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An injured cow on a Yuen Long highway brought rush-hour traffic in northwestern Hong Kong to a standstill on Wednesday morning, prompting authorities to urge residents to use rail services. The Transport Department said on Wednesday that several lanes near Kam Sheung Road MTR station on the Kowloon-bound Tsing Long Highway were closed after an

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15 Hong Kong schools risk closure as falling numbers trigger Primary One ban

Fifteen Hong Kong public primary schools are at risk of closing after being banned from operating subsidised Primary One classes in the coming academic year due to insufficient enrolment. But Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin also warned on Tuesday that more closures were expected if school operators refused to plan for mergers. The institutions

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Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation debuts at startup-focused 4YFN

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Fujian’s film, TV producers seek global reach via Hong Kong

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About 94 per cent of Hong Kong’s students do not get enough daily exercise and 17.5 per cent are overweight, authorities have warned, urging schools and parents to tackle the growing fitness crisis together. The government report released on Tuesday also flagged low fruit and vegetable intake, poor vision health and excessive recreational screen time

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CK Hutchison subsidiary slams Panama for missing arbitration deadline

A subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings has accused Panama of missing a deadline for international arbitration initiated by the company, as it confirmed its offices had earlier been raided by alleged “armed security forces”. Panama Ports Company (PPC) on Tuesday also accused authorities of silencing the country’s press and disregarding the rule

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Tiananmen vigil activist on trial says one-party rule contradicts country’s constitution

A former Hong Kong opposition politician has accused China’s one-party rule system of being incompatible with the country’s constitution and failing to safeguard people’s fundamental rights, as he defended his calls to end “dictatorship” in a high-profile subversion trial. Ex-lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan, former chairman of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic

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21 Wang Fuk Court homeowners, residents to give evidence in fire probe

An independent committee set up to investigate Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has named 14 members of Wang Fuk Court’s former owners’ corporation management group and seven residents as “involved parties” to give evidence at its hearings. The 21 were among a list of 37 involved parties published on Tuesday by the committee ahead

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Authorities look for link to illegal fuel operations as truck goes up in flames

Hong Kong authorities are investigating whether a fire at a Kwai Chung car park that sent thick black smoke high into the sky on Tuesday afternoon was linked to the operation of an illegal fuel station. The Fire Services Department received a report shortly after 2pm of a truck ablaze at a car park on

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Hong Kong’s ICAC charges ex-professor over alleged bribe to admit master’s student

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has charged a former university professor with allegedly accepting a HK$40,000 (US$5,100) bribe from a friend and offering red packets to colleagues to facilitate a student’s admission into a master’s degree programme. Liu also faced two additional counts of offering an advantage to a public servant. Both defendants have been released

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8 wild boars captured in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin neighbourhood

Hong Kong’s conservation authorities captured eight wild boars in Wong Tai Sin on Tuesday following a report from residents. Police said staff from the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) staff tranquillised the animals – two large boars and six smaller ones – before removing them. Images showed the animals on a hillside, with officers

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Amiga Specialty launches in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong to press ahead with expanding Middle East ties despite regional unrest

Hong Kong will continue its efforts to expand business opportunities in the Middle East despite recent geopolitical tensions, as the city remains a safe and stable investment hub amid global volatility, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said. Despite his optimism, Lee conceded that the conflict in the Middle East had affected Hong Kong through

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Hong Kong welcomed 9.95 million visitors in the first two months of this year, an 18 per cent increase from the same period last year, with the uptick primarily driven by mainland travellers visiting the city over the Chinese New Year period. Provisional figures released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board on Tuesday showed that

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Hong Kong’s Ocean Park euthanises 17-year-old red panda Rou Rou

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has euthanised red panda Rou Rou after the 17-year-old endangered animal experienced degenerative joint problems and stopped responding to palliative care. Ocean Park said on Tuesday that its animal care and veterinary teams had provided Rou Rou with comprehensive care and monitored her geriatric conditions for five years, but could not

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Suspected wartime mortar round detonated safely at Hong Kong construction site

A suspected wartime mortar round has been safely detonated by bomb disposal officers at a Hong Kong construction site, with no evacuations needed. A source familiar with the matter confirmed to the South China Morning Post that the suspicious object workers discovered at 9.32am on Tuesday at a construction site at Kwu Tung North Multi-Welfare

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