against the court’s refusal to ban a popular protest song at its request, renewing worries over further erosion of freedom of expression in the city HONG KONG -- Hong Kong government said Monday it ...
Gov’t launches bid to appeal court’s rejection of ban on pro-democracy protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’
Hong Kong has launched a bid to appeal against the court’s rejection of its attempt to ban pro-democracy protest song Glory to Hong Kong, the government has said. In a statement published on Monday ...
Survey of Hong Kong student reading habits urges schools to provide more diverse books
Inaugural study reveals that science fiction and comics are among secondary pupils’ favourite genres of books.
Hong Kong Makes New Bid to Ban Protest Song After Legal Setback
Hong Kong High Court judge Anthony Chan on July 28 had dismissed an application by the government to ban the protest song "Glory to Hong Kong", saying such a prohibition on the playing and ...
Hong Kong To Appeal Against Court Decision Not To Ban Protest Song
The Hong Kong government said on Monday it will appeal against a senior court's decision not to impose an unprecedented ban on a defiant pro-democracy anthem that emerged from the city's huge protests ...
Fukushima row: Japan ‘dumping trash on neighbours’ doorsteps’ with discharge plan, Hong Kong minister says
Environment minister Tse Chin-wan issues warning as Japanese media report dumping of waste water could start ‘between late August and early September’ Tokyo’s decision to press ahead with plan would ...
Hong Kong authorities prepare to bury whale’s carcass at decomposition site as lack of materials, workforce cause delay
"After natural decay, the whale carcass will be sent to the Ocean Park Hong Kong for research purposes," he added. Taison Chang Kai-tai, chairman of the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society, said ...
Hong Kong repairman, 69, dies after elevating work platform topples over as he was fixing lights in sports centre
Police said man was conducting repairs on lighting on a elevating work platform that toppled and he fell from a height of about three metres.
Geologists Team at HKU Becomes First in Hong Kong to Retrieve Lunar Samples – Set to Unveil the Mysteries of the Moon’s Volcanic History
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 7 August 2023 - The geologists at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have achieved a historic feat by obtaining lunar soil samples collected by the Chinese lunar probe ...
Exclusive: Credit Suisse Hong Kong investing banking job cuts, targeting 80% staff, start this week- sources
Around 80% of Hong Kong-based investment banking staff at Credit Suisse will be laid off and the cuts will start from this week, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as part of the bank's ...
Whale carcass found in Hong Kong waters to be buried but authorities plan to retrieve skeleton for research
Experts have conducted a necropsy on carcass of the eight-metre Bryde’s whale and further analysis of tissue samples is under way, government says.
Hong Kong needs to protect its image as financial center
Chief Executive John Lee, marking the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region after the return of Hong Kong to China by Britain, asserted ...
Why Hong Kong’s ceilings used to be much higher, and how ones of galvanised iron sheets were once a hot interior design trend
In most pre-war Hong Kong buildings, ceilings are much higher than in contemporary structures; even in residential buildings, three metres or more is not uncommon.
Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong call for standardised training to minimise potential disputes with employers paying higher fees
Representatives of Indonesian Migrant Workers’ Union gathered outside consulate to express concern over enforcement of ‘zero placement fees’ policy.