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Edith Lin
Senior Reporter, Hong Kong
Edith joined the South China Morning Post as a reporter in 2022 and covers Hong Kong's housing, land and development. Prior to joining the SCMP, she was a reporter at Radio Television Hong Kong.
Edith joined the South China Morning Post as a reporter in 2022 and covers Hong Kong's housing, land and development. Prior to joining the SCMP, she was a reporter at Radio Television Hong Kong.
Areas of Expertise:
Hong Kong housing, development, heritage
Languages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Annual event started in Hong Kong after Covid-19 pandemic to help drum up business for industry and is funded by authorities.
Authorities ramp up promotion and enforcement before public possession ban on alternative smoking products begins on April 30.
Experts call for better infrastructure and clearer tourism positioning as leading local yacht club and Singaporean operator say they hope for key role.
Survivors recount narrow escapes and salvage belongings, as some demand accountability and criticise time limits after deadly blaze.
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Former trade office director Lee Sheung-yuen bids for London council seat as compatriots seek re-election as Liberal Democrat candidates.
City leader John Lee urges public to weigh in as government accelerates preparations for city’s first five-year plan.
‘I have put my heart and soul into the workshop for several decades … After the plan was announced, I have had no mood for work,’ David Chan says.
Crash occurred at about 9.30pm in Tsing Yi.
‘I do not drive now. I do not dare to. I should brush up on my driving first,’ singer says after being fined for series of traffic offences.
Weather will be cloudy with occasional showers and a few squally thunderstorms.
Chief Executive Sam Hou-fai thanks Tai Kin-ip for his hard work and temporarily assumes duties until a new candidate is appointed.
Source says club’s main concern is illegal wagering and that it will work with government to solve crisis over basketball betting pause.
Memorandum of understanding covers topics including AI promotion, cross-boundary data flow and blockchain.
Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk says authorities will assess requests after first round of visits from April 20 to May 4.
Siblings Pansy, Daisy, Josie and Lawrence Ho disclose news in statement, but no cause of death given.
Expenditure mainly covers removal of dangerous scaffolding and nets, and support to police and other departments in clearing debris.
Suspect in custody after Bank of East Asia branch in Harbour View Centre in Wan Chai robbed by armed man who later fled on bicycle.
Proposal calls for rebuilding half of estate’s eight blocks with higher plot ratio, suggesting government can earn HK$6.4 billion.
Government says Benson Kwok’s extension aims to ensure a smooth leadership transition within Immigration Department.
Kowloon West Cluster says it terminated doctor’s contract and ‘passed relevant case to Medical Council for follow-up’.
Immigration statistics show 532,023 residents departed Hong Kong as of 9pm.
Privacy watchdog and police investigating after patients’ names, identity card numbers, dates of hospital visits and medical procedures leaked.
Downpours triggered an amber warning on Saturday and left some hikers requiring rescue.
Faulty machines offered full rebates to customers who tapped their Octopus cards.
To My Nineteen-year-old Self will be shown at Far East Film Festival after withdrawal in 2023 over lack of consent from interviewees.
Hong Kong’s revised scheme now requires elderly and people with disabilities to pay 20 per cent of fares for trips costing over HK$10.
Senior staff of property management firm ISS EastPoint declined to testify, hearing also told.
Electrician tells hearing he followed an order to turn off main switches because he was ‘worried about a penalty at work’.
FCLTGlobal announces that Clara Chan Ka-chai, CEO of the Hong Kong Investment Corporation, has become one of the 19 directors on its board.
