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     Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident happened in Sha Tin today (November 5), in which a woman died.            At about 10.59am today, a medium goods vehicle (MGV) driven by a man was tra… read more

     Hongkong Post announced today (November 5) that, as advised by the postal administration of Australia, mail delivery services previously affected by industrial action have returned to normal. read more

     The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, November 5, 2026 is 100.0 (down 0.2 against yesterday’s index). read more

     ​The Trade and Industry Department (TID), the Small and Medium Enterprises Committee (SMEC) and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Promotion Centre led a delegation to Dongguan yesterday (November 4) to help Hong Kong small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and members of the industrial and commercial sectors learn about the development of innovation and technology in the country, gain first-hand insights into the achievements made by Dongguan in fostering start-up incubation and promoting new quality productive forces, and explore opportunities for Hong Kong SMEs to expand into the Greater Bay Area.

     Received by officials of the Dongguan Municipal Government, the delegation visited the XbotPark Robotics Base at Songshan Lake. Delegates were briefed by local officials on the development of AI and low-altitude economy industries in Dongguan, and experienced on-site a number of innovative technological products developed by the incubated enterprises on the Base.

     The delegation then visited the Huawei Town in Songshan Lake, and toured the Huawei Sanyapo Library and the Enterprise Business Descartes Exhibition Hall to gain an understanding of the company’s achievements in various aspects of technological research and development as well as the corporate culture of technological innovation. The delegates also had a thematic exchange session with representatives of the company to discuss the application of AI technology and data security governance in smart retail.

     The delegation was led by the SMEC Chairman, Mr Emil Yu, and the Director-General of Trade and Industry, Mr Aaron Liu, and accompanied by representatives of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Promotion Centre. The delegation comprised around 50 participants, including members of the SMEC, the Programme Management Committee of the Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales and the Vetting Committee of the Trade and Industrial Organisation Support Fund under the TID, as well as representatives of Hong Kong’s major trade and industrial organisations and SME associations.

        

     In response to the Japanese Government’s plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station, the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene issued a Food Safety Order which prohibits all aquatic products, sea salt and seaweeds originating from the 10 metropolis/prefectures, namely Tokyo, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Chiba, Gunma, Tochigi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama, from being imported into and supplied in Hong Kong.

     For other Japanese aquatic products, sea salt and seaweeds that are not prohibited from being imported into Hong Kong, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department is conducting comprehensive radiological tests to verify that the radiation levels of these products do not exceed the guideline levels before they are allowed to be supplied in the market.

     From noon on November 4 to noon today (November 5), the CFS conducted tests on the radiological levels of 121 food samples imported from Japan, which were of the “aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt” category. No sample was found to have exceeded the safety limit. Details can be found on the CFS’s thematic website titled “Control Measures on Foods Imported from Japan” (www.cfs.gov.hk/english/programme/programme_rafs/programme_rafs_fc_01_30_Nuclear_Event_and_Food_Safety.html).

     In parallel, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has also tested 50 samples of local catch for radiological levels. All the samples passed the tests. Details can be found on the AFCD’s website (www.afcd.gov.hk/english/fisheries/Radiological_testing/Radiological_Test.html).

     The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has also enhanced the environmental monitoring of the local waters. No anomaly has been detected so far. For details, please refer to the HKO’s website (www.hko.gov.hk/en/radiation/monitoring/seawater.html).

     From August 24, 2023, to noon today, the CFS and the AFCD have conducted tests on the radiological levels of 272 914 samples of food imported from Japan (including 169 862 samples of aquatic and related products, seaweeds and sea salt) and 58 112 samples of local catch respectively. All the samples passed the tests. read more