Students and political heavyweights have gathered to pay tribute to Hong Kong veteran educator Henry Hu Hung-lick, with alumni recalling fond memories and lessons learned from the co-founder of Shue Yan University who died last month at the age of 105. The Tuesday evening vigil was organised by the university, a tertiary institution founded in…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has chaired the first meeting of a high-level counterterrorism group, later announcing that a large exercise to simulate terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure will be held this month. The Chief Executive Counter-terrorism Steering Group discussed the progress of various groups under a new three-tier mechanism, global and local threats,…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has chaired the first meeting of a high-level counterterrorism group, later announcing that a large exercise to simulate terrorist attacks on critical infrastructure will be held this month. The Chief Executive Counter-terrorism Steering Group discussed the progress of various groups under a new three-tier mechanism, global and local threats,…
Hong Kong’s No 2 official has urged the public not to panic over a possible outbreak of chikungunya fever, expressing confidence that infections can be contained with government workers stepping up mosquito control efforts. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki made the appeal as Hong Kong reported five imported cases in a week, while Tuen Mun…
Hong Kong’s No 2 official has urged the public not to panic over a possible outbreak of chikungunya fever, expressing confidence that infections can be contained with government workers stepping up mosquito control efforts. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki made the appeal as Hong Kong reported five imported cases in a week, while Tuen Mun…
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. The Hong Kong Observatory has issued an amber rainstorm warning, less than an hour after downgrading its second black signal of the…
Hong Kong’s No 2 official has dismissed concerns that mainland Chinese residents are exploiting local talent admission schemes by giving birth in the city, saying only a “small minority” of applicants did so. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, who chairs a government committee on education, technology and talent, also warned on Wednesday that anyone who…
Thousands of disgruntled Hongkongers caught in heavy rain during their Tuesday morning commute have asked why the city’s weather forecaster did not issue its highest-level warning earlier, although meteorologists have said some deluges are hard to predict. Social media users took to the comments section of the Observatory’s posts to vent their frustration after the…
Twenty outstanding Hong Kong pupils received top honours at the 44th Student of the Year Awards, with a recipient from the Diocesan Boys’ School winning the grand prize for driving positive change through STEAM innovations in robotics and education. The awards, organised by the South China Morning Post and sponsored solely by the Hong Kong…
Parents in Hong Kong have questioned the “scientific basis” of the government’s decision to suspend classes at all day schools on Friday, with some arguing their children’s graduation ceremonies were cancelled despite little rainfall in the morning. In a WhatsApp group with more than 1,000 parents, furious comments started flooding in at around 7.30am to…