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This article was first published on May 5, 1975 To the boom of welcoming naval guns firing a Royal salute and the skirl of Gurkha pipers, the Queen was yesterday welcomed to Hong Kong as she sailed across Fragrant Harbour. Amid waving flags and beneath the skyscrapers of Hong Kong and Kowloon, the Queen and…
Two-thirds of cases involving the killing of children by parents in Hong Kong over a 15-year period were committed by mothers, with about a third of all perpetrators diagnosed with mental illnesses, a study has found. While the child homicide rate in the city is lower than the global average, the study conducted by four…
Gilly Wong Fung-han, chief executive of Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog, is expected to leave her role later this month after nearly 13 years on the job, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter said on Saturday an official announcement would be made as soon as May 6. The Consumer Council posted a…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been advancing at an astonishing pace, raising concerns about how the technology will change the world – and how soon. It is good to see Hong Kong taking timely action to craft policies to help ensure AI tools are beneficial rather than threats to human safety. Commissioner for Digital Policy Tony…
Hong Kong authorities have met with three universities competing to establish the city’s third medical school, with a minister co-chairing the task force pledging its assessments will be completed by the end of the year. Members of the government’s Task Group on New Medical School met with representatives from Baptist University, Polytechnic University and the…
The leader of Hong Kong’s Catholics has emphasised the need to maintain a “better understanding” and “better relationship” between the Vatican and mainland China, saying that such “bridge-building” under the late Pope Francis should continue. Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, who is in Rome preparing for the coming conclave that starts on Wednesday to elect a…
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Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly possessing the narcotic known as “space oil” after his father reported him to authorities. “Police received a report from the arrested person’s father, stating that the arrested person had shortness of breath and slowed reactions, where he had suspected that the arrested person had consumed…
Hong Kong authorities have met with three universities competing to establish the city’s third medical school, with a minister co-chairing the task force pledging its assessments will be completed by the end of the year. Members of the government’s Task Group on New Medical School met with representatives from Baptist University, Polytechnic University and the…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly possessing the narcotic known as “space oil” after his father reported him to authorities. “Police received a report from the arrested person’s father, stating that the arrested person had shortness of breath and slowed reactions, where he had suspected that the arrested person had consumed…