
Hong Kong seizes HK$2.7 billion of illicit cigarettes as cases surge in 2024
[South China Morning Post] - 02/18/2025
Customs chief says spike in cases linked to rising tobacco tax in city.
In Hong Kong newspapers
China condemns US after ‘we do not support Taiwan independence’ cut from gov’t website
China condemned the United States on Monday for removing a reference to the status of Taiwan from the State (…)
[HKFP] - 18/02/2025
Rise in cigarette smuggling in 2024: customs
Cigarette smuggling accounted for around 68 percent of the total number of cases the Customs and Excise Department (…)
[RTHK] - 18/02/2025
Number of babies born in Hong Kong rises by 11% to 36,700 in 2024
Increase follows unveiling of government bonus scheme in 2023 that gives parents HK$20,000 for each newborn.
[South China Morning Post] - 18/02/2025
Hong Kong police launch AI-powered website to help people exit new Kai Tak Sports Park
The Hong Kong Police Force has launched an AI-powered website to help people leave the Kai Tak Sports Park. The (…)
[HKFP] - 18/02/2025
Hong Kong infant stable after receiving heart donation from mainland China, doctor says
The condition of an eight-month-old Hong Kong infant who received a heart transplant from a donor in mainland China (…)
[HKFP] - 18/02/2025
Hong Kong leader warns taxi drivers against ‘drastic action’ amid threat of strike over ride-hailing services
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has warned that “drastic action” by taxi drivers would not gain public support, (…)
[HKFP] - 18/02/2025
Hong Kong's minimum wage to go up to $42.1 per hour
Hong Kong is set to raise the statutory minimum wage from the current HK$40 to $42.1 per hour. In a statement issued (…)
[RTHK] - 18/02/2025
Unemployment rate holds steady at 3.1 percent
Hong Kong's unemployment rate remained at 3.1 percent in the November-January period, unchanged from the previous (…)
[RTHK] - 18/02/2025
Kai Tak opening a milestone in sports and culture: CE
Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said the opening of Kai Tak Sports Park will mark a significant milestone in (…)
[RTHK] - 18/02/2025
Hong Kong slams fugitive Ted Hui for criticising HK$800,000 asset seizure
Former lawmaker calls court order ‘absurd’ and ‘violation of human rights’, as government says assets not (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 18/02/2025
Jimmy Lai denies inciting violence among ‘valiant’ Hong Kong protesters in 2019
Former media boss says Apple Daily op-ed that called for leadership team was simply to help radical protesters set (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 18/02/2025