Hong Kong will roll out the first stage of a pilot scheme in the next few weeks that will use data from more than 10,000 households caring for the elderly or those with disabilities to identify high-risk cases in need of extra support. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said on Saturday…
An Indonesian tourist who was sightseeing at The Peak in Hong Kong has been arrested after a tumbler fell out of his backpack and hit another visitor walking below. Police said they received a report at 12.16pm on Wednesday that a mainland Chinese woman had been hit by an unknown object at The Peak Tower…
An Indonesian tourist who was sightseeing at The Peak in Hong Kong has been arrested after a tumbler fell out of his backpack and hit another visitor walking below. Police said they received a report at 12.16pm on Wednesday that a mainland Chinese woman had been hit by an unknown object at The Peak Tower…
Two men issued with two-way exit permits have been arrested for allegedly stealing 32 bags of copper wire and tools worth HK$30,000 (US$3,820) from a construction site in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong. Police said on Tuesday that a security guard at a construction site located at 11-15 On Yu Road in Sau Mau Ping discovered…
Hong Kong police have arrested the manager of a major fast-food outlet after a window pane fell from the first floor and landed on a Kwun Tong street, injuring two pedestrians. The pane, measuring two metres by 1.5 metres (6.6 feet by 4.9 feet), detached from the first-floor Cafe de Coral outlet in the Champion…
Three people have been detained on suspicion of criminal damage after graffiti was spray-painted in various locations across Kowloon, Hong Kong police have said. Police said on Sunday that a local couple and their friend, a Taiwanese passport holder, had been arrested the previous day in connection with the graffiti. The arrest of the trio,…
Three people have been detained on suspicion of criminal damage after graffiti was spray-painted in various locations across Kowloon, Hong Kong police have said. Police said on Sunday that a local couple and their friend, a Taiwanese passport holder, had been arrested the previous day in connection with the graffiti. The arrest of the trio,…
A Hong Kong construction company linked to five workplace deaths in three accidents will have a ban on its operating licence lifted following a temporary court order, even as two of the firm’s six contracts have been terminated. The Development Bureau said on Wednesday that Aggressive Construction Company would remain on the government’s registered list…
Hong Kong’s police chief has pledged vigilance against lingering threats of external interference, home-grown terrorism and “soft resistance”, five years after the Beijing-imposed national security law was promulgated. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said that while Hong Kong had returned to a state of stability in recent years, “undercurrents” remained that required the force…
Hong Kong film-goers snapped up discounted tickets for the final day of operation of Golden Harvest’s MegaBox cinema on Sunday, with some disheartened fans finding comfort in the news that another theatre chain will take over the space soon. In the afternoon, the seven-screen cinema was bustling with long-time regulars and others who were simply…