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While fossil fuels serve more than 70 per cent of Hong Kong’s energy needs, a village house in Tai Po may hold the key to a sustainable future for a city notorious for excessive consumption. Eddie Chan Wai-lai, 61, built his own home solar power system ... ( read original story ...)

News of his departure came with the authority having received ... which were “pivotal to the continuous enhancements of Hong Kong’s public health care system”. Patients’ rights advocate Tim Pang Hung-cheong also had good things to say about ... ( read original story ...)

Tensions over the possible development of Hong Kong’s Fanling golf course boiled over on Friday after a Labour Party member who stormed the gate was grabbed by the neck and thrown to the ground by an unidentified man. Oscar Lo, 28, was left with red ... ( read original story ...)

The leading British lawmaker behind his country’s latest anti-slavery law said on Friday that Hong Kong was “in denial” about its human trafficking problem and that a single, dedicated piece of legislation would be a good start to curbing exploitation. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong may dig deep to reverse the city’s chronic land shortage, adding underground caverns to the mix of options aimed at creating more housing in the world’s most expensive property market. It’s an option, according to a government body tasked ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is jumping on the global "smart city" bandwagon, but it's seen as having far to go to catch up with leading Asian competitors. The metropolis of more than 7 million people exudes modernity with its neon skyline and bustling waterfront showcasing ... ( read original story ...)

A juror was reduced to tears as photos of the injuries suffered by a disabled seven-year-old Hong Kong girl were presented during her parents’ trial in the High Court on Thursday. Suki Ling Yun-lam can now only breathe and move her eyes because of ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong expects about 1,500 people to visit its headquarters for its first open days this weekend, but critics say the event is hardly open with only select groups invited. News of the event came just days after office ... ( read original story ...)

The camp’s convenor, Martin Liao Cheung-kong, said: “If I were [Hui], I would resign ... I do not consider that a sincere apology.” Hui, 36, who trained as a lawyer and won the Hong Kong Island seat in the 2016 Legco election, is especially vocal on ... ( read original story ...)

Doubts are already being cast on whether a public consultation launching on Thursday to find a solution to Hong Kong’s land crisis will reach a consensus, with almost half the 18 options described as “conceptual” and others seen as too controversial ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong man standing trial for strangling his former girlfriend and stuffing the flight attendant in a wardrobe had since found a new lover in mainland China and was the father of a two-year-old son, the court heard on Thursday. Oscar Mok Chun-yin ... ( read original story ...)

A five-minute mental health test developed by a Hong Kong university that can be administered over the phone has been hailed as an important step in catching dementia in its early stages. As Hong Kong faces an ageing population boom – the number of ... ( read original story ...)

Over a third of Hong Kong’s income tax revenue was paid by the top 1.5 per cent of taxpayers, according to the latest government figures, leading legislators to call for the city’s highest earners to pay more. The top taxpayers paid HK$22.8 billion (US ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.7 percent to 30,108.64 and the Shanghai Composite in mainland China lost 0.9 percent to 3,089.21. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.1 percent to 5,218.70. Markets in Southeast Asia were lower. Rising interest rates for U.S ... ( read original story ...)