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【明報專訊】疫後學童自殺潮敲響警鐘，新任精神健康諮詢委員會主席林正財接受本報專訪稱，政府在中學推出三層應急機制是為「買時間」，檢視如何再做好些，同時及早支援高危個案；被問到政府是否錯判疫情對學童精神健康的影響，他稱政府早已預知問題，但最初以為可自然過渡，承認或許對此太樂觀。他說上任後首要任務是解決學童精神健康問題，已着手檢視學校環境能否促進精神健康，包括有何短期措施可推行，又強調不能單純視學童精神健康為醫療問題，不少自殺個案不涉精神疾病，要找出「病因」，對症下藥。 Source link
林正財：倘僅重醫療 學童自殺難防 稱政府最初「或太樂觀」 任精神健康委會主席首務檢視學校環境 Read More »
The Henderson is poised to add to the supply of office space in Central (Image: Mingtiandi) After declining by 5.3 percent this year, Grade A office rents in Hong Kong are likely to tumble another 5 to 10 percent in 2024 as high interest rates and a global economic slowdown continue to challenge the leasing
Hong Kong Grade A Office Rents Seen Falling 5-10% in 2024 Read More »
Hongkongers flocked to the New Territories in droves on Christmas Day to take in the natural beauty of red leaves on the trees, while the city’s leader appealed to people to show “warmth and kindness” after he spent time with youth groups over the weekend. Hundreds of people hit the trails of Tai Lam Country
Sir Tony Blair has ruled out ‘doing a David Cameron‘ and returning to the frontline of British politics as a peer amid speculation Keir Starmer could hand him a seat in the House of Lords should Labour win the next general election. A spokesperson for the former Prime Minister told MailOnline this evening : ‘It’s not something
Local media reports in Hong Kong have long misrepresented the city’s migrant domestic workers, a research team from Lingnan University has found. Migrant domestic workers gather on October 1, 2022. Photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. Janet Ho, head of the university’s Department of English, led the textual analysis of almost 400 reports about the mistreatment of migrant
Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers unfairly represented in media, research finds Read More »
今晚（24日）8時許，一輛白色Tesla私家車與一輛新界的士於粉錦公路近打石湖村對開時迎頭相撞，的士司機及3名女乘客受傷，曾一度被困車廂，由接報到場消防協助救出，傷者輕傷清醒，由救護車送院治理。兩車車頭嚴重損毁，氣袋彈出，警方其後臨時封鎖部分路段，意外起因仍有待深入調查。 Source link
八鄉兩車迎頭相撞 的士司機與乘客受傷 Read More »
【明報專訊】特首李家超昨午先後到訪廟街夜市及西九聖誕市集，其後他向傳媒表示，長假期出外旅遊是港人的生活習慣，惟本港有700多萬人留港，呼籲商場、市集、店舖及食肆等應思考如何吸引他們消費，相信港人在這方面「很有橋、很有方法」，期望與各界一起努力。他在廟街先後到訪約5個攤檔，有檔主表示感到突然，亦有檔主稱感受到他的熱情。 Source link
李家超訪廟街西九市集 籲業界諗橋吸消費 Read More »
More than four in 10 Hongkongers say it’s a bad (or terrible) time to buy a home (Getty Images) Just 13 percent of Hongkongers polled by Citi say it’s a good time to buy a home, down from 16 percent a year ago, the global bank said Tuesday. The latest figure, based on data from
Hong Kong Home Sales Still on Ice as Citi Poll Flags Pessimism Read More »
A search and rescue mission by Hong Kong volunteers will enter its fourth night on Christmas Eve, as they scour the area around the city’s highest peak to find a missing hiker amid chilly conditions, even after authorities halted their own operation. Anson Cheng, founder of the Hong Kong Guardians volunteer rescue group, on Sunday
The revelations about the Lord Mayor’s links to China should be a matter of genuine concern. What is now very clear is that China poses a systemic threat to the United Kingdom and its allies. You only have to look at the charge sheet of what President Xi and his communist henchmen have been doing
The 142 kilograms of crystal methaphetamine were seized from a residence in Sydney. Christine Tang and Toby Ng A 24-year-old Hong Kong man was arrested and 142 kilograms of the drug ice worth HK$638.3 million were seized in a joint Hong Kong and Australia operation. Hong Kong narcotics bureau officers launched an investigation
HK man nabbed in $638m Sydney crystal meth bust Read More »
美聯上月因涉嫌合謀訂定新盤銷售回佣比率，被競爭事務委員會控告。競委會主席陳家殷今於無綫《講清講楚》上表示，案件已進入司法程序，案件管理會議定於明年3月進行，稱沒有與美聯的業務實體達成和解協議，但競委會「門打開」， 會接受涉合謀的答辯人想和解。 Source link
競委會：沒有與美聯達成和解協議 會考慮不同形式執法 Read More »
【明報專訊】聖誕節連周末長假期昨日開始，機場及西九龍高鐵站等均擠滿出境者。據入境處昨日截至晚上9時數字，連同香港居民、內地及其他訪客，總出境人次達59.9萬；計及周五冬至約44萬人次出境，一連兩日出境人次達103萬。東瀛遊執行董事禤國全表示，今個聖誕假出境遊生意回到疫前九成水平，赴內地團較疫情前多近3倍。稻苗飲食專業學會榮譽會長黃傑龍稱，雖然不少市民外遊，但本地餐飲消費市道暢旺，較過去數月理想。不過，冬日美食節的參展商及顧客均指今年人流遜去年，估計與多人外遊及北上消費有關。 Source link
東瀛遊：生意復疫前九成 北上多三倍 飲食業：外遊無損市道 長假期釋消費力 Read More »
This should also bode well for the share prices of Hong Kong-focused developers, he added. Properties are listed for sale at an agency in Quarry Bay. Photo: Elson LI The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) maintained its base rate at 5.75 per cent on Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and
Pessimism abounds in Hong Kong’s property market even as interest-rate outlook improves Read More »
Half of the seaside homes at an upmarket New Territories estate targeted by Hong Kong authorities occupy government land without proper leases, with the Post finding that two houses added three-level extensions while at least three have pending illegal structure demolition orders. Authorities on Friday named Beaulieu Peninsula in Tuen Mun as their second target
By Frankie Elliott Published: 01:56 GMT, 18 December 2023 | Updated: 02:00 GMT, 18 December 2023 David Cameron has called for the release of British pro-democracy newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai ahead of his trial in Hong Kong. The Foreign Secretary criticised charges against Mr Lai, 76, who faces a life sentence if convicted under a
The trend of Hongkongers heading north and spending their cash across the border reflects deeper integration with mainland China, the city leader has said, calling on local businesses to explore ways to draw residents in. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said that more than 200,000 Hongkongers travelled to the mainland every weekend. “When we do
海關昨日（22日）在機場偵破一宗行李藏毒的販毒案件，檢獲約33.5公斤懷疑冰毒，估計市值約1650萬元。一名27歲女旅客和一名29歲男旅客昨日從莫桑比克馬普托經卡塔爾多哈飛抵本港。關員清關時，在他們的寄艙行李箱內的十幅油畫的背面及54件工藝品內檢獲該批懷疑冰毒，二人隨即被捕。案件仍在調查中。 Source link
海關機場拘非洲來港兩男女 油畫藏1650萬冰毒 Read More »
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The partners ended up terminating their 2019 deal to buy Greenview Court Shopping Centre A co-founder of defunct Hong Kong co-working operator Campfire and his mother have each been sentenced to 30 months in prison for duping a business partner into paying a bogus commission fee on the acquisition of a Tsuen Wan community mall.
Campfire’s Wang Tse, Mom Jailed in Hong Kong Mall Deal Fraud Read More »