News – Page 75 – CHARM-Retirement

Off-duty Hong Kong police sergeant suspended for alleged drink-driving

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Hong Kong police have arrested and suspended an off-duty sergeant who allegedly drove a private car under the influence of alcohol and crashed into a van at Kowloon East regional headquarters. A police spokesman said on Wednesday that the station sergeant from the regional headquarters had been charged with four offences – drink-driving, careless driving,

Off-duty Hong Kong police sergeant suspended for alleged drink-driving Read More »

Hong Kong firms set to return to projects as new scaffolding nets expected soon

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Hong Kong contractors will be able to start installing new scaffolding nets to resume renovation works as early as next week after the deadly Tai Po blaze triggered the citywide removal of mesh at around 420 buildings, an industry body has said. The Construction Industry Council planned to procure 50,000 scaffolding nets, costing HK$170 each,

Hong Kong firms set to return to projects as new scaffolding nets expected soon Read More »

香港落雪？｜網傳天氣模型預測超級寒潮月中將襲港　天文台料周末氣溫稍為回升｜延伸閱讀‧天氣動態圖 | 無綫新聞TVB News

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

發佈日期: 2026-01-07 19:40 港澳粵已複製連結今晨天文台錄得最低氣溫10.9度，是入冬以來最低紀錄，下午亦發出霜凍警告。網上今天流傳一張氣象預報截圖，指稱本港氣溫可能於一月中旬急降至攝氏1度，甚至引發「香港會否落雪」的討論。這個宣稱的預報來源與天文台的官方預測乾燥、普遍晴朗、氣溫稍為回升等，存在明顯差異。網傳急凍預測源自歐洲模型　預示華南強烈季候風網上流傳的預測圖宣稱來源是歐洲中期預報中心（ECMWF）的電腦模型。該模型預測一股強烈東北季候風可能於一月中下旬影響華南地區，屆時香港鄰近地區氣溫或降至5至8度，而華南可能出現攝氏0度左右的低溫。模型亦指出1月10日至15日期間，強風可能加劇風寒效應，使體感溫度更低。天文台曾指極端低溫機會微　日子越遠電腦預報誤差越大網傳歐洲模型顯示氣溫可能驟降，香港天文台的九天預報並未預測會出現極端低溫。而根據天文台網站地球天氣，歐洲中期預報中心的預測亦只顯示1月10日香港為粉藍色，即最低溫度預計約10度以上。天文台曾指出，香港位於亞熱帶，氣候相對和暖，一些寒帶地區在冬季常見的天氣現象，例如下雪，在香港屬於較為罕見，本地市民甚少甚至從沒在香港見過。降雪是香港最罕見的冬季天氣現象，自1948年以來僅有四次報告，分別在 1967年2月2日、1967年12月13日、1971年1月29日及1975年12月14日。第一個報告的地點是在歌連臣角懲教所，而另外三個報告均在大帽山近山頂的位置。天文台亦曾指遠期電腦預報數值波動性較大，準確度仍需觀察。天氣預報模式的預報結果會存在誤差，而這些誤差會隨預報時間延長而增加。 Source link

香港落雪？｜網傳天氣模型預測超級寒潮月中將襲港　天文台料周末氣溫稍為回升｜延伸閱讀‧天氣動態圖 | 無綫新聞TVB News Read More »

Hong Kong Tennis Open: Coleman Wong will ‘keep dreaming’ after reaching quarter-finals

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Coleman Wong Chak-lam said he would not have chosen anywhere else to reach his first ATP Tour quarter-final after beating world No 40 Gabriel Diallo in the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open on Wednesday. The Hongkonger showed plenty of character to recover from a poor first set and win 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 to

Hong Kong Tennis Open: Coleman Wong will ‘keep dreaming’ after reaching quarter-finals Read More »

Nestle Hong Kong’s baby formula recall: what parents need to know about risks

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Nestle Hong Kong has recalled 21 batches of baby milk formula products over potential contamination with a toxin that can cause food poisoning. The company revealed the precautionary recall on Tuesday, with the Centre for Food Safety urging parents to refrain from feeding their infants and young children the affected batches of powdered formula. The

Nestle Hong Kong’s baby formula recall: what parents need to know about risks Read More »

Tight race for Hong Kong’s Legco presidency as parties allow free vote

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Two candidates vying to become the next president of Hong Kong’s legislature are locked in a tight race as major political parties have given their members a free vote. The newly sworn-in members of the Legislative Council (Legco) will on Thursday elect either Starry Lee Wai-king of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress

Tight race for Hong Kong’s Legco presidency as parties allow free vote Read More »

Hong Kong developers rush new flats as sentiment lifts, pressuring fragile recovery

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Hong Kong’s leading property developers are accelerating new residential launches, with two major firms unveiling plans to roll out more than 4,300 flats this year as sentiment shows signs of improvement, but analysts caution that a surge in supply may add fresh pressure to a market that has only begun to stabilise. Developers, including Wheelock

Hong Kong developers rush new flats as sentiment lifts, pressuring fragile recovery Read More »

Hong Kong police charge man with manslaughter after reclassifying drug death

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Hong Kong police have charged a 36-year-old man with manslaughter after reclassifying a suspected drug-related death from last week as a more serious offence. A police spokesman said on Wednesday that officers had upgraded the case of a 24-year-old man found unconscious in a hotel room in Tsim Sha Tsui, charging the 36-year-old discovered in

Hong Kong police charge man with manslaughter after reclassifying drug death Read More »

Hong Kong transport chief calls for urgent fix to driving licence application queues

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Hong Kong’s transport minister has directed her team to urgently address prolonged queues and potential abuses of the application system for test-free driving licences, as long lines formed overnight outside a government office for quota slots. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Wednesday publicly urged the Transport Department to find prompt solutions, including

Hong Kong transport chief calls for urgent fix to driving licence application queues Read More »

Man jailed for 4 weeks in Hong Kong for taking upskirt photos on Cathay flight

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a man to four weeks in jail for secretly taking upskirt photos of a woman on a Cathay Pacific flight from Osaka last year. Japanese IT manager Onishi Ryu, 46, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to unlawfully recording a woman’s intimate parts on the flight on November 24. He was

Man jailed for 4 weeks in Hong Kong for taking upskirt photos on Cathay flight Read More »

Hong Kong police safely dispose of WWII British grenade found in park

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

A World War II British grenade was discovered on Wednesday morning in Aberdeen Country Park, Hong Kong, according to police. The Model 36M grenade, measuring about four inches long and 2.5 inches in diameter, was found by staff from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department as they were filling a hole along a walking path.

Hong Kong police safely dispose of WWII British grenade found in park Read More »

Hong Kong pharmacies pull Nestle baby milk formula amid recall over toxin risk

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Hong Kong pharmacies have begun removing batches of Nestle infant milk formula from their shelves, following a recall prompted by potential contamination with a toxin that can cause nausea and vomiting. Nestle Hong Kong apologised to parents for any distress or inconvenience caused, saying that it had not received any reports of illness or discomfort

Hong Kong pharmacies pull Nestle baby milk formula amid recall over toxin risk Read More »

US visa denials cast a shadow over Hong Kong’s largest-ever delegation to CES

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Hong Kong has brought its largest delegation ever to the US consumer electronics trade show CES as it strives to become a global technology hub, but US visa denials and the abruptly cancelled attendance of the city’s technology chief have cast a shadow over its efforts. Some employees at exhibiting Hong Kong firms did not

US visa denials cast a shadow over Hong Kong’s largest-ever delegation to CES Read More »

Tai Po public housing site ‘viable option’ for fire victims, Hong Kong councillors say

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Hong Kong district councillors have proposed building residential blocks on a Tai Po site reserved for public housing to resettle residents displaced by last year’s deadly fire, with about 1,300 flats expected by 2030. Lo Hiu-fung, chairman of Tai Po district council’s newly set up working group on building management, also said he would convene

Tai Po public housing site ‘viable option’ for fire victims, Hong Kong councillors say Read More »

Cleaner hit by left-hand drive Geely car in Hong Kong, second such accident in a week

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

An elderly cleaner has been injured after being struck by a left-hand drive private car operating with a trade licence plate at a Hong Kong public housing estate, the second such accident in just over a week. Police received a report at 6.18am on Wednesday that the vehicle, a Geely multipurpose vehicle (MPV), was making

Cleaner hit by left-hand drive Geely car in Hong Kong, second such accident in a week Read More »

Hong Kong police appeal for help in search for missing father, 11-month-old son

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Hong Kong police have launched a search for a father and his 11-month-old son, who have been missing for nearly two days. The force renewed its appeal for information on Wednesday, with the Sham Shui Po district crime squad taking over the case. “Police are urging residents to come forward with information about a man

Hong Kong police appeal for help in search for missing father, 11-month-old son Read More »

Temperature in Hong Kong hits 10.9 degrees Celsius, lowest so far this winter

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. The Hong Kong Observatory reported a minimum temperature of 10.9 degrees Celsius (51.6 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday morning, the lowest so far this winter.

Temperature in Hong Kong hits 10.9 degrees Celsius, lowest so far this winter Read More »

Hong Kong tennis crowd holds no fear for Gabriel Diallo ahead of Coleman Wong clash

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

After cutting his teeth competing in front of unruly American college audiences, Gabriel Diallo is undaunted about the prospect of tackling “local superstar” Coleman Wong Chak-lam and a partisan Hong Kong crowd on Wednesday. Diallo gained some insight into the cauldron he will encounter in his Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open second-round match,

Hong Kong tennis crowd holds no fear for Gabriel Diallo ahead of Coleman Wong clash Read More »

Hong Kong shelter saves 351 animals in 6 months as trapping, smuggling cases surge

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

Illegal dog trapping and cat smuggling have become alarmingly common, with an animal rescue group reporting that it saved 351 animals in Hong Kong over the past six months – an average of two per day. As Paws Guardian Rescue Shelter, now in its 10th year, released a report on Tuesday detailing the condition of

Hong Kong shelter saves 351 animals in 6 months as trapping, smuggling cases surge Read More »

Ex-China shooting star jailed for smuggling gun parts into mainland via Hong Kong

Leave a Comment / Local news - Hong Kong, News / By admin

The decision to jail a former world record holder for contravening China’s strict firearms laws by buying gun parts overseas and smuggling them onto the mainland via Hong Kong has sparked serious debate among the country’s shooting fraternity. Tian Hong, who equalled the world record in the 60-shot prone rifle event at the National Games

Ex-China shooting star jailed for smuggling gun parts into mainland via Hong Kong Read More »