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Hong Kong authorities have suspended a contractor involved in a fatal industrial accident from bidding for some government contracts, as a worksite safety concern group called on the contractor t...
A tender for real estate developers to build subsidised homes has received just one bid under a pilot scheme that will see the government partnering with the private sector to alleviate Hong Kong...
Two checkpoints on Hong Kong’s border with Shenzhen will adopt a new immigration clearance mode after their redevelopment is completed, Hong Kong’s security chief Chris Tang has said. Speakin...
A policy goal to increase the ratio of public housing in Hong Kong could be adjusted downwards once the average waiting time for a public rental flat has fallen, the city’s development minister...
An exhibitor at the 2024 Hong Kong Book Fair has been advised to pull five titles from its shelves due to complaints and “sensitive” content. Independent local publisher Bbluesky was informed...
Let us now praise New People’s Party legislator Judy Chan for what appears to be an effort to make sense of the government’s policy on food served in the street or, as the official phraseolog...
The day before former district councillor Leticia Wong’s alternative book fair was supposed to open, she received a visit from the city’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD). “...
By Jing Xuan Teng Braving loneliness, tough auditions and an unfamiliarly hot and humid climate, aspiring actor Guo Ting is determined to make it in China’s answer to Hollywood. The 27-year-old...
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has issued an apology after mainland Chinese beverage giant Nongfu Spring hit back at an “unscientific” report published by the body about bottled water. In a ...
A Hong Kong power giant has been ordered to review its management system following a series of voltage dips, the city’s environment minister has said, as he revealed the city saw 26 power outag...
Youth unemployment in China edged down in June, official statistics showed Wednesday, as policymakers convened in Beijing for closed-door meetings to discuss the country’s uncertain economic ou...
Ten students have achieved perfect results in Hong Kong’s university entrance examinations, as more than 90 per cent of candidates achieved a passing grade in a new subject that replaced the ci...
Hong Kong’s leader has called on young people not to waste “potential and opportunities” by “deliberately” depressing their income below the limit allowed to apply for public housing. S...
A transitional housing scheme has received 9,600 applications since applications opened last month, more than double the number of flats available, Hong Kong’s housing minister has said. Secret...
Hong Kong’s swimming governing body has announced it would allow a nine-year-old swimmer to join the 2024 swimming championships, after his denial sparked criticism about competition qualificat...
One of the strange things about the much-cited rule of law in Hong Kong is the way it swiftly dissipates as you move north from the Lion Rock Tunnel. The New Territories is famous for its excepti...
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/14/where-the-law-rules-in-hong-kong-and-where-it-doesnt/
By Ayesha Sitara Indonesia’s Torajan hill tribe is known for its animistic funeral rites, that involve caring for the dead at home – sometimes for years after they dieduntil a buffalo has bee...
By Sebastien Ricci and Luna Lin Top Chinese officials gather in Beijing on Monday, with all eyes on how they might kickstart lacklustre growth at a key political meeting that has traditionally s...
China on Saturday announced a new crackdown on its tightly controlled internet, taking aim at video apps and social media platforms to purge content deemed harmful to children. The ruling Communi...
By Ayesha Sitara The Torajans are a hill tribe in Indonesia that continues to believe in animistic funeral rites and keeping the dead “alive” at home until rituals are complete. Click here fo...
Pattie, a 55-year-old cleaner in the New Territories, works outside for eight hours a day come rain or shine, or – as is increasingly the case in Hong Kong’s summer months – unbearable heat...
Lawmakers have called on the Hong Kong government to offer more permits for online ride-hailing services like Uber, citing a need to ensure competition in the industry. Lawmakers on the legislatu...
Hong Kong had “no plans” to require social workers to swear allegiance to the government, the city’s labour and welfare minister has said after members of the industry’s licensing body to...
Hong Kong’s new law that mandates certain professionals to report suspected cases of child abuse was too lenient but it prompted “real debate” in the city’s opposition-free legislature, a...
Hong Kong youth and culture magazine Breakazine has announced that it will stop publishing from early 2025, ending its 16-year history. In a statement published on Facebook on Thursday afternoon,...
Hong Kong establishment figures have penned mitigation letters for prominent democrats pleading for lighter sentences in a landmark national security case involving 47 pro-democracy figures. Form...
Hong Kong’s swimming governing body will change competition qualification rules to allow all who record qualifying times to participate in championships, sports sector lawmaker Kenneth Fok has ...
A Hong Kong civil servant has died while climbing Mount Fuji, the first recorded fatality since the start of the summer climbing season at Japan’s tallest mountain. The Trade and Industry Depar...
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Hong Kong’s housing chief has said that the government’s proposed 10 per cent increase in public housing rental is “affordable” to families. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho told RTHK on T...
Hong Kong is expected to receive a pair of giant pandas from the central government in three months’ time, with the government eyeing the animals’ arrival on China’s National Day. The Chine...