Physical gym closure, Messi and waste charging dominated Hong Kong consumer news

Physical gym closure, Messi and waste charging dominated Hong Kong consumer news

[South China Morning Post] - 02/5/2025

Consumer Council reveals results of survey about biggest news stories of year, which attracted record-high 14,429 voters, triple last year’s 4,620.



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In Hong Kong newspapers

Salary freeze for Hong Kong civil servants to tackle budget deficit, former minister suggests
Hong Kong’s former secretary for transport and housing Anthony Cheung has called for a pay freeze for public (…)
[HKFP] - 5/02/2025
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
US Postal Service in U-turn on suspending parcels from Hong Kong, mainland China
Government had expressed ‘strong disapproval’ of temporary suspension along with US’ imposition of an extra 10 per (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
SAR eyes next-gen wealth owners in family office push
Hong Kong is looking to tap the next generation of wealth owners in its push to promote the SAR as a place for (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025
US Postal Service reverses decision to suspend taking parcels from Hong Kong, mainland China
The service will continue to accept low-value duty-free imports, after saying it was stopping deliveries in line (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/02/2025
Girl, 5, dies months after hospital incident
A five-year-old girl who suffered a cardiac arrest during a suturing procedure at Yan Chai Hospital last May has (…)
[RTHK] - 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
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
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
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
Businesses are prepared for latest US tariffs: HKGCC
Businesses in Hong Kong are prepared for the latest round of 10 percent tariffs that Washington imposed on Beijing, (…)
[RTHK] - 5/02/2025