Hong Kong police will close roads in Central starting from 2pm on New Year’s Eve ahead of a countdown event at the Chater Road pedestrian zone, featuring music and light shows to replace fireworks displays after the deadly inferno in Tai Po. Mason Hung Chung-hing, the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s lead adviser for event and product development, said on Monday that organisers hoped the event, themed “New Hope, New Beginning”, could foster a sense of renewal. “We will use a new format that combines singing and multimedia light performances to convey positive energy, care and peaceful blessings,” Hung said. The 2026 countdown event will also feature performances by Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, local artists Jay Fung and Cloud Wan, a children’s choir, and the Hong Kong Police Band. At midnight, eight landmarks in Central will display a three-minute light show that also serves as 20-second countdown clocks. Live...

【專家解讀｜「正義使命-2025」演習構建多方向環台布勢　精準打擊「台獨」勢力】 東部戰區新聞發言人施毅陸軍大校表示，12月29日開始，中國人民解放軍東部戰區組織陸軍、海軍、空軍、火箭軍等兵力，位台灣海峽、台島北部、台島西南、台島東南、台島以東，組織「正義使命-2025」演習，重點演練海空戰備警巡、奪取綜合制權、要港要域封控、外線立體懾阻等科目，艦機多向抵近台島，諸軍兵種聯合突擊，旨在檢驗戰區部隊聯合作戰實戰能力。這是對「台獨」分裂勢力和外部干涉勢力的嚴重警告，是捍衛國家主權、維護國家統一的正當必要行動。 軍事專家宋忠平對點新聞表示，「正義使命-2025」演習最鮮明的特點是構建了多方向環台布勢，以台灣海峽、台島北部、西南、東南及以東區域為演訓場，形成對台島的全方位包裹態勢。這一部署表明，解放軍原有的對台軍事預案已實現新的突破，核心在於持續強化對台軍事鬥爭準備的實戰化水平。 宋忠平認為，此次演習既具備明確的延續性。從「聯合利劍」到「海峽雷霆」到「正義使命」，此次「正義使命-2025」演習更實現了針對性升級。通過復盤此前演練中的優化空間，在兵力協同、科目設計等方面融入新的戰術要素，讓演訓更貼合實戰需求。 從演習背景來看，宋忠平說，此次行動的直接誘因是賴清德當局的「台獨」分裂行徑愈演愈烈。近期，賴清德不僅推動所謂的「兩岸人民關係條例」修正草案等政策限制兩岸交流，全面限制公務人員赴陸，還勾結外部勢力、附和日本首相高市早苗「台灣有事日本有事」等謬論，持續製造台海緊張局勢。宋忠平強調，「台獨」分裂勢力的挑釁力度越大，解放軍採取軍事反制行動的針對性就越強，這是捍衛國家主權的必然回應。 對於此次演習重點科目的訓練核心，宋忠平解讀稱，海空戰備警巡、奪取綜合制權、要港要域封控、外線立體懾阻等科目，本質是逐步收縮對台島的封鎖線，全面強化全方位控制能力。其中，海空戰備警巡是對台灣島屬於中國領土這一核心事實的主權宣誓，彰顯國家對領土的實際管控意志。這些科目分工明確、形成合力，既體現了對「台獨」勢力的精準打擊，也展現了應對外部干涉的堅定底氣。 Facebook

Cheers and joy filled the air at a fundraising table tennis competition in Hong Kong, as more than 250 adults and students picked up their paddles to play with heart for a good cause. Now in its second year, the Charity Table Tennis Tournament, organised by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Forum (HKTTF), was held at Luen Wo Hui Sports Centre in Fanling on December 7. The enrolment fees, including 20 per cent of proceeds from singles and doubles, and 50 per cent from corporate teams, have been donated to Operation Santa Claus (OSC), the annual charity campaign co-organised by the Post and public broadcaster RTHK since 1988. Ray Chan Shu-yan, who founded HKTTF in 2007, said the tournament aimed to spread warmth and love during the festive season. “Table tennis is a sport for all ages and a great way to connect communities. This charity tournament turns the sport’s...

（有片）解放軍為何此時開展對台演習？專家解讀 東部戰區新聞發言人施毅陸軍大校今日（29日）表示，12月29日開始，中國人民解放軍東部戰區組織陸軍、海軍、空軍、火箭軍等兵力，位台灣海峽、台島北部、台島西南、台島東南、台島以東，組織「正義使命-2025」演習，重點演練海空戰備警巡、奪取綜合制權、要港要域封控、外線立體懾阻等科目，艦機多向抵近台島，諸軍兵種聯合突擊，旨在檢驗戰區部隊聯合作戰實戰能力。這是對「台獨」分裂勢力和外部干涉勢力的嚴重警告，是捍衛國家主權、維護國家統一的正當必要行動。 為什麼解放軍此時開始演習？此次演習的正義性體現在哪裏？對此軍事專家付征南解讀稱，近期，美台勾連動作頻頻，性質惡劣，主要可以概括為三個升級： 1、金額升級。美方批准對台總額逾111億美元的軍售計劃，這是美方對台規模最大的武器銷售計劃。 2、性質升級。以往美國售台武器主要是防禦性武器，但這次主要是進攻性武器，嚴重違反了中美三個聯合公報，特別是「八一七公報」的基本精神。 3、體系升級。這次台灣購買的裝備不只是進攻性武器，還包括所謂的台灣戰術網絡暨部隊覺知應用套件，使台軍作戰體系成為美軍作戰體系的自然延伸，也推高了中美直接衝突和正面衝突的風險。 據「玉淵譚天」消息，「正義使命-2025」演習，是針對美台勾連的一次有力反制。正義將斬斷一切破壞之手，所有「台獨」分裂勢力將被其鋒芒擊碎。美方應切實恪守一個中國原則和中美三個聯合公報，停止向「台獨」分裂勢力發出錯誤信號，停止推升台海地區緊張局勢。 今年兩次演習從「海峽雷霆」行動到如今的「正義使命」行動，代號的變化意味着解放軍遏「獨」的軍事手段越來越靈活，解放軍打「獨」促統不停歇，「台獨」分裂勢力挑釁一次我們就加壓進逼一步，直至實現祖國完全統一。 Facebook

Former Hong Kong star fencer Vivian Kong Man-wai will transition to a consultant role at the Jockey Club after she is sworn in as a tourism lawmaker, her former boss has said. The retired Olympic fencing gold medallist joined the club in August 2024 as an assistant external affairs manager, but suspended her duties last month to run for the election in the tourism sector. The 31-year-old secured 131 votes, beating Kwun Tong district councillor Ma Yat-chiu, raising questions over her role at the club. Freely Cheng Kei, the club’s head of external affairs, told the media on Sunday that Kong would shift to a new role as a consultant. “From January 1 next year, Vivian Kong will continue to be employed by the Jockey Club but will transition to the role of a consultant to promote racing tourism,” Cheng said. “We understand that she, as a lawmaker, could hardly...

【霍震霆說郭晶晶霍啟剛在緊盯孩子學習】 據三水融媒報道，12月27日，霍震霆到佛山三水的霍氏宗祠祭祖。面對記者提問「以後有計劃帶啟剛、晶晶過來三水嗎？」他回答說：「我想他們現在在抓我孫子的學習，他們很在意一件事，就是年輕人總是拿着手機玩，我也呼籲一下，大家別總是拿着手機玩遊戲。我這個年紀，每天都會運動一小時，希望年輕人每天都要做運動。」 另據南方都市報報道，霍震霆笑稱自己游泳比不過孫子，「可能是他們媽媽的基因」。 Facebook

Hong Kong Island’s 13km (8-mile) promenade will be fully connected after 16 years of planning and construction, with the last section of the boardwalk in North Point to open to the public on Monday. The Development Bureau said on Sunday that the eastern section of the East Coast Boardwalk, spanning 1.1km from the North Point Promenade to Hoi Yu Street in Quarry Bay, features a glass observatory deck and open spaces. “[It marks] the last kilometre to connect the approximately 13-kilometre-long harbourfront on Hong Kong Island, from Kennedy Town to Shau Kei Wan, fulfilling one of the visions of harbourfront developments,” the bureau said. The promenade section not only offers a dedicated pedestrian walkway but also a shared path for visitors engaging in different activities, such as strolling, jogging and cycling. Pet lovers can also bring their leashed animals to the harbourfront. A highlight of the new section is a...

機器人測試同步模仿動作時 突然對工程師送上了「惡毒」一腳😂 （來源：觀察者網） Facebook

Hong Kong property developers are bringing new trophy homes to market, as Wharf Holdings kicked off a tender on Friday for three mansions at its ultra-luxury Plantation Road project on The Peak. The tender marked one of the most closely watched super-luxury home offerings in 2025, following a recent string of high-value transactions that pointed to renewed confidence in the market among affluent buyers. The three mansions, with saleable areas ranging from 5,629 to 6,122 square feet, include the largest home in the project’s first phase – comprising a total of eight units – that comes with a 4,430 square foot private garden and courtyard. Wharf’s latest Plantation Road offering reflects how developers are encouraged by improved market sentiment, following a number of big-ticket transactions this year. While overall housing activity continues to be dominated by mass-market flats, Hong Kong has seen a rebound in deals involving luxury homes priced...

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