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Footage of two separate fights at an elite Hong Kong boys’ school has gone viral, with one video showing a youngster rushing over to punch a classmate in the head and another clip featuring a student on the floor getting kicked in the stomach. The social media user who uploaded the two videos to Instagram
Hong Kong is devoted to deepening its foreign ties, the city’s leader has said, while urging economies in Asia to promote bilateralism and reject protectionism amid a fast-changing geopolitical environment. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday also called for more collaboration between the city and mainland China’s Hainan province to promote free trade and
More than 60 per cent of Hong Kong secondary school students have faced sexual advances from adults online, a police survey has found, with the force warning that teenagers who start using social media at a young age run a higher risk of being approached. Police polled 2,000 students from Form One to Form Four
Some patients and advocacy groups have voiced concerns over medical fee increases under a reform of Hong Kong’s subsidised public healthcare model, while experts have called for alternative services to be strengthened to support affected residents. Ng Ka-lun, who suffers from severe amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye”, will have to pay about HK$2,000 (US$257)
Malaysia Airlines said magnetic wireless charging power banks must be kept in a separate bag or protective pouch to prevent unintentional activation. PHOTO: REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR – Effective April 1, all passengers traveling with Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, and MASwings must carry their power banks on-person at all times. In a statement on their official social
Hong Kong is the latest aviation hub to tighten the use of power banks on flights, resulting in local airlines joining several other Asian carriers with more restrictions. The Civil Aviation Department on Monday said the new measures for Hong Kong carriers followed recent safety incidents involving passengers using lithium power banks during flights. Some
Uber Hong Kong has called on the government to give its drivers flexibility over when and how they want to work when drafting a legal framework regulating the city’s ride-hailing platforms, saying it should avoid excessive restrictions that could diminish users’ experience. The company’s general manager Estyn Chung made the appeal on Tuesday after meeting
Passengers flying with Hong Kong carriers will need to rethink whether they pack a power bank in their hand luggage after the city’s aviation regulator banned the use of the batteries while on board amid safety concerns. While all four local airlines – Cathay Pacific Airways, its budget unit HK Express, Greater Bay Airlines and
Hong Kong’s capital markets are poised to provide the long-term funding that will help start-ups in mainland China deliver more “jaw-dropping” innovations in coming years, speakers at an investment summit said on Tuesday. “China has many enterprises that are low-key, but they are not ‘lying flat’, as many of them are working very hard on
Paul Chan. Sing Tao Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the Hong Kong Investment Corporation has invested in around 100 projects to date. Chan emphasized that attracting talent is key to driving the city’s innovation and technology development, adding that government departments are working together to bring leading tech companies to the city
Hong Kong is channelling funds into several dozen innovative companies to further bolster the city’s appeal as a hub for technology, banking and finance compared with regional competitors like Singapore, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. The Hong Kong Investment Corp (HKIC), funded by the city’s reserves, has invested in nearly 100 start-ups involved
Hong Kong is channelling funds into several dozen innovative companies to further bolster the city’s appeal as a hub for technology, banking and finance compared with regional competitors like Singapore, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. The Hong Kong Investment Corp (HKIC), funded by the city’s reserves, has invested in nearly 100 start-ups involved
Hong Kong should step up efforts to support the country’s tech enterprises using its capital market, helping such businesses secure more funding and become “global leaders”, a Beijing official has said. Qi Bin, a deputy director at Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, also said on Tuesday that fostering a strong capital market in the
Hong Kong customs have seized HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) worth of smuggled home appliances, electronics and clothing in a container on a ship bound for Singapore. Officers of the Customs and Excise Department revealed on Tuesday that they inspected a suspicious container that was set to be carried from Hong Kong to Singapore via an
Image credit: Getty Images Several airlines have updated their guidance on carrying lithium batteries onboard. The batteries are in devices such as cellphones and e-cigarettes, and can malfunction to produce smoke, fire or extreme heat. Read-These Asian airlines have just banned power banks onboard In 2024, three incidents every two weeks of overheating lithium batteries
Hong Kong pet owners who purchase a HK$99 (US$12.70) monthly pass will be able to take their pets on board light rail trains on weekends and public holidays starting from May 1, marking the MTR’s first trial of its new pet-friendly policy. After paying for their usual fare, pass-holders can take one cat or dog
Hong Kong health authorities will relax the eligibility criteria of a fee waiver mechanism at public hospitals, benefitting an extra 1.1 million patients starting in 2026. Under the reform of the public healthcare service subsidy model, non-urgent patients will pay HK$400 (US$52), double the current price of HK$180, at emergency departments, with the collected fees
Former Hong Kong Cantopop singer Roy Chow Wing-hang has been arrested for illegally riding an electric unicycle in Tin Shui Wai, with a viral video showing him being emotional when several police officers subdued him. The force said on Monday that Chow, 40, was apprehended for using the device without a third-party insurance and riding
For Chan Po-ying of the League of Social Democrats, the immediate impact of Hong Kong’s local version of the national security law when it came into force a year ago came like a punch to her gut. With the passage of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance last March, she would have to wait 2¼ years
A sale by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison of its overseas ports, including two in Panama, to a BlackRock consortium continues to stir debate as to its eventual outcome. China has expressed unhappiness, suggesting the deal would hurt national interest, while CK Hutchison has said the transaction is purely commercial. In a two-part special, we speak