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Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev, Kazakhstan’s vice-minister of artificial intelligence and digital development, says he has discussed the low-altitude economy with Hong Kong counterparts. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong, Kazakhstan sign MOU on transport lab, discuss low-altitude economy

Kazakh vice-minister Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev says his country envisions connecting mainland tech companies with Hong Kong financial tools.

Hong Kong

MTR Corp reports mass fare evasion after video goes viral, vows more patrols

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Hong Kong aviation

Opinion | How the goalposts have shifted on Hong Kong aviation

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Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific, Google scale up AI tests to reduce aviation’s climate impact

Second-phase trials with Contrails.org will target ultra-long-haul Asia and transpacific routes, building on early tests that reduced contrail warming impact by about 40 per cent.

Cathay Pacific says AI deployment will complement other initiatives such as fleet modernisation. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong science and tech

Ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing to apply to test driverless vehicles in Hong Kong

Government adviser says mainland Chinese company plans Tseung Kwan O pilot project, with room to expand if business model proves viable.

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Accidents and personal safety

Fatal cycling accidents in Hong Kong more than double in first half of 2026

From ignoring lights to riding side by side, police flag common cycling offences driving rise in fatal accidents.

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Hong Kong society

Signalling fault disrupts Hong Kong high-speed rail service, delaying 15 trains

Rail services have since resumed after 45-minute disruption to northbound trips on Sunday morning, Transport Department says.

Passengers enter gantries for Hong Kong’s high-speed rail services. Photo: Eric Jiang
Macau

Hong Kong mega bridge traffic boom hits ferry, helicopter services: lawmaker

Mark Chong says Sky Shuttle’s suspension and drop in ferry services linked to bridge’s growing use, with vehicle flow reaching 5.2 million in 2025.

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Hong Kong

Overhead display left dangling at airport’s Terminal 2, investigation under way

Airport Authority says a maintenance team promptly attended to the malfunctioning screen and cordoned off the area.

China travel

China to open missing link in 2,370km railway connecting Hong Kong and Beijing

Completing a vital transport corridor, the high-speed route aims to accelerate economic integration between southern business hubs and northern megacities.

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This aerial drone photo, taken in March, shows a railway station in China’s Xiongan New Area. Photo: Xinhua
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific extends Dubai and Riyadh flight suspension through November

Hong Kong flag carrier says extension due to situation in Mideast, with services to both cities cancelled up to and including November 30.

Cathay Pacific Airways has delayed the resumption of passenger flights to Dubai and Riyadh until December at the earliest. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong society

Power failure halts trams running between Hong Kong’s Wan Chai and Admiralty

Disruption comes after westbound line between North Point terminus and Tin Lok Lane halted for several hours on Monday.

Hong Kong society

Hongkongers can use either ID or home return permit at revamped Huanggang Port

Security chief Chris Tang reveals arrangement after massive drill at border crossing, which could open next month.

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Hong Kong

Several ride-hailing firms express interest in Hong Kong licences: minister

Transport chief Mable Chan expresses confidence in operators, saying they are capable of meeting requirements laid out for licences.

In Hong Kong, apart from Uber, Singapore-based Tada, Amap and Didi Chuxing currently serve the market. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

Unmanned electric aircraft makes maiden flight in Hong Kong

Flight marks collaboration between mainland Chinese firm EHang, local transport operator Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings and tech hub Cyberport.

EHang’s flagship model, the EH216-S, carried a robot and conducted multiple sorties along predetermined routes at Cyberport. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

MTR Corp to deploy a world-first use of skidding method for Hung Shui Kiu station

Station sections to be built beside the operating Tuen Ma line and skidded into position to shorten construction time, but network disruptions are expected.

Hong Kong

Ride-hailing firms seeking new licence must have handled 100,000 orders a day

Uber and Didi among platforms submitting applications, with both saying criteria are reasonable and that they will roll out measures to help drivers.

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Hong Kong economy

JD.com boosts Northern Metropolis logistics hub, but hurdles loom: experts

Mainland Chinese e-commerce giant is part of a consortium that won the first ‘large-scale land disposal’ project in the Northern Metropolis.

JD.com is part of a consortium that will develop land in Hung Shui Kiu. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

More ride-hailing firms target Hong Kong amid licensing roll-out, Mable Chan says

Transport chief says more than 7,500 people have applied for new combined taxi and ride-hailing vehicle written test.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Shenzhen test crossings at revamped Huanggang Port ahead of opening

Latest drill checked for any hiccups in how private cars will cross into Shenzhen and use of ‘joint clearance’ e-channels.

Mainland China

Hong Kong drivers to renew vehicle licences in 1 day by year-end under AI system

AI-driven Easy Licence system to auto-approve more than 90 per cent of online renewals, slashing processing time from 10 days to one.

Hong Kong drivers will be able to renew their vehicle licences within one day by year-end. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific to launch direct flights between Hong Kong and Almaty in January

Airline will operate the only non-stop service between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan’s largest city three times a week, with economy fares from HK$2,296.

Cathay Pacific will launch three weekly direct flights between Hong Kong and Almaty in Kazakhstan in January. Photo: Getty Images
Qatar

Mable Chan uses Qatar Airways office opening to drop Central Asia route reveal

SCMP has learned that Cathay Pacific Airways is the airline behind plans to launch direct route to Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Shenzhen

Opinion | Huanggang Port points to the future of Greater Bay Area travel

Beyond faster clearance, the new Hong Kong-Shenzhen crossing shows that borders are evolving, flexible systems, not just physical structures.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong stages first counterterrorism drill at redeveloped Huanggang crossing

5,000 civil servants take part in exercise at the revamped border crossing building.

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Police officers take part in Saturday’s counterterrorism exercise. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

What can Hong Kong travellers expect from the revamped Huanggang border crossing?

From transport routes and parking restrictions to immigration procedures, the SCMP looks at what users need to know ahead of the crossing opening.

Hong Kong’s revamped Huanggang Port is set to become the city’s second round-the-clock passenger checkpoint, with new transport links and a joint immigration clearance system. Photo: Edmond So
Accidents and personal safety

Truck driver flees after vehicle crashes and bursts into flames on Lantau highway

16-tonne truck skidded and crashed into barriers amid amber rainstorm alert, with debris from collision injuring two people in nearby taxi, police say.

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Hungary

Wrong radio frequency by Cathay crew led to Nato jet interception: report

London-bound CX257 was intercepted by Hungarian fighter jets over Romania in early July after losing contact with civilian air traffic control.

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