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Hong Kong Free Press has become an associate member of the SPUR Coalition as we seek a fair, rules-based relationship with the AI firms who have been benefitting from our newsroom’s journalism without payment. Initiated this February by organisations including the BBC, Financial Times, Sky New
Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing nearly HK$6,000 (US$765) in foreign currency while flying to the city from Thailand, with a passenger allegedly capturing the incident on camera and reporting it to cabin crew. The force said the 57-year-old man was arrested for the alleg
Hong Kong customs has arrested a man and seized HK$42 million (US$5.3 million) worth of the illegal narcotic “space oil” from a drug workshop fitted with a semi-automated production line capable of producing up to 160,000 cartridges in a short period. Senior investigator Chan Kit-lun of the Customs
Hong Kong will stage a 23-minute fireworks display over Victoria Harbour on China’s National Day on October 1 under the theme “Eternal Radiance”. The HK$18 million (US$2.3 million) extravaganza, exclusively sponsored by insurance provider Sun Life Hong Kong, will mark the 77th anniversary of the fou
名古屋亞運會將於本月19日開幕。啟德體育園特別打造以「亞運」為主題的大型動感燈光展,於本月15日至10月24日,每晚8時正在主場館外牆上演,歷時半小時。 啟德體育園表示,燈光展將以繽紛耀眼的色彩揭開序幕,象徵運動帶來的激情與活力,隨後展示「全城上下撐港隊」及「GO! TEAM HKG」等打氣訊息。 多個亞運項目包括乒乓球、單車、劍擊、足球,以及今年正式列為獎牌項目的電競等,會以充滿動感的視覺效果躍現主場館外牆。最佳觀賞地點為啟德承豐道公園、九龍灣啟德橋、土瓜灣海心公園海濱長廊。 編輯:譚佩貞
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is partnering with tech giants to offer on-site artificial intelligence (AI) laboratories at its expanded Shanghai campus, which welcomed more than 300 students for the new term earlier this week. The campus in Zhangjiang Science City is also expected to expand its
Hong Kong International School (HKIS) and its US-based founder have reached an out-of-court settlement, after the latter sued the school last year for alleged financial mismanagement and over accusations it served only an “elite” section of the city’s population. The school will no
A couple who survived the deadly Tai Po blaze last year have been barred from leaving Hong Kong pending trial for allegedly obtaining more than HK$330,000 (US$42,000) in government-guaranteed loans by overstating the decline in revenue of their decoration business. Former Wang Fuk Court residents Ja
Hong Kong’s mega-event economy is thriving. In a blog post last month, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po noted that in the first half of 2026, the city hosted more than 130 mega-events, drawing 1.75 million visitors and injecting roughly HK$5.8 billion (US$739.9 million) into the local economy. Th
An almost year-long legal dispute involving a prestigious Hong Kong international school and its US-based co-founder, a Lutheran church, has been resolved out of court, with the school making a substantial payment and ending its association with the religious body. A source familiar with the legal c
創新科技署與香港科技園公司今日為第三個InnoHK創新香港研發平台舉行啟動禮。新平台SEAM@InnoHK聚焦可持續發展、能源、先進製造、材料四個前沿科技領域,是香港建設國際創新科技中心的重要里程碑。 八間研發中心獲選進駐SEAM@InnoHK,政府總資助額約25億元,由本地和海內外知名大學、研究機構牽頭,聯繫多間內地和全球頂尖大學與科研機構,網絡遍及英國、法國、荷蘭、瑞士、日本等地。 創新科技及工業局局長孫東在啟動禮上致辭時說,八間研發中心的研究範疇涵蓋新一代半導體、可持續能源與創新材料、太空製造和先進製造技術,以及智慧能源管理,回應國家十五五規劃中關於推動高端製造業、加
Around a hundred patrons packed a bar in Central on Monday night to raise funds for victims of catastrophic flash floods and mudslides in Nepal, as members of Hong Kong’s Nepalese community rallied to support relief efforts for their homeland. The death toll in Nepal had risen to 919 as of 1pm on Mo
China’s Xi Jinping and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian were in Kyrgyzstan for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, with Russia’s Vladimir Putin expected later on Monday for the two-day event that will involve over a dozen other leaders. The regional SCO bloc — wh
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 50 people, including some with alleged triad backgrounds, in a crackdown on bid-rigging activities involving 27 housing estates and buildings and about HK$500 million (US$64.1 million) in contracts. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), police and
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