Hong Kong authorities’ hands are tied when it comes to tackling the “ticking time bomb” of the city’s ageing water pipes due to a lack of resources and resistance to disruptions to traffic and supply caused by replacement works, experts have said. Experts and lawmakers told the Post that the city’s high population density and…
Hong Kong electoral authorities plan to include a new innovation hub near the border with mainland China in an existing constituency in the New Territories for the coming legislative poll, despite no one living there. The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) on Friday revealed its proposal to integrate the Hong Kong part of the Hetao cooperation…
Hong Kong’s legislature plans to amend its rules to require lawmakers to attend meetings, take part in votes and regularly submit work reports. Legislative Council president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen announced the proposal on Friday, with an aim to implement the changes in the legislature’s next term. “It is the appropriate time for us to undertake…
The leader of Hong Kong’s opposition Democratic Party has said there is no turning back on the group’s proposed dissolution, adding that he has no plans to stand in future elections as an independent candidate or to emigrate. Chairman Lo Kin-hei on Tuesday also said on a talk show hosted by former party chairwoman and…
Veterans of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party have described a motion to disband the group as “deeply sad”, saying the move takes into consideration the situation facing core members and those currently in prison. One of the party veterans also said on Friday that a contact in the Communist Party of China had previously expressed doubts…
Hong Kong’s lowest paid workers will get HK$2.10 (27 US cents) more in their hourly salary, from the current HK$40 to HK$42.10, under a recommendation adopted by the government’s key decision-making Executive Council. The government announced on Tuesday that Exco had accepted the recommendation of the Minimum Wage Commission to raise the statutory minimum wage…
Hong Kong should implement a real-name system for buying tickets to ward off scalpers, the head of the city’s consumer watchdog has said, as ones for concerts by Cantopop star Nicholas Tse Ting-fung are going for as much as HK$200,000 (US$25,700) on the secondary market. Consumer Council chief executive Gilly Wong Fung-han said on Saturday…
Hong Kong should implement a real-name system for buying tickets to ward off scalpers, the head of the city’s consumer watchdog has said, as ones for concerts by Cantopop star Nicholas Tse Ting-fung are going for as much as HK$200,000 (US$25,700) on the secondary market. Consumer Council chief executive Gilly Wong Fung-han said on Saturday…
Hong Kong’s rail giant and transport authorities have come under pressure to review their penalty mechanism after a train fault caused a seven-hour service disruption, despite industry insiders calling the incident rare. Lawmaker Gary Zhang Xinyu said on Thursday that the current penalty system for service delays failed to reflect the scale of the disruption…
Three Hong Kong franchised bus companies have applied to increase fares by between 6.5 and 9.5 per cent, despite two of them reporting profits in the last financial year. KMB and New Lantao Bus both applied to raise fares by 6.5 per cent, while Citybus was seeking an increase of nearly 9.5 per cent for…