Hong Kong’s leader has ordered a thorough review of the monitoring system for the newly opened mega bridge and gave her reassurance that the world’s longest sea crossing is safe after controversy surf... ( read original story ...)
Two porpoise carcasses found on separate Hong Kong shores, bringing number of cases this year to 15 – an alarming trend, green groups warn
Two porpoise carcasses were found on separate Hong Kong shores on Sunday, bringing the total number of stranded cases involving the marine animal to 15 this year – a figure that was alarming, conserva... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy party chief Wu Chi-wai may give up Wong Tai Sin district seat after 20 years
The leader of Hong Kong’s flagship pro-democracy party may not seek re-election in district council polls this year, bringing to an end a five-term winning streak. According to a source, Wu Chi-wai is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs seize US$16.7 million of smuggled goods including drugs, ivory, shark fins, cigarettes and frozen meat in Lunar New Year raids
Hong Kong customs seized HK$130 million (US$16.7 million) of items in an almost month-long effort to tackle cross-boundary smuggling ahead of and during the Lunar New Year. During the 27-day operation ... ( read original story ...)
Low-income households to get subsidies for digital TV sets when Hong Kong’s analogue era draws to a close next year
Hong Kong will finally pull the plug on analogue television services by the end of next year, eight years after the original target date as it catches up with the global trend of going fully digital. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is being overrun by wild boars
Last May, Australian Liz Walsh, her husband and their 2-year-old twins moved into a 30-story apartment block in an upmarket residential area near Hong Kong's financial and business district. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs seize HK$130 million worth of smuggled goods including drugs, ivory, shark fins, cigarettes and frozen meat in Lunar New Year raids
Hong Kong customs seized HK$130 million (US$16.7 million) worth of items in an almost month-long operation to tackle cross-boundary smuggling ahead of and during the Lunar New Year. During the 27-day ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways set to close Toronto cabin crew base, with up to 120 jobs at risk
“There are no current plans to close other Cathay Pacific outport cabin crew bases.” The Hong Kong airline has progressively been axing jobs locally and overseas as part of a three-year cost-cutting e... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong doctors join localist protest against one-way permit scheme, as mainland migrant influx blamed for stretched hospitals
Hong Kong doctors joined localists on Sunday to call for the abolition of a controversial migrant scheme taking in 150 mainlanders daily – a policy activists blamed for overcrowding at public hospital... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers who also sit on district councils set to get HK$12,000-a-month pay rise if colonial-era deduction is axed
Hong Kong legislators who also sit on district councils could get a 10 per cent pay rise next year – amounting to HK$12,000 (US$1,540) per month – with the government set to scrap a deduction in place ... ( read original story ...)
More burial facilities in Hong Kong offer chance for grieving parents to let their miscarried babies rest in peace
A growing number of burial options for miscarried babies in Hong Kong has provided greater relief to parents still mourning the loss of their children. To Mr and Mrs Lee, who lost their daughter after ... ( read original story ...)
Casino tycoon Stanley Ho in good shape and resting in Hong Kong hospital, wife says, dismissing news of billionaire being seriously ill
Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, 97, is in good shape and resting in a private Hong Kong hospital, his wife and daughter have said, rejecting reports suggesting the billionaire might be seriou... ( read original story ...)
To mainland Chinese ‘Hong Kong drifters’, the allure of becoming a permanent resident in the city is fading
Jia Jia works at a recruitment firm in Hong Kong and flies home once every two to three months. She moved to the city to pursue further studies in social work at Chinese University, believing the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mastermind of HK$2 million bogus marriage scam that lured domestic helpers with promise of residency found guilty of fraud charges
The Hong Kong woman, Chan Oi-fan, 55 ... Our frontline workers will disseminate the news and share the report with our service users, remind them to stay vigilant.” Lawmaker Vincent Cheng Wing-shun, w... ( read original story ...)