Hong Kong schools ramp up property investment, leasing as city eyes education hub status

Hong Kong schools ramp up property investment, leasing as city eyes education hub status

Hong Kong’s bid to be an international education hub is spurring investments in the city’s battered commercial property segment, with hotels being converted to student housing and schools becoming a major driver of leasing in the retail sector, according to analysts. So far this year, investors have spent HK$2.6 billion (US$334 million) in the student…

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Hong Kong customs officer unconditionally released over fatal motorbike crash

Hong Kong customs officer unconditionally released over fatal motorbike crash

Hong Kong police have unconditionally released a customs officer who was arrested in January after he tried to intercept a motorcyclist who later crashed and died. The police force announced the decision on Thursday almost eight months after the off-duty officer’s action became the subject of widespread debate over its appropriateness and legality. “After further…

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Hong Kong customs officer unconditionally released over fatal motorbike crash

Hong Kong customs officer unconditionally released over fatal motorbike crash

Hong Kong police have unconditionally released a customs officer who was arrested in January after he tried to intercept a motorcyclist who later crashed and died. The police force announced the decision on Thursday almost eight months after the off-duty officer’s action became the subject of widespread debate over its appropriateness and legality. “After further…

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Hong Kong’s Aggressive Construction loses 3 public housing contracts to new firm

Hong Kong’s Aggressive Construction loses 3 public housing contracts to new firm

Hong Kong’s housing authorities have awarded contracts for the building of three public estates originally under Aggressive Construction Company, a firm linked to five workplace deaths in recent years, to a new contractor. China Overseas Building Construction was announced as the replacement on Thursday after Aggressive was removed from the government’s registered list of contractors…

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Hong Kong authorities pursue missing MPF payments for staff of Michelin-rated eatery

Hong Kong authorities pursue missing MPF payments for staff of Michelin-rated eatery

Hong Kong’s pension authority is looking into HK$100,000 (US$12,740) in missing payments for 20 employees from the Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant Xin Dau Ji, following the chain’s abrupt closure of its Kowloon Bay branch on Wednesday. The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority said on Friday that it was pursuing the missing contributions for April and May….

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Hong Kong authorities pursue missing MPF payments for staff of Michelin-rated eatery

Hong Kong authorities pursue missing MPF payments for staff of Michelin-rated eatery

Hong Kong’s pension authority is looking into HK$100,000 (US$12,740) in missing payments for 20 employees from the Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant Xin Dau Ji, following the chain’s abrupt closure of its Kowloon Bay branch on Wednesday. The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority said on Friday that it was pursuing the failed contributions in April and May….

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