The fare meter in a red taxi reads HK$24 at flag fall this Saturday. The Transport and Logistics Bureau announced 10,000 ride-hailing licences this week. The number changes nothing about this weekend's transport. The meter still runs.

Weather: The Observatory puts afternoon showers at 60% both Saturday and Sunday, temperature near 31 degrees Celsius. The morning windows are clean. If you are moving children around, the indoor option wins after noon.

What to watch: Sha Tin hosts a Saturday card, Race 1 at 1 p.m. Eleven races. The summer meeting has two weekends remaining before the August break.

Civic: The first manslaughter charges in the fire that killed 168 were filed Thursday. Developers are named in the charge documents; "fuelled by greed" is the prosecution's formulation, not a headline writer's. Chief Executive John Lee's five-year development plan published the same week. Both will be in Saturday's papers.

Transport: MTR weekend engineering works on the Tung Chung Line run Saturday between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., clear before the morning commute. No bus route diversions flagged.

The Science Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui East is free for children under three; the Hall of Space Science exhibit runs through June 30. Arrive before noon.

The HK$24 flag fall is still the number this Sunday. The Transport and Logistics Bureau has set August as the consultation close on the ride-hailing licences; licensing decisions follow in Q4 2026.