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Businessman conned out of HK$2.2 million in romance scam familiar tale amid surge in Hong Kong cybercrimes
More cases of phishing to get victims’ bank details; French businessman claims ‘wealthy woman’ tricked him into investing HK$2.2 million in stocks scam. ( read original story ...)
By Hong Kong’s quarantine logic, Nicole Kidman is less likely to catch Covid-19
In Hong Kong, we have two classes of people - the haves and the have-nots. While the latter make up the majority of the population, the haves are the privileged to whom the rules do not seem to apply. ( read original story ...)
Exiled Hong Kong MPs slam ‘insensitive’ Nicole Kidman over Amazon series Expats
Nicole Kidman is again under fire, after sparking backlash in Hong Kong when the local government gave her an exemption from mandatory quarantine rules to film her new TV show, Expats. ( read original story ...)
China is knocking on Southeast Asia’s door, and Hong Kong’s trade council is offering to help open it
Hong Kong’s role as a facilitator could in turn invigorate its professional services industry, which already makes up more than a 10th of the city’s gross domestic product, says trade council. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong historians capture horrors of World War II in new website, with plenty more for heritage buffs, hikers too
Historian Kwong Chi-man wants Hongkongers to remember the horrors of war, and one particularly painful episode from the fall of Hong Kong in December 1941 stands out. Nurses running an orphanage in ... ( read original story ...)
Travellers stranded overseas and trying to return to Hong Kong share their nightmares
Hong Kong’s sudden change to quarantine rules has left travellers stranded around the world. Four returning travellers share their horror stories trying to rearrange flights and hotels. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hotel quarantine: woman’s ordeal casts spotlight on city’s strict Covid-19 rules and emergency medical care
Returning resident who fell ill on second day of quarantine had to wait nearly two full days for treatment, despite suffering from what doctors thought was a potentially fatal condition. ( read original story ...)
Phishing emails, love scams among surging Hong Kong cybercrimes with more online users amid Covid-19 pandemic
More cases of phishing to get victims’ bank details; French businessman claims ‘wealthy woman’ tricked him into investing HK$2.2 million in stocks scam. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s biggest teachers’ union amends constitution to speed its disbandment under government pressure
Rather than a full membership vote, a two-thirds majority of attendees at a special meeting will now suffice to end the 47-year-old organisation’s run. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest suspect linked to pole-hook high-rise robbery captured in viral video
Hong Kong burglar climbs scaffolding to 10th-floor flat to steal handbag with pole and hook Hong Kong burglar climbs scaffolding to 10th-floor flat to steal handbag with pole and hook The clip, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics schedule – day five: Hong Kong wheelchair fencers in foil team action
Alison Yu Chui-yee, Justine Charissa Ng and Irene Chung Yuen-ping are in the women’s team foil as they look to claim a medal, while there could be another on the line in the pool. ( read original story ...)
60 pct of Hong Kong’s eligible population get at least 1 vaccine jab
About 60 percent of Hong Kong eligible population or 406 million have taken at least one vaccine shot against COVID-19 as far ... ( read original story ...)
China’s SenseTime prepares for Hong Kong IPO despite tech regulations and US blacklist
China's artificial intelligence start up SenseTime Group has identified the mainland's tightening technology regulatory regime as a key risk for investors in its proposed Hong Kong initial public ... ( read original story ...)