Hong Kong authorities can only apply a new pricing model for the HK$2 (25 US cent) transport fare scheme by September of next year because they need time to organise updates, checks and tests covering 17,000 Octopus card readers on vehicles and ferries, the welfare chief has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun…
Hong Kong’s top talent scheme received nearly 20 per cent fewer applications last year, authorities revealed on Monday, as the city’s immigration chief warned that residency would be revoked if false information was used. Director of Immigration Benson Kwok Joon-fung’s warning was not the first issued by authorities over the Top Talent Pass Scheme, after…
Hong Kong authorities will consider reducing the amount of compensated sick leave or hospital days that traffic accident victims can claim from a government fund, as part of a review to clamp down on welfare abuse, a minister has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Wednesday that authorities aimed to…
Welfare recipients taking part in a new pilot scheme in Hong Kong that requires them to put in volunteer hours can make use of the unpaid work to enhance social connections and increase their employability, a minister has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han on Saturday dismissed concerns that mandated voluntary work…
For a city already beset with an array of pressing problems, it would be tempting for officials to leave aside anything that does not warrant immediate attention. But the forecast of an acute shortage of 180,000 workers by 2028 is one that cannot be ignored. More proactive action should be taken if the shortfall is…
Hong Kong may start using drones to carry out worksite safety inspections and gather evidence from next year, after 11 people died in industrial accidents in the first half of 2024 and authorities issued 3,600 orders to contractors to improve or halt their projects. Deputy Commissioner for Labour Vincent Fung Hao-yin told a manpower panel…
Public spending on a HK$2 (26 US cents) concessionary fare scheme for elderly and disabled residents in Hong Kong has risen for three years while almost 10,000 cases of passenger misuse were found in the past 17 months, the welfare chief has revealed. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said on Wednesday…
Hong Kong’s labour shortage is expected to worsen and reach 180,000 workers by 2028, driven by a rapidly ageing elderly population projected to account for almost a third of the city’s residents. The Labour and Welfare Bureau on Thursday also predicted skilled technical staff, such as escalator mechanics and construction workers, would make up more…
A series of aggressive recruitment drives by the government has enriched Hong Kong’s talent pool in recent years. The latest to take up residency is seven-time snooker world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan. But while the city continues to appeal to celebrities and their like, many more who have arrived are struggling to secure jobs. In addition…
English snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan and Hong Kong were “mutually attracted to each other”, the city’s labour minister said on Friday, as the city’s low tax regime appeared to be a deciding factor in the champion’s decision to move to the city. O’Sullivan took up residency through the “achievement” route of the Quality Migrant Admission…