Veteran engineer Yuen Pak-leung's first-hand experience with two major public health crises has convinced him his profession is really about people, and finding solutions swiftly when challenges arise ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong wraps preparatory work on ‘health code’ necessary for cross-border travel, as city records four cases on Sunday
Hong Kong has completed preparatory work on a "health code" necessary for cross-border travel with the mainland and Macau, the health minister revealed on Sunday, as the city recorded four new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong cannot afford to say ‘I don’t mind’ to being overtaken by Shenzhen, President Xi’s ‘miracle’ city
"We should build several Hong Kongs on the mainland," the late Deng Xiaoping once said. That was when China's paramount leader and architect of the country's opening up visited Shenzhen, then a ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong health minister cautions over coming fourth wave, as city records four new cases
Hong Kong's health minister on Sunday renewed her warning that a fourth wave of coronavirus infections could hit earlier than expected, as the city recorded four new cases, two of which were locally ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protester ‘Grandma Wong’: I was held in mainland China for 14 months
Sixty-four-year-old vows never to give up fighting, even as she describes forced confessions and detention without trial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs arrests 22, seizes HK$20 million in high-end fruit, frozen meat during raid on barge used as ‘mobile warehouse’
An illegal shipment of high-end fruit and frozen meat worth about HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) bound for mainland China has been seized by Hong Kong's customs authorities in a case marking the first ... ( read original story ...)
Salaries of Hong Kong foreign domestic workers top HK$5,000 for first time, but Covid-19 piles on pressure from families back home
The average salary for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong has exceeded HK$5,000 (US$645) per month for the first time ever, but many are facing financial pressures in the midst of the Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Patient’s death referred to Hong Kong coroner, botched eye procedures under investigation
The death of a hospital patient with abnormally high potassium levels has been referred to the coroner after the care he received was found to be inadequate, as two more medical blunders involving eye ... ( read original story ...)
Missing Hong Kong protester Alexandra Wong ‘was held in mainland China’
A prominent Hong Kong protester has made her first public appearance in 14 months, telling the media she had been held in mainland China. Alexandra Wong, 64, was nicknamed "Grandma Wong" and was often ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protester ‘Grandmother Wong’ accuses mainland Chinese authorities of keeping her under house arrest for more than a year
A Hong Kong protester known as "Grandmother Wong" has accused mainland Chinese authorities of keeping her under house arrest for more than a year, and forcing her to stand in front of a five-starred ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong records 17 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, as commerce minister reveals travel bubble with Singapore could open in weeks
Hong Kong recorded 17 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, including 11 from India, as a government minister revealed a travel bubble between the city and Singapore could open "in weeks". The other six ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ says held 14 months in mainland China
An elderly woman who disappeared midway through Hong Kong's democracy protests last year resurfaced in the financial hub on Saturday after 14 months away, saying she had been detained on the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Grandma Wong says kept back in Shenzhen for 14 months
A Hong Kong protester dubbed "Grandma Wong" said on Saturday that Chinese authorities kept her in custody for a month and a half across the border in Shenzhen, where she allegedly suffered mental ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong walks: discovering traditional, trendy Tai Hang
A pedestrian-friendly stroll from one of the city’s coolest corners to the embattled government’s HQ via the waterfront ... ( read original story ...)