Government & Politics · 31 Aug

Hong Kong lawmaker proposes dog photo database and AI checks amid fighting-dog enforcement

Chan Pak-chi also suggests using 1823 or WhatsApp to collect photographs and locations of suspected aggressive dogs, but none of the proposals has been confirmed as adopted.