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A sex-abuse victim whose case led to a judicial rebuke of Hong Kong’s failure to outlaw forced labour has said she is appalled by the government’s decision to appeal the landmark ruling. In April, a ... ( read original story ...)

Eyebrows furrowed in careful concentration as he chisels images and Chinese characters onto mahjong tiles, 70-year-old Cheung Shun-king is one of the last craftsmen of his kind in Hong Kong. Hand ... ( read original story ...)

Secretary for Security Chris Tang showcases new isolation facility in Kai Tak, says he hopes coronavirus patients can find ‘a little sweetness in the bitterness’. ( read original story ...)

Medical source says over 30 additional important malaria cases detected after authorities test nearly 100 arrivals from Africa Government health experts, meanwhile, call inoculation rate for toddlers ... ( read original story ...)

Chi Kee Sawmill & Timber, Hong Kong’s last operating sawmill, has been processing timber in the city for 75 years. Soon the family-run factory near the territory's border with mainland China might be ... ( read original story ...)

While Happy Cake Shop in Wan Chai has closed, nearby on Queen's Road East and side streets can be found more bakeries than you can shake a French stick at Eric Kayser has two French bakeries, then ... ( read original story ...)

Official count shows 1,581 sleeping rough, with a big jump in the number of homeless women Housing issues such as the lack of subsidised rental flats need addressing, concern groups say Hongkonger To ... ( read original story ...)

AMTD Digital’s eye-popping stock gains have left people from Hong Kong to New York baffled. Before this week, you probably had never heard of AMTD Digital Inc., the firm that got so big that its ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong boy band Mirror has pulled out of Japan’s Summer Sonic festival, organizers confirmed, while investigations continue into last week’s horrific incident that severely injured two dancers on ... ( read original story ...)

Pro-Beijing lawmaker Eunice Yung has taken out a newspaper advertisement to announce that she is severing ties with her pro-democracy father-in-law. Her declaration came two days after the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Two inbound travelers with malaria have died in Hong Kong as the city faces a rare spike in the mosquito-borne infectious disease. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong may announce a reduction in the amount of time international travelers need to spend in mandatory hotel quarantine as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, with ... ( read original story ...)

Health authorities held an emergency meeting on Thursday after determining a 52-year-old man who died during hotel quarantine in Hong Kong was among 30 cases of malaria recently imported from Africa. ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong court has adjourned the date of handing down its verdict for eight people facing rioting charges after one defendant tested positive for Covid-19. The eight, aged 20 to 62, stand accused ... ( read original story ...)