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Hong Kong police have shot and killed a man who brandished a meat cleaver at a shopping centre in Tuen Mun, with the force saying the officers involved had no choice but to open fire to save a passer-by. The tragedy unfolded around 7pm on Thursday near Tuen Mun Town Hall on Tuen Wui Road.
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At least three newcomers to Hong Kong’s legislature, including two from the city’s largest political party, have failed to declare company shareholdings, the Post has found, with the trio blaming the omissions on heavy workloads or misunderstandings. The three lawmakers are Jody Kwok Fu-yung and Hung Kam-in of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and
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Police fired live rounds to subdue a knife-wielding man at Tuen Mun Town Plaza on Thursday, police have told HKFP. The suspect later died in hospital. Police fired live rounds to subdue a knife-wielding man at Tuen Mun Town Plaza on Thursday, January 15, 2025. Photo: 剛好五個字 screenshot. The incident occurred at around 7:13pm, police
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New measures to strengthen Hong Kong’s building maintenance regime after the deadly Tai Po fire only scratch the surface of long-standing issues that require deeper systemic reforms and tougher laws, according to experts and industry figures. The damning verdict came after the government’s pledges and proposals on Wednesday to close policy gaps and tackle entrenched
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Hong Kong lawyers should not think of competing head-on with mainland counterparts in the Greater Bay Area, but instead position themselves as common law specialists and collaborators in cross-border legal teams, Hong Kong Bar Association chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet has said. His comments came during a fireside chat on the sidelines of the China Conference: Greater
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[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Well before dawn, vans begin to pull up along Flower Market Road. Buckets of lilies and roses are lifted onto the street, hands moving quickly before the heat sets in. Later in the day buyers drift between shops, some with lists, others guided
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Boosted by a strong Christmas peak season that saw it welcome more than 200,000 passengers a day for eight days, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) handled 61 million passenger in 2025. The full year traffic volume of 61 million passenger trips represented a double-digit growth of 15%, while air traffic movements rose by 8.7% compared
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Hong Kong police have shot and killed a man who brandished a meat cleaver at a shopping centre in Tuen Mun. The tragedy unfolded around 7pm on Thursday near Tuen Mun Town Hall on Tuen Wui Road. A video taken by a passer-by shows a man in a white tracksuit carrying a 20cm knife entering
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HONG KONG. CHINA. Premium lounge brand Kyra, a partnership between Airport Dimensions, SSP and Travel Food Services (TFS), has expanded its footprint with a second space at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). Open since 10 January and located in the Terminal 1 West Hall near Gate 40, the 1,200sq m lounge offers seating for 230
Mitigation hearings for Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, concluded on Tuesday, in the final step before the court hands down a sentence in the landmark national security case. In December, the 78-year-old was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces and one count of conspiracy to distribute seditious publications.
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More Hong Kong employees are seeking to have minor day procedures covered under the inpatient services of their group medical insurance, a joint study has found, while projecting a near 15 per cent increase in employers’ premiums this year. The findings, published in the Hong Kong Employee Medical Insurance Index, were released on Thursday by
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Hong Kong’s construction industry body has begun distributing 3,000 rigorously tested scaffolding nets from a 12,000-unit shipment to 11 contractors overseeing 19 renovation sites, following the suspension of hundreds of projects after the deadly Tai Po inferno. The Construction Industry Council (CIC) said on Thursday that it had received 12,000 centrally procured nets from Guangdong
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The death toll of Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades has risen to 168 from 161 after the remains of more victims were identified, the city’s security chief has said. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung updated the figures for the Wang Fuk Court inferno in Tai Po, saying that all the victims had now
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An expanded Hong Kong 10s tournament and midweek racing at Happy Valley are among the changes being made to this year’s sevens week in the city, as the landmark tournament celebrates its 50th birthday in April. For the first time, a partnership between Hong Kong China Rugby, the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Hong Kong
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Hong Kong and Shenzhen are establishing a white list for data transfers as part of an overarching effort to forge closer cross-border ties, which policymakers and business leaders see as essential to unlocking opportunities in artificial intelligence and fintech in the region. “If you have a white list to facilitate the movement of sensitive data,
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Hong Kong and Shenzhen are establishing a white list for data transfers as part of an overarching effort to forge closer cross-border ties, which policymakers and business leaders see as essential to unlocking opportunities in artificial intelligence and fintech in the region. “If you have a white list to facilitate the movement of sensitive data,
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Hong Kong labour authorities have suspended the use of elevating platforms at a construction site where a 65-year-old worker died after getting trapped between the device’s railing and a wall. The Labour Department on Thursday said it was “saddened” by the death and had launched an investigation to identify the cause of the accident that
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中藥標本館有超過一萬份中藥標本，向公眾展出約3500份，分為植物標本及藥材標本展出。衛生署中醫藥規管辦公室政府中藥檢測中心科學主任（醫務）陳亮俊表示，植物標本採自本港，用以協助鑑定藥材品種的來源是否正確。 衛生署中醫藥規管辦公室政府中藥檢測中心科學主任（醫務）王盛洲表示，植物標本能展示藥材「原植物」的形態，藥材標本則展示中藥「原藥材」的形態，輔以「神農本草園」中所種植的藥用植物，能令參觀者了解中藥的「全生命周期」。他續指，藥材標本選用參考《中國藥典》及《中華本草》等資料中的標準，按藥材的色澤、切面、化學指標成分等選取，經過篩選和檢驗的藥材具權威性，能供業界參考。 中藥標本館包括逾1000份藥材標本。王盛洲說，其中包括國家藥品監督管理局贈送的超過300份珍稀中藥標本，包括長約1.2米的巨型野生黃芪、1.5米的肉蓯蓉標本等。他續說，館藏亦包括「道地藥材」，即來自特定地理區域的優良中藥材；館內另設立體投影裝置展出全球首個利用「攝影測量法」建立的三維可溯源中藥材圖像。 標本實驗室則展示科研人員製作標本和養護標本的過程。衛生署中醫藥規管辦公室中藥事務管理科科學主任（醫務）梁超然介紹，「藥用植物臘葉標本實驗室」承擔國家相關的中藥資源普查工作。「神農本草園」種植約180種植物，以嶺南特色的「道地涼茶」及「適時湯水」為主線。 方浩澄說，中藥檢測中心部分高端實驗室將於今年第二季投入使用。屆時中心將全面投入服務。 Source link
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In 2009, Christophe Younes left Paris for Hong Kong at the age of 17 to finish high school. Fresh-faced and eager, and having never lived abroad, he was going to join his father in the city. He had not even moved on to university when his father first suggested opening a patisserie. That planted a