Former chief secretary Anson Chan has said Hong Kong’s next leader should be able to unite civil servants, and she believes Finance Secretary John Tsang will be better at this job. At a media meeting on Tuesday, Chan said candidates for the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
He's having a pig of a day! Wild boar storms the tarmac of Hong Kong airport before being caught by four SWAT officers
Two wild boars invaded the Hong Kong's International Airport causing chaos on December 20. Four tactical police officers used their riot shields to capture the first intruding animal, weighing nearly eight stone (110 pounds), in early afternoon. ( read original story ...)
Burglary steals the spotlight for Hong Kong crimes … what now for police?
When Stephen Lo Wai-chung took over as Hong Kong police commissioner in May 2015, his stated crime-fighting aims were very much of the times in which we live. The police chief’s pledge to tackle internet-based scams, the threat of terrorism and the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong uses 3D archive to preserve kung fu heritage
There are hundreds of differing fight styles classed as kung fu, which soared in popularity globally following a series of films featuring U.S.-born and Hong Kong-raised actor Bruce Lee, who died in 1973. But as kung fu's popularity waned in recent years ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong flat owners demand HK$2.7 million refund on waste disposal fees
Owners of new flats on a private estate in Tseung Kwan O have demanded the project manager, the MTR Corporation, return HK$2.7 million in construction waste disposal and management fees as the contractor responsible had overcharged them for 10 months. More ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong says tightened visa norms for Indians linked to illegal immigration
Officials in the Ministry of External Affairs sought to allay speculations on Wednesday that Hong Kong's changed visa-on-arrival norm for Indians is a decision forced by Beijing. Starting January 23, 2017, Indians wanting to visit Hong Kong will have to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital to Acquire Three RadixactTM Systems
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) has signed an agreement with Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) for the acquisition of three Radixact TM Systems that will provide clinicians and their patients with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to withdraw visa free entry facility for Indians from January
The Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals will be implemented on January 23, 2017, said Hong Kong immigration department on the official website. In a setback to Indian travellers, the Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to withdraw visa-free entry for Indians from January
Indian travellers will not be eligible for visa-free entry to Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, from January, when a “pre-arrival registration” process will be put in place. Indian nationals can currently enter Hong Kong without a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government looks at subsidies to business in abolishing controversial offset mechanism
A proposal to scrap a controversial mechanism allowing employers to use the money they put into workers’ retirement funds to offset severance and long-service payments is on the cards, but the government plans to mollify an angry business sector with ... ( read original story ...)
China stocks fall on liquidity stress, Hong Kong also down
In Hong Kong, sector performance was mixed, with gains in telecommunication stocks cancelled out by losses in financial stocks, even as Wall Street strength overnight offered some support. (Reporting by Jackie Cai and John Ruwitch) ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong policemen charged with leaking details of murder case
Hong Kong’s graft-buster charged two policemen on Tuesday for allegedly leaking information of a murder case for money and tipping off two suspects about the investigation. Policeman Lee Yuen-fook, 47, and station sergeant Yip Kwok-leung, 50, faced a ... ( read original story ...)
Man jailed for stabbing Hong Kong journalist can’t find a lawyer to handle his appeal
The man given a 19-year jail term for the knife attack on former Ming Pao chief editor Kevin Lau Chun-to is looking to appeal against his conviction and sentence. But Yip Kim-wah told the High Court on Tuesday that he had been unable to find a lawyer. In a ... ( read original story ...)
Suspect in Hong Kong architect’s kidnapping took HK$130,000 in cash, valuables from victim’s home, court hears
A mainlander accused of breaking into a luxury home in Hong Kong to kidnap a veteran architect and his wife allegedly pilfered more than HK$130,000 worth of cash and valuables, a court heard during his first appearance on Tuesday. Guizhou resident Yang ... ( read original story ...)