The Hospital Authority says work is under way to ramp up its general outpatient service capacity, amid calls to provide more consultations at night and reduce the number of people seeking medical help at accident and emergency wards of public hospitals. But as Frank Yung reports, the body stressed that any adjustment will have to depend on the actual situation.

Meanwhile, the Hospital Authority's chief pharmacist says planned increases in medication fees will help to subsidise the purchase of new drugs, including those needed to fight cancer or rare diseases. Sophie Hui reports:

Health officials say the winter influenza season has ended, after lasting around 11 weeks. But the Centre for Health Protection says people should still get jabs to protect themselves in case of summer flu. Vanessa Cheng reports:

The chairman of Polytechnic University's council says that Hong Kong must make use of its super-connector role under One Country, Two Systems to support the nation's diplomatic efforts. Here's Sophie Hui:

Hong Kong's home prices slumped for the third month in a row, dropping in February to their lowest level in almost nine years. Data released by the Rating and Valuation Department showed the city's official home price index declined nearly 0.9 percent from January. Kathy Lee, head of research & retail consultancy at property firm Colliers, told Chloe Feng there are several reasons for the decline:

The Digital Policy Office and police are ramping up cybersecurity support for small-and-medium sized companies, NGOs, and schools, amid a rise in cyberattacks. Last year, officers handled 61 cases of system intrusions, up 65 percent from 2023. Through a new initiative called "Cyber-sec One Programme", firms and organisations will receive free risk assessments, and get help in identifying vulnerabilities and training staff. The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre is also contributing to the effort. Its spokesman Alex Chan spoke to Kimmy Lau on how companies can guard against cyberattacks:

Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang says China's economy is remaking itself with the growing capacity to drive growth through innovation. This, he said, has enabled the country to face challenges. Vanessa Cheng reports:

China strategist and former senior Hong Kong government official, Andrew Leung, told Carol Musgrave that Beijing's achievements in science and technology were key drivers to the nation's growth and the vice premier's speech aimed to highlight that point:

The chief executive says Hong Kong will continue to deepen international cooperation and integrate with national development despite a complex external environment. Kelly Yu has the details:

China has urged France to join hands and work for world peace. The call by Foreign Minister Wang Yi came when he met his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot in Beijing. Chloe Feng reports:

Global car-makers have warned of price hikes, while dealers have raised fears of job losses in big auto-exporting countries. That¡¦s as the world grappled with US President Donald Trump's announcement that tariffs of 25 percent would be levied on auto imports into the United States. However, one name stood out less affected than others -- a certain Texas-based electric-vehicle maker. Jamie Clarke reports:

Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has condemned what he called US President Donald Trump's escalated rhetoric regarding Greenland. On Wednesday, Trump reiterated his desire to take over Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous Danish territory. He said the US needs the strategically-located island for national and international security. Speaking to reporters in Copenhagen, Poulsen described the statement as "powerful":

The trial of Gerard Depardieu, over accusations that he sexually assaulted two women who were working on a film with him, is coming to a close. On its final day, Paris' public prosecutor requested the French actor be found guilty and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence. Throughout the four-day trial the 76-year-old maintained his denial of the accusations. The verdict will now be left to a panel of judges, as Jamie Clarke reports:

The head of the Japanese branch of the Unification Church has vowed to fight a court order revoking its legal protections. That's following a scandal over fundraising practices, and links to the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The organisation came under the spotlight in July 2022, after Abe was gunned down by a man angry at the former prime minister's links to the church. As Jamie Clarke reports, the dissolution order on the church handed down earlier this week had been widely expected:

American painter and writer Alec Egan lost his home, studio and many of his recent artworks to the Los Angeles fire in January. Despite this devastating loss, he created five new paintings over eight weeks in a temporary studio provided by Anat Ebgi's gallery. At Art Basel Hong Kong which opens on Friday, he presents a new series depicting coastal LA scenes, paying homage to his lost work while capturing the eerie beauty of ash-filled skies. The gallery's sales director Amanda McMorran spoke to Kelly Yu about the project: