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RTHK's morning news programme. Weekdays 6:30 - 8:00
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Carol Musgrave and Ben Tse2025-05-28
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Water supply resumes in Tuen Mun following overnight repairs
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The Water Supplies Department says it has completed emergency repairs on a burst main on Tuen Mun Road. Fresh water supply gradually resumed from around 6:30am, while affected roads have also reopened to traffic ahead of the morning rush hour. The department expressed gratitude to the parties providing assistance, adding it is grateful for the understanding from affected residents whose water supply was cut since late last night. Robert Kemp has the details.
Govt unveils silver economy blueprint
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The government says it wants to promote the silver economy by boosting consumption and improving productivity among the elderly. Officials have unveiled 30 new measures to tap into what they call the "favourable financial conditions and purchasing power" of the city's elderly population. Vanessa Cheng tells us more.
Silver economy will unleash potential and value among elderly: academic
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Chloe Siu, a senior lecturer with Lingnan University's school of graduate studies and institute of policy studies, says the promotion of silver economy will help create new potentials and new values. She expects it would attract more international and regional companies to explore the Hong Kong market. And on efforts to unleash "silver productivity", Ms Siu told Vanessa Cheng that she believes older individuals can still contribute.
Twin panda cubs finally named
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The names of two giant panda cubs have finally been revealed, nine months after they were born at Ocean Park. The female panda is named "Jia Jia" while her younger brother is called "De De". Here's Charlie Chun.
CE demands improvement from MTR amid service disruptions
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The Chief Executive has weighed in on last week's MTR disruption which saw the Tseung Kwan O Line shut for more than five hours during the evening rush hour. John Lee said the transport operator's inadequacies are becoming more evident and demanded a string of improvement measures. Janice Lo reports:
Lee woos Harvard students, saying HK's doors are open
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Hong Kong's doors are "wide open" for those potentially affected by the US government's efforts to block Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. That's according to Chief Executive John Lee, who described the US move as "discriminatory and unfair". Frank Yung has more:
Int'l mediation body to boost HK's standing: CE
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The chief executive says an international mediation body to be inaugurated in Hong Kong will bring significant benefits and boost the city's appeal globally. Natale Ching with that story.
Chinese-Western medicine consultations to be expanded at public hospitals
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The Hospital Authority says it is aiming to expand its Chinese medicine services following a successful pilot programme to treat patients with osteoarthritis, a disease in which the joint tissues gradually break down. Since May last year, people with osteoarthritis of the knees could sign up for a treatment course integrating Chinese and Western medicine. Around 280 patients have taken part in the programme as of March. Doctor Wun Yiu-chung, chairman of the Hospital Authority's coordinating committee in orthopaedics and traumatology, explained to Natasha Ho about the co-care concept, and how they're gaining experience from Chinese medicine practitioners on the mainland:
"Response to call of the times": Li Qiang hails Kuala Lumpur summit
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Premier Li Qiang says the first-ever summit between China, Southeast Asian leaders and Gulf states was "a response to the call of the times" in a geopolitically uncertain world. The summit involving Asean, the Gulf Cooperation Council and China was held in Kuala Lumpur. Azam Khan reports:
Five dead and 19 wounded in Shandong factory blast
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At least five people have been killed and 19 injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in Shandong province. Six others remain missing. Hailey Yip reports.
Remain "strong and free": Charles addresses Canadian parliament
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King Charles says Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in a world that's never been more dangerous. He was speaking in a speech to open the Canadian parliament, becoming the first British monarch to do so in decades. His speech was widely viewed as a show of support for the country, in the face of annexation threats from US president Donald Trump. Jamie Clarke reports:
Liverpool attack isolated incident: police
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A man has been arrested on multiple charges as a result of the car attack on football fans in England on Monday. More than 50 people were injured in the incident. Local police have said 11 victims remain in hospital in a stable condition. As Jamie Clarke reports, police in Britain believe the attack, in a packed Liverpool city centre, was an isolated incident:
Chaotic scenes as Palestinians scramble for food delivered to Gaza
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Chaos erupted on the second day of aid operations by a new US-backed group in Gaza as desperate Palestinians overwhelmed a centre distributing food, breaking through fences and prompting Israeli troops to fire warning shots. Despite this, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it has successfully distributed more than 80,000 food boxes - equivalent to about 462,000 meals so far. Here's Jamie Clarke.
China's industrial profits pick up in April
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Industrial profits on the mainland picked up pace last month, fuelling optimism that recent stimulus efforts are helping the world's second-largest economy despite trade tensions with the United States. Tom McAlinden has details.
Broken limbs and concussions: participants defy risks in cheese rolling contest
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Hundreds of thrill-seekers have descended on one notorious hill near a small town in the southwest of England for an unusual annual tradition: a cheese rolling contest. The traditional British competition sees participants hurl themselves down a hill to chase a wheel of cheese, as Jamie Clarke reports: