The report, compiled by the National Counterintelligence and Security Centre, alongside the Department of Education and other federal bodies, was published online on Monday, and said: “The Chinese Communist Party and Chinese intelligence services represent the broadest, most active, and persistent espionage threat to the US. It also remains the top threat to US technology…
Hong Kong could attract more high-spending visitors by hosting international sporting games for young, middle-aged and elderly competitors, a think tank has said, calling on authorities to establish a certification system to help fund innovative and emerging events. Our Hong Kong Foundation on Thursday released a research report on developing the city into a “mega…
Hongkongers hoping to catch the likes of Cheung Ka-long, Ryan Choi Chun-yin and Ceci Lee Sze-wing in action at the National Games in November must act swiftly when tickets for their events become available in late September, the city’s Games chief has said. Tickets for fencing and track cycling, two of the eight competition sports…
Hong Kong conducted its largest-ever counterterrorism drill, which saw strong levels of public participation, on Thursday afternoon at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal to simulate a terrorist attack on critical infrastructure. The drill, code-named “Bravelight”, aims to boost the city’s counterterrorism expertise and the coordination capability of different bureaus and departments for responding to various…
Tickets for National Games events, including those held in Hong Kong, went on sale on Thursday morning, but the Post found that the online purchasing system did not offer an English-language interface. Yeung Tak-keung, head of the National Games Coordination Office, told the Post at a designated outlet that the lack of an English interface…
A male suspect in a murder case linked to an alleged financial dispute over illicit cigarettes has been taken to the crime scene after the victim’s body was discovered under a Hong Kong bridge. Police also laid holding charges against the man, as well as a woman, on suspicion of assisting offenders in the murder…
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial has wrapped up after nearly two years of proceedings. The case against Lai, 77, has drawn the attention of world leaders and global rights groups, with observers closely watching the outcome as a barometer of the financial hub’s rule of law and freedoms. Closing arguments in…
One of Hong Kong’s hottest new restaurant openings is an 87-seat ramen shop near the top floor of Langham Place in Mong Kok. Is it a new Michelin-star franchise from Japan? Maybe something from a famous artisanal chef renowned for handmade noodles and pork bone soup? Nope. Chiikawa Ramen Buta is drawing crowds as the…
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“Long queues lined up at the Government health centres to receive anti-cholera inoculations yesterday when two suspected cases of cholera – a 12-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl – were reported,” the South China Morning Post stated on August 17, 1961. “A Government spokesman said bacteriological tests for the two cases – which were classified…