Cigarette smuggling activities in Hong Kong surpass pre-pandemic levels: customs
[South China Morning Post] - 12/21/2024
Between January and November, authorities cracked 19,459 cases involving black market cigarettes, representing a 65 per cent increase over the total for all of last year.
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In 2004, schoolboys and rail buffs flocked to the inauguration of the HK$10 billion Ma On Shan railway.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
Supporters who coughed up HK$7,000 each to meet their heroes left angry and disappointed after being stopped from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
SPCA and Team for Animals in Lantau South say harsher penalties are needed to deter criminals after former Miss Hong (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
After 25 years of Chinese rule, Macau’s civil society has entered ‘a bitter winter’
By Holmes Chan A decade ago, the elegant cobblestone streets of Macau’s Tap Seac Square were jam-packed with people (…)
[HKFP] - 21/12/2024
Local offshoot of Midnight Runners has grown to 1,000 members, reflecting residents’ post-pandemic desire for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
Hong Kong gov’t has no business in show business – especially when times are tight
What, I wonder, is a mega event? This question arises from a Legislative Council answer provided by our newly minted (…)
[HKFP] - 21/12/2024
Winter solstice drives Hongkongers to spend more
Hongkongers appeared to be more generous with their spending as they prepared for winter solstice gatherings on (…)
[RTHK] - 21/12/2024
US President Biden authorises US$571 million in military aid to Taiwan
US President Joe Biden on Friday approved US$571.3 million in defence assistance for Taiwan, the White House said, (…)
[HKFP] - 21/12/2024
The 214 victims, aged between 17 and 78, suffered losses of HK$289 million, police say.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
Paediatrician warns of 'severe' flu season
A paediatrician on Saturday has urged the public not to lower their guard this flu season, urging Hongkongers to get (…)
[RTHK] - 21/12/2024
Mercury expected to fall even lower in the New Territories, Observatory says.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
