Written by A prestigious international press exhibition, featuring photographs of the Hong Kong protests, has been abruptly taken down in Macau, with organisers refusing to explain why, prompting speculation of political pressure. The World Press Photo exhibition opened on 25 September and was scheduled to run until 18 October but was closed early. Local media quoted the […]
HONG KONG, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — A high-level delegation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and senior representatives of the business sector will visit five Chinese mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) from Nov. 25 to Nov. 27 to boost cooperation in economy and trade, among other sectors. […]
National security cases, criminal trials and Juvenile Court proceedings will be excluded from remote hearings in Hong Kong, under a bill entering the legislative process next month. The Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill, gazetted by the government on Friday, will also introduce new offences under which those who record, publish or broadcast proceedings without authorisation will […]
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has proposed holding senior managers at public healthcare facilities accountable for blunders that happen on their watch as part of wide-ranging reforms aimed at better defining roles and reducing the risk of potentially life-threatening mistakes. The authority also suggested on Friday that hospitals make better use of technology to ease the […]
Hong Kong authorities have proposed requiring new private homes and other buildings frequented by elderly to fulfil certain design requirements, while exempting some senior-friendly facilities from gross floor area calculations as incentives to developers amid the city’s ageing population. Details of the proposal, released to lawmakers in a paper on Thursday, had gained support from […]
Hong Kong authorities have urged companies to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to bolster data protection amid a slight increase in the city’s cybersecurity readiness index over last year. The Enterprise Cyber Security Readiness Index rose to 52.8 this year, up 5.8 points from last year, according to results jointly released by the Office of the […]
The office of Hong Kong charity Love 21 Foundation in San Po Kong is not your typical workplace set-up. Its two floors consist of a big exercise hall, a smaller fitness training room and plenty of gym equipment. It’s a favourite hang-out spot for Nathan Leung Hiu-fung, a 26-year-old with Down’s syndrome. “The sports I […]
Former world No 1 and four-time grand-slam tournament winner Naomi Osaka will play in the WTA 250 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open this month, organisers confirmed on Tuesday. Japan’s Osaka joins a roster featuring another former world No 1 in Simona Halep, defending champion Leylah Fernandez, British No 1 Katie Boulter and former US Open […]
The Hong Kong government has condemned the throwing of a bottle filled with red paint at its headquarters, warning authorities will follow up on the attack. Security personnel called police on Wednesday at about 7.40am after discovering red paint had been splashed near a flower bed at the headquarters in Tamar, Admiralty. Glass debris was […]
HONG KONG, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Wednesday released a development outline for the Hong Kong section of a sci-tech innovation cooperation zone jointly developed by the southern tech hub Shenzhen and the HKSAR. The Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, located on the […]