Advertisement
Advertisement
TOPIC
Hong Kong society
+ FOLLOW
Related Topics:
Hong Kong society
Latest news about Hong Kong society, including community, welfare, heritage, leisure and entertainment.
SHOW FULL PROFILE
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po blaze: no fire safety system checks before firm sent 85 shutdown notices
Fire services company also concedes it acted as ‘rubber stamp’ for renovation contractor, during hearing into deadly inferno.
1 hour ago
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong car owner loses HK$500,000 in fuel membership card scam
3 hours ago
HSBC
On This Day
|
HSBC’s HK$5 billion headquarters opens in Hong Kong in 1986 – SCMP archive
5 hours ago
Crime in Hong Kong
Police arrest man on suspicion of stealing personal data of 56,000 patients
Employee of Hospital Authority contractor made an unauthorised entry into system and retrieved data.
5 minutes ago
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
HKUST launches 5-year study into long lifespans of Chinese people
University president says Hong Kong urgently needs to uncover healthy ageing process as city has become ‘super-ageing society’.
4 hours ago
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Some Wang Fuk Court residents float ‘profit-making’ in-situ rebuilding plan
Proposal calls for rebuilding half of estate’s eight blocks with higher plot ratio, suggesting government can earn HK$6.4 billion.
1 minute ago
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Education in Hong Kong
Letters
|
Hong Kong’s under-enrolled primary schools can be overhauled more painlessly
Readers discuss the predicament of under-enrolled primary schools, effective fire prevention, and how to foster a tech ecosystem.
8 Apr 2026 - 11:30AM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po probe: no on-site checks by firm due to ‘busy’ schedule – as it happened
Director of contractor responsible for estate’s fire services equipment suspects workers drew water from tanks, calling it a serious problem.
4 hours ago
Hong Kong culture
Mural celebrates Thai culture in Hong Kong under renovation scheme
Pilot scheme includes seven murals, with one already created on Jenford Building in the heart of city’s ‘Little Thailand’.
8 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM
Hong Kong economy
New research institute to ramp up efforts as Hong Kong pursues ‘AI for all’
Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute’s first meeting will be held as early as this month to formulate city’s AI road map.
8 Apr 2026 - 8:30AM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong doctor axed for posting resuscitation photo faces Medical Council case
Kowloon West Cluster says it terminated doctor’s contract and ‘passed relevant case to Medical Council for follow-up’.
8 Apr 2026 - 5:46AM
9
Hong Kong tourism
Hong Kong’s East Dam welcomes 1,400 visitors daily over first 4 days of Easter
Conservation authorities share enforcement action figures, vow to ‘explore long-term management strategies for popular attractions’.
7 Apr 2026 - 8:44PM
Hong Kong economy
Car record for mega bridge’s Hong Kong crossing as F&B sector feels holiday pain
Number of outgoing residents up 14.3 per cent year on year to 2.1 million, but more inbound visitors lead to high hotel occupancy.
7 Apr 2026 - 10:26PM
Education in Hong Kong
ESF among 8 school operators that failed to meet non-local student targets
Education Bureau says non-local enrolment at some schools dropped to as low as 39 per cent, well below required targets of 50 to 98 per cent.
7 Apr 2026 - 8:30AM
11
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong hospital uses VR tour to ease children’s fears ahead of operations
Hong Kong Children’s Hospital uses VR tour to reduce traumatic memories and maintain young patients’ trust in medical staff.
7 Apr 2026 - 7:30AM
Smoking and vaping
Editorial
|
Vape possession ban is vital for protecting Hong Kong’s youth
Combined with education, tough new penalties kicking in from April 30 will help shield our young from a lifetime of nicotine addiction.
7 Apr 2026 - 6:45AM
Hong Kong
Anxious days, sleepless nights for young Iranians in Hong Kong as war rages on
Peace of mind is elusive for young Iranians, who wait helplessly for news of loved ones and fight disinformation amid flood of contradictory reports.
6 Apr 2026 - 5:30PM
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
United States
Hong Kong doctor who posted resuscitation photo exits Hospital Authority
Kowloon West Cluster of Hospital Authority confirms doctor’s departure but does not say whether he had resigned or been dismissed.
6 Apr 2026 - 7:57PM
6
Accidents and personal safety
79-year-old hiker who went missing in Hong Kong found on third day of search
Rescuers find He Chengan conscious near Kwan Tai Temple along Section 10 of MacLehose Trail, where he had last been seen on Saturday.
6 Apr 2026 - 11:43PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Warning issued after university student loses HK$190,000 in internship scam
Police say fraudsters held 40-minute online orientation and communicated with victim entirely in English.
6 Apr 2026 - 6:59PM
8
Hong Kong science and tech
Housing authorities expand use of smart technologies to support elderly
Government installing door sensors, in-home fall detectors and stair climbers at more public housing estates.
6 Apr 2026 - 11:00AM
Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong
Editorial
|
Hong Kong must help ethnic minority groups bridge the digital divide
A recent report indicates ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong are not deriving as much benefit from online services as they could.
6 Apr 2026 - 6:45AM
Hong Kong
Talk about death comes alive in ageing Hong Kong
Minimal Funeral founder Pasu Ng says people more willing to discuss death in wake of the Covid pandemic, mass emigration and deadly Tai Po fire.
5 Apr 2026 - 11:25PM
Hong Kong transport
Opinion
|
Hong Kong must not undo the good work of its HK$2 transport scheme
Efforts to cut growing costs of transport subsidy must not lose sight of the reasons behind scheme’s success.
5 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM
7
Hong Kong economy
Move over, Easter bunny: cats are the stars in Hong Kong this holiday
Seasonal cat-themed artworks are stealing the limelight this Easter, tapping into the city’s booming ‘cat economy’.
6 Apr 2026 - 3:56PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong rescuers search for man, 79, who went missing on hike in Tuen Mun
Police say man, surnamed He, was hiking with his wife along Section 10 of the MacLehose Trail on Saturday morning.
6 Apr 2026 - 8:07PM
Hong Kong
‘From big renovation to big burial’: Wang Fuk Court residents mourn on Ching Ming
Day dedicated to sweeping graves and honouring dead marked across Hong Kong, but tradition proves painful for survivors of deadly blaze in Tai Po.
5 Apr 2026 - 11:31PM
Hong Kong
Student in contentious Hong Kong documentary hits out at Italian screening plan
Ah Ling, who featured in award-winning To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self, says no one consulted her about screening at film festival.
4 Apr 2026 - 11:57PM
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement