Hongkongers deserve credit for getting through a tough 2024
[South China Morning Post] - 01/6/2025
If John Lee had hoped to rally people to rise to the challenge of 2025 in his New Year’s address, he should have learned from Xi Jinping’s focus on people.
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Sino Group marks 20 years of partnership with Operation Santa Claus in Hong Kong
Developer had worked closely with OSC to organise diverse festive activities centred on education, sustainability (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China’s central bank plans to boost growth with ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy
China’s central bank has outlined a “moderately loose” monetary plan aimed at boosting domestic demand to spur (…)
[HKFP] - 5/01/2025
Civil servant pay cut ‘counterproductive’ to reduce Hong Kong deficit: experts
Lawmaker and academic warn against cutting wages, suggest delaying minor infrastructure projects instead.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Hong Kong public dental clinics fill quotas despite continued teething problems
More patients making appointments with new online registration system, though some elderly patients still struggling (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Police, environmental hygiene officers deployed to independent Hong Kong bookfair found no violations, gov’t says
An operation that saw police and environmental hygiene officers deployed to investigate illegal shopfront extensions (…)
[HKFP] - 6/01/2025
Hong Kong driver dies after his truck collides with rubbish vehicle
Authorities say some lanes of Lin Cheung Road had to be closed to traffic due to the accident.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Father raises safety fears after son gets foot stuck in Hong Kong mall escalator
Boy, aged seven, rescued by firefighters and passers-by after his left foot became stuck in a gap in escalator at (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Hong Kong police arrest 31 over deepfake romance scams targeting victims in Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore
Hong Kong police have arrested 31 people over the alleged use of deepfake technologies to stage online romance and (…)
[HKFP] - 6/01/2025
Hong Kong student pleads not guilty to insulting China’s anthem during World Cup qualifier
A 19-year-old student has pleaded not guilty to insulting China’s national anthem during a 2026 World Cup Asian (…)
[HKFP] - 6/01/2025
How Hong Kong deepfake scam group taught recruits to pass as rich, single women
Learning Japanese, playing golf and tasting red wine worth more than HK$100,000 a bottle among topics for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Hong Kong welcomes public into new sporting home as Kai Tak Stadium opens doors
University rugby sevens tournament serves as test event for the venue as it prepares to host Hong Kong Sevens, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025