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The Leisure & Cultural Services Department today appealed to people to keep public places clean and be mindful of safety when celebrating Christmas. Together with law enforcement teams in various departments, the LCSD will boost patrols at its venues from December 24 to 26 to tackle littering, illegal hawking and vandalism. Additional cleaning
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Hong Kong recorded its lowest temperature for the season so far on Saturday, as the mercury dropped to 8.1 degrees Celsius (46.6 Fahrenheit) in urban areas, with the weather forecaster warning over slippery roads as icy conditions might develop in some places. The Hong Kong Observatory on Saturday said a winter monsoon and rainband were
Jimmy Lai was arrested in 2020 during pro-democracy protests crackdown By Mail Foreign Service Published: 01:01 GMT, 19 December 2023 | Updated: 01:10 GMT, 19 December 2023 The trial of a Hong Kong media tycoon for ‘national security crimes’ began yesterday amid widespread international condemnation. Lord Cameron, the Foreign Secretary, has described the prosecution of
Years into a crackdown on opposition and dissent in Hong Kong, observers, experts and exiles say there is very little democratic participation left in the city. But the government is still pushing its own version. On Sunday the city will hold district council elections, and chief executive John Lee would very much like people to
昨日（22日）深夜11時許，沙田牛皮沙街6號愉翠苑一對夫婦在單位內因瑣事爭執，其間24歲姓符妻子懷疑以手及口襲擊30歲姓王丈夫，丈夫則懷疑以手襲擊妻子。兩人爭執其間，姓符妻子懷疑擊中5個月大兒子額頭。一家三口清醒被送往威爾斯醫院治理。 Source link
沙田夫婦冬至互打傷5個月大子 夫婦同被捕 Read More »
【明報專訊】近月接連有學童輕生，天主教香港教區主教周守仁噚日發表聖誕文告，話青少年自毁宗數上升「最令人心碎」，認為社會須建立具同理心嘅體諒、寬容、寬恕文化，先至可以彼此陪伴、攜手前行，「特別是與我們的青少年一起行」。佢呼籲各界畀教育工作者「有時間、空間及精力」陪伴青少年，形容陪伴對青少年及自身都係「很有價值的聖誕禮物」。 Source link
【Emily】周守仁文告：陪伴對青少年及自身 都係有價值聖誕禮物 Read More »
The Lantau plot lies opposite Swire’s Whitesands residential development (Image: LWK and Partners) A residential site on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island drew a single bid from local builder Sino Land at a tender that closed Friday, potentially setting the stage for a fourth withdrawn plot at government land sales in 2023. The low-density site, an
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Staff negligence caused a glitch that resulted in thousands of Hong Kong motorists being overcharged on the first working day of new time-adjusted tolls at the Western Harbour Tunnel, transport authorities have said. Announcing the findings of an investigation into Monday’s incident, the Transport Department added that police, who were also asked by the government
A Chinese doctor punched his 82-year-old patient in the face three times while performing surgery on her eyes, shocking video has shown. Authorities at the hospital are investigating the incident, while the facility’s parent group suspended the surgeon and dismissed the CEO of the hospital. While the incident happened in 2019, the footage went viral
Hong Kong stocks slumped by the most in two weeks as China proposed tighter rules to control excessive spending in the online gaming industry in another black eye for the downtrodden market. The sell-off erased US$63 billion of market value from the biggest players Tencent Holdings and NetEase. The Hang Seng Index dropped 1.7 per
西隧在三隧分流分時段收費實施首個工作天（18日）錯用「633 」舊收費表收費，政務司長陳國基周二（19日）以署理特首出席行會會議時，稱懷疑有人沒有合理原因下干擾電腦，導致收錯費，已要求警方介入調查。不過，運輸署今表示，根據警方調查發現，事件不涉及刑事成份。 Source link
西隧扣錯錢 警方調查後指不涉及刑事成份 Read More »
【明報專訊】東莞市虎門鎮是其中一個製造業重鎮，以服裝業為主，自從高鐵虎門站開通，香港來往虎門更加方便。雖然旅遊業並非當地主要產業，但也有獨特的歷史建築可供閒逛，例如建於明朝的古村「逆水流龜村堡」，以及道教主題的「真人公園」。 Source link
潮行GBA：虎門迷你「城池」 龜村堡真人廟半日遊 Read More »
Hong Kong has unveiled a new Capital Investment Entrant Scheme to attract high-net-worth individuals that requires an asset threshold of HK$30 million and permits investments in stocks, bonds and nonr… Source link
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A Hong Kong property developer has put on a green Christmas party for children with special educational needs from ethnic minority groups to instil a sense of responsibility in protecting the environment and foster better inclusiveness in society. Sino Group, in partnership with Operation Santa Claus (OSC), invited 23 children and their family members from
An idyllic beach, cheek bones that could cut glass and designer clothes, the Greek royal family have certainly pulled out all the stops with their very glamorous Christmas card for 2023. Shared to Instagram by Crown Princess Marie -Chantal, the photo shows the matriarch with her husband Pavlos, the heir to the defunct throne, and
Washington — Overseas Hong Kong pro-democracy activists tell VOA they will not be swayed by a fresh round of bounties issued by authorities for information leading to their arrest over alleged violations of the Chinese territory’s National Security Law. In interviews with VOA’s Cantonese Service, one of the activists named in Thursday’s announcement called the
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網上分類買賣平台Carousell（旋轉拍賣）去年10月發現資料外泄，260萬名用戶的個人資料被放在暗網出售，其中32.4萬個香港帳號受影響，事隔逾年，私隱專員公署昨方公布調查報告。私隱專員鍾麗玲今早於港台《千禧年代》中表示，認為有空間加快調查，但亦指出，因應調查程序，公署先後向Carousell 5次查詢，之後亦要澄清部分資料；而公署在今年10月已完成調查，惟要將草擬本送到Carousell，以確認沒有不準確之處並等候回覆，故最終昨日才可公布報告。 Source link
私隱公署相隔逾年公布Carousell資料外泄報告 鍾麗玲：有空間加快 Read More »
【明報專訊】全球首個UIM E1電動賽艇世界錦標賽（E1），將會喺下年至2026年連續3個賽季於香港舉辦總決賽「E1香港大獎賽」。旅發局話，香港係UIM E1電動賽艇世錦賽首個賽季賽站中唯一嘅東亞城市，大約10支賽艇隊伍、共20名男女子賽艇手完成歐洲同中東等6個分站大獎賽後，會喺下年11月9至10日來港參加總決賽，預計賽事會吸引數以千計來自世界各地嘅觀眾來港，觀賞電動賽艇喺風光如畫嘅維港天際線前飈速比併。 Source link
【Emily】E1電動賽艇世錦賽 3賽季決賽在港辦 Read More »
Hong Kong is once again becoming a pay-to-play city. The Asian metropolis has decided to grant residency to those who invest 30 million Hong Kong dollars ($3.8 million) into it, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, as the plan is called, was previously in place from 2003 to 2015, and it’s now
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“For example, they agreed to send ophthalmologists to us. We all know the waiting time at ophthalmology departments is very long, especially for macular degeneration injections.” Hospital Authority chairman Henry Fan delivers a speech to welcome participants of the Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talents Visiting Programmes in April. Photo: Jelly Tse But Fan did not