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Tourists should do their research and pay attention to warning signs, travel industry figures say after Hongkonger killed taking photos on train tracks.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
Almost 10 per cent of workers clicked on a fake human resources department survey, a test involving 37,220 employees found.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
Two charged with murdering man in Yuen Long
Two men were charged on Friday with murdering a man in Yuen Long in the early hours of Wednesday, as well as wounding another. Police said the pair, 19 and 27, are due to appear in Fanling Court on Saturday. The 27-year-old suspect also faces a (…)
RTHK -
24 January 2025
Hong Kong billiards halls may soon be open to to 8-year-olds in sports development bid
Children as young as eight may soon be able to enter licensed billiards halls, the government has announced, saying it hoped to promote the development of the sport in Hong Kong. “Licensed billiard establishments which meet relevant requirements (…)
HKFP -
24 January 2025
43 passengers on two flights were affected but Cathay Pacific says all of the samples it tested showed no sign of contamination.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
Alliance backs 21 proposals out of 72 submitted to government to get new industry off the ground, including using drones to deliver medicine.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
Former media boss says his praise for American lobbyist’s suggestions was only meant as words of encouragement.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
CR7 Life Museum, located in the K11 Musea shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, is set to open in July.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
The New Territories site – the only residential plot offered in the previous quarter – has attracted bids from six developers.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
LCSD lowers age limit to 8 at licensed billiard halls
Licensed billiard establishments that meet specific criteria can apply to let people as young as eight years old enter these premises, as a means of promoting the sport's development in Hong Kong, said the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (…)
RTHK -
24 January 2025
'Beetroot salad not ruled out in poisoning cases'
Health officials said on Friday that they could not rule out that beetroot salad contaminated with a bacterium served on board was responsible for the suspected food poisoning suffered by dozens of passengers of two Cathay Pacific flights (…)
RTHK -
24 January 2025
US President Donald Trump says ‘rather not’ put tariffs on Chinese goods, days after warning of 10% levy
US President Donald Trump said he would “rather not” impose tariffs on China, after repeated pledges on the campaign trail to hit America’s biggest economic rival with hefty import levies. Asked in an interview with Fox News if he could make a (…)
HKFP -
24 January 2025
Kai Tak Sports Park and West Kowloon Cultural District took over 20 years to develop and still face woes. What hope for the Northern Metropolis?
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
Home prices fell 7.1 percent in 2024
Home prices fell 7.1 percent in 2024, official figures showed on Friday. It was the third year in a row of declining prices, which have dropped 27 percent since the start of 2022. Eddie Kwok, executive director of CBRE Hong Kong’s valuation and (…)
RTHK -
24 January 2025
Chair of UN’s next climate summit praises China’s ‘extraordinary’ progress on green transition
The Brazilian diplomat who will chair the next UN climate summit on Thursday praised China as an example in the fight against climate change while admonishing rich countries for shirking their responsibilities. Andre Correa do Lago, who will (…)
HKFP -
24 January 2025
Prices of second-hand homes fell in December, snapping a two-month rebound, and have dropped 27 per cent over the past three years.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
Move is first of two-phase citywide ban on alternative smoking and flavoured tobacco products, insider says.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
Worker dies after falling from height
A worker died after falling to the ground at a construction site on Tsung Tau Ha Road in Fo Tan. Police said they received a report at around 1pm on Friday that a man fell from a height of between three and four metres. Emergency personnel were (…)
RTHK -
24 January 2025
New chair of Hong Kong Bar Association ‘optimistic’ that overseas judges will join top court following exodus last year
The new chairperson of the Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) has expressed optimism that new foreign judges would join the city’s top court, even after five left last year, including one who said Hong Kong was “slowly becoming an totalitarian (…)
HKFP -
24 January 2025
New policy from Leisure and Cultural Services Department hopes to foster new talent and encourage sport’s development.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
Emergency personnel certified the man dead at the scene in a case classified as an industrial accident.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
FTU wants more religious tours, tour guide training
The Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) on Friday urged the government to step up efforts to promote Hong Kong’s tourist spots and nurture more talent in the sector. At a press conference, the party called for more religious and architectural tours (…)
RTHK -
24 January 2025
Tourists want to see pandas all over Hong Kong: DAB
DAB lawmakers on Friday said each district should have panda-themed events and decorations to encourage tourists to explore different places across Hong Kong. The party said it has submitted various suggestions to the government's Working Group (…)
RTHK -
24 January 2025
Insider says latest suspects are construction workers and suspected of being members of triad group.
South China Morning Post -
24 January 2025
