'50 percent more tourists to join mega events in 2025'
[RTHK] - 11/19/2024
The government on Tuesday said it expects mega events in the first half of next year to attract 840,000 tourists, a 50 percent rise when compared with the same period this year. At a press conference, officials said there will be more than 90 mega events in the first half of 2025, including (…)
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Over 1,400 days since their arrests, 45 Hong Kong democrats face sentencing in landmark subversion case
Forty-five Hong Kong pro-democracy figures face sentencing on Tuesday in the city’s largest national security case (…)
[HKFP] - 19/11/2024
Subversion case sentencing shows severity: Chris Tang
Secretary for Security Chris Tang said the sentences handed down on Tuesday in the city's largest national security (…)
[RTHK] - 19/11/2024
Seven years or more for three 'active participants'
Three of the defendants in Hong Kong's largest national security trial to date received the heaviest sentences among (…)
[RTHK] - 19/11/2024
HK face Mauritius, set sights on third straight win
Hong Kong will be looking to record their third straight victory under newly-appointed head coach Ashley Westwood as (…)
[RTHK] - 19/11/2024
'Govt to carefully review bus fare increase requests'
Transport Secretary Lam Sai-hung on Tuesday said the government will carefully review fare increase requests from (…)
[RTHK] - 19/11/2024
Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng urges Hong Kong to be ‘self-assertive’ on 3 paths to reform
State leader says city should deepen financial reforms, expand cooperation and opening up and dovetail with national (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 19/11/2024
Bus operators want 6.5 to 9.5pc fare hikes: Govt
The government said three franchised bus operators have asked for fare hikes of between 6.5 and 9.5 percent. In (…)
[RTHK] - 18/11/2024
Commodities may add to Connect scheme as China signals support for Hong Kong’s role
Commodities will be added to the stocks, bonds, options and wealth management products that are currently tradeable (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 19/11/2024
Cathay Pacific staff to get 3.8 percent pay rises
Cathay Pacific on Tuesday announced that its employees will see average salary increases of 3.8 percent next year. (…)
[RTHK] - 19/11/2024
Nearly 94% of Hong Kong children in inadequate housing have spinal issues, survey finds
More than 90 per cent of children living in inadequate housing have experienced spinal health issues, an (…)
[HKFP] - 19/11/2024
Sentences based both on NSL and common law, court says
The High Court says the prison sentences it handed out on Tuesday in Hong Kong’s largest national security case so (…)
[RTHK] - 19/11/2024