Financial Secretary Paul Chan is inviting people to give him suggestions for next year's budget. He says it's time for everyone to "team up for a brighter future". Charlie Chun has details.

A woman has been bailed after she allegedly stole a sculpted model panda from a Kwun Tong public display on Thursday. On Sunday, police said the 37-year-old had been arrested in Sau Mau Ping on Saturday. She will have to report to police later this month. Robert Kemp reports.

The government has proposed amending road traffic regulations to improve safety and to keep up with the use of new technology. The plans include making it mandatory to install an acoustic vehicle alert system in electric vehicles, as well as child restraints in private cars. Wesley Wan, honorary life president of the Hong Kong Automobile Association told Janice Lo that he welcomes the child restraints plan, but it'll be difficult to put into practice. The EV alert system, he says, will be good for protecting pedestrians.

The government's investment vehicle says it will take on more projects and expand strategic partnerships next year. Clara Chan, the chief executive of Hong Kong Investment Corporation, says the aim is to boost Hong Kong's economy and competitiveness. Kelly Yu reports.

Domestic worker groups are warning that a lack of knowledge on rights and legal protections is leading to some helpers being abused in Hong Kong. The Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions and the Union of Nepalese Domestic Workers say that in the past two years, they received eight complaints from South Asian workers who had been severely underpaid. Vice-chairwoman of the union
Sarah Pun, who's also an executive member of the federation, told Hailey Yip that helpers and employers should get mandatory training, to increase awareness of rights and responsibilities.

Police say more and more young people are now interested in joining the force and it aims to recruit another 400 officers and 80 inspectors in the next few months. Charlie Chun reports.

The Hospital Authority has stressed the need to train its spokespersons to communicate effectively with the public and family members, after medical incidents occur. A review committee tasked with improving the authority’s management made a list of recommendations last month. Medical sector lawmaker David Lam sits on that review committee, and he urged the authority to do more to maintain the morale of frontline doctors and nurses -- instead of blaming them for every medical incident. He also told Elvis Yu that he hopes the reform committee will include more stakeholders, such as overseas experts and patient representatives.

The Hospital Authority is reminding the public that it has zero tolerance regarding violence against staff, be it verbal threats or physical attacks. Workplace Violence Subject Officer for the New Territories West Cluster, Dr Tung Chi-kwong, spoke to Natasha Ho about how the authority tackles the problem of violence.

It may be the oldest organised sport in North America, but lacrosse hasn't been contested as an Olympic sport in over a century. That's all set to change, though, as the once traditionally tribal game makes its return to the Summer Games in Los Angeles 2028. But how has the sport's appeal grown locally? Carlos Escueta witnessed the final day of action at the World Lacrosse Super Sixes -- which organisers say served as a "testing ground" for the sport's appeal on the global stage:

South Korean officials have sought to reassure allies and markets, after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach the country’s president on Saturday. The impeachment comes after President Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived attempt to impose martial law a little over a week ago. Opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung has offered to work with the government to ease the political turmoil – as Jamie Clarke reports.

It has been a week since the unexpected overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, and a transformation is slowly starting to take place. So far, the transition has been smooth. The rebel coalition, suddenly in charge, has been met with a mix of excitement, grief and hope. The main insurgent force and its leaders are working to reassure Syria’s religious and ethnic communities that the future will be pluralist and tolerant. And in churches across the long-stifled countries, Christians have marked the first Sunday services since the collapse of Assad’s regime in an air of transformation – as Jamie Clarke reports.

It's been a banner year for US stocks, but it'll get one last big test with the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting. The Nasdaq breached 20,000 for the first time ever in the past week, while the S&P 500 went up about 27 percent. It's expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates that's supported those gains...and the Fed is expected to lower borrowing costs by another 25 basis points. Our Washington correspondent Barry Wood spoke with Janice Lo.

Operation Santa Claus 2024 Is in full swing, and this year we’re raising money for 11 charities. One of the charity projects is the “Narrating Life Stories - Supportive Project for Ethnic Minority Elders”, which is organised by the Methodist Epworth Village Community Centre, Social Welfare. It's a charity that strives to provide comprehensive social welfare services, regardless of community changes, by committing to fulfilling the needs of residents in the Eastern District and achieving the goal of holistic care. Carol Mang went to visit their centre in Chai Wan and met up with Assistant Social Work Officer Emily Yeung and Welfare Assistant Kirandeep Kaur.

Siobhan Haughey has done it yet again. The 27-year-old Hong Kong swimmer powered her way to her fifth career world title, defending her crown in the final of the 200-meter freestyle event to claim gold. Sean Kennedy has more.

Football now, where Manchester United scored two dramatic late goals to come away with a 2-1 Premier League victory over defending champions Manchester City, as struggles continue for Pep Guardiola's side. Elsewhere, Chelsea moved just two points behind league leaders Liverpool, after defeating Brentford 2-1. Both Arsenal and league-leaders Liverpool, meanwhile, dropped points over the weekend. For more, here's our football correspondent, Tim Bredbury.