November 15, Ji Hai Month Gui Si Day, Lunar Calendar October 7

Hong Kong Morning

At the start of the day, it will be mostly cloudy for a while, and generally sunny during the day, with temperatures ranging from 22 to 27 degrees. There will be a light north to northeast wind blowing at levels 2 to 3, and humidity between 60 to 90 percent, with significantly low chances of rain. Take advantage of the good weather today to go out, take a walk, and enjoy the sunshine.

Wellness Tips

After the start of winter, daytime temperatures can reach 27 degrees, but mornings and evenings only reach 22 degrees. Remember to bring a light jacket when going out in the early morning and late evening. There is no need to rush to replenish nutrients; for dinner, add a bowl of soup made with Chinese yam, lotus seeds, and lean meat, which is good for the spleen, warms the stomach, and is not too dry.

Traffic Reminder

Two major events will be held on the same day: the Victoria Harbour Swim will start at 7:30 AM from the Golden Bauhinia Square Public Pier in Wan Chai, ending at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui, with road closures and diversions in the Wan Chai North area starting from midnight. Regarding the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong section) half marathon, all traffic lanes from Hong Kong to Zhuhai and Macau will be closed until about 2 PM today, during which double-lane two-way traffic will be implemented. From 2 PM to 4:30 PM, only the right lane will be available for traffic towards Hong Kong; the freight vehicle exit at the Hong Kong port of the bridge will be closed until about 3 PM.

📰Li Jiachao (Chief Executive): Hopes the media creates a clean and righteous public opinion ecosystem

The Chief Executive Li Jiachao attended the 30th anniversary celebration of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and the release ceremony of outstanding news works under the "Bay Area Story". Using the ancient saying of "standing firm at thirty" as a metaphor, he pointed out the three aspects of establishing oneself, establishing a career, and establishing a family are closely related to the growth of the news association over the past thirty years. He hopes the industry "continues to create a clean and righteous public opinion ecosystem, combating the bad trend of using false and misleading information to gain traffic," and continue to leverage Hong Kong's highly international communication advantages to "let the international community see the most authentic good stories of China and Hong Kong."

🚀Sun Dong (Secretary for Innovation and Technology): Will do everything possible to build a stage for youth in innovation and technology

The 2026 "Innovation and Technology Elite: Empowering Hong Kong" youth technology talent scholarship and cultivation program co-organized by the Hong Kong Education Workers Union and BOC International held its award ceremony. The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Sun Dong, stated that Hong Kong is rapidly building an international innovation and technology center, with young people being the main force, and the government will expand the "Innovation and Technology Internship Program." He quoted from "Xunzi: Encouragement of Learning," "If you do not accumulate small streams, you will never form rivers and seas," to encourage students, emphasizing that "the SAR government will do its utmost to help aspiring youth build a better stage in innovation and technology."

❤️Lu Chongmao (Secretary for Health): Urges citizens to register for organ donation and inform their families

"Organ Donation Day 2026" organized by the Department of Health, the Health Bureau, and Radio Television Hong Kong, with Health Secretary Lu Chongmao as the officiating guest, stated: "Every additional citizen willing to donate organs brings a little more hope for those in need." He encourages citizens who have not yet registered their willingness in the central organ donation registry to do so as soon as possible, and after completing the registration, "remember to inform your family of your donation wishes," hoping that everyone can become an organ donation ambassador.

🎥Zhou Yiming (Commissioner of Police): The Sharp Eye program will launch facial recognition on Monday

Commissioner of Police Zhou Yiming attended a media briefing after the graduation ceremony of the Police Academy, stating that the police will launch the facial recognition feature of the Sharp Eye program next Monday, "believing it will protect good citizens and monitor those attempting to commit crimes." He noted that over the past seven months, there have been 10,030 applications received, an increase of 11% compared to the same period last year, with the "Mainland Recruitment Fast Track" receiving 526 applications, the highest since it was established.

👮Zhuo Xiaoye (Deputy Secretary for Security): Encourages trainees to bear the heavy responsibility of safeguarding national security

The Hong Kong Police Academy held a graduation ceremony, where Deputy Secretary for Security Zhuo Xiaoye reviewed 13 probationary inspectors and 130 trainee police officers, encouraging the trainees to embody the police spirit of "Loyalty and Courage, Caring for Society," and to uphold "Loyalty to Safeguard National Security, Courage to Protect Home." He advised the trainees to focus on their mission, responsibilities, and people, stating that this year marks the beginning of the national "14th Five-Year Plan" and the "First Five-Year Plan for Hong Kong," and the police force will continue to ensure high-level security to support the high-quality development of Hong Kong.

💱【China-U.S. Trade】 The first meeting of the Trade Council under the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism was held via video. The meeting was guided by the consensus from the meeting of the Chinese and U.S. heads of state and focused on implementing previous consultation results, engaging in honest, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on tariff adjustments, "300 billion to 300 billion" reciprocal tariff reductions, agricultural product trade, and mutual concerns. Both sides agreed to continue communicating through this mechanism, expanding areas of cooperation, narrowing differences, and promoting the establishment of a respectful, fair, and equitable constructive strategic relationship between China and the U.S.

🥇【Youth Olympic Achievements】 The Dakar Youth Olympic Games concluded, with the Hong Kong delegation led by breakdancer Lin Xincheng as the flag bearer, winning a total of 2 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze medals, totaling 7 medals, marking the first time Hong Kong's team has won gold at the Youth Olympics, with a total number of medals being a record. The delegation leader Mo Junyi mentioned that martial arts have become an Olympic competition event for the first time, and Pan Haoran's gold in men's taijiquan and taijijian is particularly meaningful, while He Chengqian winning gold in men's individual foil brought the first Youth Olympic fencing gold medal to Hong Kong.

🌉【Greater Bay Area】 A media briefing for local and international media was held by the Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City news center for the 2026 APEC Leaders' Meeting, introducing that the economic output of the Greater Bay Area will exceed 15 trillion yuan by 2025, with three cities, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, each having a GDP exceeding 3 trillion yuan. This region has become one of the most economically vibrant areas in China. In the first three quarters of this year, foreign investment from other APEC economies accounted for 80.2% of the actual utilized foreign investment in Guangdong Province.

🏢【Building Management】 The public consultation on amendments to the Building Management Ordinance related to building management has been completed. Secretary for Home Affairs and Youth Affairs Mak Mei-kuen stated that many practical opinions were received from the owners' corporations and the property management industry, and there is overall agreement on the direction of the amendment. The statutory attendance for owners' meetings for major repair projects remains at 10% of the number of owners, and a three-tier voting threshold for personal voting is established, requiring an engineering briefing to be held 7 days before the owners' meeting; no voting can occur without a briefing.

💻【Network Outage】 Microsoft reported that several of its services experienced widespread outages for over a day but has completed repairs and apologized to affected users, indicating that the outage was related to technical issues and not due to cyberattacks or artificial intelligence. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority stated that all critical systems for retail banks in Hong Kong, including deposits and transfers, are operating normally; the Digital Policy Office noted that it has not received any reports of government departmental systems being affected.

✈️【Electric Aircraft】 A homemade 10-ton electric commercial aircraft, CE-25A, completed its first manned intelligent flight in Binzhou, Shandong, yesterday (November 14), carrying 2 pilots and 1 flight test engineer. The flight test lasted 57 minutes and 46 seconds, including 16 minutes and 38 seconds of flight in the air, covering 60.4 kilometers. The aircraft performed normally, and all indicators met expectations. The CE-25A, developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), can carry 19 passengers, has a cruising speed of 300 kilometers per hour, and a range of 400 kilometers. It has conducted 19 unmanned autonomous flight verifications, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China has accepted the application for the model certification.

💉【Flu Vaccine】 The National Health Commission held a press conference to introduce the health situation related to the seasonal solar terms of the start of winter and light snow. Researcher Wang Dayan from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated that getting vaccinated is the most economical and effective measure to prevent influenza; since the influenza virus easily mutates, it is recommended to get vaccinated annually to reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death after infection. She emphasized that people aged 6 months and older without contraindications should actively get vaccinated, with infants, the elderly, patients with chronic diseases, and personnel in schools, institutions, and healthcare settings given priority.

🤖【Visual Intelligence】 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's MMSense Lab has designed a framework for visual native intelligent agents that assigns numbers to each image, allowing different tools to use the same image in succession, and developed a method for "Online Strategy Data Evolution" (ODE) to synthesize training data, enabling the rule for problem posing to adjust according to the agent's problem-solving records. The results have been accepted by NeurIPS 2026. After training with ODE data, the 8B model improved its average accuracy from 24.9% to 39.0%, while the 30B model improved from 30.6% to 41.5% across eight assessments.

🛰️【Aerospace】 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University announced the research and development layout for the Aerospace Advanced Research Institute, focusing on key areas such as deep space exploration, large aircraft, low-altitude economy, and space manufacturing, while expanding frontier areas like advanced space satellites and payloads, space computing power, space governance, advanced materials for aviation, and advanced propulsion technologies. The university is the only one in Hong Kong that has continuously participated in the Chang'e 3, 4, 5, and 6 lunar missions, as well as the Tianwen-1 Mars and Tianwen-2 asteroid exploration missions.

🌠【Meteor Shower】 The Leonids meteor shower will reach its peak from the night of November 17 to 18, with about 15 meteors visible per hour under ideal conditions, entering the atmosphere at approximately 71 kilometers per second, making it one of the fastest types of major meteor showers. The radiant point is located in the constellation Leo, rising from the northeast around 10 PM; the best observation conditions are after moonset until dawn. This year, there will be no meteor storm, but Mars and Jupiter will accompany it nearby and can be observed with the naked eye.

🎄Hong Kong Winter Town · Tsim Sha Tsui

Time: November 18, 2026, to January 5, 2027, from 7 PM to 11 PM (the first show starts at 8:45 PM on November 18)

Location: Hong Kong Cultural Centre complex (Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Clock Tower, Hong Kong Museum of Art, and Hong Kong Space Museum)

The Hong Kong Tourism Board's "Hong Kong Colourful Winter Parade" will extend the winter festival experience to Tsim Sha Tsui for the first time. The Cultural Centre complex will transform into an immersive light and shadow stage, featuring the "Winter Starry Music Concert." The exterior of the museum will display an "Aurora Fantasy," and the Space Museum will resemble a giant crystal ball, with a sea of over 7,000 light bulbs, open for free.

🎨DesignInspire Creative Design Expo

Time: November 19 to 21, 2026 (November 19 to 20 from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM, and November 21 until 7 PM; on November 18, only for trade buyers)

Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Exhibition Hall 3D to E (Harbour Road entrance)

Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, mainly sponsored by the Cultural Industry Development Office, co-organized by the Hong Kong Design Centre, it is one of the key events of "Design Business Week," bringing together local and overseas design brands and creative plans. Public days are free for registration, connecting over 40 design activities citywide.

🏛️Hong Kong Museum Festival 2026

Time: October 31 to November 30, 2026 (on weekends in November, multiple museums will hold family fun days)

Location: 17 museums and art spaces under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Hosted by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, themed "Collaging the Past and Present, Stories of Hong Kong," launching over 60 programs, echoing the permanent exhibition "Stories of Hong Kong" at the Hong Kong Museum of History; multiple museums will hold family fun days on the weekends in November, offering guided tours of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail, Hakka architecture tours, 3D model workshops, and sensory exploration tours of the Oil Street Art Oasis, most activities are free.

Recently, when walking past Queen's Road East in Wan Chai at night, many people were standing on the opposite side with their phones raised—the Sikhs Temple was illuminated with blue lights, and everyone said it looked like the ice and snow castle from an animated movie. The light display will last until November 24, starting around 6:30 PM each night. Have you gone to take photos yet?

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