A two-month public consultation for Hong Kong's first five-year plan is underway. As Janice Lo reports, the goal is to publish the plan in the third quarter of the year.

Speeding up the development of the Northern Metropolis tops the six key topics in the public consultation document for the SAR’s first five-year plan. As Wallis Wang reports, the government says the blueprint should be “infrastructure-led” and “industry-driven”.

Under the five-year plan, Hong Kong will work to deepen connectivity with the mainland and the world, as part of efforts to further consolidate its status as an international financial centre and a hub for global trade. Chloe Feng reports.

Senior Beijing official Xia Baolong arrives in Hong Kong on Tuesday for a two-day visit to check on the progress of the Northern Metropolis, and to see how the city is aligning with the nation's current five-year plan. Raymond Yeung reports.

The People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison will open three barracks to the public this month to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR. Wallis Wang reports.

Hotels, guesthouses and booking platforms have been urged to improve their services after the Consumer Council said it receives a large number of complaints each year. Those related to booking changes and cancellations reached nearly 2,000 over the past three years. That's about 60 percent of all complaints received. Elvis Yu reports.

Claw machine operators have been urged to make improvements to avoid disputes with customers. The Consumer Council made the call following a surge in complaints over the past three years, with cases rising almost ninefold to 138 last year. Kenneth Chan, vice-chairman of the council's Committee on Sustainability, Public Affairs and Education, said people should carefully read the machine's rules and prize descriptions before playing, and should stop immediately if the machine malfunctions. He spoke to Matthew Hung.

The government hopes that a "railway-plus-property development" model for the planned smart green transit network in East Kowloon can help ease financial pressure on the system's eventual operator. Chloe Feng reports.

The Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises or Oases is set to unveil its seventh batch of strategic enterprises as early as September this year. Its executive director Bryan Peng said the upcoming batch will build on the momentum of the sixth batch, which was announced in April and brought 22 enterprises to Hong Kong. Across all six batches combined, the 124 strategic enterprises are expected to generate HK$73 billion in investment and create some 25,000 jobs in Hong Kong. Peng told Hailey Yip that the office is focused on the quality of the firms it brings in and whether they'd be able to leave a lasting and positive impact on the SAR.

Tooth decay rates in kindergarten children have decreased by 10 percent since 2019, owing to the Jockey Club Children Oral Health Project. As part of this project, over 189,000 children from 810 kindergartens were examined by practitioners from HKU Dentistry -- that's over 80 percent of Hong Kong's kindergarten-age children. Professor Chu Chun-hung, who was in charge of the project, spoke to Eugenia Ma.

New features for electronic traffic fixed penalty notices have been launched, allowing motorists to see where they violated the rules and to raise questions if they disagree. Vehicle-specific QR codes for commercial and corporate vehicles can now be generated on the e-Traffic Ticket platform. Eugenia Ma reports.

US President Donald Trump said a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has already been signed by the United States and Iran, though details are thin. As he arrived in France for the Group of Seven summit, Trump said Vice President JD Vance would attend a formal signing ceremony in Geneva on Friday. The deal reopens the Strait of Hormuz and extends a ceasefire for 60 days, allowing negotiators to tackle issues such as Iran's nuclear programme. Jamie Clarke has more.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon and that Israel will stay in the buffer zone in southern Lebanon to protect residents of northern Israel. Iran has said the deal requires a full cessation of hostilities between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group. But Netanyahu said Israel would retain the right to respond to Hezbollah attacks.

The US-Iran deal to end the war remains fragile, with a number of questions still unanswered. Our Washington correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Todd Harding.

Children under 16 are to be banned from using social media in the UK. Britain’s prime minister made the announcement, saying such platforms were making youngsters “unhappy.” The move follows in the footsteps of the likes of Australia and Indonesia, with Canada and France among other countries considering similar bans. Jamie Clarke reports.

Spain's quest for a second World Cup title is off to a surprisingly rocky start, after being held to a stunning goal-less draw by debutants Cape Verde in their group stage opener. Belgium and Egypt, meanwhile, drew one-all in another pulsating group clash. Nazvi Careem with more.