The Coroner's Court said discussions on the absence of a watertight door revealed "systemic deficiencies" among marine authorities in acting without independent verifications. This came as it wrapped up hearings into the Lamma ferry disaster, which claimed 39 lives in 2012. The coroner said on Wednesday that the victims were unlawfully killed. Their relatives walked out of the courtroom in the middle of yesterday's proceedings. Frank Yung reports.

Alice Leung, who lost her brother in the tragedy, was furious that the relatives’ calls for detailed scrutiny had been deemed 'impractical':

Senior Counsel Jose-Antonio Maurellet has been re-elected unopposed as chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association. Vice-chairs Martin Hui and Eva Sit also retained their positions. As Elvis Yu reports, Maurellet said the Bar will continue to speak out on key legal issues:

There's been calls for a dedicated office to be set up in Hong Kong to capitalise on the new space economy. The Chief Executive's Policy Unit recently hosted a high-level roundtable to boost the SAR's role in the nation's push to become a global aerospace power. This includes strengthening the city's research and development, space finance and legal arbitration capabilities. Mahesh Harilela, family council convenor of the Harilela Group and lawmaker Duncan Chiu, who were both present at the roundtable, spoke on RTHK's Backchat programme:

Legislative Council President Starry Lee has resigned from a government working group on patriotic education with immediate effect. Damon Pang reports.

A new tool has been launched to gauge how well people understand and use Chinese medicine. The Chinese Medicine Health Literacy Scale was jointly developed by the think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation and the Polytechnic University. The head of healthcare and social innovation at the foundation, Dicky Chow, spoke to Henry Siu about the findings:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised his European allies as a "fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers". In a scathing address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelensky has listed a litany of grievances and criticisms of Europe, and urged the nations to stand up to US and Russian power. Jamie Clarke has more:

US President Donald Trump has launched his so-called "Board of Peace", which he said will be effective in resolving international conflicts. During a signing ceremony with other founding member nations at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump hailed the board as, quote, "something very, very unique for the world". Elvis Yu reports:

US President Donald Trump headed home from Davos after unveiling his new "Board of Peace" at a ceremony, surrounded by world leaders who have accepted his invitation to join the group. More than 30 countries have so far signed up for the initiative, including Israel, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. But traditional US allies have been reluctant to come on board. A prominent British politician and author says Trump's "Board of Peace", originally meant to supervise peace in Gaza, fails by not involving Palestinians. George Galloway was asked on RTHK's Backchat programme whether he envisaged the creation of such an initiative when he first began campaigning for Palestinian rights:

A search is continuing in northern New Zealand for several people missing after a landslide buried a campsite under tonnes of mud. Children are believed to be among those unaccounted for. A senior police officer was quoted as saying the number of missing is in single figures. Two people died in another landslide nearby. Hailey Yip reports.

Flood damage to South Africa's Kruger park will take years to fix and cost millions of dollars - that's according to the country's environment minister. Authorities temporarily closed the park last week after several rivers that run through it burst their banks as a result of heavy rains. Flooding in south-eastern Africa has become more frequent and severe as climate change makes storms in the adjacent Indian Ocean more powerful. Neighbouring Mozambique is also facing devastating floods, with tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes in recent days. Jamie Clarke has more:

In football... Aston Villa are through to the last 16 of the Europa League after a narrow 1-0 win over Fenerbahce. That puts them second in the standings on 18 points with a match to spare, and they only trail leaders Lyon on goal-difference. Todd Harding reports:

Vampire film Sinners has broken the Oscars nomination record. The large haul sets the film up as the frontrunner heading into Hollywood’s most prestigious night on March 15 - as Jamie Clarke reports: