- Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was sympathetic towards frontline “valiant” protesters in 2019 and instructed his now-closed Apple Daily newspaper to produce coverage that facilitated public und…
- The "Budget" just released this year is believed to be the most difficult for Paul Chan since he became Financial Secretary in 2017, because when drafting the Budget, Paul Chan was constrained b…
- Before the new "Budget" was issued today, the market had a wait-and-see attitude towards whether the SAR government would "withdraw the spicy", and the transaction of second-hand properties was …
- 23 pieces of legislation are coming, and U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, Joshua May, recently accepted an interview with Bloomberg, lamenting that Hong Kong's Internet freedom is getting narro…
- The government has earmarked around HK$1.1 billion for tourism bodies to attract visitors to Hong Kong, with monthly pyrotechnic and drone displays, along with a redesigned multimedia show to li…
- According to the government's medium-term budget, the amount of bonds issued in the following three consecutive financial years will be further increased to 135 billion yuan per year, and 95 bil…
- The Law Society suggested in its submission yesterday that the practice of Canada's Information Security Act could be referred to the approach of Canada's Information Security Act to introduce a…
- A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could start as soon as Monday, US President Joe Biden said, in a deal that could include the exchange of dozens of hostages held in Gaza for several hund…
- The 11th Asian Age-Wise Swimming Championships (AFK) won the gold medal in the men's 100m breaststroke in the men's 15-17 age group at the 11th Asian Age-Specific Swimming Championships in the P…
- Customs officials catch 538 people with contraband cigarettes in just 10 days of anti-smuggling Operation Tempest.
- Under pressure from real estate developers, the budget delivered on Wednesday (28th) announced that the spicy measures will be fully withdrawn from now on, and the HKMA immediately issued guidel…
- French President Emmanuel Macron said at the "International Conference on Support for Ukraine" held in Paris on Monday (26th) that Western countries will further increase their financial and wea…
- Article 23 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Government was enacted, and the public consultation period was only one month, which was shorter than when Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa forcibly int…
- Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong’s affairs has reassured businesses that investments and assets will be protected, the head of the city’s largest commerce group has said. Betty Yuen, …
- In addition, Kinmen has also attracted attention because of its special local situation. On February 14, 2024, a Chinese mainland speedboat carrying four people broke into the waters of Kinmen, …
- On the afternoon of February 25, 2024, Shen Yun New York Arts Troupe's fourth performance in Australia culminated in a sold-out performance at the Gold Coast Arts Centre (HOTA) in Australia. A "…
- In November 2019, Polytechnic University protesters were surrounded by police, 19 people were accused of helping others escape from Polytechnic University on charges of "intent to pervert the co…
- The market is waiting for the "Budget" and a number of economic data released this week, and the market sentiment is cautious, but the mainland stock market is doing well, and the Shanghai Compo…
- Barrister Cheung Hiu-wai and law firm "Master" Chan Keung-li were charged with conspiracy to pervert justice for lobbying young Ma Ka-kin to plead guilty to drug trafficking. Chen pleaded guilty…
- Chilly conditions expected on Friday and Saturday, forecaster says as it issues cold weather warning.
- The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (29 February) mounted a joint raid with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Hong Kong Police Force to seize …
- An 80-year-old woman with dementia was admitted to Tai Po 1 Nursing Home in 2022, and was suspected of being grabbed by a female caregiver when changing diapers when she grabbed her leg, and the…
- In the third Republican primary, Trump won 60% of the vote, and Hayley Hayley, who won 40% of the vote, lost three consecutive primaries, and major donors decided to stop funding Trump advisers …
- This year's Hong Kong Sevens is on track to be a sell-out, organisers said on Friday, as the tournament prepares to bid farewell to its home for three decades ahead of a venue move. They said 34…
- U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the same Thursday scheduled a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas to inspect the issue of illegal immigration, …
- Former justice secretary Elsie Leung said safeguarding national security is an on-going constitutional responsibility, and that Hong Kong can enact new laws if new circumstances arise. In an int…
- Bosses at United Christian Hospital on Friday said a patient there died last week after nurses failed to check on him regularly as instructed by a doctor. An 89-year-old man was found dead last …
- Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun on Saturday said workers affected by the liquidation of a construction group could seek help through the government's insolvency fund, a day after Fung…
- An insurance agent and two members of the public were allegedly conspired to defraud the critical illness insurance company of $37.5 million by arranging for a cancer patient to undergo a medica…
- The Hong Kong Government has announced that seven medical institutions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will be included in the "Elderly Health Care Voucher Pilot Scheme in the …
- New Star Travel Co., Ltd. has been closed since last Friday (23rd), and there are opinions questioning whether the Travel Authority has been late in announcing the news after receiving a notice …
- A fall occurred at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Police received a security report at 1:33 a.m. today (25th) that a 22-year-old man surnamed Lau was found lying at the bott…
- The first batch of three domestically produced new vessels under the Government Vessel Subsidy Scheme have arrived in Hong Kong and have been delivered to the new ferry and the Hong Kong and Kow…
- Local real estate stock Sun Hung Kai Properties (0016) announced an interim core net profit of 8.906 billion yuan by the end of 2023, down 5.91% year-on-year, with core earnings per share of 3.0…
- Hong Kong’s first double-decker hydrogen bus made its debut on Sunday, on Citybus’s route 20 between Kai Tak and Cheung Sha Wan. The first bus left Kai Tak’s Muk An Street at 11am, carrying some…
- Yesterday (28th), three bandits broke into the watch shop at Fu Ming Street, Causeway Bay, broke the cabinet with a hammer, looted about 25 watches, and then fled without a trace. The Regional C…
- 47 pro-democracy factions were indicted in the case of "conspiracy to subvert state power"1, and each of them reported to the police station and was detained, and the case has lasted for 3 years…
- Li Kwok-ding, 56, was arrested on Friday evening right after allegedly splashing a 17-year-old girl with warm liquid in Causeway Bay.
- A 41-year-old Portuguese man was accused of being the chairman of the Hong Kong Independence Party, and published 42 posts on six online platforms, calling on Britain and the United States to re…
- The government says it is still looking into a proposed solution to the funding crisis at the West Kowloon arts hub, after a warning that time is running out to keep the lights on. Henry Tang, w…
- In 2018, problems such as cutting steel bars and altering plans were exposed to problems in the MTR Shatin to Central Link project, which caused repeated delays in the project, and it was not of…
- China's top legislature on Tuesday passed an amended state secrets law as it concluded its two-day plenary session in the capital. Members of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (N…
- Financial services minister Christopher Hui on Monday said top Beijing official Xia Baolong highly values Hong Kong's role as an international financial centre. Xia, the director of the Hong Kon…
- Seven people were injured, six of them seriously, in a fire that broke out in a Mong Kok residential building early on Friday morning. Firefighters said one man was unconscious when they found h…
- 【明報專訊】XIA BAOLONG, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO), has arrived in Hong Kong on a tour of inspection and research, hoping to understand Hong Kong's latest situation co…
- Stephenroach, a former senior executive of Da Mo, recently wrote an article in the Financial Times mentioning that "Hong Kong's completion theory" shook the political and business circles, and s…
- A US airman has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington at the weekend in protest over the war in Gaza, the Air Force said on Monday. The shocking act was an…
- Lee Kwok-wing, known to netizens as "Brother Lunch", was accused of organizing a demonstration at the IFC mall in Central in September 2020, violating the "two-person gathering restriction order…
- The police plan to install 2,000 CCTV units this year, saying that in order to deter street violence and serious crime, they will install 15 sets of cameras in Mong Kok next month to test the te…
- The Financial Secretary today (28th) announced the new Budget. Democratic Party Chairman Law Kin-hei pointed out that the budget did not distribute consumption vouchers, nor did it respond to th…
- The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Thursday, buoyed by tech stocks linked to AI, while inflation data and comments from Federal Reserve officials helped shape expectations for the …
- The refuse levy will be implemented on August 1 this year, and the EPD's new Budget estimates that the revenue will reach $1.79 billion next year. According to the authorities, the figures are o…
- Chan Kei-qiu, a 70-year-old activist known as "Chen Bo", was arrested in early October last year and released on bail pending further investigation and required to report to the police on the ev…
- Financial Secretary Paul Chan delivered the second Budget today (28th). The Government proposes to raise the tobacco duty by $0.8 per cigarette and increase the tax rate on other tobacco product…
- Agnes Chow, a former member of Demosisto, who lives in exile in Canada, uploaded a new film on youtube yesterday (26th) to share his experience in prison. This is the first time she has released…
- Cathay Pacific on Monday denied that it doesn't have enough crew, saying it is running at 70 percent of pre-pandemic capacity. It made the comment after an association made up of Cathay Pacific …
- The first phase of the revitalisation of Ka Ping Tat Road Park will commence tomorrow. (URA photo) The Chief Executive Officer of the URA Kowloon City, Nga Sien Wai Road/Ka Ping Tat Road Develop…
- The Environmental Campaign Committee, the Environment and Ecology Bureau and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (2 December) organised a New Energy Bus Experience Day…
- The Hong Kong Police Force announced today (29th) that starting from 10am tomorrow (March 1), the Telephone Voice System Service Scheme for the Report Room will be extended to four other police …
- "I didn't expect that making a new unicorn would be able to ferment so much of a repercussion! Originally, there were less than 5 people living in this village, but almost 200 people came back f…
- One key message repeated throughout meetings was the assurance that the central government will support the city, with more preferential policies on the way.
- Image source: Chen Tongsen on Instagram (independent media report) Former Xianxue ideological and political spokesperson Zhu Huiying was released from prison this morning. Her comrades-in-arms, …
- Last year, the Government took a number of measures to improve and streamline the civil service disciplinary mechanism, including the launch of the Pilot Scheme, which introduced summary discipl…
- The Environmental Protection Department said on Monday that checks on 12,000 restaurants found that more than 10 percent of them had already ditched throwaway plastic products, ahead of a ban th…
- Following the earlier rumors that the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) was reviewing the security of SHEIN's data processing and disclosure of information to the United States, and that …
- With the approach of the Communist Party of China, the struggle within the party has also entered a new stage. Recently, the party media revived the old news that members of the Politburo report…
- Bloomberg quoted sources as pointing out that Ant Group intends to acquire Credit Suisse's investment banking business in the mainland, and the bid is more for the US hedge fund CitadelcuritiesL…
- On February 27, the announcement of the Communist Party of China showed that Wang Yixin, Sun Li, Hu Jianwen, Lei Dongzhu, Zhu Hong, An Jiuxiong, Li Zhizhong, Huang Jiawu, Qin Gang, Feng Jiehong,…
- Internal documents from I-Soon (I-soon), a private Chinese cybersecurity company with close business ties to the Chinese Communist Party, were recently leaked on an overseas GitHub website, and …
- The National Bureau of Statistics announced that in February, the non-manufacturing business activity index was 51.4, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous month, higher than the market exp…
- At nearly 12 noon on Wednesday (28th), a man was robbed of 3.6 million yuan in cash by two men in a pedestrian tunnel in Sheung Shui, and was injured and sent to the hospital. The police replied…
- Hwang Min-hyun, a member of the popular South Korean boy band Nu'est, will enlist in the army on March 21 and will serve in the military as a social service leader after completing basic militar…
- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Thursday said its full-year revenue and profits were the second-best on record in 2023, helped by the growth in investment income as well as de…
- After reviewing the report submitted by CLP at the end of last month and making a number of recommendations to the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs (LegCo) today (26th), CLP ha…
- In May 2023, signs indicating the location of the nearest air defence shelter popped up across Taiwan. These red arrows, many pointing to a basement or a building’s parking lot, are designed to …
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