Temporary scheme should be extended to steer sector to safety and plug gaps in ageing workforce, operators say.
Wang Haoyu earlier admitted to attacking woman who asked him to turn down volume on his phone and striking another four people.
Age limit in the eight job categories has also been raised from the earlier proposed 35 years to 40, the government says.
Lawmakers raise concerns at meeting on ombudsman’s investigation into workplace health and safety.
Labour Department, Occupational Safety and Health Council launch subsidy scheme to help employers buy cooling equipment at a discount.
Dr Wong Ping-leung, 62, pleaded guilty to four counts of access to computer with dishonest intent, referring to use of government system to generate the certificates.
Eddie Tse accused of defrauding city of HK$16,000 after failing to declare income and assets that exceeded limit for old age living allowance.
Man accused of murdering baby son told police he and wife suspected fatal injuries were caused by two-year-old brother.
Prosecution says rib fractures and bleeding under the skull could not have been caused by brother, who was nearly two years old.
Actress, also known as Lau Sin-wah, is accused of tricking shareholder into investing in now-defunct beauty centre, as well as misusing company funds.
Teacher insists checks by Housing Department to see if she lived in one-person public flat overlooked her long daily hours away from home.
Magistrate slams her ‘consistent dishonesty’, punishes her with 240-day prison term for using fake Columbia University certificates.
Kowloon City Court heard closing submissions from the defence lawyers of Lam Shun and Irene Pun, with verdict to be learned on June 16.
19-year-old is among six people arrested over slapping victim at least 15 times last year.
Anna Kwok’s brother also arrested in case related to wanted activist’s insurance policy.
Wong Chun-yeung charged over fraud syndicate that cheated nine people in ‘guess who I am’ phone scams in 2023.
As part of Greenpeace survey, 33-year-old rider describes intense working conditions and repercussions for taking a break.
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Over the past six months, 200 restaurant employees have reported being sacked and replaced by workers who came to the city via an import scheme.
Wong is being prosecuted by the city’s securities watchdog for alleged insider trading involving shares in Transmit Entertainment.
Union says it has received a surge of complaints from sacked restaurant employees replaced by imported workers.
Lau Kai-ping, 42, admitted that he had shaken her a few times, but claimed he did not know his actions would harm her.
Magistrate says Li Sixuan’s actions will lead ‘inevitably’ to jail time when the 28-year-old mainland Chinese student is sentenced on May 8.
High Court jury returns 6-1 guilty verdict for Bernie Macatangay Valencia, who repeatedly punched Ivy Villaluz Quiabang and caused brain damage.
Mak Kar-man, 46, says she only committed the offence on November 19 last year because she was under stress due to job hunting.
Police and banks will exchange information on scam-linked accounts as authorities step up efforts to combat financial fraud.
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Jackie Chen gets 10-month discount in acknowledgement of lengthy legal proceedings.
Chow Kim-ho pleads guilty to one count of knowingly publishing seditious publications under Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
Sixteen couriers plan to file claims with Labour Tribunal over employee entitlements.
Wang Haoyu, 23, appears in West Kowloon Court charged with six counts of criminal offences, including common assault and theft.
Social workers did their part checking whether the mother was fit to care for Nga-sze but ‘neglected’ further scrutiny on family, lawmaker says.