Govt raises travel alert for parts of Myanmar to red
[RTHK] - 01/17/2025
The government on Friday raised its travel alert for southeastern Myanmar to red, following cases of Hongkongers being lured there and forced to work at scam farms. Red is the middle level of the government's three-tier outward travel alert system, meaning there is a significant threat of going (…)
In Hong Kong newspapers
China’s population fell for 3rd year in a row in 2024, even as birth rate ticked up
China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more (…)
[HKFP] - 17/01/2025
Jimmy Lai paid retired US army general to advise Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen on Trump’s attitude, court hears
Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has told his national security trial that he paid a retired US army general to give (…)
[HKFP] - 17/01/2025
‘Malicious attack’: Hong Kong gov’t condemns US for extending protections for Hongkongers
Hong Kong authorities have condemned outgoing US President Joe Biden’s order to extend “safe haven” protections for (…)
[HKFP] - 17/01/2025
Professor James Robinson calls Hong Kong one of the ‘great economic success stories in world history’.
[South China Morning Post] - 16/01/2025
Rescued HKer forced to work 17 hours a day: police
Police on Thursday said a Hongkonger who was rescued after being trapped in Southeast Asia was forced to work 17 (…)
[RTHK] - 16/01/2025
New life insurance sales in the first nine months of 2024 stood at HK$169.7 billion (US$21.8 billion), the highest (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 17/01/2025
HK to see more opportunity than challenges in 2025: FS
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Friday said Hong Kong would see more opportunities than challenges this year. (…)
[RTHK] - 17/01/2025
Industry representatives issue warning days after 11 injured in bamboo scaffolding collapse at construction site in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 17/01/2025
Boss arrested a week after Winman Advertising and Entertaining Group said it had intended to put on a match but was (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 16/01/2025
12 people arrested for alleged money laundering
Police on Thursday said they arrested 12 people, including seven police officers, on suspicion of money laundering, (…)
[RTHK] - 16/01/2025
City logged registrations of more than 145,000 local businesses and 1,079 non-Hong Kong companies last year.
[South China Morning Post] - 17/01/2025
