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Two men have each been sentenced to four weeks’ jail in Hong Kong after admitting offering and accepting bribes to help a supplier obtain a 500,000 yuan (US$70,000) purchase order for items used in manufacturing semiconductors. The pair, who were charged by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in September, jointly faced one count of
Hong Kong has suspended imports of poultry meat and products from parts of the United States, Britain and Poland following outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu. The Centre for Food Safety said on Monday that it had instructed traders to suspend the import of poultry meat and products, including eggs, from the relevant areas
The number of complaints against Hong Kong public hospitals has increased more than a third, according to an annual report, with public appreciation for healthcare services also falling more than 10 per cent. The Hospital Authority submitted the report to the Legislative Council on Monday. The figures showed public hospitals received 2,020 complaints between April
Building 30,000 temporary homes for people waiting for public rental flats will cost nearly 10 per cent less than originally estimated after Hong Kong housing officials cut spending on the project by another HK$1.69 billion amid criticism over the hefty price tag. The Housing Bureau’s latest estimate of HK$24.75 billion is 9.6 per cent down
“I want to show the real Hong Kong to the world,” he said. “They have to see it to believe it.” Chan, who was convenor of the influential Executive Council in the previous administration, took the helm at the foundation in September, succeeding its founder and former city leader, Tung Chee-hwa. He conceded it would
Hong Kong’s first “patriots-only” district council election has been lauded by Beijing and local authorities as “a success in improving governance structure”, calling it “real, functioning democracy” despite the poll yielding a record low turnout. A computer system failure added last-minute drama to the municipal-level poll two hours before polling was supposed to finish on
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The mainland accounted for 9 per cent of all international air passenger demand before the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, it said. Figures from consultant McKinsey showed mainland travellers made more than 150 million international trips in 2019, spending about US$1 trillion. International travel to and from the mainland ground to a halt for about
Thousands of people dressed in pink on Sunday flocked to Hong Kong’s largest LGBTQ carnival, held outdoors for the first time since 2018, with organisers saying the controversial Gay Games recently hosted by the city have drummed up support for the community. All public speeches at the Pink Dot HK 2023 carnival, however, were cancelled
The overall turnout rate was not available at publication time but had reached 24.53 per cent at the last recorded time at 7.30pm. Since Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997, previous lows in voter turnout for district council polls were 35.82 per cent in 1999 and 38.83 per cent in 2007. The highest
Among those eager to cast their vote was a Taikoo Shing local named Yeung who returned to the polling station in her neighbourhood for the first time in four years and was surprised by the lack of crowds. A voter holds up their “thank you for voting” card for a picture outside a polling station
A dispute has emerged over whether Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu would have been allowed to attend an Apec summit in San Francisco last month had he not cited “scheduling issues” and sent the finance chief instead. After a top US official told a Senate confirmation hearing that the US-sanctioned leader would not have
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“There are still some anti-China disrupters looking for opportunities to sabotage the administration’s governance and we’ve been watching out for these people,” he said. “If there are people who use soft resistance to deliberately smear, defame and spread rumours about the election, we’ll treat them seriously.” Chief Executive John Lee (centre) visits a polling station
A blueprint for Hong Kong’s tourism landscape will recalibrate Kai Tak’s role, the city’s culture chief has said, while also revealing authorities will explore ways to improve the cruise terminal and adjust plans based on how the area develops. In an exclusive interview with the Post, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung Yun-hung
Six Christmas-themed plush toys of popular Disney characters will be sold online this month for a Hong Kong charity campaign in an effort to promote the values of love and friendship during the holiday season. The initiative is a collaboration between Hong Kong Disneyland and Operation Santa Claus (OSC), an annual charity drive organised by
A day procedure centre lost its licence in Hong Kong on Saturday, amid an investigation into allegations company staff handled unregistered injectable products, failed to maintain patient records and illegally used an X-ray machine. The Department of Health said it had moved to strip Zhong Ji Longevity Day Procedure Centre of its licence after government
This year, 88 seats will be directly elected in 44 constituencies, while the chief executive will choose 179 others and about 2,500 government-appointed members of three local committees in each district will decide the remaining 176. Under the new nomination rules, no opposition hopefuls secured enough backing to run after previously winning more than half
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s administration and his mainland counterparts have worked hard to repair the damage. But this work is not yet complete, and there are still parts of the Hong Kong community with no enthusiasm for closer links – no matter how clear the benefits to our economy. Compare the state of the
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Hong Kong’s health minister has said that a legislative proposal allowing some patients to receive physiotherapy without a doctor’s referral should not be mistaken as making the medical service “diagnosis-free”. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau told lawmakers on Friday that most patients would still need a medical diagnosis before seeing a physiotherapist, as he briefed
Middle Eastern countries are eager to invest in Hong Kong mega projects such as the Northern Metropolis, while more time is needed to further explain opportunities available in mainland Chinese and other East Asian markets, the city’s finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po told the Post that efforts to woo Gulf countries