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Cherry blossoms in On King Street Park attract flower lovers. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong society

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.

Hong Kong racing

Chance to see Ka Ying Rising make history the main bet for local fans at Sha Tin

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong tests student housing land sales amid slumping office demand

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong earmarks Kai Tak site among 3 plots for private student hostel projects

Sha Tin and Tung Chung sites also among those the government will open for interest to develop into private student hostels to ease housing pressure.

A prime site in the newly developed Kai Tak area, is one of three ares that have been earmarked for the development of tertiary student hostels. Photo: Google map
US-Venezuela conflict

Letters | The strategic calculations behind Trump’s Venezuela raid

Readers discuss the objectives of the US raid on Venezuela, why the episode pleases China and Russia, and how to help Shenzhen shine as a global city.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Letters | As Hongkongers unite around Tai Po, the fire probe must deliver

Readers discuss how to sustain social cohesion in Hong Kong, the kindness of Hongkongers, and why the world must respond to the Venezuela raid.

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Accidents and personal safety

Second street cleaner accident in a week as Hongkonger, 74, struck by car

Group representing industrial accident victims calls for review of cleaners’ equipment, as another was fatally struck by truck on New Year’s Eve.

A 74-year-old cleaner was struck by a left-hand drive Geely car operating on a trade licence plate at a Hong Kong public housing estate on Wednesday. Photo: Now TV
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Letters | Lesson from Tai Po fire: Hong Kong must close the regulatory loopholes

Readers discuss the scourge of dishonest practices in industries, creating longer breaks for Hong Kong workers, combating illegal parking, and the live-fire drills around Taiwan.

Hong Kong property

CityU joins ranks of schools snapping up Hong Kong offices

University buys four-storey office block in Kowloon Tong for US$252 million from Singapore-based Mapletree.

Hong Kong economy

New bypass and transport links to boost Hong Kong’s competitiveness: Paul Chan

Finance chief also says city’s planned major road and rail expansion will drive deeper Greater Bay Area integration.

The long-awaited Yau Ma Tei section of the Central Kowloon Bypass has officially opened on Sunday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Video | Fallen firefighter Ho Wai-ho laid to rest

37-year-old firefighter died battling a massive inferno that engulfed several Tai Po residential blocks in late November.

Fallen Hong Kong firefighter Ho Wai-ho has officially been laid to rest in Gallant Garden, a cemetery plot reserved for civil servants who died in the line of duty. Ho was killed battling the Tai Po blaze in late November.
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Accidents and personal safety

Worker unconscious with head injury after falling from scaffolding in Hong Kong

Police say male construction worker, 65, was conducting renovation works at house in Tai Po when he fell and lost consciousness.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man, 71, for alleged attack on 2 others over smoking spat

Man alleged to have poured water on 58-year-old woman and hit her son with bottle after they complained about his smoking in tunnel.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng University joins property rush with US$11.6 million deal

Acquisition of office units in Sha Tin’s Metropole Square follows Metropolitan University’s US$334 million purchase of Hung Hom property.

Hang Seng University is the latest school to purchase property amid a government push to turn the city into a global education hub. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Exclusive | Indonesian helper’s terrifying 3-hour ordeal as fire ravaged Hong Kong estate

Olive says she and her employer’s elderly parents spent an agonising three hours trapped in a smoke-filled bedroom before they were rescued.

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Olive and her employer’s parents were rescued at around 6pm on November 26. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Letters | Hong Kong will emerge stronger from Tai Po fire tragedy

Readers offer condolences to the bereaved, call for prompt action to improve fire safety measures and pay tribute to the inspiring outpouring of help from all quarters of the community.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong leader John Lee pays tribute to firefighter killed in Tai Po blaze

Chief executive and top officials hail ‘bravery and selfless devotion to duty’ of 37-year-old Ho Wai-ho, who died while fighting inferno.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s laws targeting false credentials must apply equally

Readers discuss a recent case involving an applicant to the city’s talent scheme, a diplomatic row over the Japanese prime minister’s remarks, and Trump calling a journalist ‘piggy’.

A statue of Lady Justice at Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal. The Department of Justice should review its prosecution policies to ensure that deterrence, fairness and consistency remain the guiding principles in every case. Photo: Reuters
Crime in Hong Kong

3 men linked to fatal attack on suspected triad member sent back to Hong Kong

Trio earlier handed over by mainland police, bringing number of arrests over Sha Tin knife attack to 10.

Accidents and personal safety

7 injured after minibus collides with car, crashes into bus stop in Hong Kong

Injured comprise minibus driver and six female passengers, according to force.

Accidents and personal safety

3 workers fall ill, 180 evacuated after chemical spill at Hong Kong hospital

Formaldehyde leaks from damaged container at clinical pathology department in Prince of Wales Hospital.

Prince of Wales Hospital reported the spill on Monday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hongkongers can now book virtual visits with prisoners under trial scheme

Prison authority says system aims to harness technology to offer visitors greater convenience and a more ‘people-oriented visit experience’.

Family and friends of Hong Kong prisoners can now book online video visits through a trial scheme. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Sa Sa International Holdings

Ex-Miss Hong Kong contestant Ko among guests as Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Day goes pink

Singer Yan Ting kicks off fashion-themed activities that also included show featuring creations by Hong Kong Design Institute graduates.

Crime in Hong Kong

1 held as Hong Kong police probe urn theft after kung fu icon’s ashes go missing

Force opens investigation into Mary Jean Reimer’s revelation concerning the suspected theft of the urns of her late husband, Lau Kar-leung.

Accidents and personal safety

Man, 50, behind wheel of BMW that killed Hong Kong rehab bus driver arrested

Bus driver was operating lifting platform at the back of his vehicle when he was struck by a blue BMW in Sha Tin on Tuesday morning.

The damaged lifting platform at the rear end of the rehabiliation bus. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong reports 2 imported chikungunya cases, bringing total to 54 this year

Latest infections linked to trips to India and Macau, with both patients hospitalised and in stable condition.

Hong Kong has reported two imported cases of chikungunya, bringing the total number of cases to 54 this year. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hongkongers to get greater access to cheaper medicines under specific list of drugs

Community Pharmacy Programme, to launch in late 2026, will first roll out in four districts – Eastern, Yau Tsim Mong, Sha Tin and Yuen Long.

Accidents and personal safety

2 men sent to hospital after 3-car collision on Hong Kong country park road

Photos from scene show at least two vehicles sustained major damage to front sections after crash along Bride’s Pool Road in Tai Po.

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