Fraudster claims to be Hong Kong deputy police chief demanding pay-off as scammers grow more brazen
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Criminal tactics evolving, force says, as it reveals 734 reports of scammers posing as officers in first nine months of year, an increase of 8.1 per cent.
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HK windsurfers win big at open championships
Windsurfer Mui Ma on Monday overcame Britain's two-time Olympic bronze medallist Emma Wilson to win the iQFOiL (…)
[RTHK] - 11/11/2024
Hong Kong, China stocks weaken as Beijing policy move disappoints amid tariff worries
Sentiment suffers with prospect of tariffs, slower global growth, rising inflation and potentially fewer Fed rate (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Hong Kong couple jailed for 9 months for ‘disrespectful’ disposal of 2 infants’ corpses
Magistrate says pair ‘disrespectful’ of the dead, adding their actions had obstructed further investigation into (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Swedish businessman jailed for 7 years for raping domestic helper in Hong Kong flat
Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, 36, was earlier found guilty of two charges in connection with sexually assaulting his helper (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Warden at Hong Kong care home for mentally disabled charged with rape, sexual assault of residents
A warden at a care home for the disabled has been charged over the rape and sexual assault of two residents. (…)
[HKFP] - 11/11/2024
Hong Kong needs credible fertility policies, not baby photos in offices
A lawmaker’s suggestion that government offices put up photos of babies has gained attention, but there are (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
'Step up training on use of cage lifts in emergencies'
A concern group for industrial accident victims on Monday stressed it is crucial to step up workers' training on the (…)
[RTHK] - 11/11/2024
Why didn’t Hong Kong set stricter rules to wipe out its notorious shoebox flats?
Setting a larger minimum size for subdivided flats would have meant delays in supplying homes to those affected, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
1 in 3 Hongkongers want to move abroad despite city’s improved liveability: poll
Chinese University of Hong Kong says result mirrors last year’s findings.
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
Lui Che-woo, Hong Kong property and casino magnate of K.Wah, Galaxy dies at age 95
Lui, the chairman of the K. Wah Group of companies, passed away peacefully, according to separate filings to the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 11/11/2024
EOC not doing enough in discrimination cases: Unison
A group advocating racial equality said on Monday that an incident in which a woman was denied service in a (…)
[RTHK] - 11/11/2024