Food recycling surges at Hong Kong estates even without waste-charging scheme
[South China Morning Post] - 12/14/2024
Asked if shelved waste-charging scheme will be relaunched, environment chief says tools ‘we use are actually secondary’.
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Hong Kong’s US-dollar peg gets emphatic defence from HKMA CEO
Speculation about ending the peg reflects ‘misconceptions due to a lack of understanding’, says head of de facto (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
'Arts and culture to be included in housing plan'
Senior leadership at the West Kowloon arts hub on Thursday said they would retain some managing rights of its (…)
[RTHK] - 9/01/2025
Hong Kong’s Ming Pao rebuts government accusation of ‘biased’ report on cybersecurity bill
Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper has defended its journalism after the government described one of its reports on a (…)
[HKFP] - 9/01/2025
Customs ramping up battle against space oil drug
The new commissioner of customs and excise, Chan Tsz-tat, said officers are dedicated to enhancing measures to (…)
[RTHK] - 10/01/2025
Hongkongers report tremors after quake near Shanwei
The Observatory (HKO) on Friday said a 4.2 magnitude earthquake stuck the sea south of Guangdong. The forecaster (…)
[RTHK] - 10/01/2025
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai tells court some trade embargoes ‘reasonable’
But former media boss calls China ‘bully’ for slapping duties on Australian exports during row, prompting judge to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Hong Kong firefighters dismantle illegal filling station and arrest 3
Licensed container truck and large quantity of refuelling equipment also found during operation on Ma Sik Road.
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Hong Kong urged to issue more bonds and dip into reserves to tackle deficit
University of Hong Kong’s Business School says government can afford to issue more bonds and ‘moderately’ reduce (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025
Driver killed in Kowloon Bay taxi crash
A taxi driver was killed in a crash in Kowloon Bay this morning. Police received a call at around 5am that a taxi (…)
[RTHK] - 10/01/2025
Hong Kong health officials take aim at schools not joining flu jab drive
Official urges members of the public to get vaccinated as surveillance data shows Hong Kong has entered the flu season.
[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Hong Kong to end pilot plastic recycling scheme as Green@Community expands
‘Centralised Waste Plastics Collection’ pilot programme will end on January 19 as recycling habits in the city have (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 9/01/2025