Hong Kong issues red travel alert for parts of Myanmar amid job scams
[South China Morning Post] - 01/17/2025
Police say family of Hongkonger freed from scam farm paid US$30,000 ransom to secure his release.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong’s historic cross-border train to be showcased at MTR exhibition
Intercity KTT train service ran for decades between Hong Kong and Guangzhou, before being replaced by high-speed rail.
[South China Morning Post] - 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
Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s twin cubs to make public debut after Lunar New Year
‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’ are now playing, crawling on grass, climbing up rocks and clawing trees.
[South China Morning Post] - 17/01/2025
Bankruptcy petitions at highest level since 2015
More than 9,000 bankruptcy applications were made in Hong Kong last year, the highest annual number in almost a (…)
[RTHK] - 17/01/2025
Hong Kong life insurance sales set record as Middle East, Southeast Asia buyers rush in
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
'Bamboo scaffolding ban not a wise move'
A concern group representing scaffolding workers on Friday said they opposed the idea of stopping the use of bamboo (…)
[RTHK] - 17/01/2025
Hong Kong’s airport eyes HK$70 billion for ‘Skytopia’ from global investors
Airport Authority to cover rest of HK$100 billion ‘landmark’ project featuring marina, hotel and ‘jet fresh market’.
[South China Morning Post] - 16/01/2025
China logs 5% economic growth for 2024, lowest rate recorded in years
By Peter Catterall China recorded one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades last year, data showed (…)
[HKFP] - 17/01/2025
Enquiries about suspected data fraud surged 40% last year, Hong Kong privacy watchdog says
Enquiries about suspected data fraud increased by more than 40 per cent last year, the city’s privacy watchdog has (…)
[HKFP] - 17/01/2025
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
How Hong Kong International Airport will reach new heights
The expansion of the airport’s services and facilities heralds new opportunities for China’s gateway to the world.
[South China Morning Post] - 17/01/2025