Up-and-coming director earns nod at top film awards in Taiwan for his socially conscious drama about family trauma and student suicides.
Hong Kong customs arrests 4, seizes more than HK$30 million worth of drugs after finding liquid cocaine hidden in fake bottles of alcohol
Officers find HK$15 million worth of suspected liquid cocaine hidden in fake bottles of alcohol on woman arriving from North America.
Operation Santa Claus: Hong Kong centre helps ethnic minority children with special needs get on track
Zubin Mahtani Gidumal Foundation’s centre for ethnic minority children offers free therapy sessions to youngsters with special needs, as well as guidance for parents.
Hong Kong primary school pupils may not need to sit written tests, exams in new humanities subject, education minister says
Education minister Christine Choi says authorities considering proposal to assess pupils through quizzes or pictures in new humanities course to boost patriotism 'Teachers can observe students' ...
What Hong Kong must do to prepare for years of weaker growth in mainland China
If so, it is incumbent on the Hong Kong government to prepare for the possibility that the Chinese economy does not grow at the projected 5-6 per cent over the next decade or so, but at a more ...
Hong Kong announces mandatory course on ‘patriotism’ for primary students
Hong Kong's Education Bureau has unveiled a new mandatory humanities subject for primary school pupils that emphasizes “patriotic education.” Learning patriotism: The new comprehensive humanities ...
Hong Kong to restructure primary education to make it more ‘patriotic’
New curriculum from 2025 part of push to create sense of national identity among schoolchildren ...
Harvey Nichols to vacate Landmark mall in Hong Kong’s Central after nearly 2 decades amid weak spending by locals, Chinese tourists
The luxury retailer will close its doors in March, after giving up its lease for 60,000 sq ft of space in the upscale mall, according to owner Dickson Concepts Based on the average rent in the mall, ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, as Hong Kong retreats on selling of property shares
Shares are mixed in Asia, with Hong Kong retreating on selling of property shares following recent gains. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices slipped.
Veteran Hong Kong gynaecologist struck off for 6 months after telling pregnant woman she could have abortion if fetus’ sex was undesired
Gynaecologist Chau Wing offered woman treatments to improve chances of conceiving boy, including how to improve sperm countBut woman gave birth to twin girls instead in ‘totally unexpected’ turn, whic ...
Hong Kong police arrest 3 mainland Chinese visitors over 2 robberies ‘as they try to flee city’
Source says trio stopped at border checkpoints, after officers pored over hours of camera footage to identify suspects from two separate robberies in same car park First incident involved victim being ...
Third medical school for Hong Kong: a boost for biomedical hub ambitions, but will it ease shortage of doctors?
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology sparks debate with plan for US-style graduate medical programmeAnother medical school may boost number of doctors, but impact may be limited if it also ...
Hong Kong is all set to host Asia’s first edition of a US pop culture festival
The pop culture festival, ComplexCon, will take place in Hong Kong in 2024. The upcoming Hong Kong event will be the first non-US edition.
Hong Kong police investigate crash involving minibus driver, 73, who died after vehicle slammed into wall
Police say driver of green-top minibus appeared to faint, slumping over wheel before vehicle collided with wall at junction in Tai Po He was taken to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, but died ...