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Ching Ching is being kept alive at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital with the support of an artificial heart-lung machine. Photo: Jelly Tse

Health & Environment

‘I’m so scared’: parents of dying Hong Kong girl, 13, pray for organ ‘miracle’

Parents of Ching Ching, who needs new heart and lungs, ask families who recently lost loved ones to help her fulfil wish of returning home.

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Can Hong Kong’s arbitration skills help the new global space race take off?

Fine firms for data breaches, Hong Kong cybersecurity experts urge

Society

Hong Kong approves first subdivided units meeting basic housing standards

Three subdivided units in flat in Sham Shui Po certified as ‘basic housing units’, operator Hayson Chan says.

Hayson Chan Hin-hay, chairman of the Hong Kong Basic Housing Units Operators Association, whose three subdivided units in a Sham Shui Po flat have been approved as basic housing units. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hayson Chan Hin-hay, chairman of the Hong Kong Basic Housing Units Operators Association, whose three subdivided units in a Sham Shui Po flat have been approved as basic housing units. Photo: Dickson Lee

Law and Crime

Hongkonger cleared of murder but guilty of manslaughter after weight-loss beating

Jury acquits Ng Ka-sing of murder, accepting defence that he may have accidentally killed girlfriend.

Law and Crime

Court awards HK$251,000 to family of late helper sacked during cancer battle

Years-long legal battle involving late Baby Jane Allas comes to end as District Court orders former employer, Jamil Bushra, to pay damages.

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Health & Environment

Hong Kong moves antenatal care to public hospitals in reform push

Public hospitals to offer one-stop antenatal services after integration from maternal health centres as part of two-phase plan starting on Monday.

Hong Kong will shift antenatal services from maternal and child health centres to public hospitals in phases from July 6, as part of a healthcare reform, with fees and services unchanged. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong will shift antenatal services from maternal and child health centres to public hospitals in phases from July 6, as part of a healthcare reform, with fees and services unchanged. Photo: Sun Yeung

Hong Kong Economy

Employee training hours in Hong Kong hit 14-year high amid AI push: survey

Average training hours per staff member reached 19.4 in 2025, with firms prioritising AI and soft skills.

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong ministers get 1.3% pay rise after civil servants secure 2% salary bump

South China Morning Post calculates monthly salary of chief secretary for administration, city’s No 2 official, has risen to HK$422,755.

Politics

Hong Kong students tour PLA Navy warships for lesson on national defence

Students describe being ‘very moved’ by sight of destroyer Nanning and frigate Hengyang moored at Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks.

Students tour the deck of the Nanning on Friday. Photo: Elson Li

Law and Crime

Hong Kong duo admit joining pro-independence group ‘out of curiosity’, asylum bid

Chan Tai-sum, 27, and Ng Chi-tung, 25, plead guilty to secession conspiracy over Taiwan-based Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union roles.

The Wan Chai Courts building. Defence lawyers said the pair had been diagnosed with autism and were influenced by the disorder when they committed the offence. Photo: Jelly Tse
The Wan Chai Courts building. Defence lawyers said the pair had been diagnosed with autism and were influenced by the disorder when they committed the offence. Photo: Jelly Tse

China

Chinese tech cuts desalination cost; light plane crash dilemma: 7 highlights

From UBTech’s lifelike humanoid robots to Filipinos choosing to holiday abroad, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Hong Kong Economy

On This Day | Hong Kong pivots to a 5-day civil service work week in 2006 – SCMP archive

On this day 20 years ago, Hong Kong reduced the working week from 5.5 days to 5 for the city’s government staff.

Politics

William Wong becomes first to resign from Legco over scandal in 26 years

Resignation comes hours after Chinese University of Hong Kong suspended Wong, an associate dean, following his arrest on Monday.

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Lawmaker William Wong has also been suspended by CUHK. Photo: Handout

Society

Hong Kong Observatory cancels amber rainstorm warning, says ‘low’ chance of T3

Forecaster says Tropical Storm Maysak estimated to be about 660km southwest of Hong Kong.

The Observatory cancelled the amber rainstorm signal at 4.10pm. Photo: Robert Ng
The Observatory cancelled the amber rainstorm signal at 4.10pm. Photo: Robert Ng

Law and Crime

Proposed sexual offences overhaul extensive but advocacy groups cite concerns

While government’s plan goes beyond law reform body’s suggestions, groups say ‘honest but mistaken’ defence over consent could be a loophole.

Law and Crime

Cyberattack on Hong Kong’s Shun Hing Group affects data of 1 million people

Personal information of more than 920,000 customers, including their names, addresses and email addresses, involved in breach.

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Law and Crime

Football players, coaches among 19 arrested over match-fixing and illegal betting

ICAC and police break up syndicate that placed more than HK$6m in illegal bets on local and overseas matches.

ICAC’s chief investigator Ricky Cheuk, left, and principal investigator Bill Ng, alongside Superintendent Chiew Tsi-huen and Chief Inspector Ho Yan-kit of the organised crime and triad bureau. Photo: Jess Ma
ICAC’s chief investigator Ricky Cheuk, left, and principal investigator Bill Ng, alongside Superintendent Chiew Tsi-huen and Chief Inspector Ho Yan-kit of the organised crime and triad bureau. Photo: Jess Ma

Society

Hong Kong civil service chief vows ‘attractive’ pay rise once economy improves

Ingrid Yeung stresses prudent use of public money after some lawmakers say flat 2 per cent pay rise falls short of pay trends, union demands.

Transport

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to cut fuel surcharges again as costs ease

Fuel surcharges on flights to North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Southwest Pacific fall by 14.5 per cent to HK$1,164 per sector.

Health & Environment

No more painful biopsies? How a new blood test will transform cancer detection

New liquid biopsies aim to deliver simpler, more accurate cancer detection by analysing DNA fragment size in blood samples.

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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OPINION
Paul Yip,Xiaofang Weng

Opinion | Suicide risk and the danger of Hong Kong’s children not feeling loved

Paul Yip
Xiaofang Weng
John C. Tsang

Opinion | Why Hong Kong firms looking to integrate AI must consider fresh grads

John C. Tsang
Nicholas Spiro

Macroscope | How AI is both a boon and a bane for Hong Kong’s stock market

Nicholas Spiro
Felix Tang

Legal Tales | The quiet grind behind the wig and gown

Felix Tang
Ken Chu

Opinion | Hong Kong’s 5-year plan will hinge on how it measures success

Ken Chu
Dicky Chow,Curtis Lam,Esther Loh

Opinion | How employers can support high-risk carers who fall through safety net

Dicky Chow
Curtis Lam
Esther Loh
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MULTIMEDIA
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How a Hong Kong couple lost 3 children in as many countries

Kwan Pui-sin and Tsang Wai-bong
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Former Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies in Taiwan

FILE PHOTO: Bookseller Lam Wing-kee marches during a protest to demand authorities scrap a proposed extradition bill with China, in Hong Kong, China March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
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PLA navy ships sail into Hong Kong

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Anti-drug video pulled over claims it promotes drug use

Internet users have been posting selfies, sticker packs and song parodies mocking the video’s AI-generated K-pop girl band
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