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Luckin Coffee, China’s biggest coffee chain, has expanded into Hong Kong. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images

Business

Mainland Chinese retailers make their presence felt in Hong Kong

China’s largest coffee chain opens first outlet in the city as it goes up against US rival Starbucks.

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Hong Kong cancels passports of activist Ted Hui and 6 other fugitives

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Hong Kong restaurants expect Christmas boom thanks to Shenzhen visa change

Transport

Hong Kong airport told to step up train safety after girl’s platform gap fall

A girl aged about five or six years stepped into the gap at a platform while boarding a driverless train last year.

A screengrab of footage showing the girl stepping into the gap between the train and the platform. Photo: Handout
A screengrab of footage showing the girl stepping into the gap between the train and the platform. Photo: Handout

Law and Crime

Hong Kong launches facial recognition tech for entry to street in border town

Chung Ying Street is inside restricted border town, with revamped checkpoint aimed at speeding up clearance for workers and residents.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong gears up for Christmas as 1.1 million residents head out of city

Between Saturday and Monday at 4pm, 2.07 million people left Hong Kong while 1.26 million entered the city, a net outflow of around 800,000.

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Law and Crime

Hong Kong tutoring centre owner slapped with 240 hours of community service

Court orders director of Brilliant Education to compensate eight parents who paid fees for programmes shortly before business’ abrupt closure.

Brilliant Education, which operated five centres in Kornhill, Chai Wan, Shau Kei Wan, Ho Man Tin and Siu Sai Wan, shut down in July. Photo: Dickson Lee
Brilliant Education, which operated five centres in Kornhill, Chai Wan, Shau Kei Wan, Ho Man Tin and Siu Sai Wan, shut down in July. Photo: Dickson Lee

Society

Hong Kong cardinal urges empathy over revenge in Christmas message

City’s top Catholic priest Stephen Chow says renewed hope needed despite Hong Kong’s sluggish economy and rise in mental health cases.

Law and Crime

Hong Kong fans of Jay Chou swindled out of HK$180,000 from fake tickets

‘King of Mandopop’ will perform at Kai Tak Sports Park next year, as police warn fans to only purchase through official channels.

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Banking & Finance

Ex-Citigroup stock trader wins unfair dismissal case in Hong Kong

Citigroup was also sued by traders it fired in London and Tokyo before being fined by the SFC in 2022.

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People walking across Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong economy

Nearly 400,000 Hongkongers leave city on December 22, up 15% from last year

Travel industry developing packages to new mainland Chinese destinations ahead of direct high-speed rail access in early January.

Travelers at the departure hall of West Kowloon railway station on December 22. Photo: May Tse
Travelers at the departure hall of West Kowloon railway station on December 22. Photo: May Tse

Transport

HSBC’s PayMe now accepted by 27,000 Hong Kong taxi drivers

New channel launched after ‘significant uptick’ in electronic payment adoption by both riders and drivers, Octopus says.

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Law and Crime

Hong Kong businessman jailed for 49 months over 2019 Yuen Long MTR riot

Tang Ka-man, 46, was sentenced for taking part in a riot with white-clad mob that attacked protesters and commuters.

China Business

Hongkongers find lure of Greater Bay Area’s attractions hard to resist: survey

Hong Kong residents are flocking to the Greater Bay Area for shopping, hot springs and more, attracted by cheaper prices and new experiences.

Hongkongers head to Shenzhen via Lo Wu station during the National Day holiday in October. Photo: Eugene Lee

Law and Crime

Hong Kong plumber, 72, dies after being hit on head while unloading pipes

Man was offloading water pipes from a crane truck at a Sheung Shui construction site, investigation shows.

The incident happened at a construction site near Man Kok Village in Sheung Shui. Photo: Handout
The incident happened at a construction site near Man Kok Village in Sheung Shui. Photo: Handout

Society

Hong Kong watchdog receives 19 complaints over Real Madrid fan meet fiasco

Consumer Council cites organisers as saying they will not be issuing full refunds.

Law and Crime

Hong Kong police arrest 25 people in crackdown on illegal street racing

Police are ramping up enforcement ahead of Christmas to protect public safety.

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Health & Environment

Hong Kong tightens airport health checks amid Congo mystery disease outbreak

The unknown disease has left 79 dead and more than 300 infected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since late October.

The Democratic Republic of Congo on a map. Photo: Shutterstock
The Democratic Republic of Congo on a map. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong sticks with names An An and Ke Ke for Beijing-gifted pandas

Unchanged names revealed at ceremony before the pair meet the public for the first time on Sunday.

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Politics

Hong Kong’s John Lee sacks tourism and transport ministers in unexpected move

Rosanna Law to replace Kevin Yeung, while Mable Chan will succeed Lam Sai-hung.

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Hong Kong economy

Why some Hong Kong shoppers are ditching bargains in mainland China

Quality assurance, political values, human ties and ‘stubbornness’ among reasons they stay home to shop.

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OPINION
Grenville Cross

Opinion | Hong Kong needs these laws to close child protection loopholes

Grenville Cross
Alice Wu

Opinion | Hong Kong’s new culture push will fail without fixing old problems

Alice Wu
Ningrong Liu

Opinion | Reform the only answer to securing Hong Kong’s prosperous future

Ningrong Liu
Richard Breslin

Opinion | Kai Tak shows how sports infrastructure can lift neighbourhoods

Richard Breslin
Alice Wu

Opinion | The problem with Hong Kong officials’ rising salaries

Alice Wu
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Mike Rowse

Opinion | Bond sale shortfall, ballooning deficit early warning signs for Hong Kong

Mike Rowse
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Hundreds join Hong Kong’s ‘Santa Run’

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Hong Kong’s first pyrotechnic drone show to light up the sky with ‘pandas’ on December 28

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