Hong Kong’s Audit Commission has vowed to step up its scrutiny of expenses incurred by government-backed institutions and social welfare groups to stop staff from “seeking personal gain”, after finding an executive overspent on business travel. Nelson Lam Chi-yuen, director of the commission, on Sunday addressed its latest report which revealed the then CEO of…
A senior Beijing official’s remarks that the “Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong” guiding principle implies oversight by central authorities are a reminder that the city has never been an “independent political entity”, political analysts have said. They also argued that Zhang Yong, vice-chairman of the Basic Law Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC)…
National security cases, criminal trials and Juvenile Court proceedings will be excluded from remote hearings in Hong Kong, under a bill entering the legislative process next month. The Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill, gazetted by the government on Friday, will also introduce new offences under which those who record, publish or broadcast proceedings without authorisation will…
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has revealed he had access to “internal” US government information but denied a former top aide’s allegation he had pressured his now-defunct Apple Daily tabloid to draft a sanctions list for Washington after Hong Kong adopted the 2020 national security law. Lai, 76, returned to the witness box on…
The central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong has voiced its “firm support” for the jailing of 45 opposition figures for trying to overthrow the government and has condemned the US and other countries for “attacks” against the city’s judicial system. The comments came two days after a court sentenced the opposition figures for conspiring…
Hong Kong lawmakers have urged the government to hire more disabled workers and impose key performance indicators to ensure the target is met after authorities revealed such employees made up 1.5 per cent of civil servants. The Labour and Welfare Bureau revealed in a Legislative Council panel meeting on Monday that 2,513 serving civil servants…
Motorists may only have to pay between HK$18 (US$2.30) and HK$45 to use Hong Kong’s Tai Lam Tunnel, down from HK$58, after control is handed back to the government next year, the Post has learned. A government source said on Monday that authorities were leaning towards implementing time-based tolls at the 3.8km tunnel in the…
Hong Kong’s two power companies have unveiled relief measures worth more than HK$310 million (US$39.8 million) for consumers before a meeting in the legislature to discuss their prices, with some initiatives aimed at low-income households and NGOs. CLP Power said on Friday it would spend HK$240 million on 12 initiatives launching next year, including a…
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Gyms and beauty centres will no longer be able to claim they offer services such as pain treatment under a planned ban by the Hong Kong government to avoid misleading claims, but some non-medical professionals argue their services warrant the description. The ban, aimed at ensuring the public does not wrongly believe medical services are…