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The incident occurred at Sha Tin station early on Wednesday morning. Photo: Elson Li

Transport

Hong Kong MTR train captain suspended from driving after doors fail to close

Driver failed to close doors on wall side of train as passengers boarded from platform.

Hong Kong Legco president defends delegation’s Tokyo duty visit amid cost concerns

Hong Kong’s Hung Wan Cafe closes down for good on Christmas Day

Law and Crime

Art adviser investigating after Hong Kong lawsuit says US$1 million painting is fake

South Korean Choi Eun-ha filed lawsuit in Hong Kong after auction house told her painting by renowned Korean artist Lee Ufan was forgery.

The High Court in Admiralty. Photo: Sun Yeung
The High Court in Admiralty. Photo: Sun Yeung

Society

Hongkongers make more than 2.2 million trips since Saturday

Some of those spending Christmas in the city stress they are only trying to avoid peak pricing.

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Health & Environment

Temperatures to fall in Hong Kong over weekend

Mercury to fall to as low as 14 degrees Celsius as monsoon approaches, Observatory says.

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Society

Paralysed Hong Kong Mirror dancer shares Christmas memories in Instagram post

Mo Li shares video of him decorating Christmas tree with girlfriend before accident in 2022.

Paralysed Hong Kong dancer Mo Li made his second Instagram post in a week. Photo: Instagram/momo.lky
Paralysed Hong Kong dancer Mo Li made his second Instagram post in a week. Photo: Instagram/momo.lky

Politics

Beijing lashes out at Western criticism of Hong Kong bounties on 6 activists

Foreign ministry hits out at ‘blatant attacks and smears on the legitimate law enforcement actions of the Hong Kong police by certain countries’.

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Society

Hong Kong hospital throws party for sick children, offering Christmas hope

Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital organises festivities, offering children and their parents relief and joy from battles with illness.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong restaurants and bars enjoy business bump over Christmas

Businesses in Lan Kwai Fong roll out festive offerings as they observe some spending patterns are shifting towards ‘affordable deals’.

Businesses in Lan Kwai Fong have rolled out festive products to attract customers. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Transport

Disruptions, mid-air blunders: the highlights of 2024 for Hong Kong aviation

From a raft of flight cancellations to an engine fire and toilet door coming off mid-flight, the Post looks back at the aviation stories that made headlines this year.

Cathay Pacific cancelled around 800 flights between December 2023 and February 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee
Cathay Pacific cancelled around 800 flights between December 2023 and February 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee

Society

Dads jailed in Hong Kong prison cherish Christmas ‘playtime’ with their children

For inmates, programme that allows sessions filled with playing games and physical contact with their younger children provides added impetus to reform themselves.

Society

Call for Hong Kong to subsidise smart trackers for dementia sufferers

Technology can prove invaluable in helping to locate residents with the condition who have gone missing, experts and groups say.

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong employers seek more relationship managers and data analysts next year

Human resource professionals also say customer due diligence officers are in demand.

Hong Kong’s bustling Central district. Photo: Jelly Tse

Society

Wild monkey strays onto private housing estate in Hong Kong

Monkey climbs up water pipes at City One Sha Tin, but despite agricultural officers trying to lure it down with fruit, it disappears into the night.

The drama unfolded at around 10am at City One Sha Tin in the New Territories when the animal was spotted at an external wall of Block 24 of the estate. Photo: SCMP
The drama unfolded at around 10am at City One Sha Tin in the New Territories when the animal was spotted at an external wall of Block 24 of the estate. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong logs 1 million arrivals, but half are residents heading home for Christmas

Arrival number is 300,000 more than last year, but about 50 per cent are residents returning to city.

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Law and Crime

Hong Kong’s year in court: national security, murder and minority rights

The Post reviews the biggest cases of 2024, including the sentencing of 45 opposition figures and ‘Dragon Slaying’ bomb plotters.

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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
Edwin Lau

Opinion | What Hong Kong’s 2023 waste data tells us, and what it doesn’t

Edwin Lau
Quentin Parker

Opinion | True Hong Kong service won’t be found in an order-it-yourself app

Quentin Parker
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
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Hundreds join Hong Kong’s ‘Santa Run’

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China's Xi meets Macau chief Ho ahead of 25th anniversary of handover

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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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