15th National Games Road Cycling Event Set for November 8 Across Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao

15th National Games road cycling (men's individual) event to be held on November 8

The 15th National Games (NG) road cycling (men's individual) event will be held on November 8. The Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao competition regions today (October 13) held a joint press conference in Zhuhai to introduce details of the event and the relevant arrangements and preparations.

The men's individual competition of the 15th NG "China Mobile Cup" road cycling event, will be staged on November 8. As the sole event of the 15th NG that will spread across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the entire track is around 231.8 kilometres long, of which the section in Hong Kong is about 55.8 km. It is expected that 104 athletes from 25 teams from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao will compete in the event.

Today's press conference was attended by Vice Chairperson of the Zhuhai Executive Committee of the 15th NG, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG) and Vice Mayor of Zhuhai Mr Huang Zhenqiu; the Head of the National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong), Mr Yeung Tak-keung; the Head of the Preparatory Office in Macao, Mr Pun Weng-kun; and the Director of the Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, Mr Min Yuntong.

Mr Huang said the track makes use of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to link city roads in Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai, as well as the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. He added that the three competition regions organised a test event last November and made a timely review afterwards. Improvements including adjustments to the race route of the men's individual competition and establishment of competition command structure have been made. Mr Huang also noted a comprehensive drill for the men's road cycling event was conducted on September 30 to inspect and test the operation and connection of various systems, with good results achieved.

Mr Yeung stated that, as the only competition event spanning across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the road cycling competition fully demonstrates the distinctive feature of the 15th NG jointly co-hosted by the three places, pioneering the holding of major sports events in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. He added that, as the event involves the three places, every detail required joint planning and close coordination among the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Such a cross-regional mode of collaboration has not only enhanced the overall capability and co-operation mechanism of the Greater Bay Area in staging major sports events, but also fostered stronger people-to-people bonds and promoted the integrated development of culture, sports and tourism in the Greater Bay Area.

Mr Pun said that the race route in Macao would pass through locations such as the Macao Bridge and the Taipa Ferry Terminal. He hoped that the event would display Macao's unique charm. He believed that a historic cross-boundary race could certainly be stagedwith the concerted efforts of the three places.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will hold a press conference in Hong Kong tomorrow (October 14) to brief the public in detail on the road closure and traffic arrangements on the event day. For more information on the 15th NG, the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG in Hong Kong, please visit the thematic website (www.2025nationalgames.gov.hk/en/index.html), as well the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/2025nationalgames.hk) and Instagram page (www.instagram.com/2025nationalgames.hk).

15th National Games road cycling (men's individual) event to be held on November 8 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

15th National Games road cycling (men's individual) event to be held on November 8 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

FSD and BD conduct joint inspection and enforcement operation against industrial buildings

In response to earlier media reports on fire safety issues in certain industrial buildings, the Fire Services Department (FSD) and the Buildings Department (BD) are highly concerned about the situation and conducted a joint inspection and enforcement operation targeting industrial buildings from December 29 to 31, 2025, with a view to ensuring public safety.

An industrial building in Kwun Tong, Photo by Bastille Post

The FSD and the BD inspected a total of nine industrial buildings located in various districts in Kowloon and the New Territories during the joint operation. The fire personnel identified a total of 261 irregularities related to various fire hazards, such as obstruction or locking of means of escape, defective or wedged-open smoke stop doors, as well as fire service installations or equipment (FSIs) that were defective or not in efficient working order. The FSD took immediate enforcement action against the persons concerned.

An industrial building in Kwun Tong, Photo by Bastille Post

Among the cases related to obstruction of means of escape, the FSD instituted three prosecutions and issued 22 Fire Hazard Abatement Notices (FHANs), requiring the persons concerned to abate the fire hazards within a specified period. Should they fail to comply with the requirements of the FHANs within the period, the FSD will institute resolute prosecution. In addition, inspections revealed that some buildings had defective smoke stop doors and FSIs. The FSD will issue FHANs to the persons concerned and continue to take follow-up action.

The Buildings Department (BD), Photo source: reference image

The BD identified 13 subdivided flats suspected of being used illegally for domestic purposes. Further investigations are now under way, and letters have been sent to the relevant owners and occupiers asking them to contact the BD as soon as possible to arrange an inspection of their flats. Otherwise, the BD will consider applying for a court warrant to enter the premises for inspection. If it is confirmed that the flats in question have been used for illegal domestic purposes, the BD will take enforcement action in accordance with the Buildings Ordinance, including ordering the cessation of illegal domestic use and rectify the dangerous situations. The BD also identified in the operation that there was dilapidation in the exit staircases of one of the industrial buildings, but no obvious danger to the overall building structure was noted. The BD has issued a repair order to the owners' corporation for conducting the necessary repair work.

The Fire Services Department (FSD), Photo source: reference image

Apart from inspection and enforcement, the FSD also carried out fire prevention education and publicity at the same time during the operation to enhance fire safety awareness among owners and occupiers of industrial buildings, thereby mitigating fire risk from the source. The BD has also long been promoting building safety and the proper use of buildings through various channels, including distributing themed posters to management offices of industrial buildings for displaying in prominent places to serve as a reminder to owners and occupiers that industrial buildings must not be used illegally for domestic purposes.