Hong Kong tourist arrivals likely to fall short of 46 million target, long-haul focus next year
[South China Morning Post] - 11/15/2024
Arrivals jump 37 per cent in the first 10 months of this year to 36.7 million, executive director of Tourism Board reveals.
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Hong Kong child protection group logs spike in calls from professionals working with minors
Against Child Abuse says social workers, medical staff and teachers among those that made about 180 hotline calls, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 14/11/2024
Hong Kong gov’t may seek longer jail terms in bomb plot case after sentences ranging from almost 6 to almost 24 years
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DoJ) may seek longer sentences in a bomb plot case which was the first to be (…)
[HKFP] - 15/11/2024
Sha Tin’s future a family affair as Hong Kong Jockey Club looks to next generation of fans
Developments at track geared towards ensuring facility appeals to younger audience should under 18s be allowed to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
China reels from deadly Zhuhai car attack, Trump’s Taiwan demands: SCMP’s 7 highlights
From Chinese firms eyeing Malaysia to Hong Kong jailing a man for raping a domestic helper, here are highlights from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Manulife executive in Hong Kong slams employer for ‘clinically dumb’ policies in autism cases
Damien Green, chairman of Manulife Financial Asia, is ‘sad and frustrated’ by insurers’ treatment of autistic (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 14/11/2024
5 Hong Kong men arrested over using electric bicycles and scooters
Five Hong Kong men have been arrested over allegedly driving electric bicycles and scooters on the road illegally. (…)
[HKFP] - 15/11/2024
Would cooling-off period stop Hongkongers from being burned by beauty, fitness hard sell?
Customers of failed fitness chain Physical say they prepaid large amounts for services to be used over many years.
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Hong Kong consumer watchdog receives 529 complaints in 10 months from disgruntled concertgoers
Denial of refunds, unclear arrangements for meeting performers and obstructed views among cases received by Consumer (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Accept people's takeout containers, eateries told
The Consumer Council on Friday called for greater acceptance by the catering trade of customers' own containers when (…)
[RTHK] - 15/11/2024
10-metre tree falls onto 3 vehicles on busy Hong Kong road, disrupting traffic for 3 hours
Taxi, car and school bus hit by spider tree crashing down onto Prince Edward Road West, but no injuries reported.
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024
Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China travellers can use ‘document-free’ channels from November 20
Residents can cross borders at Shenzhen Bay and Zhuhai’s Gongbei checkpoints under pilot scheme to fast-track (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/11/2024