A woman has been killed after being struck by a crane while working on a construction site in Hong Kong. The accident occurred at around 3.30pm on Tuesday afternoon at the site on Tai Po Road in Cheung Shue Tan, when the worker became trapped between the crane and railings after being hit by the
An elderly Hong Kong man, known on the internet as “Mr Ho” after a whirlwind romance with a much younger mainland Chinese woman, has admitted spraying insecticide on a pedestrian who taunted him about controversies arising from his marriage. Tuen Mun Court on Tuesday also heard that Ho Huen, 77, had separated from his wife
Hong Kong education authorities have been urged to retain a secondary school on the outlying island of Cheung Chau as the century-old institution faces the axe after failing to enrol sufficient Form One students. Cheung Chau Government Secondary School, founded in 1908, was unable to admit two Form One classes in the new academic year,
Hong Kong’s semi-private schools have received approval from authorities to increase tuition fees by about 4.6 per cent on average, slightly down from the 4.8 per cent rise recorded last year. The Education Bureau said on Tuesday that it had received applications from 174 schools to adjust tuition fees for the 2025-26 academic year as
Hong Kong’s markets hit their lowest point in more than a decade in 2022, squeezed by rising friction between Washington and Beijing. With the US Federal Reserve tightening monetary policy aggressively, Asian markets were starved of liquidity. Hong Kong’s benchmark fell below 16,000 points in 2022, one of the steepest drops among global indices. Three
Mandarin Oriental International said on Tuesday it was in discussions regarding the potential sale of a portion of its prime mixed-use building, One Causeway Bay, in one of Hong Kong’s top retail and business hubs. The company, which operated 43 assets worldwide as of June, said negotiations were ongoing but “there can be no certainty
Hong Kong has widened its recognition of veterinary health certificates for cats and dogs imported from mainland China, expanding from only Shenzhen to all regions across the border. Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced on Tuesday that it now accepted animal health certificates issued by official veterinarians from all customs authorities on the
The average monthly salary offered to domestic helpers in Hong Kong has increased by 7.9 per cent to HK$5,722 (US$735) compared with the previous year, according to a survey by a local recruitment platform. HelperChoice, which released the survey findings on Monday, said that the upward trend in wages reflected a growing willingness among employers
