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A new overseas non-permanent judge has been appointed to Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal (CFA) following a spate of resignations – and subsequent criticism from some former jurists – since the introduction of national security legislation. Joining five other foreign jurists from
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A 61-year-old woman has been sentenced to three months at a psychiatric hospital for displaying “seditious” signs on a wall outside her flat in Tin Shui Wai. The West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts convicted Yang Chau Ki of sedition on Friday morning. Yang told the court one day earli
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An elderly woman who pasted materials containing pro-independence slogans and Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag outside her flat has been sentenced to three months in a maximum-security psychiatric institution for displaying seditious publications. West Kowloon Court ordered housewife Yang Chau-ki, 62,
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Download the PDF This is the third in a series of Factsheets on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy address. Part I – Hong Kong’s new chapter Part II – The story begins ... Part III – Sharpening Hong Kong’s edge Part IV – Tapping into tech and talent The series has been produced with su
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This is the fourth in a series of factsheets about Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and 2026 policy address. Part I – Hong Kong’s new chapter Part II – The story begins... Part III – Sharpening the city’s edge Part IV – Tapping into tech and talent The series has been produced with support from the
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The group that once held Hong Kong’s annual Pride parades has said that a market event originally scheduled for November has been cancelled after its venue booking was axed due to an administrative error. In a Thursday statement on Instagram, the Hong Kong Pride Parade Organising Committee sai
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Hong Kong secondary school student Agastya Rekhi is just 17, but he has been teaching finance and economics to younger children for nearly three years. Meeting families struggling to understand how prices, investments and economic news impacted their daily lives during voluntary work convinced him t
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A former employee at a care home run by local charity Hong Chi Association has been jailed for 13 years for repeatedly raping an intellectually disabled female resident two years ago. Chung Pui-kei was sentenced at the High Court on Wednesday morning after judge Douglas Yau heard his legal team̵
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Roughly one in three unattended dogs captured by Hong Kong authorities had been euthanised as of May this year, a sharp rise from 18 per cent in 2021, according to the latest legislative documents. The proportion of captured unattended dogs later reclaimed by their owners or transferred to animal we
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Three Hong Kong taxi drivers have been disqualified from driving cabs for three months after accumulating 15 demerit points or more under a penalty system in place for two years, the transport chief has said, disclosing such figures for the first time. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Cha
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China’s electric vehicle (EV) makers have been hit with a double blow as both Beijing and Brussels introduce measures that will affect their exports, leading analysts to revise down their earnings forecasts for the industry. The twin measures – combined with a sales decline in China’s domestic marke
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The new Royal Garden Kowloon East hotel has undergone far more than an extensive renovation; it has been completely overhauled to become an “urban resort” in the heart of Tseung Kwan O, according to the hotel’s owner. Developer Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) had transformed the former Crowne Plaza “
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A former department head of Hong Kong’s fintech hub Cyberport has been granted bail after being charged with accepting bribes to help an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up secure HK$20 million in funding from a government-subsidised programme. Alice So Nga-lai, 59, former head of entrepreneurship
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A domestic worker has been arrested on suspicion of murder after her 93-year-old employer was found dead at home, with police saying footage obtained on Monday showed the worker assaulting the woman. Police said during a press briefing on Monday that the domestic worker sought help downstairs from h
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A Beijing-educated former official at the US federal drug regulator has been appointed to lead Hong Kong’s new medical products body, tasked with accelerating the clinical use of medicines and medical devices as part of a regulatory overhaul. Li Zili, who previously worked at the US Food and Drug Ad
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A minibus driver has been hospitalised after her vehicle collided with a medium goods truck in Hong Kong, causing injuries to 18 others. Police said the accident occurred at around 9.22am on Monday, when a green minibus and a medium goods truck collided on San Tin Highway on the Yuen Long-bound side
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[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] AI can generate an answer in seconds. Knowing which answer to trust—and how to act on it—still requires human judgement. The HKUST International Case Competition (HKICC) 2026 put that distinction to the test, bringing togeth
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Words by James Lee Hong Kong’s local rap scene has been going through a dry spell lately. Shows, as with other independent music scenes, have shrunken in size and dropped in frequency since the days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when local subcultures rallied around homegrown talent. Whereas promo
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Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, Hong Kong’s first post-handover Legislative Council president, recently dropped a political bomb. She revealed that one of her friends had been telling her that a legislature with 90 seats costs a lot more than one with 60 and that “I kind of agree with that”. The basic maths b
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A Singaporean girl has been flown to a hospital after falling ill during a hike with two other friends at Hong Kong’s Lion Rock, according to police. The force received a report on Saturday from the mother of one of the hikers at about 6.50am. Her daughter called for help after the 17-year-old Singa
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[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The 46th Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) and the 29th electronicAsia are expected to attract some 3,200 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions and thousands of business visitors from around the world. Held conc
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An elderly man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after the entrance to the office of two pro-Beijing lawmakers was splashed with red paint, with the two legislators condemning the “illegal act.” The Thursday morning arrest came after a police report at around 6am stating
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Hong Kong police have arrested a foreign domestic helper for allegedly slapping a five-year-old boy who refused to eat his meal at a Kowloon City flat. Police received a report at about 11.57pm on Wednesday from the boy’s mother, who said her son had been ill-treated by her 37-year-old Filipino help
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[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As DBS Hong Kong and Manulife Hong Kong celebrate the 10th anniversary of their bancassurance partnership, the two organizations are marking the milestone with a HK$1 million donation to Oasis – Centre for Personal Growth &
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Around two dozen luxury houses at One Stanley have been sold since Hong Kong authorities launched an investigation into alleged structural defects in March, with buyers including local and international businesspeople. These transactions have prompted experts to call for stronger homebuyer protectio
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A former nursing student at a leading private hospital in Hong Kong has been jailed for two years and four months for stealing cash, credit cards and a phone from patients and colleagues, causing losses of at least HK$59,000. Leung Ho-fung, 29, was sentenced at the District Court on Wednesday after
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[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Against a backdrop of persistent geopolitical uncertainties, global energy price trends and energy security have returned firmly to the spotlight. Taking place in Hong Kong late this month, the International Gas Union (IGU)
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Hong Kong’s private, semi-private and international schools have been given the green light to raise tuition fees by an average of 4.75 per cent, 4.07 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively. The Education Bureau said on Tuesday it had received applications from 185 schools as of August 31 to adjust t
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A construction worker has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man who confronted him about smoking while they were waiting for a lift at a private housing estate in Hong Kong. A High Court jury on Tuesday found Tam Yun-chiu, 52, guilty of killing Ho Lok-man after hearing that he repeate
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