Hong Kong’s Paul Chan calls for more prudent management of public finances
[South China Morning Post] - 12/15/2024
Finance chief says local economy is undergoing structural adjustment as he launches public consultation for next year’s budget.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong sees coldest day so far this winter
Temperatures struggled to reach 15 degrees Celsius across much of the city on Sunday morning, as the observatory (…)
[RTHK] - 15/12/2024
Girl, 11, rushed to hospital in Hong Kong after falling from third-storey flat
Girl was playing in flat at Regent Palisades in Pok Fu Lam when she fell out of window, police say.
[South China Morning Post] - 15/12/2024
'Lack of awareness leading to migrant worker abuse'
Domestic worker groups on Sunday warned that a lack of knowledge on rights and legal protections is leading to some (…)
[RTHK] - 15/12/2024
CE takes festive walkabout in Central and Wan Chai
Chief Executive John Lee greeted members of the public in Central and Wan Chai on Sunday evening, a day after (…)
[RTHK] - 15/12/2024
Hong Kong could be first to get Swiss start-up’s drug for diabetic eye disease
Oculis’ OCS-01 eye drops, currently in phase 3 trials for diabetic macular edema, can be an alternative to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/12/2024
When a ferry crashed into a Hong Kong typhoon shelter, killing 3 – from the SCMP archive
35 years ago, a catamaran ferry crashed at full speed into the Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelter, killing three and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/12/2024
Hong Kong’s third runway: Game-changer or HK$140 billion white elephant?
The third runway system, the latest expensive adornment to Hong Kong International Airport, came into full-time (…)
[HKFP] - 15/12/2024
Hong Kong NGO warns of pupil suicide rise after logging 10 cases amid term start
NGO says tally marks rise from six logged from mid-August to September of 2023, as authorities report drop in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 15/12/2024
Hongkonger arrested in connection with 30 cases of car theft and break-ins
Police say man used master key and emergency window breaker, with HK$66,000 worth of valuables stolen.
[South China Morning Post] - 15/12/2024
Hong Kong man, 69, dies during hike along popular Sai Kung beach
Authorities receive report at 4.30pm that man had collapsed and was unconscious near Tung Wan at Tai Long Wan beach.
[South China Morning Post] - 15/12/2024
Woman bailed after model panda goes missing
A woman has been bailed after she allegedly stole a sculpted model panda from a Kwun Tong public display on (…)
[RTHK] - 15/12/2024