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Hong Kong ombudsman slams Medical Council’s ‘excessively long’ complaints system

Hong Kong ombudsman slams Medical Council’s ‘excessively long’ complaints system

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Hong Kong’s ombudsman has found that the Medical Council’s complaint-handling processes are excessively lengthy and plagued by a persistent backlog of cases, urging the watchdog and authorities to hasten procedures to uphold public confidence. The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday released its investigation findings into the effectiveness of administrative support provided by the secretariat

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From February 28, buyers can choose to have mortgage loan proceeds transferred electronically from their bank directly to the seller’s bank through the interbank payment system. Photo: Sam Tsang

‘Faster and safer’: Hong Kong to allow resale home payments through direct bank transfers

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said the expanded Payment Arrangements for Property Transactions (PAPT) scheme would take effect on February 28, covering the bulk of resale home deals in the city. The announcement was made jointly with the Hong Kong Association of Banks, the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Estate Agents Authority. Under

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The development at 23-39 Blue Pool Road comprise 18 semi-detached, three-storey homes. Photo: Nora Tam

Did Blackpink’s Jisoo splash out US$57 million on 2 Hong Kong trophy homes?

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A company bearing the same name as Blackpink member Jisoo’s label has bought two homes in one of Hong Kong’s most exclusive enclaves for about HK$447.2 million (US$57.2 million), according to government filings. Two units on Happy Valley’s Blue Pool Road were acquired by an entity called Blissoo Limited in a deal registered on Tuesday,

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Murder suspect captured in Thailand set to be handed back to Hong Kong authorities

Murder suspect captured in Thailand set to be handed back to Hong Kong authorities

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Thai police have helped Hong Kong authorities in arresting two fugitives, including a murder suspect who had been on the run for more than three decades, the city’s police chief has said. Speaking upon his return from Thailand on Thursday, Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said the two local suspects were linked to two

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Hong Kong man jailed for laundering millions through scam-linked bank accounts

Hong Kong man jailed for laundering millions through scam-linked bank accounts

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A Hong Kong man has been jailed for nearly four years after admitting to laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds through bank accounts linked to investment and romance scams. The 38-year-old defendant was sentenced on Wednesday to a total of 44 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to two counts of money laundering at the

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119 arrests made over HK$20 million fake Hong Kong ID and illegal work scheme

119 arrests made over HK$20 million fake Hong Kong ID and illegal work scheme

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Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities have arrested 119 people linked to a HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) racket that forged and distributed identity cards and arranged accommodation for cross-border recruits to obtain jobs illegally in the city – the largest sum recorded in such a case to date. The Immigration Department said on Thursday that

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Hong Kong teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion from pension funds in past school year

Hong Kong teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion from pension funds in past school year

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Hong Kong public school teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) from two retirement fund schemes in 2024–25, down 3.4 per cent from the year before, marking the third consecutive annual decline amid subsiding emigration. Resignation remained the main reason for withdrawals, rather than retirement, as a growing proportion of young teachers left the profession, accounting

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Palace store in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay

Palace Lands in Hong Kong’s Retail Hot Spot Causeway Bay

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LONDON — Cult streetwear brand Palace on Saturday is set to unveil its first stand-alone store in Hong Kong‘s retail hot spot Causeway Bay, on the Island side. Taking over the corner space at 42 Leighton Road, the Palace Hong Kong store draws inspiration from Tai Kwun, the former police station compound that’s been revitalized

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Hong Kong residents seek answers in Tai Po fire inquiry as judge vows fairness

Hong Kong residents seek answers in Tai Po fire inquiry as judge vows fairness

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Some residents of Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court have urged an independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades to identify and hold those responsible to account, as the judge leading the inquiry vows a fair and thorough probe. The committee’s first hearing began at 10am on Thursday with a minute of silence to

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Hong Kong back as a top choice for foreign commercial property investors, study says

Hong Kong back as a top choice for foreign commercial property investors, study says

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Hong Kong commercial real estate is Asia-Pacific’s fifth most favoured investment destination for cross-border capital this year, underscoring an improved outlook for the city’s battered property market, according to a CBRE report. Hong Kong also recorded the second highest number of luxury residential property deals among 12 super-prime markets worldwide in the last quarter of

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Opinion | Those betting on Hong Kong’s bright future have backed a winner

Opinion | Those betting on Hong Kong’s bright future have backed a winner

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Former governor Chris Patten once said nobody ever profited from betting against Hong Kong. Anybody wagering against its “one country, two systems” policy will undoubtedly be out of pocket. Since 1997, the policy has been the city’s lodestar. While the post-reunification settlement was repeatedly challenged, most notably during the 2019 social unrest, Hong Kong has

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Temperatures to drop to 13 degrees on Sunday as cold front sweeps Hong Kong

Temperatures to drop to 13 degrees on Sunday as cold front sweeps Hong Kong

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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to drop on Sunday as a cold front sweeps across southern China, ending several days of warm and humid weather. The Hong Kong Observatory said minimum temperatures could

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Senior civil servants to face scrutiny in Hong Kong blaze inquiry

Senior civil servants to face scrutiny in Hong Kong blaze inquiry

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Senior civil servants are among scores of witnesses to be cross-examined by an independent committee set up to probe the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades in a string of open hearings expected to take around two months, the South China Morning Post has learned. The committee tasked to investigate the fire, which

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Morgan Stanley sees another record year for Hong Kong IPOs as pipeline hits 450

Morgan Stanley sees another record year for Hong Kong IPOs as pipeline hits 450

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Cathy Zhang, head of Asia-Pacific equity capital markets at Morgan Stanley, sounded hoarse after a day of back-to-back meetings with companies keen to go public in Hong Kong. “It’s very possible that the value and number may exceed last year’s IPO figures, given the momentum we have seen in January,” Zhang said in an interview

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Insurers Settle 85% of Claims From Deadly Hong Kong Fire for $65 Million

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Insurers have processed 85% of claims related to a massive fire at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court residential estate last year, paying out nearly HK$510 million ($65.4 million) to date, the city’s insurance regulator announced. The blaze on Nov. 26, 2025, which burned for 43 hours, was the deadliest in a century for the city,

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Police arrest 4 in Hong Kong over ‘crash-for-cash’ scams

Police arrest 4 in Hong Kong over ‘crash-for-cash’ scams

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Police have arrested two doctors and a married couple for allegedly masterminding more than 20 “crash-for-cash” scams, with officers investigating over 100 suspicious cases in a fraud epidemic that has become the talk of Hong Kong. Police said on Wednesday that the three men and a woman were detained on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud.

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Uber Returns To Greater China With Macau Hong Kong Limousine Link

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Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) has re-entered Macau with ride-hailing services. The company is also launching a cross-border limousine service connecting Macau and Hong Kong. This marks Uber’s first move back into the Greater China region since exiting mainland China in 2016. For investors watching NYSE:UBER, this move adds a fresh piece to the story of a

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Wang Fuk Court survivors hit out at ‘bureaucratic’ process for URA subsidies

Wang Fuk Court survivors hit out at ‘bureaucratic’ process for URA subsidies

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Survivors of Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po blaze have condemned what they called “insensitive and bureaucratic” arrangements for a government subsidy, with some saying they were blindsided by demands to provide proof of legal heirship in the wake of the blaze that tore through the estate and killed 168 people last year. The outcry over

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Zhou Ji delivers his speech at the reception. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong must be a reformer not a ‘complacent idler’, official says

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The head of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong has urged the city to be a “reformer who braves challenges” rather than a “complacent idler”, expressing expectations that the executive-led governance model will be strengthened. Office director Zhou Ji made the remarks on Wednesday at a reception to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year, also

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