Hong Kong’s Audit Commission has urged Polytechnic University to relax security measures to allow public visits after using HK$230 million (US$29.6 million) to repair damage sustained during the 2019 anti-government protests. In a report released on Wednesday, the commission said access to the university’s campus in Hung Hom had been restricted to students, staff and…
Hong Kong’s leader has brushed aside a former minister’s suggestion that encouraging protests can help the city’s image abroad, calling the argument that demonstrations prove political inclusivity “narrow-minded”. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the remarks on Sunday, two weeks after former housing and transport minister Anthony Cheung Bing-leung told a newspaper that encouraging groups…
Hong Kong will have a “golden opportunity” to develop its higher education institutions in the coming decade given Beijing’s support, a minister has told a forum where university heads also debated how to build the city into an international hub for students. The presidents disagreed on the best way to reach that goal, with some…
Twin sisters who won China’s first gold medal in the duet artistic swimming event at the Paris Olympics have said they want to inspire younger generations with their achievements and gain international experience while studying in Hong Kong. Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi, who won gold medals in both the duet and team events in…
Some Hong Kong trampoline parks lack safety provisions and professional coaches to provide assistance to participants, a check by the Post with an expert has found amid calls for authorities to better regulate the businesses. Concerns over the safety of trampoline parks surfaced after a tourist revealed that her kidney was “shattered” and had to…