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Hongkongers will be eligible for rewards of up to HK$3,000 for reporting neighbours who abuse the public housing system, the government has announced, as an official said the scheme would not undermine social harmony. People will be eligible if they provide information allowing the government to take back a public rental flat, said the Housing […]

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has told his national security trial that he feared Joe Biden would not continue Donald Trump’s tough China policies after Biden was elected in 2020. Wearing a light green sweater and a navy blue blazer, Lai appeared at West Kowloon Law Courts Building on Thursday for the 117th day […]

Hong Kong’s Department of Health has urged residents, especially the elderly and children, to get vaccinated as the city enters influenza season. Flu and other respiratory infectious diseases are expected to increase further as the weather becomes colder, Edwin Tsui, controller of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Thursday. The percentage of specimens testing […]

Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper has defended its journalism after the government described one of its reports on a cybersecurity bill as “biased and misleading.” The newspaper on Wednesday published a letter from Vega Wong, deputy secretary for security, who accused the newspaper of misleading readers in a report about the Protection of Critical Infrastructures […]

Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles jumped more than 40 percent in China last year, a trade association said on Thursday, as demand for new energy autos continues to surge. “From January to December 2024, the retail sales volume (of new energy vehicles) reached 10.899 million units, a year-on-year increase of 40.7 percent,” the China […]

By Matthew Walsh China said Thursday that an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair “trade and investment barriers” on Beijing, marking the latest salvo in long-running commercial tensions between the two economic powers. Officials announced the probe in July, in a tit-for-tat move after Brussels launched probes into whether Chinese government subsidies were […]

A controversial HK$580 billion plan to create three artificial islands may face a further delay as Hong Kong’s development minister said there was “no need” to specify a starting date for reclamation work. Development minister Bernadette Linn on Tuesday said that infrastructure projects such as the Northern Metropolis would take priority, refusing to specify a […]

Conservationists have confirmed the presence of a Eurasian otter, once thought extinct in the wild in Hong Kong, in northern Lantau waters. While the discovery brought “hope for this locally critically endangered species,” it also raised questions about government plans to develop Lantau’s northern shore. According to a statement from conservation and education centre Kadoorie […]

Hong Kong’s top judge has questioned whether a rule that allowed certain information to be kept from three Tiananmen vigil activists throughout their national security trial made a fair hearing an “impossible task.” Chief Justice Andrew Cheung raised the questions on Wednesday as five Court of Final Appeal judges heard the appeals of Chow Hang-tung, Tang […]

Guangzhou FC, China’s most successful football team and former Asian champions, have been thrown out of the country’s professional leagues because of “heavy historical debt”, the club say. The effective demise of the eight-time Chinese Super League (CSL) winners, once managed by Marcello Lippi and also Fabio Cannavaro, signals the end of an era in […]

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District has said it planned to build some 2,000 residential flats, the sale of which would help fund the cash-strapped arts hub. In a document submitted to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council’s housing and development planning committee on Monday, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) said it hoped […]

By Isabel Kua Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people. Videos published by state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday showed rescue workers pulling injured victims from the rubble of collapsed buildings and carrying them to safety. Footage also […]

Hongkongers who plan to visit or transit through the UK will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) from Wednesday. Passport holders from 54 countries and territories – including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan – will require an ETA to enter the UK from Wednesday. Hongkongers with British National (Overseas) passports will also need an ETA, […]

Hong Kong has lowered the threshold of a recently revived investment scheme, relaxing how applicants’ assets and investments are assessed. The government on Tuesday introduced a string of measures it said would “enhance” the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, which was revived last March to attract capital and high earners to the city. Under the current […]

No overseas judge will preside over a landmark case at Hong Kong’s apex court involving pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi, who sought to challenge his conviction and sentence under a since-repealed colonial-era sedition law. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung and four other local judges will gather at the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) on Friday to hear […]

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai told his national security trial that Taiwan would not need to declare independence to join an international alliance and gain protection from China’s military aggression as he again denied advocating the self-ruled island’s sovereignty. Speaking from the witness stand, Lai, 77, was asked to explain an episode of […]

A journalism lecturer at a Hong Kong university has spoken in defence of student reporters who were accused by an official of making “sweeping generalisations” in a video documentary about district-level “care teams”. Published by U-Beat, the Chinese-language student publication from the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s School of Journalism and Communication, the report documented […]

A restaurant in Hong Kong announced it had suspended some members of staff after a former employee said she had been sexually harassed by a manager and colleagues while working there. Terrace in Seaside, a Korean restaurant run by catering chain Fulum Group, said in a Facebook post on Sunday that it was aware of […]

By Isabel Kua and Sam Davies A devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 95 people and collapsed “many buildings” on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and parts of India. Videos published by China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed houses destroyed with walls torn apart. […]

China on Tuesday accused Washington of “unjustified suppression” after the US Defense Department added tech giant Tencent and battery manufacturer CATL to a list of companies it says are affiliated with Beijing’s military. “China is always firmly opposed to the US side’s generalisation of the concept of national security, the establishment of various discriminatory lists, […]

Hong Kong’s finance minister has adjusted his forecast for the fiscal deficit to below HK$100 billion, following earlier estimations that the budget shortfall would reach that figure for a third consecutive year. The government will prioritise controlling increases in recurrent spending, on the condition that public services could at least be maintained, Secretary for Finance […]

Almost 90 per cent of submissions received about the proposed redevelopment of Hong Kong’s historic flower market opposed the scheme, the city’s urban planning body has said. In a report published last Wednesday, the Town Planning Board (TPB) said it had received 767 representations during a two-month period of public inspection from mid-August to mid-October. […]

A customs officer has been charged with tampering with a vehicle over attempting to intercept a motorcyclist, a move that resulted in the biker’s death. A widely-circulated video of the incident last Friday shows a man, who authorities have confirmed was an off-duty customs officer, stepping in front of a motorbike that was being followed […]

Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied advocating Taiwan independence in a comment presented as evidence during his national security trial in which he said the self-ruling island had the potential to become a “very unique country” through its relationship with the US. Lai, 77, returned to the witness box on Monday as the trial […]