Hong Kong records 88 flu deaths in first weeks of winter influenza season
[South China Morning Post] - 01/31/2025
Figure represents nearly 30 per cent increase over number of fatalities recorded during same period last winter.
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Punters bet HK$1.94 billion in first Hong Kong race day in Year of the Snake
Crowd of nearly 86,000 at Sha Tin Racecourse includes record number of tourists.
[South China Morning Post] - 31/01/2025
‘Luxury’ Hong Kong estate’s ‘human touch’ to be preserved with AI, expert help
Residents, NGOs at Wah Fu Estate will help pick special features to preserve or recreate during redevelopment, and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 31/01/2025
South China Sea: Philippines arrests five more Chinese for ‘spying’
Philippine security officials said Thursday they took into custody five more Chinese spies, following the arrest of (…)
[HKFP] - 31/01/2025
Man dies after falling into sea near Lamma Island
Police on Friday said a man has died after falling into the sea near Lamma Island. Officers received a report at (…)
[RTHK] - 31/01/2025
Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 to join fight against illegal cable car ticket sales
Cable car attraction will ‘actively cooperate’ with authorities in crackdown after two hawkers arrested.
[South China Morning Post] - 31/01/2025
Hong Kong tour guide killed when coach crashes on way to Shanghai airport
Bus crashed into road barrier on highway, throwing guide from vehicle, but the 16 members of tour organised by (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 31/01/2025
Worshippers flock to Che Kung Temple for good fortune
Worshippers on Friday flocked to Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin to pray for good fortune and prosperity in the Year of (…)
[RTHK] - 31/01/2025
‘I have to look forward’: wife of deceased Hong Kong scaffolder grapples with loss
Mother of two says festive occasions such as Lunar New Year are toughest as they serve as painful reminders of her loss.
[South China Morning Post] - 31/01/2025
Hong Kong police investigate alleged theft of 2 speedboats worth HK$800,000
Speedboats went missing from typhoon shelter near Kwai Chung, police say.
[South China Morning Post] - 31/01/2025
Hong Kong’s Lion Rock Tunnel fully reopens after closure caused by truck fire
Container truck had just exited the tunnel when another driver noticed the blaze.
[South China Morning Post] - 31/01/2025
'Rise in investment scams, impersonation of officials'
The police commissioner on Friday warned the public to be on guard, amid a rise in investment scams in recent (…)
[RTHK] - 31/01/2025