6 Hong Kong restaurants slapped with fines for flouting single-use plastics ban
[South China Morning Post] - 02/1/2025
Environment chief Tse Chin-wan says each restaurant was fined HK$2,000 for repeated non-compliance.
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Australia bans China’s AI programme DeepSeek on gov’t devices citing privacy and malware risks
Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies, a top official said (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025
2 ex-project managers in Hong Kong face fraud charges in fake quotes case
Yip Hing-fai, 45, and Wong Chun-tung, 43, oversaw projects for ATAL Engineering, founded by the husband of city’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Hong Kong rescuers find 2 missing hikers after long helicopter search
Authorities locate boy, six, and his aunt in Pat Sin Leng early on Wednesday after pair separated from companions (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Hong Kong products targeted in US Pres. Donald Trump’s new China tariffs, says Washington
US President Donald Trump’s new China tariffs, effective Tuesday, also target Hong Kong products, the US government (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025
Hong Kong flu cases to spike as students, residents return from holiday: expert
Dr Edwin Tsui’s warning follows surge in vaccine inquiries and bookings after actress Barbie Hsu’s death from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Flu season may last until April: CHP
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Wednesday said the number of flu cases was still on the rise and expected (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium to officially open on March 1, gov’t says
The main stadium of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park will officially open on March 1, the Culture, Sports and Tourism (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025
Operation Santa Claus 2024 raises over HK$13.2mn
The annual Operation Santa Claus charity drive raised more than HK$13.2 million this year, organisers RTHK Radio 3 (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025
US postal service suspends inbound parcels from Hong Kong and China amid tariff war
The US Postal Service (USPS) has temporarily halted acceptance of international packages from Hong Kong and China (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025
Broken down train disrupts East Rail Line services
An equipment fault that stranded an engineer's train near Tai Wo MTR Station disrupted services on the East Rail (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025
Extra US tariffs on Chinese imports also cover HK
The additional 10 percent tariffs slapped on Chinese imports by US President Donald Trump also apply to Hong Kong, (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025