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This web feed will no longer be updated On 8 March 2026 the new New Zealand Legislation website launched. The new website includes web feed functionality, however the URLs for these feeds are different. This message is being shown to all feeds from the old website. Migrate to new web feeds If you have been using this feed to keep up to date with legislation, we encourage you to migrate to web feeds on the new website. See our Keep up to date with legislation page for more information. Migrate to new API If you have been using this feed…

This web feed will no longer be updated On 8 March 2026 the new New Zealand Legislation website launched. The new website includes web feed functionality, however the URLs for these feeds are different. This message is being shown to all feeds from the old website. Migrate to new web feeds If you have been using this feed to keep up to date with legislation, we encourage you to migrate to web feeds on the new website. See our Keep up to date with legislation page for more information. Migrate to new API If you have been using this feed…

Financial Secretary Paul Chan today continued his visit to Beijing by calling on institutions related to financial development, supervision and macro-economic planning, and meeting Minister of National Financial Regulatory Administration Li Yunze. During the meetings, the two sides exchanged views on the outlook for the national and global economy and financial markets, as well as the overarching framework and major priorities of the 15th Five-Year Plan. The officials also discussed how Hong Kong can better align with national development strategies and contribute more effectively to the country’s overall development. In explaining Hong Kong’s latest economic and financial situation, Mr Chan noted that…

Invest Hong Kong announced the launch of the Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global’s thematic website today. The website offers one-stop information and professional support for Mainland enterprises seeking to expand into overseas markets via Hong Kong and aims to assist them in making effective use of the city’s various international advantages in planning and implementing their go-global strategies and exploring new opportunities. It also consolidates key information for Mainland enterprises going global, including the GoGlobal Task Force’s member list and support services; promotional events held by the Task Force on the Mainland and in Hong Kong; success stories…

Overall consumer prices rose 1.7% year on year in February, a larger increase than the 1.1% year-to-year rise recorded in January, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. Netting out the effects of the Government’s one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate was 1.6% in February, also larger than that seen in the previous month. The Government attributed the increase mainly to higher charges for package tours and inbound and outbound transport fares during the Chinese New Year. The different timing of the festival – falling in January 2025 – also resulted in a lower base of comparison for February 2025. Compared with…

The Immigration Department announced today that starting next Monday, Personal Documentation Submission Kiosks will provide expanded self-service options for Hong Kong identity card and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport replacements. The kiosks are located at the Immigration Headquarters in Tseung Kwan O. From next Monday, the kiosks will accept replacement applications for lost identity cards from eligible persons aged 18 or above. No prior appointment is required. The service will also extend to eligible Hong Kong SAR passport applicants aged 18 or above seeking replacements due to loss, damage, defacement or unavailability. These applicants may also use the kiosks without a…

The Development Bureau has imposed regulatory action on a contractor involved in yesterday’s fatal industrial incident at a public housing construction site in Kwai Chung. In a notification issued to the contractor today, the bureau suspended it from tendering for public works contracts in the buildings category with immediate effect, in accordance with the regulatory regime. The bureau highlighted that the contractor is on the List of Approved Contractors for Public Works. It must conduct an independent safety audit to review its safety management system, then submit an improvement action plan and implement improvement measures to demonstrate that it has an effective safety…

Two incoming passengers were respectively sentenced to eight weeks' imprisonment with a fine of $4,000 and four weeks' imprisonment with a fine of $2,000 by the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (March 20) for importing duty-not-paid cigarettes and failing to declare them to Customs officers, in contravention of Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO). Customs officers intercepted a 36-year-old incoming female passenger and an accompanying 38-year-old incoming male passenger on February 4 at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point. The officers found a total of 2 962 sticks of duty-not-paid cigarettes on them. The estimated market value of the seized…

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (March 19) detected two dangerous drug cases and seized a total of about 23 kilograms of suspected ketamine with a total estimated market value of about $9.4 million at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). In the first case, Customs yesterday inspected an air parcel, declared as carrying fabric dye and arriving in Hong Kong from the Netherlands, in HKIA. Upon inspection, Customs officers found about 5kg of suspected ketamine, with an estimated market of about $2.2 million, in fabric-dye packaging in the parcel. After follow-up investigations, Customs officers conducted a controlled delivery operation yesterday and arrested…