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Crossing the Shenzhen border on an early morning in mid-October, a joyful Joseph finally set foot in Hong Kong, where his two children have lived for over 10 years, with the right to work. In his mid 30s and from mainland China, Joseph has landed a job as a waiter in a New Territories restaurant […]
A total of 34 passengers were injured after a ferry bumped into a pier in Hong Kong’s financial district. The vessel was carrying workers to construction sites at Lamma Island’s power station. Central Pier No.9. File photo: Wikimedia Commons. At around 7.10 am on Friday, a Tsui Wah Ferry Service vessel carrying 120 people hit […]
By Akio Wang with Amber Wang in Taipei Super Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday as one of the most powerful storms to hit the island in years, whipping up 10-metre waves and forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. A firefighter beside a roof blown away due to strong winds and […]
Taxi drivers will not be encouraged – but not required – to learn Arabic, Hong Kong’s commerce minister has said. It came after taxi fleets were urged to provide service information in the language as part of a push to cater to Muslim visitors from the Middle East and Southeast Asia. A taxi driver calculates […]
Hong Kong residents logged almost 1 million outbound trips during the first two days of the three-day long weekend for Chung Yeung Festival, with most travellers heading to mainland China. A total of 598,677 outbound trips were recorded by residents on Friday, a public holiday, and double that of the previous Friday, according to the […]