Hong Kong inmate denied early release under security law ‘treated unfairly’, court told
[South China Morning Post] - 10/22/2024
Adam Ma’s lawyers argue in court that Correctional Services Department failed to provide timely reasons in support of decision.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Landlords of Hong Kong’s subdivided flats must renew registration every 5 years
Housing chief Winnie Ho lays out procedures for homes to be turned into ‘regulated new product’, including one- to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
'Lack of care led to sports association data breach'
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) on Tuesday accused the South China Athletic (…)
[RTHK] - 22/10/2024
AI, geopolitics, climate risk and private credit on bankers’ minds at HKMA’s global summit
‘We want to discuss how to navigate these changes and build resilience within the institutions to withstand any (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
China to extend deal with Vatican on bishop appointments for 4 more years
China said Tuesday it had agreed to extend for four years a deal with the Vatican concerning the appointment of (…)
[HKFP] - 22/10/2024
Hong Kong property market sees price increases as confidence returns, sales surge
Chinachem Group, the developer of Echo House, has raised the price of the second batch of 50 flats by about 4 per (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
Fresh bid to draw tourists to shopping malls
The Travel Industry Council (TIC) on Tuesday announced a new programme to arrange in-depth tours for tourists at (…)
[RTHK] - 22/10/2024
Top bid for Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year Fair stall drops 17%, vendors cite weak economy
Highest bid for prime spot at Victoria Park stood at HK$182,000, down from HK$220,000 previously.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
Hongkonger loses appeal bid against conviction, 6-year jail term for trying to take officer’s gun during 2019 protest
A Hong Kong court has rejected a man’s attempt to appeal his conviction and six-year prison term for attempting to (…)
[HKFP] - 22/10/2024
Hong Kong religious group sells US$14 million in property as home market perks up
Jehovah’s Witnesses group has sold 16 units in Tseung Kwan O since July – 11 of them after banks cut interest rates (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
Tally of Hong Kong monkey deaths reaches 12 as experts call for biosecurity review
Authorities say a De Brazza’s monkey at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens has died after undergoing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/10/2024
Hong Kong labour chief says poverty line ‘inadequate’ at reflecting inequality as NGOs urge return of threshold
Hong Kong’s labour minister has said using a poverty line to measure inequality was “inadequate,” after pausing the (…)
[HKFP] - 22/10/2024