A Hong Kong dancer left paralysed after being hit by a falling giant screen at a concert by popular Cantopop boy band Mirror in 2022 is suing a government department and 11 other parties involved in the show’s production for an undisclosed amount of compensation. The defendants have been accused of negligence and breaching their
Hong Kong’s rail giant has appealed to passengers to avoid engaging in behaviour that disturbs other commuters after a viral video appeared to show a man urinating inside a train carriage. The MTR Corporation said on Monday that it had received a report a day before about a passenger urinating on the floor of one
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings may win Beijing’s support through its plan to bring in a mainland Chinese company as a strategic investor in the controversial sale of its global port stakes, but the change in tack has also fuelled uncertainty, experts have said. Analysts said that the planned US$23 billion deal to sell CK
胡鴻烈於1971年創辦樹仁書院，一直拒絕接受港英政府資助，以保四年制學制，並自資覓地建校。直至2006年，樹仁獲特區政府承認，升格為本港首間私立大學。胡鴻烈除貢獻本地教育，亦因擔任「紙盒藏屍案」被告歐陽炳強的辯護律師而為人所知。 胡鴻烈出生於1920年浙江紹興，青年時期於中央政治大學外交系畢業，其後負笈海外，於1946年出成為時任蘇聯烏茲別克共和國首都塔什干總領事館副領事；至1952至54年，精通中、英、法、俄語的胡鴻烈先後獲法國巴黎大學法學博士學位及英國大律師資格後回港執業，並先後擔任市政局及香港立法局議員。 1971年，香港只有香港大學及中文大學，胡鴻烈與其妻鍾期榮有感青年缺乏專上教育機會，故以積蓄買下跑馬地成和道一幢3層高的洋房，自資創立樹仁書院，設法政、社工、工商等科系，為中學畢業生提供升學機會。 樹仁書院1977年獲港英政府承認為專上學院，更名為「樹仁學院」；翌年港英政府曾以資助為游說樹仁接納「二二一」制，即開辦兩年中六課程，兩年大專課程及一年深造課程；但胡氏夫婦堅信四年大學學制才能達致全人教育，因此寧不獲資助亦拒絕政府要求，保留四年學制。 胡氏夫婦一直致力辦學，並將校舍擴展和搬到北角寶馬山；至2006年，樹仁終獲特區政府承認，升格為本港首間私立大學。 胡鴻烈除因辦學而享負盛名，他亦曾參與1970年代發生的「紙盒藏屍案」，為被告歐陽炳強辯護。去年曾有傳媒公開歐陽炳強的專訪，當時歐陽炳強感謝審訊期間為他四處奔走的人，特別提及替其辯護的大律師胡鴻烈及湯家驊。 Source link
A young Hong Kong family of four found dead in a suspected hotel murder-suicide case at the weekend had planned to fly to Britain on Monday to emigrate, with the lease on their suite ending next month, the Post has learned. The father, a former customs inspector, was found dead on Sunday after jumping out
Hong Kong lawmakers have taken two days to complete a clause-by-clause examination of a bill to recognise certain rights for same-sex couples, despite strong opposition in the city’s legislature. Legislators raised 33 questions during two bills committee meetings on Monday, with their concerns including criminal offences associated with the proposed registration regime for same-sex couples.
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will recruit more pilots from mainland China to diversify its workforce after the first batch of 30 cadets from across the border finished training and started flying. Chris Kempis, the airline’s director of flight operations, said on Monday that 60 mainland cadets from a pool of more than
Industry leaders have called for an urgent overhaul of Hong Kong’s trade ecosystem, stressing that the city must accelerate its shift from paper-based processes to digital solutions to defend its status as a global hub against rapidly advancing rivals. The call to action came on Monday at an event co-hosted by the Trade Development Council
