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Police said they seized HK$300,000 in cash during the operation. Photo: Handout

Law and Crime

29 arrested in crackdown on loan sharks who charged victims 3,000% in interest

Syndicate set up call centre and posed as licensed finance companies, tricking victims into taking out loans.

Reducing fire risk to zero would cost huge amount, Tai Po blaze inquiry hears

Hong Kong records 91 suspected student suicides in 3 years, majority boys

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Law and Crime

Bid-rigging trial over HK$700 million in renovation work set for 2028 at earliest

Eight companies and 12 individuals suspected of rigging bids for at least 11 building maintenance projects, including at Wang Fuk Court.

The fire-blackened buildings of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Dream Building is accused of conspiring with three other companies to exchange information about their bids on the estate’s renovation project. Photo Sam Tsang
The fire-blackened buildings of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Dream Building is accused of conspiring with three other companies to exchange information about their bids on the estate’s renovation project. Photo Sam Tsang

Health & Environment

Hong Kong pioneers world’s first robotic living-donor liver transplant

Surgeons complete 48 robot-assisted procedures successfully under University of Hong Kong’s pioneering microsurgery programme.

Hong Kong Economy

Exclusive | Beijing’s brokerage probe to stop ‘leakage’, Paul Chan tells Davos Dalian event

Financial Secretary Paul Chan discusses probe on three brokerages, HKIC’s Clara Chan reveals investment vision, at SCMP closed-door event.

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Law and Crime

Hong Kong police arrest 15-year-old driver and his father in Wan Chai

15-year-old non-Chinese boy and father, 48, held during routine traffic enforcement operation at junction of Marsh Road and Hung Hing Road.

Police stopped a car during a routine traffic enforcement operation on Marsh Road in Wan Chai and found the driver was a minor. Photo: Google
Police stopped a car during a routine traffic enforcement operation on Marsh Road in Wan Chai and found the driver was a minor. Photo: Google

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong to send welfare to retirees’ mainland Chinese bank accounts from July

Measure applies to elderly welfare recipients retiring in Guangdong and Fujian, with city leader saying measure to ensure ‘more secure retired life’.

Education

Hong Kong school rearranges overnight World Cup watch party after feedback

Chi Lin Buddhist Primary School says event now to be held on morning of July 12 and previous circular aimed to gauge parents’ views.

Law and Crime

Man arrested over impersonating ride-hailing driver, breaching visa terms

Officers from force’s traffic New Territories North headquarters carry out undercover operation, disguising themselves as passengers.

Police conduct an undercover operation in the New Territories. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong

Firefighter who died in Hong Kong blaze ‘chose to save lives’ - as it happened

Report clears Ho Wai‑ho of any negligence as inquiry hears he could have escaped burning building with air left in breathing gear but chose to remain.

Judge-led panel to hear expert evidence on the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire, which spread rapidly through the Tai Po estate. Photo: Karma Lo
Judge-led panel to hear expert evidence on the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire, which spread rapidly through the Tai Po estate. Photo: Karma Lo

Law and Crime

City leader’s new national security powers will not affect appeals: minister

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says subsidiary laws provide greater clarity and certainty.

Business

Creditors push to sell 2 Hong Kong hotels amid banks’ drive to cut losses

Dual-branded Sheraton complex heads for tender, with stricter capital rules pushing lenders to accept quicker disposals.

Politics

American envoy in Hong Kong upbeat on US-China ties, aims to engage officials

US Consul General Julie Eadeh says recent Xi-Trump summit set a vision for continued dialogue despite challenges.

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US Consul General Julie Eadeh is flanked by Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong (left) and Hua You, deputy commissioner of the foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee

Law and Crime

Ex-Chinese official’s son held in Hong Kong over HK$64m money laundering case

Xiao Rui, 37, also set to be penalised for using bogus bank records to deceive Immigration Department into granting him right of abode.

A bank teller counts yuan in Haian. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
A bank teller counts yuan in Haian. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Society

Don’t restrict AI in sports, ensure fair access, Hong Kong lawmaker urges

Kenneth Fok, who represents sports sector, calls for fair access to AI, as ‘some nations may not have newest and best models’.

China Economy

China’s trading crackdown seen boosting Hong Kong as official capital hub

Analysts at ‘Summer Davos’ gathering highlight pivot towards official cross-border connect schemes to intermediate domestic wealth ‘on China’s own terms’.

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Education

Hong Kong teachers to undergo 30-hour digital training amid AI push in schools

Primary and secondary schools will also be required to incorporate digital elements into annual development plans, while a new I&T curriculum is set to be rolled out.

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The Curriculum Development Council released the Blueprint for Digital Education Development in Primary and Secondary Schools on Wednesday. Photo: Elson Li
The Curriculum Development Council released the Blueprint for Digital Education Development in Primary and Secondary Schools on Wednesday. Photo: Elson Li

Health & Environment

Should Hong Kong close swimming pools during thunderstorms?

Nick Wu, vice-chairman of Hong Kong and Kowloon Life Guards’ Union, says existing guidelines do not require public pools to close during thunderstorms.

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Transport

Why driving instructor licences are becoming a hot ticket item for Hongkongers

Applications opened last month for 332 licences for private driving instructors across various vehicle types, with 55,440 people signing up.

Society

Mind your language: debate rages over Hong Kong principal’s Singapore meltdown

Dr John Tse, executive director of Hong Kong Initiative for Diversity, says it is difficult to determine if Lee Cheuk-hing’s behaviour was racially motivated.

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A new video went viral on Monday, showing Lee Cheuk-hing playing a controversial game with female students on a coach bus. Photo: Handout
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OPINION
C. K. Yeung

Opinion | Hong Kong’s focus on rankings distorts universities’ true mission

C. K. Yeung
Alex Lo

As I see it | US Anthropic ban is best advert for Chinese AI

Alex Lo
Daryl Ng

Opinion | What Hong Kong can learn from mainland cities’ 5-year plans

Daryl Ng
Alice Wu

Opinion | Hong Kong’s new poverty metric blinds government to issue’s sources

Alice Wu
Ying Xu,Weishi Zhang

Opinion | For Hong Kong to succeed in AI, energy cannot be an afterthought

Ying Xu
Weishi Zhang
Wanxin Li

Opinion | To lead in global education, Hong Kong must go beyond narrow metrics

Wanxin Li
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MULTIMEDIA
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Stricter health checks for elderly taxi drivers

Taxis at the Airport Taxi Stan at Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok.
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PLA barracks in Hong Kong open to public

PLA barracks in Hong Kong open to public to celebrate 29 years since city’s return to Chinese rule
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Dragon boat races in full swing for Tuen Ng Festival

Stanley Dragon Boat Championships. 19JUN26 SCMP / Jonathan Wong (for video thumbnail)
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Flooding as Hong Kong hit with Black Rain storm

Hong Kong’s second black rainstorm warning of the year was issued on Thursday, as a majority of the New Territories was struck by floods.
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