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A union survey found that more than half of respondents supported a smoking ban on sites. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong to consider HK$3,000 fixed penalty for smoking on construction sites

Government earlier proposed maximum fine of HK$150,000.

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Operation Santa Claus

Operation Santa Claus raises HK$19 million for Hong Kong fire victims, other causes

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong taxi driver fined for throwing passenger’s change out of window

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s retail sales edge up 1% in 2025 after 7.3% decline in 2024

Census and Statistics Department says retail sales for December worth HK$35 billion, and provisionally estimated at HK$380.5 billion for 2025.

Hong Kong’s retail sector emerged from a 14-month slump in May last year with 2.4 per cent growth. Photo: Dickson Lee
Cybersecurity

Data leaks jump 21% in Hong Kong, doxxing cases hit record low

Privacy watchdog received 246 data breach notices in 2025, 21 per cent increase from 203 cases in the year before.

Hong Kong economy

Dogs to be allowed in up to 1,000 Hong Kong restaurants under new scheme

Authorities aim to submit proposal within first quarter and approve initial batch of dog permits by June.

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Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Valuable lessons to be learnt from U-turn on seat belt law in Hong Kong

The government and legislators must ensure the law can achieve its intended purpose of ensuring public safety before it is reintroduced.

A sign on a Hong Kong bus reminds passengers to buckle up. On January 30, the government said it would repeal the law on the seat belt requirement to address its deficiencies, five days after the law took effect. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

Traces of toxin found in more Nestlé baby milk formula samples in Hong Kong

Some samples from batches recalled earlier tested positive for the toxin cereulide.

Hong Kong courts

Mainland Chinese student jailed for 3 months for cheating in TOEFL test

Huang Xinyi paid someone else to take test on her behalf in Cambodia and submitted results to Hong Kong’s Lingnan University so she could graduate.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Small Hong Kong firms struggling with scaffold net safety costs: contractor

‘Bigger contractors can usually handle the testing process … But for small and medium-sized firms with only one or two projects, it’s much harder,’ representative says.

Hong Kong’s construction watchdog should help small firms procure approved scaffolding nets at a lower cost, a leading contractor has said. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong’s seat belt policy U-turn shows little learned from waste levy mess

Once again, despite good intentions, policymakers have failed to consider every eventuality and prepare adequately.

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People wear seat belts on a double-decker bus in Sham Shui Po on January 29 to comply with new rules that are now being suspended. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

62% of Hong Kong Zoomers fear they can’t compete with AI: Chinese YMCA survey

The survey by Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong also shows some 30 per cent of respondents do not know how to use AI tools.

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Ex-Hong Kong chief secretary Rafael Hui, jailed for graft, dies at 77

Former chief secretary, who was jailed in 2014 for accepting nearly HK$20 million, died at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.

Hong Kong police

Adidas concerned after woman complains fitting room opened twice at Mong Kok shop

Sportswear chain says it is fully cooperating with police’s investigation after woman took to social media to complain.

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The Adidas branch in Mong Kok. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong housing

Opinion | Hong Kong must fix Tenants Purchase Scheme’s flaws before any relaunch

The public housing sale scheme for tenants was a bold experiment that delivered partial success but left thorny problems.

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Lam Tin Estate seen on September 15. According to a survey on the government’s re-launch of the Tenants Purchase Scheme conducted by the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong in July and August, 276 residents in Lam Tin Estate said they would definitely buy their rented flats, making up 90 per cent of respondents: the highest purchase intention among all estates. Photo: Eugene Lee
LCSD

Calls for stricter rules after bot bookers detected on Hong Kong sports app

Authorities say they found accounts using computer programs or other automated tools for bookings just a week after new anti-touting policy began.

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Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong schools’ medium of instruction must pass the test of the times

With its review of the guidelines for teaching in English or Chinese, Hong Kong must seek to better prepare its pupils for higher education while serving the city’s needs.

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Hong Kong courts

My Take | Tai Po fire victims are not being served well by the inaction on class actions

It has been two decades since moves began to bring such cases to Hong Kong. Any resolution will likely come too late for Wang Fuk Court residents.

Workers remove the damaged bamboo scaffolding in Wang Fuk Court at Tai Po. Photo: SCMP / Sam Tsang
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong steps up scrutiny of private schools

Education Bureau releases code of practice for private primary and secondary schools.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong health chief seeks to speed up Medical Council’s complaint handling

But Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau warns against ‘arbitrarily’ adding non-professional members to watchdog.

Accidents and personal safety

On This Day | 2006 Egypt bus tragedy leaves 14 Hong Kong tourists dead – SCMP archive

On this day 20 years ago, a holiday bus ran off a highway in Egypt and rolled over, killing 14 Hong Kong tourists and hurting 30 others.

Emergency responders look for survivors inside a toppled bus carrying Hong Kong tourists on January 31, 2006. File photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Blooming good: where to find cherry blossoms in Hong Kong this spring

Cherry blossom garden run by Airport Authority has expanded, while On King Street Park is another hotspot.

Cherry blossoms in On King Street Park attract flower lovers. Photo: Eugene Lee
Artificial intelligence

‘Rampant like a pandemic’: why Hongkongers struggle to get peace from junk calls

Thousands of residents affected by a surge in junk calls, with 466,000 reported in 2025 alone.

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Hong Kong transport

Video | Hong Kong to suspend seat belts on buses rule after less than a week

Wording of law only applies to new buses registered from January 25 this year.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Over 110,000 secure waivers since Hong Kong public medical fee reform took effect

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says about 53,000 received concession certificates, while roughly 60,000 granted three-month conditional waivers.

Patients at Kwong Wah Hospital’s A&E department. Hong Kong introduced a new public hospital fee regime on Jan 1, 2026. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong economy grows 3.5% in 2025, beating earlier forecasts

Advance figures also show GDP in fourth quarter of 2025 grew by 3.8 per cent year on year.

For 2025 as a whole, private consumption expenditure increased by 1.6 per cent compared with a year earlier. Photo: Karma Lo
Banking & finance

HSBC suffers temporary system shutdown, stopping services in Hong Kong

The bank’s mobile app and in-person services at several branches were unavailable for up to several hours for some customers during the outage.

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Hong Kong

Video | Tai Po fire widow wants answers and accountability

Christy Lee lost her home and her husband to Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades.

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