An investigation has found that an engine defect found in a Cathay plane earlier this month could have escalated into extensive damage. The discovery led to Cathay grounding all its Airbus A350s. Tony Sabine reports:

An aviation engineer says the maintenance advice from Rolls Royce over its airplane engines may be problematic. Warren Chim is a spokesman for the Aircraft Division of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineering. He said the faulty fuel hose would only be inspected when the engine was removed from the wing. But he told Carol Musgrave it was too early to draw conclusions while investigations were on-going into the design and manufacturing of the component, as well as its maintenance:

Hong Kong's police chief has defended an officer who shot dead a man after responding to a domestic violence incident. Raymond Siu said the police's actions were made to prevent others from being seriously hurt. The man allegedly charged at officers while holding scissors and a chopper in North Point on Sunday night. Damon Pang reports:

Banking giant HSBC is cutting its best lending rate in Hong Kong by 25 basis points to 5.625 percent from Friday. Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Standard Chartered are also lowering their lending rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but from Monday. It comes after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority reduced its base rate by 50 basis points to 5.25 percent, following a half-a-percentage cut by the US Federal Reserve. The reductions are likely to benefit home buyers and businesses, but financial leaders advised caution. Janice Lo reports:

A real estate expert says the interest rate cut will boost the number of transactions in Hong Kong's property market. But Hannah Jeong, the head of valuation and advisory services at CBRE, told Anne Chan that the rate cut would not affect property prices that much:

Scholars and officials from around the world have called on countries to reduce their dependency on the US dollar following the Fed's rate cut. Jamie Clarke reports:

Medical experts are warning people to avoid direct contact with raw fish after a deadly infection was reported across all 18 districts of Hong Kong. Health authorities say most of the 40 people infected with Group B streptococcus had touched raw freshwater fish before falling ill. Two people have died. Damon Pang reports:

A 27-year-old man who wore a T-shirt and mask bearing protest slogans has become the first person to be sentenced under Hong Kong's homegrown national security law, getting 14 months behind bars for sedition. Kelly Yu reports:

The Privacy Commissioner says its online patrols against doxxing this year have proven fruitful, with the number of cases detected down 90 percent from 2022. Doxxing is where someone posts another person's private contact details online, usually as an act of revenge or bullying. Hailey Yip reports:

The Privacy Commissioner is warning people that fraudsters could be using fake online recruitment adverts to persuade people to hand over personal information which can be used to scam them. Ada Chung advised against providing details, such as ID card numbers, when responding to so-called "blind ads" - where the identity of those behind the post is not clear. She told Hailey Yip that jobseekers should be vigilant when coming across such ads:

Ombudsman Jack Chan has launched an investigation into how the government recovers public rental housing flats, in a bid to speed up the re-allocation of units. Janice Lo reports:

Hong Kong has risen to ninth in an annual talent ranking, with a government spokesperson crediting the city's achievements in education and talent admission for the rise. Switzerland tops the table, with Singapore and Luxembourg following. Hailey Yip reports:

The Southern District Council is hoping to give the local economy a shot in the arm by hosting a series of events around the theme “Giant Pandas Are Everywhere”. It comes after the city welcomed the birth of twin giant pandas at Ocean Park last month - the city's first locally-born pandas. The council is arranging panda photo-taking spots, a panda-themed bus for Citybus routes 73 and 75, and panda sampans in the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter. The DAB’s district councillor Victor Lau told Kimmy Lau that he hoped the "panda trend" could lure tourists to the area:

Southern District councillor Cheung Chin-chung says the council has drawn up a panda tour map for visitors to explore the area. He welcomed the news that China would be gifting a pair of giant pandas to Hong Kong this month. He told Ben Tse more about what merchants would be offering in the area:

The Wine and Dine Festival will make its comeback to Hong Kong next month at the Central Harbourfront, with over 300 booths featuring food and drinks from 35 countries and regions taking part. The organiser of the event, the Hong Kong Tourism Board, says this year's festival will last five days instead of four - staying open until 11 pm each night. Its general manager Raymond Chan also told Elvis Yu that the fair is expected to attract 150,000 visitors, with 10 percent expected to be coming from other places:

British band Coldplay have confirmed they will perform at Kai Tak Sports Park in April. Their shows are part of an Asian tour and come 16 years after they first played in the SAR. Elvis Yu reports:

China has expressed regret and sadness over the death of a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy, who was stabbed while on his way to school in Shenzhen on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry called the attack an isolated case. Altis Wong reports:

Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, says the deadly synchronised explosions of its communications equipment crossed all red lines and rules of engagement. In his first comment on the attacks, Nasrallah said they represented a declaration of war by Israel. But he said Hezbollah would not surrender. The attacks killed at least 37 people and injured some 3,000. Jamie Clarke reports:

While Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attacks on Hezbollah's communication devices, a professor of peace studies says it is the one nation that has the motive and capability to do so. Paul Rogers from Bradford University in the UK spoke to Jacqueline Guico:

With a new strain of the deadly mpox virus beginning to spread, the World Health Organisation warns that cases are on the rise in Africa. As Jamie Clarke reports, the WHO says it is sending 33 tonnes of supplies to the worst-affected country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday:

The English Premier League returns this weekend, with plenty of big games to go around, including a highly-anticipated clash between title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday. RTHK's football correspondent, Tim Bredbury, has a preview of the weekend's fixtures:

Local football club, Eastern, suffered a 5-nil defeat to Australian side Sydney FC in their AFC Champions League Two debut on Thursday night. RTHK's Asia football correspondent, Chris KL Lau, reports:

A Chilean company is hoping to take electric vehicle technology to a new frontier next month. Reborn Electric Motors is launching an electric bus service in Antarctic, a region with challenging conditions. Jacqueline Guico reports: