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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s 5-year plan needs ambition to match Beijing’s expectations

Repackaging familiar initiatives is not enough – city leaders must deliver clear directions, tangible targets and real accountability.

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Education in Hong Kong

Exclusive | CUHK chief Dennis Lo ‘calm’ about talk of Nobel Prize for groundbreaking test

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Parents urged to vaccinate children amid flu, Covid-19 and RSV infection cases

Crime in Hong Kong

Man falls to death after cleaver attack on neighbour in lift over noise dispute

Police believe the attack was premeditated, with neighbours repeatedly quarrelling over noise.

Chiu Sin House in Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate. Photo: Google
Hong Kong courts

Bar Association broadly backs new offence for persistent child sexual abuse

Hong Kong Bar Association vice-chairman Martin Hui says four ‘safeguards’ are needed to ensure fairness for both defendant and victim.

Education in Hong Kong

CUHK chief urges more funds for campuses in Northern Metropolis university town

Dennis Lo says the government’s HK$10 billion loan scheme is inadequate and local universities must expand to meet future challenges and compete globally.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Editorial | Education and communication can ensure end-of-life law benefits all

Hong Kong is heading in the right direction with an end-of-life law that helps ensure greater comfort and dignity in a person’s final days.

The Hospital Authority has issued bright yellow pouches for storage of advance medical directives. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong weighs dedicated offence to tackle persistent child sex abuse

Security chief Chris Tang also reveals over 90 per cent of respondents back proposed overhaul of laws tackling sex crimes during consultation.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman loses HK$69m to scammers posing as mainland Chinese officials

Victim, 43, made multiple transfers after receiving calls from fraudsters claiming to be officials accusing her of committing a crime.

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Hong Kong housing

Letters | Heat resilience should be baked into buildings across Hong Kong

Readers discuss heat-resilient building design as public health policy, and how to better safeguard teachers’ and students’ well-being.

A rooftop farm at Metroplaza in Kwai Fong in 2022. High-rise developments should prioritise operable windows and sky gardens to ease vertical heat accumulation. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Criticism of Hong Kong’s economy and rule of law is baseless

The city’s economic achievements and stability, underpinned by its security laws and an independent judiciary, speak for themselves.

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Hong Kong residents’ livelihoods and the city’s business environment have steadily improved. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong

Happy Valley swimming pool shut over suspected fake lifeguard credentials

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department says lifeguard’s credentials do not match records held by Hong Kong China Life Saving Society.

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More checks for embryo biopsies, overhaul reproductive tech law, DAB urges

Call for action comes nearly a month after regulatory body suspended most operations at fertility clinic over specimen mix-ups.

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Hong Kong courts

Missed red flags in Hong Kong boy’s starvation death spark hard questions

Lawmaker Grace Chan says death of boy, 5, spotlights possible failure of assessment tools designed for evaluating high-risk cases.

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The judge said the fate of the five-year-old boy who starved to death could have been different had social workers noticed he was “just skin and bones”. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong

Hong Kong police to merge Tin Sum division with Sha Tin and Ma On Shan

The force says the restructuring will improve efficiency while maintaining emergency response times and service quality in Sha Tin.

Tin Sum police station. Photo: Google
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Friends and fans pay tribute to late ‘Lyrical Maverick’ Peter Lai

Long-time collaborator and entertainer Sam Hui expresses sorrow over Lai’s death in handwritten letter posted to social media.

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Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong needs regenerated districts, not piecemeal renewal

The government should tie redevelopment of properties in old districts to Northern Metropolis development rights and create an urban regeneration authority.

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Crime

Singapore court jails Hong Kong mother, adult son for violent Changi clash

Son, 42, initially kicked his mother, 65, in the terminal; a bystander was then attacked, followed by a police officer being bitten on the arm.

The incident occurred at Changi Airport about two years ago. Photo: AFP
Crime in Hong Kong

Fears grow that Fun Coffee crypto scam duped over 1,000 as losses mount

Police say that total reported losses tied to Vietnam-based syndicate have climbed to HK$104 million, with 225 complaints received since last month.

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Hong Kong economy

Food Expo vendors hoping for tasty profits with items such as caviar sake gelato

Abalone for HK$1, handcrafted caviar mooncakes and discounted coffee and milk tea packs among products at next week’s Food Expo.

Education in Hong Kong

Saved as a baby, HKU medical newbie aims to pass on ‘hope, courage’ to society

HKU’s medical faculty admits 184 DSE students, equivalent to about 61 per cent of its 300 first-year places.

(Clockwise from back row left) Luann Ma, Chan Hoi-yin, Brendan Hui, Ryan Tao and Ng Ka-wing are among the top DSE scorers who will pursue a career in medicine at HKU. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Hong Kong tests thermal drones to catch illegal smoking at construction sites

Labour Department says AI will be added later to help identify smoking workers.

Hong Kong labour authorities have begun testing an infrared thermal-imaging drone to detect heat sources and illegal smoking at construction sites. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong economy

Cathay Pacific posts 71% profit rise to HK$6.24 billion in first half of year

Numbers driven by stronger demand, but Hong Kong flag carrier warns of headwinds caused by escalating Middle East conflict.

Education in Hong Kong

34% of Hong Kong students win university, diploma spots under admissions system

Jupas office also notes total number of applicants increased by about 5.3 per cent year on year to 45,545.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in Hong Kong hospital

Devices dispensing cooled boiled water tested positive for Legionella bacteria at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, authorities say.

The patient had been admitted to the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital in April for his underlying illnesses. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Boy, 7, dies in Hong Kong’s first fatal paediatric flu case of 2026

Child was inoculated and had not travelled but household contact had earlier tested positive for influenza and recovered.

The CHP urges the public to remain vigilant during the flu season. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Macau police arrest 8 over HK$100m Vietnam coffee investment scam

Fun Coffee established presence in Hong Kong last year, claiming to be a coffee investment enterprise with assets of more than US$1 billion.

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Hong Kong transport

Over 1,000 sign up for Hong Kong’s new taxi, ride-hailing test

Lawmakers say interest is likely to grow as the city prepares to fully launch its ride-hailing regulatory regime next year.

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