Hongkonger in Japan’s quake-hit Kumamoto describes shock: ‘I was quite scared’
A Hongkonger has described being “quite scared” as a 7.1-magnitude quake shook Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture…
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Telling Hong Kong judge to retire early is sufficient penalty for plagiarism: experts
Telling a Hong Kong judge found to have plagiarised submissions in his judgments to retire early is a sufficient…
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HKU says next leader must have ‘fresh ideas’ for coming ‘transformation’
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will launch a global hunt for its next leader to guide the institution to “fresh…
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Hong Kong parents rush babies for check-ups over infant formula lead scare
Worried Hong Kong parents who bought a popular powdered infant formula are taking their children for medical check-ups…
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Hong Kong drives trials for breast cancer, eye treatments across Greater Bay Area
Two US-developed treatments for breast cancer and a degenerative eye disease will undergo large-scale clinical trials…
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Hong Kong Shopping Festival eyes Asean expansion, with Singapore, Malaysia first
An annual e-commerce shopping festival supporting Hong Kong’s small and medium-sized enterprises will expand into the…
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Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund first-half earnings fall 37% on equity slump, softer bond income
The Exchange Fund, the war chest used to defend the local currency, reported a 37 per cent decline in first-half…
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Hong Kong internet personality ‘Mr Ho’ dies at 79, week after receiving jail term
A Hong Kong man known on the internet as “Mr Ho” has died, a week after receiving a two-month prison sentence for…
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Hong Kong steps up support as premium taxi fleets face driver shortage
A top Hong Kong transport official has pledged to step up efforts to help the city’s premium taxi fleets recruit…
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Hong Kong tutorial centre owner gets 6 years, 4 months in jail for molesting 5 boys
The owner of a Hong Kong private tutorial centre that ceased operations has been jailed for six years and four months…
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Public hotline, megaproject and governance focus of new style Legco dialogue with Lee
Hong Kong lawmakers have called on city leader John Lee Ka-chiu to revamp the public complaint hotline using Beijing’s…
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Holding by-election to replace disgraced lawmaker low priority, John Lee says
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has indicated that a by-election to fill the legislative seat vacated by William Wong…
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How early screening saved Hong Kong woman from her family’s liver cancer fate
Hongkonger Ms Lam has long known she is carrying a ticking time bomb after her mother and grandmother died of liver…
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What Hong Kong can learn from Northern Metropolis’ first land tender
Hong Kong’s first large-scale Northern Metropolis land disposal tender was designed to test a new public-private…
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Drivers struggle through floods in Hong Kong’s New Territories amid heavy rain
Heavy rain has led to flooding in some parts of Hong Kong’s New Territories, with some drivers struggling to navigate…
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Food court stalls caught off guard by rules over plastic serving containers
Hong Kong environmental authorities have warned that restaurant operators must not use disposable tableware coated in…
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Singapore-based investors now the top non-local buyers of Hong Kong office assets
Singapore-based investors have become the largest group of non-local buyers of commercial properties in Hong Kong,…
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Hong Kong banks in early stages of preparing for quantum computing threats, HKMA says
Hong Kong’s banking sector is still in the early stages of preparing for cybersecurity risks posed by quantum…
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Hong Kong’s wild boar population halves under capture-and-kill strategy
The number of wild boars in Hong Kong has declined by more than half in the four years since authorities adopted a…
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New DNA tracking helps spot rare ‘Tai O fish’ in Hong Kong waters after 10 years
A Hong Kong academic has used environmental DNA technology to detect the critically endangered Chinese bahaba –…
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Hong Kong set for stronger storms and wetter winter this year as El Nino intensifies
Hong Kong should prepare for stronger storms and a warmer, wetter winter this year as the current El Nino phenomenon is…
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Hong Kong High Court judge Wilson Chan told to retire over repeated plagiarism
Chief Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung has told a Hong Kong High Court judge to retire early after reprimanding him for…
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Ex-Hong Kong opposition leader granted 6-month UK stay
Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai has been granted permission to enter and remain in Britain as a visitor…
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AI fuels boom as Hong Kong exports soar 53% to record HK$641 billion in June
Hong Kong exports rose by 53.4 per cent year on year in June, as overseas demand for the region’s electronic products…
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7 Hong Kong developers bid for waterfront project as Kowloon renewal gathers pace
Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received seven tender submissions for a major waterfront residential…
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Why Hong Kong’s student housing market faces race against time
In the first half of this year, investment in Hong Kong commercial real estate reached HK$24.1 billion (US$3.1…
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10 injured as minibus, water tanker collide in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong district
At least 10 people were injured when a minibus collided with a water tanker in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong district on…
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Hong Kong home sales recovery expected to boost developers’ earnings
Hong Kong property developers are expected to report stronger first-half earnings in the coming weeks, buoyed by a…
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Passengers still stranded at Hong Kong airport on Monday after Typhoon Noul
Air passengers continued to face disruptions on Monday as at least a dozen departures were delayed at Hong Kong airport…
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Probe launched after worker, 62, falls to death while repairing plane in Hong Kong
A 62-year-old worker has died after falling from a six-metre-high (20-foot) platform while conducting plane repairs at…
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HKU president Xiang Zhang to step down in 2028 at end of second 5-year term
University of Hong Kong (HKU) president and vice-chancellor Xiang Zhang has announced he will step down in 2028 after…
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Black Lake CEO’s strategy to sell AI solutions to factories: turn to food couriers
When Zhou Yuxiang, founder and CEO of Shanghai-headquartered Black Lake Technologies, wanted to sell his artificial…
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Hong Kong’s lawmakers don’t need to be coddled
Eighty per cent of success is showing up, as they say. So, all but one of Hong Kong’s 89 legislators joining a…
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Amber rainstorm warning cancelled, while morning and full-day schools suspended
The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled the amber rainstorm warning on Monday morning, hours after the Education Bureau…
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Hong Kong international, private school enrolment grows amid drop in student numbers
Enrolment at Hong Kong’s international and private schools grew for a third consecutive year following the introduction…
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The one voice Hong Kong can’t ignore on ride-hailing? The public
The long-awaited earthquake in Hong Kong’s taxi and ride-hailing scene is almost upon us and the questions are how big…
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