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Long and short-term subsidised public rental housing wait falls below 5 years

Long and short-term subsidised public rental housing wait falls below 5 years

The average waiting time for long and short-term general applicants for subsidised public rental housing in Hong Kong had fallen to 4.7 years as of March, authorities said, marking the first time it has dropped below five years under the current administration. Despite the decrease in the “composite figure”, which included light public flats, the […]

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Why Hong Kong scientists think GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can help stroke patients

Why Hong Kong scientists think GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can help stroke patients

Popular weight-loss injections have the potential to help patients recover from severe strokes when used alongside a surgical procedure to remove blood clots in the brain, scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have said. The scientists said on Thursday that administering a GLP-1 injection before and after a thrombectomy, a blood clot

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Opinion | Hong Kong’s economic figures look good but business unease is rising

Opinion | Hong Kong’s economic figures look good but business unease is rising

Hong Kong’s latest quarterly figures look better than many observers expected. Despite the disruption caused by the war in the Middle East and an unsettled global backdrop, growth has been steady, markets have remained buoyant and visitors have been returning. On the surface, the numbers point to a resilient economy despite heightened global geopolitical tensions

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3 charged over military drills under Hong Kong’s domestic national security law

3 charged over military drills under Hong Kong’s domestic national security law

Hong Kong police have brought more defendants to court from the city’s first arrests over alleged illegal drills under its domestic national security law, charging three men with conspiracy to subvert state power. Wong Kit-lun, 20, Tang Ngai-pok, 23, and Chan Hiu-chun, 23, appeared at West Kowloon Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, each facing one count

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Travellers in the Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: GovHK.

Hong Kong International Airport 6th most polluting hub in the world, 2nd in Asia-Pacific

Hong Kong International Airport is among the top polluting hubs in the world, a UK thinktank has found. Travellers in the Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: GovHK. On Wednesday, new data from global affairs thinktank ODI Global ranked Hong Kong’s airport as the world’s sixth most polluting in terms of flight CO2 emissions, and second

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Minhang District Commission of Commerce Leads Entrepreneur Delegation to Noah Hong Kong

SHANGHAI, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Against the backdrop of profound shifts in the global economic landscape and the reshaping of globalization pathways, the “going global” push among Chinese enterprises is moving from an opportunity-driven model to a capability-driven one. For entrepreneurs, the core challenge is how to achieve compliant operations, clear positioning, and long-term

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Hong Kong court freezes HK$9 billion in assets, properties linked to Chen Zhi

Hong Kong court freezes HK$9 billion in assets, properties linked to Chen Zhi

A Hong Kong court has ordered the freezing of properties and assets worth more than HK$9 billion (US$1.15 billion) held by detained Chinese-born Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi and his associated companies and individuals, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source told the SCMP on Thursday that the High Court had ordered a restriction

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The haul weighs 511.5kg and has an estimated market value of HK$98.7 million. Photo: Edmond So

Police arrest 3 and seize HK$100 million in cannabis buds in beach raid

Hong Kong police have arrested three men and seized more than half a tonne of suspected cannabis buds worth about HK$100 million (US$12.77 million), marking the third-largest seizure of the drug by city authorities since 2020. Chief Inspector Lam Pak-kiu of the narcotics bureau said on Thursday that officers conducted an ambush in the early

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Cathay Pacific shortens Hong Kong boarding gate closure times by 5 minutes

Cathay Pacific shortens Hong Kong boarding gate closure times by 5 minutes

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will shorten its boarding and gate closure times by five minutes to help ensure on-time departures. The airline said on Thursday that, from June 1, boarding gates at Hong Kong International Airport will now close 15 minutes before departure. The boarding time will also move forward five minutes.

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Hong Kong formally issues buy-back offer letters to Wang Fuk Court homeowners

Hong Kong formally issues buy-back offer letters to Wang Fuk Court homeowners

Hong Kong authorities have formally issued buy-back offer letters to homeowners at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, giving them until 31 August to decide whether to accept a government buy-back offer under a long-term resettlement plan. The letters were sent to all homeowners on Thursday, including those who had previously said they

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Plans to lower age bar for cabby health checks delayed to second half of year

Plans to lower age bar for cabby health checks delayed to second half of year

Hong Kong authorities have delayed plans to lower the age threshold for mandatory medical certification for taxi and other commercial vehicle drivers, as well as to require annual check-ups, with legislative proposals now expected in the second half of the year. “The government is carefully reviewing the views of various stakeholders to finalise the details

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Top-rated air cons in Hong Kong vary by 33% in cooling efficiency, watchdog finds

Top-rated air cons in Hong Kong vary by 33% in cooling efficiency, watchdog finds

The cooling efficiency of air conditioners bearing Hong Kong’s top energy label can vary by up to 33 per cent, the consumer watchdog has found after testing 13 models. The Consumer Council on Thursday released test results for 13 models of 1.5-horsepower inverter split-type air conditioners, finding “substantial differences” in energy-saving performance among units with

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Hong Kong seeks Finnish healthtech partnerships

Hong Kong seeks Finnish healthtech partnerships

Professor Sun Dong said Hong Kong and Finland can expand healthtech cooperation through research, innovation and access to Asian markets. Photo: Bastille. Hong Kong is looking to strengthen cooperation with Finland in life and health technology innovation. The initiative was highlighted during a forum in Helsinki on 13 May organised by Healthtech Finland and the

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Vacancies suitable for university graduates fell from about 80,000 in 2022 to around 31,000 in 2025. Photo: Dickson Lee

Calls grow to hire locals as graduate jobs decline amid AI, economic pressures

Hong Kong industry leaders have called for priority hiring of local graduates and greater participation in overseas exchange programmes to address a shrinking job market, after full-time graduate vacancies plunged to about 31,000 last year. Their remarks were made on Thursday after the city’s labour minister revealed that vacancies suitable for university graduates fell from

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Opinion | Jimmy Lai case shows press freedom is not a get-out-of-jail-free ticket

Opinion | Jimmy Lai case shows press freedom is not a get-out-of-jail-free ticket

The death of Ted Turner, who founded CNN in 1980 as the world’s first 24-hour television news channel, is a poignant reminder of the glory days of the fourth estate. CNN made day-and-night news coverage, including at the front line of battlefields, an everyday experience for many people. The rise of the internet and ever

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Legal Tales | Centuries ahead of Wall Street: how China’s Song dynasty pioneered global fiat currency

Legal Tales | Centuries ahead of Wall Street: how China’s Song dynasty pioneered global fiat currency

At least gold glitters. Long before the first paper banknotes fluttered through the financial houses of Europe, the bustling markets of 11th century China birthed an unprecedented financial “innovation”: the use of paper currency. In the 1020s, burdened by the shortage of bronze coins and a rapidly expanding economy, merchants in the southwestern province of

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Hong Kong’s Central office rents set to reverse multi-year slump with gains in second half

Hong Kong’s Central office rents set to reverse multi-year slump with gains in second half

Office rents in Hong Kong’s Central district are expected to rise faster in the second quarter of the year, according to analysts, a reversal of a multi-year slump that began in the second half of 2019. The latest forecast was made by US bank Citi, which said premium offices in the city’s main business zone

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Hong Kong tech crimes are dropping. So why is hacking becoming more lucrative?

Hong Kong tech crimes are dropping. So why is hacking becoming more lucrative?

The number of reported technology-based crimes in Hong Kong dipped over the past year, but financial losses from hacking more than doubled to HK$62.6 million (US$8 million), prompting police to urge companies to bolster their cybersecurity checks. Carmen Leung Oi-lam, senior superintendent of the force’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau, attributed the surge in money

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Owners push back as Wang Fuk Court administrator seeks to delay crucial meeting

Owners push back as Wang Fuk Court administrator seeks to delay crucial meeting

The government-appointed administrator of Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court has sought to delay an owners’ meeting, prompting calls from residents to hold it before the end of June to address concerns ahead of a decision on whether to sell their flats. The move by Hop On Management Company came after more than 240 owners,

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10 Hong Kong students hurt as self-heating hotpot pack explodes in classroom

10 Hong Kong students hurt as self-heating hotpot pack explodes in classroom

Ten students from an elite secondary school in Hong Kong were injured or experienced ringing in their ears after a self-heating hotpot pack exploded in a classroom on Wednesday. A police spokesman said officers received a report from St Paul’s Co-educational College in Mid-Levels at 3.29pm, that a self-heating hotpot pack had exploded after being

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