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The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on August 21, 2026 that a free trial reservation system would cover only the Po Pin Chau Section on weekends, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day Golden Week, with 500 places per two-hour session.
A bill introduced to Parliament on 14 October 2026 aims to speed up removal of unsafe cladding in England, with stronger enforcement and new registration rules for medium-rise buildings.
Hong Kong's Leisure and Cultural Services Department said on October 22, 2026, that Big Wave Bay Beach on Hong Kong Island was temporarily closed for shark prevention net maintenance, with the red flag already raised earlier.
Assessments and costed plans presented in Dushanbe set out how to make drinking water safer for more than 338,000 people, including children, in Abdurahmoni Jomi and Dusti districts of Khatlon region.
Britain announced £17m toward repairs of the Chornobyl nuclear plant's protective shelter, damaged by a Russian drone strike last year, as part of an international programme coordinated by the EBRD.
An 11-year-old boy with underlying illnesses is in serious condition in intensive care after influenza A (H3) infection complicated by severe pneumonia and myocarditis, the Centre for Health Protection said on August 21.
UNICEF and two Kyrgyz ministries launched the third phase of STEAM4Girls at the National Historical Museum in Bishkek on 1 October 2026, citing more than 52,000 adolescent girls reached over six years.
A UK government spokesperson said on 15 October 2026 that London had noted with great concern the worsening security situation in the Horn of Africa and called for de-escalation.
On August 24, the Transport Department said major rail, bus, ferry and taxi operators were reminded to provide adequate services on the first school day, September 1, including standby vehicles and staff where needed.
Somalia's Federal Ministry of Health with UNICEF and WHO marked World Breastfeeding Week 2026 by launching regulations on breast-milk substitute marketing; about 60% of newborns were breastfed within the first hour and 34% of infants under six months exclusively breastfed, the agencies reported.
The UK government announced plans on 15 October 2026 to fund a spacecraft with more than £60m to remove two defunct satellites from orbit by 2032, with a launch planned for 2029.
Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection said on October 23, 2026, that the city had recorded 36 dengue cases and seven chikungunya cases that year, and that two imported dengue cases were logged in the week to October 22.
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