China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi to hold first formal talks in 5 years in Russia
[HKFP] - 10/23/2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first bilateral meeting in five years Wednesday, Indian officials said, days after their countries reached a deal on their contested border. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the three-day BRICS (…)
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong social service organisations face staffing shortages, declining donations, study finds
Social service groups in Hong Kong are facing human resources and fundraising challenges in the post-pandemic era, a (…)
[HKFP] - 23/10/2024
More workers, funding needed for social services
A council that represents non-governmental social services organisations on Wednesday said most groups they spoke to (…)
[RTHK] - 23/10/2024
Suspected liquid cocaine found in 16 red wine bottles
A 34-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman remain in police detention, after Narcotics Bureau officers on Tuesday (…)
[RTHK] - 23/10/2024
Hong Kong welcomes 144,000 visitors under expanded solo traveller scheme in third quarter
Number of inbound visitors from 10 mainland cities increases 16.3 per cent year on year between July and September, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 23/10/2024
'No bid splitting for the govt's Youth Post hostel'
The government on Wednesday said it does not plan to split the bidding for its proposed youth hostel and cultural (…)
[RTHK] - 23/10/2024
Over 100,000 Hong Kong households eye subsidised homes in revamped scheme
Preliminary figures show about 14 households competing for each flat, compared with 18 last year.
[South China Morning Post] - 23/10/2024
Import of 29,000 workers approved in the past year
The government said on Wednesday that officials have approved applications for nearly 29,000 imported workers in the (…)
[RTHK] - 23/10/2024
Ex-editor of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News Patrick Lam seeks to overturn sedition conviction
The former acting chief editor of independent Hong Kong media outlet Stand News is seeking to overturn his (…)
[HKFP] - 23/10/2024
2 human traffickers plead guilty after tricking 5 Hongkongers into forced labour overseas
Two victims taken to Sihanoukville in Cambodia while other three transported to KK Park in Myanmar, where they were (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 23/10/2024
Mainland visitors up after solo travel scheme expanded
The government on Wednesday said Hong Kong saw a 16-percent jump in visitors from ten mainland cities in the third (…)
[RTHK] - 23/10/2024
Over 8,000 cruise passengers invited to Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival in tourism tie-in
Invitation to visitors from over 30 jurisdictions marks biggest collaboration between Tourism Board and cruise sector.
[South China Morning Post] - 23/10/2024