【明報專訊】花蓮地震救援「黃金72小時」昨結束,數以百計救援人員連日搜救,包括首次在大地震出動的花蓮消防局特搜搜救犬小組。隊員王澤偉接受本報訪問,憶述地震首日到倒塌的天王星大樓搜救,自責經驗不足,否則或能救出遇難女教師「康老師」。亦有志願人員從正職請假,在救援現場參與後勤,讓前線人員無後顧之憂救災。
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【明報專訊】花蓮地震救援「黃金72小時」昨結束,數以百計救援人員連日搜救,包括首次在大地震出動的花蓮消防局特搜搜救犬小組。隊員王澤偉接受本報訪問,憶述地震首日到倒塌的天王星大樓搜救,自責經驗不足,否則或能救出遇難女教師「康老師」。亦有志願人員從正職請假,在救援現場參與後勤,讓前線人員無後顧之憂救災。
Hong Kong developers are likely to report weak earnings this year and next despite recent stimulus measures, as the commercial market prepares for a supply glut and residents seek to splurge either on the mainland or overseas, according to ratings agency Moody’s. The forecast comes a week after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled a
Almost two years after Hong Kong began its big talent drive to attract graduates and top earners, the picture is less than rosy for many cleared to come to the city. In the first of a three-part series, Willa Wu finds out what new arrivals have experienced. Kira Xiong, a 23-year-old finance graduate with degrees
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In his third policy address, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced a series of new measures to attract talent to Hong Kong. Lee pledged to establish a committee on education, technology and talent, as well as to update the city’s Talent List and add more universities to the Top Talent Pass Scheme. Lee also announced
Shares of China Resources Beverage advanced in their trading debut in Hong Kong, as the momentum of initial public offerings (IPO) gathers pace in one of the busiest weeks this year for the local exchange, which may raise up to US$1.3 billion. Listed under the code 2460, CR Beverage changed hands at HK$16.50, a 13.8
Hongkongers and tourists will be among an estimated 150,000 participants raising their glasses and exploring different types of cuisine at the five-day Wine and Dine Festival, which starts on Wednesday. In addition to more than 300 booths that will participate, the event taking place at the harbourfront in Central will offer over 1,000 varieties of
The tendering process to turn unused Covid-19 isolation facilities in Kai Tak into a youth hostel will begin by the end of the year, a Hong Kong minister has said, while the government has approved a fifth hostel project under a subsidy scheme to boost the supply of homes for young people. Secretary for Home
Hong Kong’s financial system has learned to better overcome external shocks and market volatility from the lessons of past global and regional crises, a top minister has told a forum in the US. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said Hong Kong authorities would embrace technology and “enable the responsible and sustainable development of digital
The South China Morning Post has picked up three prizes at the 19th annual w3 Awards, presented by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts in the United States to recognise outstanding work in digital media. The Post’s flagship video interview programme, Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo, won gold in the category of “general video
A two-day search for a sailor who went missing after falling into the sea at a pier in Hong Kong ended on Wednesday when divers discovered his body 10 metres (33 feet) below the surface. The 24-year-old man, surnamed Xiang, fell into the sea at around 12.30pm on Monday after helping to secure a docked
Dinosaur bone fossils have been discovered in Hong Kong for the first time, on a remote island off the northern part of the city, and the remains will be put on public display from Friday, authorities have said. The Development Bureau said on Wednesday the fossils were found on Port Island, while experts believed they
Vendors at Hong Kong’s largest Lunar New Year fair have expressed worries over how their businesses will perform, with most successful bids for regular dry goods stalls lagging behind the average price from the most recent edition. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on Wednesday conducted the second round of a three-day auction, putting up
The quarantine period for certain cats and dogs being imported into Hong Kong could be “substantially shortened” by measures such as rabies vaccines and antibody testing under a proposal being prepared by the government, the environment chief has said. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan also said on Wednesday that authorities were considering the
Two human traffickers have pleaded guilty to coaxing five Hongkongers into travelling to Southeast Asia, where they were held captive and forced to scam others online in one of the worst cases involving residents’ safety overseas in recent years. Ma Che-hou, 32, and Joshua Cheung Man-waai, 25, each admitted to a charge of conspiracy to
A staff member at a care home run by the Hong Chi Association, Hong Kong’s largest non-governmental organisation serving people with mental disabilities, has been charged with sexually assaulting two residents. The alleged attacks on a male and a female took place in August but were only made public when the association and the Social
Hong Kong is set to ban a newly emerging drug known as “space oil” next year by adding it to the existing narcotics law, the security minister has said. The drug, usually packaged as e-cigarette capsules, contained the anaesthetic etomidate, which could cause mental and physical harm, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on
Hong Kong has taken a more aggressive approach to protect the government from cyberattacks than some Western countries, experts have said, attributing new restrictions on using desktop instant messaging platforms to a weaker cyber-risk surveillance system and intensifying geopolitical tensions. The experts also called for improvements in the government’s risk intelligence systems and employee cybersecurity
More than 100,000 Hong Kong households are eyeing the first batch of subsidised homes since a scheme was revamped to give priority to families with newborns, according to preliminary figures. The Housing Authority gave the update on Wednesday evening for applications received under the Home Ownership Scheme as of 5pm, two hours before the cut-off