
PolyU head confident of securing approval to run Hong Kong’s third medical school
[South China Morning Post] - 02/19/2025
Teng Jin-Guang says PolyU already offers numerous medical-related programmes such as physiotherapy, radiography and nursing.
In Hong Kong newspapers
China condemns US ‘tariff shocks’ at WTO
The sweeping tariffs threatened or already imposed by US President Donald Trump risk triggering inflation, market (…)
[HKFP] - 19/02/2025
Lawmakers slam HK$3.9 billion cost overrun, 2-year delay for Hong Kong tunnel
Legco Public Accounts Committee members call on government to control project costs and management of contractors.
[South China Morning Post] - 19/02/2025
Taxi trade calls off strike, apologises to public
The taxi industry has called off a strike next month to push for a crackdown on illegal ride-hailing services, after (…)
[RTHK] - 19/02/2025
More support to come under CEPA, says Beijing
A Beijing commerce official on Wednesday pledged further support for Hong Kong under the Mainland and Hong Kong (…)
[RTHK] - 19/02/2025
8 drivers intercepted in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal ride-hailing services
Undercover officers posed as passengers, police reveal, hours after taxi union called off strike planned for next month.
[South China Morning Post] - 19/02/2025
Car-hailing services, taxis can coexist: Uber
Ride-sharing operators and the taxi trade can coexist under a balanced and sustainable framework on regulating (…)
[RTHK] - 19/02/2025
Eight cars intercepted for suspected illegal hire
Police on Wednesday said they intercepted eight private cars in a citywide undercover operation targeting illegal (…)
[RTHK] - 19/02/2025
Hong Kong dad accused of killing daughter allegedly abused her more than 20 times
Lau Kai-ping, on trial for the murder of his three-year-old daughter, hung her upside down by her ankles and doused (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 19/02/2025
Hong Kong population up 0.1% to over 7.53 million in 2024 due to net inflow of residents
Hong Kong’s population has grown at a slightly slower pace, up around 0.1 per cent to more than 7.53 million at the (…)
[HKFP] - 19/02/2025
Tokenisation a ‘defining trend’ for Web3 in Hong Kong as city hosts major Consensus event
Tokenisation will be ‘profoundly transformative’, Secretary for Financial Services Christopher Hui said, as (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 19/02/2025
HSBC to redeploy US$1.5 billion to Hong Kong, Asia from ‘low-return’ markets as CEO cuts costs
Hong Kong’s biggest bank announced US$2 billion in a share buy-back programme and 87 US cents per share in dividend.
[South China Morning Post] - 19/02/2025