49 Hong Kong schools get fee hike approval; girl seen carrying beer in Tuen Mun video
Hong Kong's Education Bureau has approved fee increases for 49 direct-subsidy, private and international schools, with average rises of 4 to 4.75 per cent. Meanwhile, a video circulating on social media showed a young girl struggling to carry heavy bags of beer in Tuen Mun, and police made arrests i
The Education Bureau has approved fee increase applications from 49 direct-subsidy schools, 74 private schools and international schools — a total of 60 applications — with average increases of between 4 per cent and 4.75 per cent, The Standard reported on 7 October 2026.
A video circulating on social media on Tuesday night showed a girl aged about eight or nine in school uniform struggling alone up a sloping pedestrian tunnel in Fu Tai Estate, Tuen Mun, carrying two heavy plastic bags of beer.
A 38-year-old Filipina holding a Hong Kong identity card was arrested in Cheung Sha Wan on Tuesday night after police found drugs worth about HK$1.42 million in a subdivided flat used as a packaging workshop. Separately, an elderly man was found dead and his wife hospitalised at their Cheung Sha Wan flat on Tuesday afternoon, with police treating the case as suspicious and launching an investigation.
A 28-year-old man was arrested in Central on Tuesday night after a scuffle between two men who allegedly collided while getting off a tram on Hennessy Road. The MTR Corporation has also clarified its ticketing procedures after a mainland student claimed he faced different penalty fares depending on whether he used his Hong Kong student ID or mainland travel permit.
Commissioner of Customs and Excise Winnie Tang inspected the new Huanggang port on Tuesday ahead of its opening, highlighting the facility's role in enhancing cross-boundary logistics and trade facilitation.
In international news, a 20-year-old US Marine was arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman, prompting Japan to lodge an immediate protest. Human rights groups have urged Saudi Arabia to spare a Sri Lankan domestic worker sentenced to death over a Facebook post, while Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a missile strike on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport.
US stocks ended higher on Tuesday as crude prices steadied and US Treasury yields eased. In sport, Lionel Messi has indicated he will retire from international football after the 2026 World Cup.