Hong Kong authorities will introduce a bill to the legislature next Wednesday that will recognise same-sex partnerships, following a landmark court ruling in 2023, with those found tampering with records facing up to two years in prison. Details of the bill were published in a government gazette and submitted to the Legislative Council on Thursday….
LGBTQ organisations in Hong Kong have called for “real consultations” on a government-proposed framework to recognise same-sex partnerships, even as widespread opposition from lawmakers threatens to derail the plan. The groups said on Sunday that the reaction from legislators was “not surprising” but the “hostility” had prompted some people to leave the city altogether. In…
A proposal by the Hong Kong government to recognise same-sex partnerships in line with a top court ruling may hit a dead end amid mounting opposition in the legislature, with one legal expert saying authorities may consider a rejection as closing the file on the controversy. Failure to enact the legislation could mean that same-sex…
Hong Kong’s restaurant industry is expecting the wave of business closures to continue into the second half of the year with little hope for a quick turnaround, following a string of shutdowns of well-established chains in the city. “We are worried about the overall situation in the second half of the year,” Simon Wong Ka-wo,…
Hong Kong’s restaurant industry is bracing for the wave of business closures to continue into the second half of the year with little hope for a quick turnaround, following a string of shutdowns of well-established chains in the city. “We are worried about the overall situation in the second half of the year,” Simon Wong…
The number of child sexual abuse cases in Hong Kong has nearly doubled over the past decade, reaching more than 500 last year, with over one in five of the perpetrators aged 16 and below, authorities have said amid a rise in harmful incidents targeting youngsters. Lawmakers on Wednesday called for the government to urgently…
The number of child sexual abuse cases in Hong Kong has nearly doubled over the past decade, reaching more than 500 last year, with over one in five of the perpetrators aged 16 and below, authorities have said amid a rise in harmful incidents targeting youngsters. Lawmakers on Wednesday called for the government to urgently…
Mediation training will be offered to property managers in Hong Kong as part of a government pilot scheme, launching next month, to help them better address water seepage complaints from tenants. Some 120 senior property management staff from around 90 private housing estates will be selected to join the pilot programme. Six training sessions will…
After being forced to quit, Har Cheng* went to the Hong Kong food stall she had worked at for almost two decades, only to find out she had been replaced by imported labourers from mainland China. Feeling angry and mistreated, Cheng, 67, who helped wash dishes, clean tables and sell beers at the traditional dai…
What are your plans for the week ahead? Are you bracing for the crowds of mainland tourists the government hopes will descend upon Hong Kong for the Labour Day “golden week” holiday to fill our restaurants and spend in our shops? Last year, about 766,000 people from the mainland visited during the holiday week. The…