The Government has announced that Security Bureau Assistant Secretary Kathy Ma will assume the post of District Officer (Sai Kung) from tomorrow, succeeding Frank Tsang.
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Since joining the administrative service in 2009, Miss Ma has served in various bureaus and departments, including the Home Affairs Department, the then Transport & Housing Bureau and the University Grants Committee Secretariat.
After 156 days of hearings, Jimmy Lai Chee-yingās case finally came to a close with the former media boss sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment. Western media and critics will no doubt say, what a harsh sentence for a ādemocracy advocateā and āfreedom fighterā. However, Lai was not accused of fighting for freedom or demanding
Hong Kong-listed mainland Chinese developer China Overseas Land & Investment won a bid for a 3,132-square-metre (33,712 sq ft) residential plot in Kowloon East, beating some of the cityās largest developers with a higher-than-expected tender. The state-backed developer beat eight rivals to secure a 50-year grant for the parcel in Ngau Tau Kok with its
Hollywood stars Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Lloyd will headline Hong Kongās first ācomic conā this May, the organisers have said, as the city joins major destinations worldwide by hosting its own take on these popular fan conventions celebrating pop culture. Hong Kong Comic Con 2026 will be held from May 29 to 31
Scam cases in Hong Kong fell by 2.9 per cent last year over the figure for 2024 after rising annually since 2019, while overall recorded crimes decreased by 5.9 per cent, according to police. In revealing the annual figures on Tuesday, Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming also told lawmakers that fewer traditional street crimes
Waking up on Monday morning to the news of the pro-democracy activist Jimmy Laiās 20-year prison sentence for national security offences felt surreal. I could have easily been in his position if I hadnāt fled Hong Kong right before the implementation of the notorious national security law (NSL), under which Lai has faced the harshest
Hong Kong cable car attraction Ngong Ping 360 maintained steady revenue over the past year with a 20 per cent retail and dining surge helping to offset stagnant ticket sales for rides. The operator also said on Tuesday that it would introduce night rides for the first time to headline its 20th anniversary celebrations. Ngong
Hong Kongās Mandarin Oriental Hotel has removed certain seafood items, including raw oysters, from its restaurantsā menus after eight people reportedly fell ill after consuming them. The luxury five-star hotel in Central said it was closely monitoring the situation and was working in full cooperation with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Centre
Carlsberg Hong Kong managing director Nathaniel Moxom explains the rationale behind the beer giantās no and low and alcohol beverage expansion. Rebecca Lo reports. Carlsberg Hong Kong is diving into the sea of moderation with its no and low alcohol range of beers alongside its Beyond Beer series of beverages. Buoyed by the double digit
HONG KONG, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aurora Mobile Limited (NASDAQ: JG) (āAurora Mobileā or the āCompanyā), a leading provider of customer engagement and marketing technology services in China, today announced that its enterprise-grade AI agent platform, GPTBots.ai, has established a strategic partnership with Ants Asia Limited, a leading enterprise AI solutions specialist deeply
UBS operates an Asia Pacific team based in Switzerland with about 130 staff. Credit: Tada Images/ Shutterstock.com. UBS Group is set to hire about 50 bankers for its Hong Kong wealth management operation, reported Bloomberg citing Asia Pacific wealth management co-head Amy Lo. This comes after the North Asia business contributed record revenues last year,
A significant portion of flat owners at the fire-ravaged Tai Po estate are inclined to sell their properties to the government as part of a long-term rehousing plan, Hong Kongās leader has said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday also pointed out several key challenges in resettling thousands of residents displaced by the inferno
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Hong Kongās lowest-paid workers are set to receive a pay rise of HK$1 per hour, from the current HK$42.10 (US$5.40) to HK$43.10, as recommended by the governmentās top decision-making body, with the new rate expected to come into force as early as May. The government announced on Tuesday that the Executive Council had adopted the
Firefighters evacuated 30 people at the Hong Kong airport after a fire broke out in an electrical engineering device room near a boarding gate on Tuesday afternoon. The Fire Services Department said it received a report at 3.03pm about the emergency at the Hong Kong International Airport. The fire was extinguished by 4.01pm, the Fire
Hong Kong ā Marking the finale of its 60th anniversary celebrations, Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong has opened its upgraded āHong Kong Coca-Cola Museumā to the public for the first time. Operating under the theme āMade in Hong Kongā, the museum will host three public guided tours on 7 March 2026 as part of The Bottling
A Hong Kong businessman and his company have been charged with providing surrogacy services overseas and advertising them in the city, where such arrangements are illegal. Harcourt director Alfred Siu Wing-fung appeared in Eastern Court on Monday to face the summary offences charging him with taking part in, and receiving payment for, a surrogacy arrangement.
Can hands-on learning outside the classroom truly redefine an undergraduateās journey? Lingnan University offers a resounding yes, championing immersive global and national engagement initiatives that broaden perspectives and inspire growth. Lingnan University is committed to making its campus international. From left, Tang Kwan Yeung, Yona Yeung, Liu Duo, Professor Bradley Barnes, Special Advisor to President
The Li Ka Shing Foundation and the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort are offering 5,000 domestic helpers a free trip to the theme park this year under an expanded programme. The charitable foundation, established by tycoon Li Ka-shing, said on Tuesday that the number of helpers receiving free trips would increase from 4,000 last year to
Hong Kong housed nearly 3,400 single-family offices by the end of last year, a 25 per cent rise in two years, as the affluent refocused on the city amid US-centred trade tensions and the rise of Chinaās tech sector, according to a report by Deloitte on Tuesday. The global auditing firm made the estimates after
The Chinese embassy in Britain has slammed Londonās āmaliciousā plan to expand an immigration pathway for Hongkongers after the sentencing of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying to 20 years in prison, accusing the UK of āmanipulatingā the issue. A spokesman for the Chinese embassy on Tuesday urged the UK government to stop interfering in
