DotDotWeekly | HK news highlights from August 19 to 23

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Chinese mainland Olympians to visit HK

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) stated on Sunday that a group of athletes from the Chinese mainland who are returning from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be in Hong Kong from August 29 to August 31.

The delegation will attend a welcome reception and welcome banquet hosted by the HKSAR government, and visit the Hong Kong Sports Institute for exchange activities. Members will also attend three public events, including a Gala Show at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on August 30, and give sports demonstrations at Queen Elizabeth Stadium and Victoria Park Swimming Pool on August 31.

KMB crashes into Kwun Tong apm's ceiling by going wrong way

At around 7:00 am on Aug. 19, a KMB bus on route 74X was suspected of mistakenly entering the road with a height restriction, and crashed into the ceiling of the apm underground bus stop at 418 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong. No one was injured in the incident.

According to the information, the same route 74X KMB mistakenly entered a height-restricted roadway on May 27 last year when it was leaving the apm underground bus stop, causing it to crash into a ceiling.

ERROR member 193 admits reporting to police after accidentally hitting old lady with Ferrari

Male group ERROR member Denis Kwok (stage name 193) was accused of driving a car to hit and injure a passer-by.

A netizen uploaded a video on social platforms, which shows that 193 was driving his Ferrari car parked at To Kwa Wan on the day before yesterday (Aug. 18), and when he backed up his car, he accidentally hit an old lady to the ground. 193 immediately got out of the car to understand the incident, but witnesses said 193 only apologized to the granny and then drove away.

Responding on social media last night, Kwok said, "When I was reversing the car in To Kwa Wan yesterday, I saw granny fall to the ground in the rear mirror. I got out of the car and apologized to the old lady and asked if she was hurt, and whether she needed to be reported to the police or sent to the hospital, but she said she was fine and didn't need to be taken to the hospital, so I got in the car and left."

MTR launches replica-themed train

MTR celebrates its 45th anniversary by launching a replica-themed train, which will debut at Choi Hung Station.

The front end of the train is white and features the old MTR logo, which mimics the design of the first generation of MTR passenger trains.

Classic handrails with a little ball at the end are reinstalled in the train compartments. The way of calling "ball ball handrails" conveys Hong Kong people's fondness for them, for the reduplication effect of "ball" in Cantonese is somehow equivalent to the English word "little" in this context, which means small and adorable.

Pure Fitness faces HK$13.5 mn claim from Champion REIT

CP(SH) Limited, a subsidiary of the real estate investment trust, Champion REIT (02778. HK), has filed a writ in the High Court against Pure Fitness (Central) for breach of a tenancy agreement, seeking an order for repayment of over HK$13,586,000 with interest and compensation for the breach of the tenancy agreement.

The defendants are Pure Fitness (Admiralty), Pure International and Pure Fitness (Central). Accordingly, CP(SH) Limited entered into an 11-year tenancy agreement with the 1st Defendant in June 2015 for the lease of the 2nd to 4th floors of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Tower and a portion of the 3rd floor of Champion Tower in Central, Hong Kong for a term expiring on 31 December 2026. The 2nd and 3rd Defendants were the guarantors of the tenancy agreements.