Tropical Cyclone Toraji: Hong Kong raises T3 typhoon signal
[HKFP] - 11/13/2024
Hong Kong has issued its T3 typhoon warning for the second time within a week as Tropical Cyclone Toraji approached the territory, bringing occasional strong winds and showers. The Strong Wind Signal, No. 3 was raised at 2.40 pm on Wednesday as Toraji’s outer rainbands began to affect Hong Kong, (…)
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong court rejects delay in legal aid as reason for suspending activist’s challenge against planned tech hub
A Hong Kong activist’s bid to pause a legal challenge launched against a planned tech hub because he had yet to (…)
[HKFP] - 12/11/2024
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
Hong Kong policeman jailed for 6 months, fined for drink-driving after high-speed chase
Keung Kei-kit, 26, drove colleagues to work without a licence on five occasions and was drunk while being pursued in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 12/11/2024
T3 to be issued 2.40pm as Toraji is expected to weaken
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) says it will issue a T3 storm signal at 2.40pm on Wednesday, and will have to wait (…)
[RTHK] - 13/11/2024
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
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
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
Hong Kong press group chief Selina Cheng sues Wall Street Journal over ‘unlawful dismissal’
Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) chairperson Selina Cheng has sued her former employer The Wall Street (…)
[HKFP] - 12/11/2024
Operation Santa Claus: charity interpreting for deaf Hongkongers aims to offer mental support
Silence aims to provide counselling, mental health talks, museum visits and forest outings for its beneficiaries (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
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
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