Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday said the government would work ... came just four days after another reporter, Chan Ho-fai of i-Cable News, was attacked by two men while covering the 10th anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake. At the Legislative ... ( read original story ...)
Competitors in Hong Kong race up 14-metre-high bun tower
Thousands of local residents and tourists flocked to an outlying island in Hong Kong on Tuesday to celebrate a local bun festival despite the recording-breaking heat. Contestants took part in a bun-scrambling competition, where they raced up a 14-metre (46 ... ( read original story ...)
Google, Tik Tok and why Hong Kong parents are to blame for children risking their safety online
An increasing number of Hong Kong children, it was reported, are becoming addicted to an iPhone app that risks violating their privacy and making them vulnerable to predators. Tik Tok, launched in September 2016, is a music video platform and social ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fashion brand Giordano removes sexist ad after social media backlash
Hong Kong fashion brand Giordano has been forced to remove what has been described as a “sexist” advertising campaign for a new clothing line after mounting public outcry on social media. The “Team Family Series” advert shows a family posing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong high-speed rail link hit by another setback as water leaks into signalling system
The trial run of Hong Kong’s HK$84.4 billion cross-border high-speed rail link has run into its second glitch in less than two months. A section of its signalling system was affected by underground water leaks, something rail operator MTR Corporation ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong privacy watchdog has all but given up on investigating data breach complaints
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has all but stopped formally investigating data breach complaints with the number of cases plunging from more than 100 in 2014 to just one last year, a Post analysis shows. Privacy Commissioner Stephen Wong Kai-yi conceded ... ( read original story ...)
First look at Hong Kong police’s anti-riot vehicle with water cannons as shipment from France arrives
The first of three anti-riot vehicles armed with water cannons arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday morning as exclusive pictures taken by the Post revealed the shipment from France at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals. The Mercedes-Benz vehicle, designed for ... ( read original story ...)
Stop Hong Kong’s shipping industry exodus to Singapore by spending reserves on loans and cutting profits tax, advisers say
Hong Kong should cut profits tax by half and provide loans for vessel owners and supporting professionals to lure shipping business back from regional rival Singapore, a task force set up by the government says. In a 34-page report released on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong can take advantage of national funding for innovation and technology, city’s financial secretary says
Hong Kong’s financial secretary has urged local developers to “seize the advantage” of strong Beijing support to advance in innovation and technology, after President Xi Jinping directed state agencies to give the city’s scientists greater access ... ( read original story ...)
Top Philippine diplomat in Hong Kong Antonio Morales backs calls to raise minimum wage of city’s domestic helpers
While Hong Kong has opened its doors to domestic helpers from the Philippines, Indonesia and other countries for many years, it was only about two years ago that some mainland Chinese cities followed suit. Gulf News reported that Filipino teachers would ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing police ‘edited’ video to mislead public over Hong Kong reporter’s arrest, journalist association says
The Hong Kong Journalists Association slammed mainland Chinese authorities ... The incident came four days after i-Cable News journalist Chan Ho-fai was kicked and beaten by two men in China’s southwestern Sichuan province while reporting on the 10th ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to reach decision by November on lifting Japanese food import ban over Fukushima disaster
On Saturday Japanese news agency Kyodo reported that Lam told visiting members of the Japan-Hong Kong Parliamentarian League earlier this month that she was exploring measures to scrap food import restrictions. It also stated that Lam hoped to make the ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t be demoralised by Occupy failure – change gonna come, acclaimed Korean news anchor tells Hong Kong
Hongkongers should not be demoralised by the failure of the 2014 “umbrella movement” but continue to fight for democracy, according to one of South Korea’s most acclaimed news anchors whose investigative reporting led to the downfall of the country ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong children expose their identities, thoughts and flesh to millions of strangers on popular iPhone app Tik Tok, Post finds
Hundreds of Hong Kong children, some as young as nine, are exposing their identities, innermost thoughts and even flesh to millions of strangers on the world’s most popular iPhone app, an investigation by the Post has found. Tik Tok, a fast-growing ... ( read original story ...)