Operation Santa Claus: charity interpreting for deaf Hongkongers aims to offer mental support
[South China Morning Post] - 11/13/2024
Silence aims to provide counselling, mental health talks, museum visits and forest outings for its beneficiaries next year.
In Hong Kong newspapers
About 90% of Hongkongers in favour of prioritising local renewable energy, survey finds
Survey by Greenpeace Hong Kong and Baptist University shows most respondents oppose importing electricity from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
University in Hong Kong recruits 100 overseas, mainland Chinese academics in 2-year drive
One new recruit at University of Science and Technology points to Hong Kong’s fairer gender opportunities and more (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/11/2024
Beijing condemns UK for ‘interfering’ in Jimmy Lai trial after British foreign minister David Lammy meets Lai’s son
Beijing has condemned the UK for interfering the case of detained pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai after the British (…)
[HKFP] - 13/11/2024
Fourth work death in week spurs Hong Kong labour rights groups to call for change
They say four fatal work-related accidents a consequence of issues such as substandard safety measures and lenient (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/11/2024
Hongkonger charged with sedition under Article 23 security law over social media posts
A 57-year-old man has been charged under Hong Kong’s homegrown security law, known as Article 23, over allegedly (…)
[HKFP] - 13/11/2024
Hong Kong urged to fully exploit potential of islands and coastline for tourism
District councillor and trade union representative suggest easing regulations so industry can provide better (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
Everyone's a hero as Operation Santa Claus kicks off
Everyone is encouraged to become a hero of goodwill as Operation Santa Claus 2024 kicked off on Tuesday. (…)
[RTHK] - 12/11/2024
Wild boar runs into motorcycle in Hong Kong, injuring rider and passenger
Incident occurred at Kowloon-bound lane of Clear Water Bay Road in Sai Kung just after 3am on Wednesday.
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
2 Hong Kong bus firms seek fare increases of up to nearly 10% amid sluggish economy
KMB has applied to raise fares by 6.5 per cent, while Citybus is seeking an increase of about 10 per cent for most (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/11/2024
Mainland China tech giant Baidu applies to launch autonomous vehicle trials in Hong Kong
Baidu, which operates driverless taxis across the border in Wuhan, wants to test autonomous vehicles at Hong Kong (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/11/2024
35 killed, dozens wounded after car rams into crowd outside sports centre in southern Chinese city
Thirty-five people were killed and 43 wounded when a car ploughed into people exercising around a sports centre in (…)
[HKFP] - 12/11/2024