New round of applications for 5,000 temporary public housing flats to start next week
[HKFP] - 02/17/2025
A new round of applications for more than 5,000 temporary housing units will open next Monday, with tenants expected to gradually move in from the fourth quarter of this year, the Hong Kong government has said. The second phase of the Light Public Housing (LPH) scheme will provide around 5,060 (…)
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
University of Hong Kong head hopes any budget funding cuts will be ‘moderate’
Ahead of government’s budget address on Wednesday, president Xiang Zhang says HK$41.5 billion in reserves has (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
School bus driver dies in Ma On Shan crash
Police on Friday said they were investigating a traffic accident in Ma On Shan which left a school bus driver dead. (…)
[RTHK] - 21/02/2025
Veterans of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party ‘deeply saddened’ by plan to disband
One veteran says Communist Party contact had been doubtful whether group could survive long enough to take part in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 21/02/2025
HKU head hopes funding cuts will be moderate
The vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Friday said the institution would shoulder the financial (…)
[RTHK] - 21/02/2025
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Tourists, bus enthusiasts and panda-lovers are being invited to take a ride on an open-top double-decker set to ply (…)
[RTHK] - 21/02/2025