Govt seeking new economic growth points: CE
[RTHK] - 12/3/2024
Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that the government will introduce different measures to spur economic growth amid a larger-than-expected budget deficit, describing the central government's move to allow Shenzhen residents to visit Hong Kong more often as coming at just the right time. (…)
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong police arrest 2 more suspects in Yuen Long knife attack
Insider says latest suspects are construction workers and suspected of being members of triad group.
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
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 (…)
[HKFP] - 24/01/2025
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 (…)
[RTHK] - 24/01/2025
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 (…)
[RTHK] - 24/01/2025
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices complete third year of decline in worst run since 2003
Prices of second-hand homes fell in December, snapping a two-month rebound, and have dropped 27 per cent over the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
HK market robust despite geopolitical tensions: FS
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Friday said the city's financial system remains robust, despite intensified (…)
[RTHK] - 24/01/2025
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog received 2 complaints about journalist harassment last year
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog received two complaints last year about journalists who were harassed, with one case (…)
[HKFP] - 24/01/2025
Phishing alert as Hong Kong workers warned to be wary of fake company emails
Almost 10 per cent of workers clicked on a fake human resources department survey, a test involving 37,220 employees (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
Hong Kong plans to ban vaping, possessing e-cigarette cartridges in public: source
Move is first of two-phase citywide ban on alternative smoking and flavoured tobacco products, insider says.
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025
3 Hong Kong men jailed for up to 5 years, 3 months for rioting over 2019 Yuen Long mob attacks
Three men have been jailed for up to five years and three months after pleading guilty to rioting during a mob (…)
[HKFP] - 24/01/2025
Year of the Snake: Hongkongers’ MPF investments to face volatility, analysts say
Sterling returns during the Year of the Dragon will be hard to repeat, with US-China trade relations as an X factor, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 24/01/2025