Huanggang Port sets record 152,000 trips on Chung Yeung Festival
The redeveloped Huanggang Port handled a record 152,000 passenger trips on Chung Yeung Festival, the highest single-day traffic since reopening. Police also received 130 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions linked to iPhone Duo pre-orders, involving about HK$5 million.
The newly redeveloped Huanggang Port handled around 152,000 passenger trips on the Chung Yeung Festival, marking the highest single-day traffic since the border checkpoint opened, according to Immigration Department data.
In a separate development, police have received 130 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions linked to iPhone Duo pre-orders, involving about HK$5 million as of 9am on Monday.
An engineering expert said the high non-compliance rate found in lifts installed by Taizoom Elevator Company (HK) Limited was no accident, urging authorities to tighten licensing requirements for registered engineers.
Hong Kong wheelchair fencer Alison Yu Chui-yee captured a bronze medal in the women's individual foil Category A at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya, opening the city's medal account at the competition.
In business news, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu met with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank president Zou Jiayi ahead of the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Finance Ministers' Meeting, pledging to deepen regional financial cooperation as the multilateral lender prepares to open an office in the city.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po highlighted that the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting 2026, which kicks off on Tuesday, will showcase Hong Kong's unique advantage in connecting the mainland with the world.
China's economic growth bounced off three-year lows in the third quarter, as roaring exports offset consumers' tight grip on their wallets, though analysts warn the growing reliance on external drivers is deepening structural imbalances. China's central bank is considering switching its main policy rate to the overnight reverse repurchase rate, state media reported on Monday, in a shift aimed at improving the transmission of monetary policy to support the economy.
Internationally, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on his visit to Uzbekistan on Monday that Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war between them. French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday slammed the "unbridled" violence that erupted in cost-of-living demonstrations across the country, as police battled protesters and looters in new clashes in Paris. The European Union on Monday said the right to peaceful protest "must be protected" in France, while slamming nationwide arson, looting and attacks at the weekend as "unacceptable". French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Monday accused the "ultra-left movement" of seeking to "orchestrate deep unrest across the country" in the runup to next year's presidential election.