The father of a Hong Kong dancer paralysed after he was hit by a massive LED screen at a concert by boy band Mirror two years ago has said he hopes justice will be served in a coming trial for his son “who has lost his years of youth and mobility”. Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam,
Poverty has spread across Hong Kong and is no longer only concentrated in some older districts, a population health expert has warned, urging the authorities to reintroduce the official poverty line and mobilise the public to help tackle the problem together. But welfare chief Chris Sun Yuk-han has made it clear the government will stick
Weaknesses in writing and speaking have persisted among Hong Kong students sitting an internationally recognised English test, with the candidates last year performing similar overall to those in 2022. Mainland Chinese students in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) assessment also registered lower results last year, with scores dropping from 6.1 to 5.9 on
Macau’s sole chief executive candidate has pledged to encourage casino operators to run more residency shows to boost tourism amid reports that British pop icon Adele turned down an invitation to perform in the city. Residency shows refer to an entertainment act at a fixed venue, such as casino resorts, that runs for an extended
Hong Kong’s labour minister has urged former staff of the now-defunct Physical gym chain to ensure their interests are protected if they sign contracts with a new investor that has said it has retained about 200 of the workers. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said on Saturday his department had received
Hong Kong police have arrested a group of three people suspected of pickpocketing HK$270,000 (US$34,770) in cash from victims who just withdrew cash from ATM machines or banks. Inspector Woo Nok-hin said on Saturday two men and one woman had been remanded in custody since Friday after they were apprehended in a police operation. Officers
Hong Kong’s former chief executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has been urged to relocate her publicly funded office costing HK$5.67 million (US$730,000) in rent annually to government premises or a cheaper building when the lease expires in mid-2025. Criticism emerged earlier this year when the government revealed that her office cost taxpayers an estimated HK$9.17
A camping trip on Hong Kong’s tallest peak took an unexpected turn on Saturday morning when a woman was attacked by a wild boar as she slept, with emergency respondents taking her to hospital to treat a 5cm-long wound down one of her legs. The incident has prompted concerns about camping safety and what trekkers
Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s largest developer by market capitalisation, on Saturday saw homebuyers flock to its latest residential project in Kai Tak, the city’s former airport, on the back of the recent interest-rate cut and stock market rally. As of 1pm, the developer sold 94 flats out of the 300 units on
Hong Kong is set to host the world’s first wakesurf championships organised by an International Olympic Committee-endorsed authority, with industry experts saying the event can raise the sport’s profile in the city. The International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) World Wakesurf Championships will be held between November 2 and 10 at the Tai Po Waterfront
Western politicians should stop putting “inappropriate pressure” on overseas judges serving in Hong Kong, a deputy minister has said after a third British justice stepped down from the city’s top court in the space of several months. The call from Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan on Saturday followed the recent departure of Nicholas
Hong Kong’s recent stock market boom has given the local restaurant scene a boost in business, while the launch of mainland China’s “golden week” holiday has produced an uptick in occupancy levels at some small and medium-sized hotels, industry leaders have said. They also said on Saturday that hotels were adapting to a change in
A Hong Kong woman was sent to hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning after a boar attacked her while she slept during a camping trip on the city’s tallest peak. The force received a report at 2.09am that the animal had bitten the 29-year-old woman while she and another hiker had camped out
Residents insist that a proposed research centre in their neighbourhood should be relocated unless it is downsized by 60 per cent after Hong Kong’s oldest university agreed to scale it down and adjust the design. Their calls followed an announcement by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Thursday night that it would scale back
While The Nutcracker is a timeless classic, Hong Kong Ballet has infused the performance with local culture to reflect the city’s “unique identity”. Septime Webre, artistic director of the elite ballet school, said he reimagined The Nutcracker to celebrate early 20th century Hong Kong. “Hong Kong is a fusion city,” he said. “But its soul
Hongkonger Kage Chan spends about HK$1,000 (US$128) a week playing claw machines, using techniques he learned from online tutorials to add to his growing collection of plushies. The 33-year-old video director is just one of the many residents who have fallen under the spell of the game, which have popped across the city as entrepreneurs
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The pool of foreign judges available to sit on cases before Hong Kong’s top court is shrinking. The latest departure, by a British judge, is the fifth this year. Only six remain. This time, there was no controversy over the judge not renewing his three-year contract. Nicholas Phillips said his decision was “personal, not political”.
港聞 2024年10月5日星期六 港聞二 被揭鋼筋缺漏 安達臣首置盤停工 屋署：同時檢視承建商其餘7項目 長實：工序未完 卓越天工曾屬「精進系」 屋署：已是獨立承建商 話你知：林鄭任內重大房策 曾申售樓花「為時過早」遭拒 同性伴侶配屋權 房會稱考慮生育 官指不合邏輯 「女同志生育力更高」 張翔稱續改革 認有缺點願聽意見 「道士」涉殺智障女 嗇色園監院：道教儀式不涉性行為 搭𨋢非禮陌生女 劍擊前港將招文韜囚21天 康橋性侵案母企和解 法庭續禁售產 涉破壞國慶橫額 六旬婦被捕 獲撥4200萬 演藝博覽舉行前易帥 10‧14起連辦5日 博覽方：未來兩周做更多介紹 黃牛遭的士撞斃 司機曾演「神仙B」 招股減清盤增 會計界：業務量無大改 嘆北上難融入市場 與內地事務所合作成出路 上市公司將須披露ESG 業界料增商機 今年多內企不續登記 稱前所未見 環團促分段垃圾徵費 重啟先導計劃 報道指林鄭辦公室不擬續租 行政署：按既定程序處理 英大律師公會主席評港強權取代法治 律政司：不符事實 政府一直依法辦事 刺警案留言插小腸 網民罪成 官：七一敏感仇警氛圍濃 煽惑效果增 大學生駕P牌車撞飛 單車少年重創 啟德綠色集運明年招標 議員倡設體育園專線 議員揭系統遺失紀錄 公屋滲水經年未解決 淡水魚乙鏈增一死 指禁果味煙難助戒煙 業界倡宣傳禍害打擊私煙 科學館展出盧煜明等本地科學家成就 人文科學納呈分試 蔡若蓮：鼓勵多元評核 九市速遞：粵通過法律服務融合政策 港律師行開展試點 支持制訂仲裁員名冊 九市速遞：保利118億奪天河望江地 九市速遞：南航試營穗港直升機線 每程可載19人 九市速遞：阿秒光脈衝科研設施落戶松山湖 九市速遞：穗國際購物節開鑼 迎逾百場促銷展覽活動 灣區手記：廣州南 ⇄ 廣州東 ／文：尚東美 【Emily】「零技巧」攝影展 誌長者勞工日常 【Emily】張家朗江旻憓何詩蓓 馬會10‧13頒獎金 【Emily】月尾創科嘉年華 試試AI防騙裝置 【Emily】陳恒鑌倡荃灣推寺廟住宿 仿日本靜修 【Emily】紋身展開鑼 同場加映骷髏面具塗裝賞 Source link
Hong Kong needs more incentives to keep older residents in the workforce to tackle growing poverty among the elderly, experts have said, pointing to the experiences of Singapore and Japan where grants and laws are in place to encourage employers to keep seniors working beyond retirement age. They said policies to incentivise businesses to employ
