Temperatures in Hong Kong dip to lowest levels so far this winter at 16 degrees
[South China Morning Post] - 12/8/2024
Observatory attributes cool weather along coast of Guangdong to ‘fresh to strong’ northeast monsoon affecting the area.
In Hong Kong newspapers
How tiny ‘Village Vehicles,’ which cost HK$1 million to own, keep Hong Kong’s outlying Lamma Island moving
Cars, trucks and buses are banned from some of Hong Kong’s outlying islands including Lamma, a haven for those (…)
[HKFP] - 25/12/2024
True Hong Kong service won’t be found in an order-it-yourself app
From QR codes to place an order in restaurants to self-service checkouts, cold tech is taking away the warmth of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
Disruptions, mid-air blunders highlighted the year for Hong Kong aviation
Global Microsoft outage that affected Hong Kong airport in July forced tens of thousands of passengers to check in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
Hong Kong hospital throws party for sick children, offering Christmas hope
Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital organises festivities, offering kids and their parents relief and joy from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
Pyrotechnics show dazzle HK on Christmas Eve
Large crowds flocked to the waterfront promenade along the West Kowloon Cultural District on Tuesday for a (…)
[RTHK] - 24/12/2024
Wild monkey strays onto private housing estate in Hong Kong
Monkey climbs up water pipes at City One Sha Tin, but despite agricultural officers trying to lure it down with (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/12/2024
Chinese workers saved from ‘slave-like conditions’ at BYD electric car site in Brazil
More than 160 Chinese workers have been saved from “slave-like conditions” in Brazil, where they had been building (…)
[HKFP] - 25/12/2024
Beijing lashes out at Western criticism of Hong Kong bounties for 6 activists
Beijing urges US, UK, EU and Canada to ‘immediately stop making groundless accusations and interfering in the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
Call for Hong Kong to subsidise smart trackers for dementia sufferers
Technology can prove invaluable in helping to locate residents with the condition who have gone missing, experts and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
Govt to do more to promote mediation: Paul Lam
Justice Secretary Paul Lam on Wednesday said the government is setting an example by including mediation clauses in (…)
[RTHK] - 25/12/2024
Hong Kong logs 1 million arrivals, but half are residents heading home for Christmas
Arrival number is 300,000 more than last year, but about 50 per cent are residents returning to city.
[South China Morning Post] - 24/12/2024