Hong Kong may drop plan to use hydrogen-powered light rail trains: lawmakers
[South China Morning Post] - 12/22/2024
MTR Corp faces double whammy of restrictive safety rules and need to adapt light rail platforms, pair of lawmakers say.
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Hong Kong’s new culture minister must get her priorities right
Expectations are high. Addressing the lack of appropriately sized venues is essential to realising city’s hopes of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/12/2024
Man, 70, drowns while swimming at Hong Kong’s Butterfly Beach
Lifeguard calls police after man pulled from the sea on Sunday afternoon.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/12/2024
Hong Kong may drop plan to use hydrogen-powered light rail trains: lawmakers
MTR Corp faces double whammy of restrictive safety rules and need to adapt light rail platforms, pair of lawmakers say.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/12/2024
Hong Kong travellers opt for short-haul holiday season deals in snowy locales
Agencies report 30 per cent jump in bookings for Christmas and New Year tours, but demand for long-haul trips (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/12/2024
Some minor works could be exempted in future: Linn
Development minister Bernadette Linn said she expects at least a third of the 36,000 illegal housing structures (…)
[RTHK] - 22/12/2024
Heritage under threat: The Hong Kong fish farmers set to lose their way of life to the Northern Metropolis development
From a plot of land that she has occupied for 38 years while farming fish in Hong Kong’s San Tin area, Lai Kam-dai (…)
[HKFP] - 22/12/2024
A Hong Kong AI model proves more accurate than doctors in diagnosing eye conditions
The open-source VisionFM model from the Chinese University of Hong Kong is comparable to doctors at diagnosing (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/12/2024
Crowds throng at busy Hong Kong airport as residents depart for holidays
Passengers arrive early to avoid rush, but waiting time between security checks and departure gates still long, at (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/12/2024
Man arrested for alleged burglary, attempted break-in
Police announced on Sunday that they have arrested and charged a 46-year-old man on suspicion of burglary and (…)
[RTHK] - 22/12/2024
As UK aims to reset China ties, Beijing’s plan to move its embassy could prove sticking point
By Joe Jackson As Britain’s new Labour government bids to reset long-fraught ties with China amid a suspected spy (…)
[HKFP] - 22/12/2024
Hong Kong police arrest man in connection with 6 burglaries in Sha Tin
Arrest follows reports from schools of burglaries last week, as officers also connect man to other cases, with (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/12/2024