An ‘escape’ from the world: As Hong Kong bans ‘space oil’ drug, social workers urge care for teen mental health
[HKFP] - 02/23/2025
Chloe knew she was in the wrong place at the wrong time when four police officers approached her last November in Lai Chi Kok. She was dizzy from smoking an e-cigarette containing “space oil,” which she had just ordered via WhatsApp and picked up from her dealer. It was her favourite flavour, (…)
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Beauty in chaos: Japanese hail Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City film exhibition
Exhibition a hit for fans enthralled by aesthetics, martial arts moves and nostalgia of Twilight of the Warriors: (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 23/02/2025
Hong Kong’s budget will focus on ‘fiscal consolidation’: Paul Chan
Spending to be ‘strictly controlled’ and government will aim at modest revenue through ‘user-pays’ principle, he (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 23/02/2025
Hong Kong’s Disneyland rebounds to record profit after 9 years in the red: lawmaker
After meeting company management, Michael Tien says theme park doubled its net profit last year compared with (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 23/02/2025
Hong Kong and Singapore lead Asia’s drive to cash in on crypto boom
Hong Kong and Singapore are the front-runners in a push by Asian governments to become cryptocurrency hubs as they (…)
[HKFP] - 23/02/2025
Monthly cap on Hong Kong’s HK$2 fare scheme unfair to elderly, experts say
Professor Nelson Chow also suggests reconsidering plan as projected savings will account for ‘tiny percentage’ of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Hong Kong developer will return part of wetland site to government management: report
Environmental impact assessment of site, located in Nam Sang Wai and Lut Chau, also states one-off funding for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Budget 2025: Well-off Hong Kong daunted by record deficits
Hong Kong is facing its toughest fiscal test in three decades following a painful run of mammoth deficits, with (…)
[HKFP] - 23/02/2025
Kerry’s Hava flats sell out as stock rally lifts the mood in Hong Kong’s property market
All 250 units of Hava project, on offer at an average price of HK$10,658 per square foot, were sold out as of 4.30pm.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Find the right tune in Hong Kong to allow for more buskers
Officials must carefully tread the line between too much relaxation of the rules and cracking down too hard.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
'All views on regulating ride-hailing welcomed'
All ideas on how officials can regulate online ride-hailing platforms in Hong Kong are welcomed, says the head of a (…)
[RTHK] - 23/02/2025
Hong Kong’s civil service expected to cut contract staff amid deficit
Sources say civil servants will ‘shoulder all the work’ of axed contract staff, as some experts single out roles (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 23/02/2025