HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Police Force said Sunday that they have seized about 225 kg of suspected cocaine, marking the biggest cocaine seizure of this year, and arrested two men. Officers raided a ...
Proposed Hong Kong medical school will train ‘new generation’ of tech-savvy doctors, says HKUST president Nancy Ip
HKUST president Nancy Ip says she hopes doctors trained by university will help to alleviate city’s long-standing shortage of medical professionals.
Hong Kong civil service pay rise will be a tough sell to weary public
The tentative findings of a pay trend survey suggest that salary increases of up to 5.47 per cent could be on the cards for Hong Kong’s civil servants. This is going to be a tough sell to the public.
Hong Kong film director Ray Yeung highlights importance of LGBTQ stories with ‘All Shall Be Well’
In 2020, acclaimed director Ray Yeung attended a talk on the inheritance rights of LGBTQ couples in Hong Kong, where he heard the stories of three lesbian couples who lost everything after the death ...
Hong Kong fire service launches probe after toxic and flammable gas leak affects New Territories’ residential area
Government warns nearby residents to close windows and doors and to stay calm after leak of toxic and flammable gas in New Territories in early hours of Sunday.
Hong Kong police arrest 15-year-old boy and man for vandalising grave of pop band Beyond’s lead singer
Hong Kong police have arrested a 15-year-old boy and a man for damaging the grave of lead singer Wong Ka-kui of pop band Beyond after videos of the vandalism were circulated online.
She Devoted Herself to Teaching About the Tiananmen Massacre. Hong Kong Shunned Her.
The story of Rowena He, a scholar of China’s bloody 1989 crackdown, reflects the narrowing space for academic freedom.
How Hong Kong’s Mai Po wetlands are under threat again, and past battles the ‘bird
Hong Kong’s Mai Po wetlands are a magnet for diverse species of birds, but now this natural asset is once again under threat, this time from plans to build an IT hub for its Northern Metropolis.
Beijing’s top envoy in Hong Kong makes ‘solemn representation’ to UK consul general in city amid spying row
Executive Council convenor Ip says role of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London has shifted away from lobbying local politicians amid deteriorating China-UK ties.
Hong Kong’s Regina Ip says overseas trade outposts gathering intelligence on activists is ‘legal’
Executive Council convenor Ip says work of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London has shifted away from lobbying local politicians amid deteriorating China-UK ties.
Hong Kong transport chief says rise in taxi fare accounts for earnings drop, but calls on industry to shape up
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung also says authorities focused on creating premium taxi fleet to help fix industry’s reputation.
Derailed train forces Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to pause light rail travel in western New Territories
MTR Corporation says light rail routes 610, 614, 615 and 751 will be unavailable between Lam Tei and Hung Shui Kiu stations, after train derailment reported at Chung Uk Tsuen stop.
Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub ‘may cut museum open days’ if authorities fail to help fix funding crisis
Board chairman of art hub’s managing body says government has until August to make decision, as remaining funds will only last a year.
Hong Kong’s next flu season to quickly follow current one, but likely to be weaker: expert
Ivan Hung Fan-ngai, chair professor of infectious diseases at the University of Hong Kong, said on Saturday that the current flu season, which started in January, might last for another one to two ...