Govt mulls ways to crack down on fake accountants
[RTHK] - 10/23/2024
Officials on Wednesday said they are looking at ways to crack down on unlicensed accountants in the city by revising auditing standards, with lawmakers saying the measure will help maintain Hong Kong's status as a global financial hub. The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (…)
In Hong Kong newspapers
China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi to hold first formal talks in 5 years in Russia
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first bilateral meeting in five (…)
[HKFP] - 23/10/2024
Regal Oriental Hotel to become a youth hostel
The government on Wednesday gave the green light for the Regal Oriental Hotel in Kowloon City to be partially (…)
[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
Body of sailor found 10 metres underwater in Hong Kong after 2-day search and rescue operation
Sailor, 24, fell into sea at around 12.30pm on Monday after helping to secure docked ship at fill bank in Tuen Mun.
[South China Morning Post] - 23/10/2024
Event organisers asked to make use of cruise terminal
Culture and tourism minister Kevin Yeung on Wednesday said the authorities will continue to work on getting event (…)
[RTHK] - 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
McDonald’s in Hong Kong not affected by E coli outbreak linked to burgers in US, firm says
Company says ‘issue does not impact McDonald’s operations in Hong Kong in any way’.
[South China Morning Post] - 23/10/2024
Denial of early release from prison ‘unfair,’ Hong Kong man argues in first legal challenge of new security law
The first person denied early release from jail under Hong Kong’s new security law has argued in court that the (…)
[HKFP] - 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
Former govt minister Michael Suen dies aged 80
Former education and housing secretary Michael Suen, who was best known for his measures to combat a housing crisis (…)
[RTHK] - 23/10/2024
Restrictions on Hong Kong civil servants’ access to WhatsApp, WeChat on work computers to take effect this month
New restrictions barring the use of cloud storage and instant messaging services including WhatsApp Web, WeChat, and (…)
[HKFP] - 23/10/2024