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Typhoon Wipha batters Hong Kong sunflower farm, leaving owner with losses
Typhoon Wipha batters Hong Kong sunflower farm, leaving owner with losses
A huge farm in northern Hong Kong was submerged in around three hours during Typhoon Wipha, causing about 70,000 sunflowers to wilt and leaving a 73-year-old farmer with six-figure losses. Leung Yat-shun, a farmer at Shun Sum Yuen farm in San (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Silence is deadly for Hong Kong men as suicide rate worsens over past decade
Silence is deadly for Hong Kong men as suicide rate worsens over past decade
Hongkonger Alan Chan Hei-lun, 43, has been struggling silently with his mental health for the past eight years. His world was shattered in 2017 when a sudden stroke while playing football left his left side paralysed, driving him to attempt to (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Govt rejects UK officials' remarks on security actions
The government on Saturday expressed its strong disapproval and opposition to untrue and biased remarks by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on the SAR's lawful act to pursue wanted persons endangering (…)
RTHK - 26 July 2025
Thousands of men shared non-consensual intimate photos on Telegram: Chinese media
Thousands of men allegedly shared intimate photos and videos of their girlfriends without consent on the Telegram messaging app, Chinese media reported, sparking widespread outcry against secret filming and calls to better protect women. (…)
HKFP - 26 July 2025
Teen arrested in relation to boy's alleged drug death
Police said they arrested a 17-year-old male on Friday on suspicion of drug trafficking following the death of a 16-year-old male in Heng Fa Chuen, with the incident suspected to be linked to the consumption of the space oil drug. According to (…)
RTHK - 26 July 2025
HK paddlers back home after World Uni Games triumph
Hong Kong, China’s table tennis team received a warm welcome at the airport after returning from the World University Games in Germany on Saturday, having won one gold and three bronze medals. The historic gold medal was won by the men’s doubles (…)
RTHK - 26 July 2025
John Lee vows to make Hong Kong ‘preferred destination’ after 12% tourist surge
John Lee vows to make Hong Kong ‘preferred destination’ after 12% tourist surge
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to adopt innovative thinking to make the city a “preferred travel destination”, following a 12 per cent increase in tourist arrivals during the first half of the year. Latest figures by the Hong Kong (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Up to a third of intake of new Hong Kong medical school to be non-local students
Up to a third of intake of new Hong Kong medical school to be non-local students
As many as one-third of about 50 students to be admitted initially to Hong Kong’s third medical school will be non-local, the city’s health minister has said, adding that a proposal on its establishment will be submitted to the chief executive (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Rainy, unsettled weather in Hong Kong next week: Observatory
Rainy, unsettled weather in Hong Kong next week: Observatory
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong can expect to see rainy and (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
HK Disneyland donates for child patients' experiences
Hong Kong Disneyland has pledged over HK$5 million to support young patients and youth development initiatives across the city. More than half of the proceeds will fund the transformation of certain areas in eight public hospitals, while the (…)
RTHK - 26 July 2025
Police arrest one man for trafficking dangerous drugs
Police on Saturday said they had arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of trafficking in dangerous drugs. Officers made the the arrest on Friday in a subdivided unit in Kwun Tong and seized 30 kilos of suspected cocaine, estimated to have a (…)
RTHK - 26 July 2025
Thousands of comic book fans brave summer heat to attend Hong Kong Ani-Com 2025
Thousands of comic book fans brave summer heat to attend Hong Kong Ani-Com 2025
Cosplayers dressed as characters such as Dr Mario, Pikachu and Hokusai were among the thousands undeterred by the summer heat who joined an outdoor queue before streaming into Hong Kong’s annual comics and games fair on Saturday. A snaking queue (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Bottle of corrosive liquid thrown from Hong Kong public estate injures couple
Bottle of corrosive liquid thrown from Hong Kong public estate injures couple
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after a bottle of corrosive liquid was thrown allegedly from a high floor of a Tai Po public housing estate, injuring a couple. The force received a report of the incident at 1.11pm on Saturday, in (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Hong Kong workers urged to take retraining courses as 2 more restaurants to close
Hong Kong workers urged to take retraining courses as 2 more restaurants to close
Hong Kong authorities have urged workers to take retraining courses to join sectors short of staff as two more restaurants announced their coming closure, with officials saying that halting the importation of labour will not improve the job (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Hong Kong authorities to discuss basketball betting limits with Jockey Club
Hong Kong authorities to discuss basketball betting limits with Jockey Club
Hong Kong authorities are planning to engage the Jockey Club for discussions on adjusting the maximum betting limits for basketball to provide a regulated channel for such activities, as the government moves to legalise wagering for the sport. (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Third medical school recommendation to come soon
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau says a working group will submit its recommendation on the establishment of the city’s third medical school to the Chief Executive before the Policy Address in September. Three universities - Hong Kong Baptist (…)
RTHK - 26 July 2025
‘Kilroy was here’: Is writing on toilet walls still a thing?
Without commenting in any way on the merits of the case, the news that a young man had been arrested and charged with writing a seditious message on a toilet wall was … pleasantly nostalgic. Writing on the walls of public toilet cubicles used to (…)
HKFP - 26 July 2025
Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall election targeting ‘pro-China’ lawmakers
By Amber Wang Taiwanese voters turned out at schools, temples and community centres on Saturday to cast their ballots in a high-stakes recall election that could give President Lai Ching-te’s party control of the parliament. Civic groups backed (…)
HKFP - 26 July 2025
Hong Kong hits out at UK’s ‘untrue and biased’ criticism over bounties
Hong Kong hits out at UK’s ‘untrue and biased’ criticism over bounties
The Hong Kong government has hit out at the UK’s “untrue and biased” criticism of the city’s latest move to pursue some overseas-based activists for alleged national security violations. Beijing’s foreign affairs arm in the city on Saturday also (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Should Hong Kong’s baked pork chop rice be an intangible heritage dish?
Should Hong Kong’s baked pork chop rice be an intangible heritage dish?
At 7am every day, chef Aman Kwok arrives at his cha chaan teng in Shau Kei Wan to start preparing a wide variety of dishes ahead of the busy lunch hour – in particular, to make baked pork chop rice, a classic Hong Kong favourite. His 35-year-old (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025
Alice Mak outlines care team second service term plans
Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak on Saturday spoke of her bureau's plans for the second term of service for district care teams. She said the goal was to ensure smooth service, meet local needs, and offer comprehensive support. On (…)
RTHK - 26 July 2025
Hong Kong sees a 12pc rise in visitor arrivals in H1
Chief Executive John Lee on Saturday said Hong Kong saw a 12 percent rise in visitor arrivals during the first half of the year, when compared to the same period last year. Speaking in a social media video address, Lee said 24 million people (…)
RTHK - 26 July 2025
HKFP Monitor July 26, 2025: The impact of state media attacks, and rare tension among lawmakers over same-sex bill
This week, Beijing-backed media ramped up the “soft resistance” narrative with a full-on, week-long attack on indie bookshops, cafés, and other businesses – raising questions about what they signal. Meanwhile, tension is brewing in Hong Kong’s (…)
HKFP - 26 July 2025
A recipe for success? Why some food places thrive in Hong Kong, but others fail
A recipe for success? Why some food places thrive in Hong Kong, but others fail
On a typical weekday in Hong Kong, as a typhoon loomed, customers braved the rain outside a Bakehouse branch in Causeway Bay, waiting to enter the social-media viral bakery, known for its sourdough egg tarts, artisanal breads and fresh pastries. (…)
South China Morning Post - 26 July 2025