Hong Kong winter festival expands to Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay
A nightly Central light show starts at 7pm, while Causeway Bay’s market and workshops are due to begin in mid-December.
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Survey finds many respondents unsure where to seek help for digital abuse
Harmony House found that 57.1% of its 205 respondents reported experiencing technology-facilitated abuse or online harassment.
Blue Diwali lights draw crowds to Wan Chai Sikh temple
The display ran from 6.30pm to 9.30pm on November 10; reports said it might return the following evening.
Wan Chai church to hold annual Mass for the dead on fire anniversary
A separate service read the names of 168 fire victims; a Tai Po church changed its planned memorial Mass to a prayer for all who died.
Kwun Tong’s first community living room opens
A quarter of the living room’s members are from ethnic minorities, according to the Chief Secretary for Administration.
Hong Kong groups can apply to borrow a humanoid robot for free
Applications close at noon on 20 November; events must be free and take place between 15 December 2026 and 28 February 2027.
Weekend crowds leave Sunset Peak hikers queuing for buses
The queue at Pak Kung Au was reported to stretch more than 100 metres as hikers waited for buses back to Tung Chung.
Low-income pupils in survey averaged 6.19 hours a day on devices
The Society for Community Organization linked frequent use to cheap entertainment and limited affordable alternatives, and proposed age-based limits and more activities.
KMB plans more frequent pet buses and routes to harder-to-reach places
At Xisha GO PARK, the anniversary event also featured games, market stalls and a themed pet bus.
Aberdeen caregiver canteen serves more than 4,000 meals
The HK$10 service has connected a mother and her disabled son with staff; officials will ask other centre operators if they want to take part.
Eight-by-eight-metre relief removed from North Point’s State Theatre Building
New World Development says severe internal weathering and rusted supports raised collapse concerns; the relief is stored while restoration options are studied.
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