Hong Kong MTR train captain suspended from driving after doors fail to close
[South China Morning Post] - 12/25/2024
Driver failed to close doors on wall side of train as passengers boarded from platform.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong’s winter flu season expected to peak mid-January, expert says
Many residents have recently travelled to Japan, mainland China and South Korea, which are experiencing H1N1 (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 29/12/2024
Hong Kong Food Festival sees dip in footfall
Vendors at the Hong Kong Food Festival have remained conservative on sales with some finding less visitors this year (…)
[RTHK] - 29/12/2024
Hong Kong man arrested after 31 motorbikes damaged in suspected arson case
Motorbikes were parked outside Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre in Kwun Tong district, with flames also damaging (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 29/12/2024
Chinese Olympic table tennis champ says never ‘officially informed’ about fines
Olympic table tennis star Fan Zhendong said Sunday he had never been “officially informed” he would be fined for not (…)
[HKFP] - 29/12/2024
Crime in Hong Kong: Post looks back on 2024’s biggest arrests, scams and heists
City witnessed string of incidents that shocked the public, from the emergence of a new narcotic to a HK$200 million (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 29/12/2024
What to know about the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that left at least 177 dead
A Jeju Air plane flying from Bangkok to South Korea with 181 people on board crashed on landing Sunday, leaving all (…)
[HKFP] - 29/12/2024
1.1km boardwalk set to open in Hong Kong’s North Point by Lunar New Year
Project built beneath Island Eastern Corridor is part of a HK$6.5 billion harbourfront enhancement programme.
[South China Morning Post] - 29/12/2024
Hong Kong urban renewal body to test scheme in bid to boost tender process
Developers will be able to use platform to download project information, including planning parameters, land lease (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 29/12/2024
Man who allegedly pressed emergency door release on Hong Kong bus arrested
Online footage shows a man on road pressing emergency door release of bus and verbally abusing the driver.
[South China Morning Post] - 29/12/2024
Hong Kong gears up for expected influx of arrivals ahead of new year
City records 520,000 arrivals at 13 checkpoints ahead of expected rush on New Year’s Eve.
[South China Morning Post] - 29/12/2024
Hong Kong construction worker dies after being struck by falling glass panel
Hong Kong’s Labour Department has launched a probe into a fatal industrial accident involving a construction worker (…)
[HKFP] - 30/12/2024