A total of 161 nominations have been submitted for next month's Legislative Council elections, seven more than in the 2021 polls. All 90 seats in the legislature are set to see competition, while 35 of the 89 incumbent lawmakers are not seeking re-election. Frank Yung tells us more:

Executive Council convenor Regina Ip says the upcoming Legislative Council elections will be highly competitive. She says there's a diverse field with many newcomers, as well as incumbents seeking another term. Ip spoke to Wendy Wong.

Authorities are looking for a knife-wielding suspect who allegedly attacked and injured three customs officers during an anti-narcotics raid in To Kwa Wan. One of the officers have been discharged while two remain in hospital. Frank Yung reports:

Chief Executive John Lee says Hong Kong will keep strengthening its “super connector” role, making the city the best platform and partner for mainland firms going global. Sophie Hui has the details:

The ICAC has charged a former senior executive of a contractor of Covid-19 community testing centres for allegedly sub-contracting out daily operations of testing centres to a company he controlled, and concealing the conflict of interest. The anti-graft agency says the contracts were worth HK$120 million. Altis Wong reports:

An actor and two online influencers were among 15 people who appeared in Eastern Magistrates' Court on Thursday. Their court appearance comes after thousands of people were allegedly conned out of a total of HK$1.6 billion in a cryptocurrency scam. Damon Pang reports:

The Hospital Authority says it will introduce a fee for public hospital mortuaries after bodies are stored for three days. But as Janice Lo reports, the Funeral Business Association is calling for the service to be free for the first month:

The Hospital Authority's HA Go app has some new features that will significantly benefit carers. They can now link the accounts of their family members to help with appointment scheduling, outpatient registration and payment. As of the third quarter of this year, the app recorded over 4.1 million downloads, with more than 3.2 million active users, of whom 370,000 are registered carers. Joyce Chan, the Hospital Authority's chief manager of health informatics, told Hailey Yip that the app will soon have another new feature that will act as a digital guide:

A think tank has called on the government to consider ways to allow people who have purchased a subsidised flat before the resale restriction period is shortened, to put their homes on the market quicker. The authorities raised the restriction period for units under the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), and Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH) from 10 to 15 years in 2022. On Thursday, the Housing Authority gave the green light to relax the threshold, reducing it to 10 years. But the new rule only applies to flats in the next round of the HOS. Ryan Ip is a vice-president of Our Hong Kong Foundation. He spoke to Frank Yung about the changes:

The head of the United Nations has scolded nations for failing climate goals, as Brazil hosts a COP30 leaders summit. Antonio Guterres has urged countries to show leadership to address climate change and wean themselves off fossil fuels, as Jamie Clarke reports:

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to a proposal from the United States and Arab powers for a humanitarian ceasefire. The announcement, which the Sudanese army has not immediately responded to, comes less than two weeks after the RSF took over the famine-stricken city of al-Fashir - consolidating its control over the vast, western region of Darfur. Jamie Clarke has more:

Tesla shareholders have overwhelmingly endorsed a massive pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could reach US$1 trillion. The pay package is crafted to ensure Mr. Musk's continued service to the electric vehicle manufacturer as it pursues breakthrough technology on artificial intelligence and robotics. More than 75 percent of shareholders approved the package. Ben Tse asked San Francisco-based reporter Mark Niu for more details about the eye-watering pay package:

Hong Kong has long been touted as a premier stop on the rugby sevens calendar, with lots of action both on and off the field. The SAR's men's and women's squads are hoping to use the home crowd to their advantage, when they host other teams from across the country for the National Games starting next Wednesday at Kai Tak Stadium. Hailey Yip reports.

MRI scans can be loud and scary for children. But, using the power of play, Danish toymaker Lego has been distributing miniature MRI kits to hospitals around the world, to help prepare children for their scan and reduce their anxiety, as Jamie Clarke reports: