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Authorities plan to revamp the fee structure for public healthcare services. Photo: Jelly Tse

Health & Environment

Hongkongers brace for public hospital fee increases under service reform

Experts call for alternative medical services to be strengthened, as reform seeks to increase standard A&E fee to HK$400, among other areas.

63% of Hong Kong pupils face online sexual advances from adults: police survey

Hong Kong devoted to bolstering foreign ties, John Lee says at Boao Forum

Transport

Explainer | Power banks on flights: which airlines and regions have tightened rules?

Hong Kong is restricting the use of power banks on flights. Here’s how other jurisdictions and carriers are dealing with the devices following recent incidents.

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Starting on April 7, passengers using Hong Kong airlines will no longer be allowed to store power banks in overhead compartments. Photo: Getty Images
Starting on April 7, passengers using Hong Kong airlines will no longer be allowed to store power banks in overhead compartments. Photo: Getty Images

Education

Footage of students fighting at elite Hong Kong boys’ school goes viral

One video shows youngster rushing over to punch classmate in the head and another clip features student on the floor getting kicked in the stomach.

Transport

Uber Hong Kong calls on government to give drivers flexibility under new framework

Ride-hailing platform chief meets with transport authorities, says excessive restrictions could also diminish consumers’ experience.

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China Business

Hong Kong set to fund Chinese start-ups’ ‘jaw-dropping’ innovations

China is at the beginning of a long innovation story, according to speakers at the HSBC Global Investment Summit.

Bonnie Chan Yiting, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, speaks during a panel discussion at the HSBC Global Investment Summit on March 25, 2025, in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Bonnie Chan Yiting, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, speaks during a panel discussion at the HSBC Global Investment Summit on March 25, 2025, in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Transport

Explainer | Flying with a power bank? What Hong Kong ban on in-flight use means for you

Rule taking effect in April will cover all four local carriers – Cathay Pacific Airways, HK Express, Greater Bay Airlines and Hong Kong Airlines.

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Society

University of Hong Kong cancels talk by Anti-Defamation League after petition

Over 1,000 people sign online petition accusing CEO Jonathan Greenblatt of ‘one-sided pro-Israeli bias’, spreading divisive views and ‘hate speech’.

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Politics

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party to hold meeting in April to discuss disbanding

Special meeting will seek to establish a mandate to allow leadership to handle legal procedures related to group’s proposed dissolution.

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The organisation was established in 1994 and was the city’s largest opposition party for decades. Photo: Elson Li

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong deepens push into AI, tech to boost its edge over Singapore: Paul Chan

Artificial intelligence is the future, as it has the potential to boost Hong Kong’s competitiveness, financial secretary says.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan at the HSBC Global Investment Summit on Tuesday. Photo: ISD
Financial Secretary Paul Chan at the HSBC Global Investment Summit on Tuesday. Photo: ISD

Law and Crime

Hong Kong customs seizes Singapore-bound contraband goods worth HK$10 million

Appliances, clothing found in suspicious container declared as carrying two private cars and a smaller amount of electronic goods.

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong’s capital market can help turn mainland tech firms into ‘global leaders’

Beijing official Qi Bin also says fostering strong capital market to support nation’s technological advances is the ‘obvious choice’.

Hong Kong Economy

Explainer | HKwalls 2025: what not to miss at Hong Kong’s street art festival

Nine-day festival takes place from March 22 to 30, with hub at Central’s PMQ and murals and digital artworks in Central and Western district.

HKwalls is a nine-day festival taking place from March 22 to 30. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Transport

Hongkongers can take pets onto MTR light rail trains on weekends from May 1

HK$99 monthly pass will allow passengers to take one small dog or cat kept in a bag for each ride, but only on weekends and public holidays.

(From left) SPCA Hong Kong deputy director of welfare Fiona Woodhouse, the MTR Corp’s Cheris Lee and pet owner Natalie Cheng at a press event on the rail giant’s trial run to allow pets on light rail trains. Photo: Elson Li
(From left) SPCA Hong Kong deputy director of welfare Fiona Woodhouse, the MTR Corp’s Cheris Lee and pet owner Natalie Cheng at a press event on the rail giant’s trial run to allow pets on light rail trains. Photo: Elson Li

Health & Environment

Hong Kong public healthcare fee changes ‘could bring in HK$3 billion a year’

Extra revenue will be used to support the neediest, government says.

Law and Crime

Hong Kong police arrest parent after boy, 5, found wandering alone

The boy was spotted walking alone at 100 Ching Tak Street after 7pm on Monday.

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Health & Environment

Thick fog blankets Hong Kong’s famed skyline, with visibility plunging

Some residents mistake thick fog for smoke from fire, calling emergency services to make reports.

Fog blankets Hong Kong’s famed Victoria Harbour on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Sam Tsang
Fog blankets Hong Kong’s famed Victoria Harbour on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Sam Tsang

Health & Environment

Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park probes claim touts helped fans into opening

Ticket touts reportedly helped visitors get into Saturday’s star-studded opening ceremony for a fee of about HK$1,000 per person.

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Society

Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong dies at 41 after long battle with illness

Fu Music says Fong ‘left the world peacefully’ on February 21 after five years of fighting illness with a ‘positive attitude’.

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Transport

Why does Hong Kong need 18 months to revise its HK$2 public transport scheme?

Sources says cost-cutting revisions to scheme will not take effect until September 2026, with authorities blaming Octopus for the delay.

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Hong Kong is scaling back its transport subsidies to help balance the government’s books. Photo: Jelly Tse
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OPINION
Alice Wu

Opinion | Kai Tak venue fiasco must not be repeated at Hong Kong Sevens

Alice Wu
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Rachel Chan,Edward Tsoi

Opinion | Hong Kong’s vision of becoming AI hub demands clear road map

Rachel Chan
Edward Tsoi
Tammy Tam

City Beat | Beijing is upset, but why is it limiting criticism of Hutchison’s Panama deal?

Tammy Tam
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Mike Rowse

Opinion | How Hong Kong can dig itself out of recurring deficits

Mike Rowse
Scott Cheng,David Ketchum

Opinion | Hong Kong’s sporting dream needs the support of private enterprise

Scott Cheng
David Ketchum
Bernard Chan

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must persevere with reforming civil servants’ pay

Bernard Chan
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MULTIMEDIA
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Running 50km a day for 7 days straight

Hongkonger attempts to run 50km a day for seven days to raise money for charity
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Hong Kong denies sending anonymous reward letters

Hong Kong says it does not send anonymous reward letters after Australia hits out
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Hong Kong construction worker stranded in mid-air

Narrow escape for Hong Kong construction worker as platform stars swinging in strong winds
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