US health expert backs Hong Kong plan to adopt the American model for third medical school
[South China Morning Post] - 11/13/2024
Professor Victor Dzau cites successful examples in Singapore, such as the Duke-NUS medical school which he helped establish.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong judge slams officials for tardiness over legal challenge against tech hub expansion
Legal Aid Department left applicant of judicial review ‘in the dark’ and was too slow in deciding whether it would (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 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
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
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
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
Hong Kong handyman, 57, charged, remanded over allegedly making seditious online posts
Chow Kim-ho suspected of publishing 145 seditious posts on Facebook, Instagram and Threads between March 26 and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
Siobhan Haughey says having pool named after her at SCAA was not even on her ‘bucket list’
The sports club invited former coaches and pupils from her high school to attend the naming ceremony in Causeway Bay.
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
Hong Kong tourism industry eyes ethnic minority recruits to welcome Muslim visitors
China Travel Service among organisations looking for recruits at job fair organised for members of city’s ethnic (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
Hong Kong protester jailed for 33 months for role in 2019 unrest after acquittal overturned
Johnny Lee, 29, pleaded guilty to abetting violence during an intense confrontation between police and demonstrators (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 13/11/2024
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
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