National Games test events to begin this month
[RTHK] - 11/13/2024
Test events for next year's National Games will get underway in Hong Kong this month, a government official said on Wednesday. Hong Kong will co-host the Games for the first time next November, alongside Guangdong and Macau. The eight competitive events to take place in the SAR are fencing, (…)
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Developers free to make own decisions, John Lee says after Beijing official urges tycoons to take part in gov’t projects
Hong Kong property developers are free to make their own decisions, leader John Lee has said after a top Beijing (…)
[HKFP] - 12/11/2024
35 killed, dozens wounded after car rams into crowd outside sports centre in southern Chinese city
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[HKFP] - 12/11/2024
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
KMB, Citybus seek fare increases
Bus company KMB has applied to put fares up by 6.5 percent while Citybus is seeking increases of nearly 10 percent, (…)
[RTHK] - 13/11/2024
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
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
Only 35% of Hongkongers trust the gov’t to lead fight against climate crisis, study finds
Only around a third of Hongkongers have said they trust the government to lead the fight against the climate crisis, (…)
[HKFP] - 13/11/2024
Everyone's a hero as Operation Santa Claus kicks off
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[RTHK] - 12/11/2024
Hong Kong can woo South American companies with sourcing expertise, tech support: experts
City leader departs for Peru to join Apec summit, says there is ‘significant room’ for Hong Kong and South America (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
Operation Santa Claus: groups for ethnic minority elderly, special needs children to benefit
This year’s campaign, themed ‘Everyday Heroes’, will target vulnerable groups such as those with disabilities and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/11/2024
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