Hong Kong - Government Proposes New Bill To Enhance Deterrent Effect Of Occupational Safety And Health Offences. Legal News and Analysis - Hong Kong - Labour & Employment - ... ( read original story ...)
Jumbo Floating Restaurant saga another sign of Hong Kong’s inability to preserve its contemporary history
The departure of the restaurant would be a sad continuation of the trend of post-World-War-II local history disappearing - leaving gaps in the city's historical landscape This is not just about ... ( read original story ...)
Broad approach best in Hong Kong’s search for doctors
Medical graduates from a Shanghai university have been included in a programme that seeks to bring some relief to Hong Kong's understaffed and strained public hospitals The latest batch of medical ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bosses should be flexible with workers caring for elderly or disabled residents at home, study says
Study found carers often felt support for them was scattered and difficult to access because of lack of adequate information on eligibility, time clashes with work. ( read original story ...)
Wealth Growth Defies Crises; Hong Kong To Displace Switzerland’s Offshore Crown – BCG
Among one of the standouts of the report was BCG's reckoning that Hong Kong is going to overtake Switzerland as the world's largest hub for cross-border flows. It suggests that the problems of ... ( read original story ...)
Former employee of scandal-hit Hong Kong child protection group pleads guilty to abuse, first of 27 suspects to do so
Defendant, 46, admits she ‘wilfully assaulted and ill-treated’ a two-year-old boy last year, including pushing his head against a wall and grabbing his hair. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Isolate 1,000 People Before Any Xi Visit, SCMP Says
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong is preparing to cocoon some 1,000 people involved in the city’s July 1 handover anniversary, fueling speculation that Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the celebrations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong set to double levy on plastic bags
Hong Kong is set to double a levy on plastic bags in late December and charge producers or suppliers extra for glass beverage bottles in the first quarter of next year under a waste-reduction target. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader delivers defiant swansong speech
Hong Kong's leader delivered a defiant final speech to the legislature Thursday, saying she was "not ashamed" of her record despite being set to end her tumultuous term with her approval ratings at an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Lam Says ‘Not Possible’ to Open China Border Soon
Outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam ruled out the possibility of opening the border with mainland China in the foreseeable future, as Beijing doggedly pursues its Covid Zero pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong passes long-awaited labour bill to scrap MPF offsetting mechanism, protecting workers’ pensions
Move ends decade-long debate between bosses and unions, preventing employers from dipping into staff pensions to cover severance and long-service payments. ( read original story ...)
As it happened: ‘No chance of border with mainland China reopening in near future’, Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says in last Legco session
Chief executive declared a 'perfect fullstop' to her 40-year career in final question and answer session in legislature. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong set to double levy on plastic bags, charge producers and suppliers extra for glass beverage bottles in drive to reduce waste
Authorities propose doubling plastic bag levy from 50 HK cents to at least HK$1, while introducing recycling levy for glass beverage containers at 98 HK cents per litre . ( read original story ...)
Ogilvy Hong Kong and HSBC launches PayMe with Keung To and mascot PayMeow
PayMe prepares to join the Consumption Voucher Scheme (CVS) and to celebrate this occasion, Hong Kong’s beloved idol Keung To is once again joining forces with PayMe’s mascot PayMeow. The campaign via ... ( read original story ...)