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Hong Kong lawmakers have questioned a government proposal to build a HK$700 million (US$90 million) exhibition hall at a prime site to showcase major development projects including the Northern Metropolis. They also urged the government on Tuesday to lower the cost of the first-stage development of the San Tin Technopole, a hub near the border […]
Hongkongers have been urged to remain vigilant to possible poaching activities while hiking in country parks or remote areas, with a conservation and education centre warning that poachers posed a threat to the city’s rich biodiversity. Walking trails at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP “Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) has […]
A Hong Kong man convicted of inciting secession has complained of procedural unfairness over the prison service’s refusal to grant him early release under the domestic national security law. Adam Ma Chun-man’s lawyers said on Tuesday that the Correctional Services Department had failed to provide timely reasons in support of a decision on March 23 […]
A Hong Kong court has rejected a man’s attempt to appeal his conviction and six-year prison term for attempting to seize a police officer’s gun during a protest in 2019. The High Court. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Woo Tsz-kin’s leave to appeal application was turned down by three judges from the Court of Appeal on […]
A religious group is selling Hong Kong residential properties at an accelerated pace, cashing in HK$110 million (US$14 million) amid increasing activity in the housing market now that the cost of borrowing has started to decline. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, associated with the Christian denomination known as Jehovah’s Witnesses, sold 11 […]
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to work with mainland Chinese authorities to crack down on education consultants that forged documents for candidates seeking admission into local universities. The city leader maintained that authorities would severely combat such acts of furnishing false information as these would undermine his administration’s policy to strengthen Hong […]
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority plans to expand the capacity of its gold vault from 150 tonnes to 1,000 tonnes, in a bid to support the city’s ambitions of becoming a global trading hub for the precious metal amid fierce competition from Singapore. The authority on Monday said it was finalising the expansion plan for the […]
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s visit to China last week could mark a “new starting point” for the two countries despite their deep-rooted disagreements in some areas, Chinese observers have said. Lammy, the first cabinet minister to visit the country since the Labour Party’s election victory in July, finished his two-day tour on Saturday with […]
A group of Kwai Chung subdivided unit tenants have called on the government to resettle those displaced when the authorities begin phasing out “substandard” subdivided housing. The Kwai Chung Subdivided Units Kai Fong Association holds a press conference on October 21, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The Kwai Chung Subdivided Units Kai Fong Association, a group […]
The “results-oriented” government Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has vowed to run seems to be having a few hiccups. Six key performance indicators (KPIs) could not be ticked off the list in time for Lee’s third policy address last week. While the six tasks span various departments and Lee explained that the delays were due […]