Police have arrested a 40-year-old man just eight hours after he allegedly robbed a convenience store in Hung Shui Kiu at knife point and stole a taxi in the early hours of Friday morning. Inspector Lam Ho-yin of the force’s Yuen Long district crime squad said the suspect allegedly concealed his face and upper body
The Hong Kong Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers has welcomed three new members, including two tech bosses from Hangzhou’s “Six Little Dragons” and a mainland Chinese economist who was a senior official with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The government on Friday announced the appointment of 34 members to the second term of city leader
Beijing has approved the convention establishing the world’s first intergovernmental organisation on mediation in Hong Kong, while indicating it would not bring forth World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes to the new body. Observers said on Friday the move was an indication of Beijing’s support for the WTO and that it would still bring other disputes
The League of Social Democrats, one of Hong Kong’s last opposition political parties, has announced it will disband after operating for nearly two decades. The decision was revealed in a press event invite sent out by the political party on Friday. In the document, the group said it would share further details about its plan
A Hong Kong coroner’s inquest has ruled that a 14-year-old girl died of natural causes after developing acute myocarditis three years ago, despite her father’s insistence that her death was linked to coronavirus vaccinations. The girl’s father, Tai Shun-keung, called Friday’s ruling “unacceptable”, stating the incident had torn his family apart and led him to
Hong Kong hopes to host Brazil’s national football team at Kai Tak Stadium, the city’s finance chief has said, as the South American country’s traditional Carnival festival made its debut in the city. Speaking at the opening ceremony of “Extravaganza! When Brazil Meets Hong Kong” on Friday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the event
One of Hong Kong’s four greatest talents Chua Lam passes away. as one of the four greatest talents of Hong Kong with Cantopop lyricist James Wong Jim, and novelists Jin Yong(Louis Cha) and Ni Kuang. (internet photo) Hong Kong : Chua Lam, renowned food critic and a prolific writer, popularly known as Chai Lan, the
Hong Kong and Macau police have cracked down on a cross-border phone scam syndicate that defrauded victims of HK$22 million (US$2.8 million) across 168 cases. The operation resulted in the arrests of three men and four women in Macau, aged between 27 and 48, who were suspected to be involved in about 160 telephone scams,
