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Contested subsectors double in Hong Kong’s Election Committee poll

The number of contested subsectors in Hong Kong’s powerful Election Committee has doubled compared with 2021, in a move…

Scathing Tai Po fire report expected to be submitted on Thursday

An independent committee investigating the deadly Tai Po fire is set to submit its final report to the Hong Kong…

Hong Kong to focus on infrastructure monitoring in first phase of ‘AI city brain’

Hong Kong authorities will focus on incorporating infrastructure monitoring into the first phase of their AI-powered…

Abby Choi did not have enough cash in year before death, murder trial told

Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung did not have enough cash to cover her expenses in the year before her…

Luxury homeowner fined HK$255,800 after eighth prosecution over illegal renovations

The owner of a luxury house in Hong Kong has been fined HK$255,800 (US$32,600) for persistently failing to comply with…

‘Risks tilted to the downside’ amid geopolitical tensions, Paul Chan says

Geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over trade policies pose downside risks to the global economy, Hong Kong’s…

Hong Kong mother spared trial over neglect of chronically underweight daughter

A Hong Kong mother accused of neglecting her 12-year-old daughter who had been chronically underweight has been spared…

What exactly is an ‘AI city brain’ and should Hong Kong follow Hangzhou’s lead?

When Severe Typhoon Dolphin approached eastern China in August, more than 110,000 delivery riders across Hangzhou…

Elderly man dies after being pulled unconscious from flat during fire in Sai Ying Pun

An elderly man died in hospital on Monday night after he was pulled unconscious from a flat during a fire in a…

Apec in Hong Kong: what to know as 500 delegates descend on the city

Global attention will turn to Hong Kong this week as about 500 senior officials and delegates from the Asia-Pacific…

5 hikers fall ill as hot weather grips Hong Kong on public holiday

Five hikers fell ill in separate incidents across Hong Kong on Monday as hot weather gripped the city on the final day…

Art or box office? How Hong Kong plans to measure the value of a play, ballet or symphony

Established performing arts groups in Hong Kong should rely less on public subsidies to make way for emerging…

Contractor injured as brief fire breaks out at Hong Kong Cultural Centre

A brief No 2 alarm fire broke out at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on Monday, leaving a contractor…

Flowers, roast pork and paper ingots: families keep Chung Yeung traditions alive

Hong Kong families paid tribute to their ancestors on the final day of the Chung Yeung Festival break, expressing their…

Safety checks on Taizoom lifts uncover 186 more affected buildings in Hong Kong

An investigation into work carried out by a lift contractor in Hong Kong has found another 186 buildings lacking…

Credit card fraud reports over iPhone Duo pre-orders jump to 130 cases, police say

Hong Kong police received nearly 20 more reports of unauthorised credit card transactions linked to iPhone Duo…

Hong Kong’s Huanggang crossing absorbs 366% surge as travellers stream back

Inbound crossings at Hong Kong’s revamped Huanggang Port surged by 366 per cent on Monday afternoon over comparable…

From pandas to Peak vistas, Hong Kong sets out to captivate Apec delegates

Giant pandas, open-top bus tours, a Chinese cooking class, traditional opera, a harbour cruise, the Big Buddha and The…

The human touch behind the virtual technology for preparing child cancer patients

Hong Kong Polytechnic University professor Shara Lee Wee-yee has been using a mixed-reality programme to reduce the…

Left paralysed after crash, Hong Kong Keeta rider caught in insurance limbo

After a traffic accident on a delivery run for Keeta left courier Joe* paralysed, his world has shrunk to the view of…

Can Hong Kong become a new centre for frontier medicine?

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: medical student draws from experience of volunteer work

Years of volunteering to serve elderly people and disadvantaged communities have informed medical student Alfred Lam’s…

After Tai Po fire, children make slow but steady recovery through play therapy

Almost a year after a catastrophic fire tore through Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court, 11-year-old Jackey* still remembers…

Tai Po fire: public accountability needed to honour those who died

While celebrating the Chung Yeung Festival, we are reminded of the harvest, family reunions and the need to pay our…

Hong Kong to review Peak lighting installation after outcry over felled trees

Hong Kong tourism authorities have pledged to review the roll-out of a lighting project along a trail on The Peak after…

Elderly Hong Kong couple die in suspected suicide pact over Parkinson’s diagnosis

Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected suicide pact after an elderly couple were found dead in a public housing…

Second-hand smartphone traders eye Hong Kong as springboard for global exports

A pavilion dedicated to second-hand smartphones has made its debut at a Hong Kong trade show now under way, drawing…

20 restaurants prosecuted for allowing dogs without permits since scheme launched

Hong Kong authorities have prosecuted 20 restaurants for unlawfully allowing dogs onto their premises since the city’s…

Hong Kong’s primary residential market sees wave of launches, successful sales

Hong Kong homebuyers are poised to see new residential launches in the coming days and weeks following a sell-out…

Huanggang Port swarmed by holiday rush with reports of 2-hour waits

Massive holiday crowds swamped the revamped Huanggang Port on Sunday during its first real test over the festival long…

Influential patriotic educator Ng Hon-mun dies aged 100

Ng Hon-mun, an influential pro-Beijing educator and long-serving Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress who…

Hong Kong ‘optimistic’ on economic growth despite global slowdown, Paul Chan says

The government is more “optimistic” than the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about Hong Kong’s economic growth for…

Cherish peace and stability, John Lee urges Hongkongers during Chung Yeung Festival

Hong Kong’s leader has urged residents to cherish peace and stability as senior officials marked the Chung Yeung…

Banking on bricks: entrepreneur builds a business case for recycling plastic waste

Former investment banker Shervin Sharghy takes a practical approach to plastic recycling, first asking whether it makes…

Harvard and Cambridge to attend Hong Kong forum on role of humanities in AI age

The organiser of a forum that will bring together Hong Kong and overseas universities later this month has said it…

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards finalist bridges the gap in accessible dental care

Hong Kong social worker Mark Cheung Kai-yuen is working to make dental care more accessible for cancer survivors,…