A task force appointed by the Hong Kong government to review the private tertiary sector has dismissed concerns from the self-financing arms of publicly funded universities that their branding and app... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s top legal bodies call on justice minister Teresa Cheng to explain why investigation against former chief executive CY Leung was dropped
Justice Minister Teresa Cheng Yuek-wah came under mounting pressure on Thursday as Hong Kong’s two major legal bodies called on her to fully explain the government’s decision to drop investigations ag... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang Chi-wai denies he was drunk-driving when he crashed in Japan on Christmas Day
Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang Chi-wai has denied drink-driving in Japan after his car crashed head-on into a van carrying a top policeman from the city. “The accident happened at noon. I had not had any ... ( read original story ...)
Relief in sight for long-suffering residents of Hong Kong’s crowded Kowloon City as officials pledge tourist curbs to ease chaos
Residents of Kowloon City where as many as 10,000 mainland day-trippers on cheap Hong Kong tours have disrupted local lives could soon get a respite after authorities on Thursday pledged to come down ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong calls again for curbs on mainland Chinese tourists to city
Hong Kong’s biggest pro-Beijing party has for the second time in a week called for curbs on the number of mainland Chinese visitors on cheap tours, which it said had hit an average of 10,000 a day in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police hunt six who pushed woman onto ground and kicked her dog at Fu Hong Street Pet Garden in Chai Wan
A citywide search was under way on Thursday for six people who pushed a 63-year-old Hong Kong woman onto the ground and kicked her dog. The group also beat a 27-year-old man who tried to stop the atta... ( read original story ...)
Two Hong Kong activists charged for trespassing in Japan over protest at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine
Two Hong Kong activists arrested in Tokyo over a protest at a war shrine were charged for trespassing on Wednesday, and their first trial could take place in February, according to their lawyer. The m... ( read original story ...)
Finances ‘alarming’ at four Hong Kong direct subsidy scheme schools – officials told to press operators
Hong Kong education officials have been urged to take enforcement action against schools being “risky” with their finances after a study by the Post found the reserves of four were at “alarming” level... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pork prices likely to rise as pig supplies from mainland China drop sharply due to swine fever outbreak
a state news agency. Some shops might have raised it a bit. They were individual cases. But overall, we have kept the prices the same Hui Wai-kin, Pork Traders General Association of Hong Kong There h... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong kindergarten director arrested for allegedly filming visitors in the toilet of his home
A 36-year-old kindergarten director who was arrested by police for allegedly filming visitors to his home using cameras concealed in the toilet, has been dismissed from his job. The man, who was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice chief Teresa Cheng rejects calls to further explain CY Leung UGL decision, appealing to public not to politicise legal matters
Hong Kong’s justice secretary on Wednesday rejected calls to further explain the decision to drop a corruption probe against former city leader Leung Chun-ying, appealing to the public not to politici... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge traffic continues to rise, but efforts to reduce weekend day trippers pay off
The average number of daily users of the new Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge rose slightly in its second month of operation, but efforts to cut traffic at the weekend in response to locals’ complaints a... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice chief Teresa Cheng under fire after rejecting calls to further explain CY Leung’s UGL payment case
Hong Kong’s justice minister returned home from leave on Boxing Day only to set off a new chorus of criticism by flatly rejecting widespread calls to further explain why her department dropped an inve... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong woman faces murder charge after being found semi-conscious next to dead man in hotel room
A Hong Kong woman who was found semi-conscious beside a dead man in a Hong Kong hotel room last week faced a murder charge in court on Wednesday. Prosecutors accused housewife Cheung Yin-king, 59, of ... ( read original story ...)