Real Madrid fans who paid thousands to meet players furious after Hong Kong event chaos
[South China Morning Post] - 12/21/2024
Supporters who coughed up HK$7,000 each to meet their heroes left angry and disappointed after being stopped from doing so.
In Hong Kong newspapers
'Voluntary reporting of illegal structure not amnesty'
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said on Saturday that a proposal to bring back the mechanism for voluntary (…)
[RTHK] - 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
Innocent Mutanga on bringing ‘African solutions’ to Hong Kong issues and why empowerment is key to equality
Innocent Mutanga only had a few books, some money and clothes when he fled from Zimbabwe to Hong Kong in 2013 to (…)
[HKFP] - 21/12/2024
Confetti gun salutes first train to run on Hong Kong’s Ma On Shan line – from SCMP archive
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
Kai Tak Sports Park will revitalise its neighbourhood. Just watch
Years after its iconic airport closed, the new stadium and community spaces will bring buzz and a renewed sense of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
Hong Kong will not restore land-sale scheme axed in 2013, official says
Mechanism allowed developers to apply for sites listed by the government and offer a minimum price, triggering a (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
Hong Kong animal charities call for stricter penalties for dog poisoning
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
Temperatures in Hong Kong to drop to 12 degrees Celsius on Sunday
Mercury expected to fall even lower in the New Territories, Observatory says.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
Guangdong fossil find just one of several discoveries by Hong Kong rocks fan
Erik Yip, who found six fossilised dinosaur eggs in Guangdong last month, says he has made similar discoveries in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
Running club attracts Hongkongers seeking fitness, friends and sometimes love
Local offshoot of Midnight Runners has grown to 1,000 members, reflecting residents’ post-pandemic desire for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024
30,000 village homes inspected in Hong Kong have illegal structures: minister
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says tackling unauthorised additions must be done in stages.
[South China Morning Post] - 21/12/2024