At the Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market, a fisherman surveys his day’s stock of fish, planning to sell his multicoloured inventory to numerous restaurants and street stalls across Hong Kong. But as he waits along the main corridor for a customer, only his competitors fill the area. “Business has been very difficult,” the 43-year-old fisherman surnamed…
Hong Kong drivers will be banned from placing more than two phones on their vehicle dashboards starting in January next year, the transport chief has revealed, as part of government efforts to improve road safety. In her weekly blog on Saturday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan outlined measures aimed at improving safety, raising…
Hong Kong drivers will be banned from placing more than two phones on their vehicle dashboards starting January next year, the transport chief has revealed, as part of government efforts to improve road safety. In her weekly blog on Saturday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan outlined measures aimed at improving safety, raising cabby…
Hong Kong’s once sprawling and diffuse network of state-backed research labs has undergone a surgical transformation – streamlined, repurposed and laser-focused on Beijing’s strategic technology ambitions. In a move emblematic of China’s broader overhaul of its national scientific apparatus, the city has dismantled underperforming labs, rebranded legacy institutions and launched three cutting-edge facilities dedicated to…
Hong Kong authorities are seeking to remove at least five opposition groups from the official societies register, including the now-defunct Scholarism founded by jailed activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung and political party People Power. The groups have three months to submit proof that they are still functioning or else their operations will be banned. According to…
Hong Kong will begin the nomination process for its next Legislative Council on October 24, with the current legislature standing prorogued on the same day, the government has announced. Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki said on Wednesday that the date was set after taking the election date of December 7 into consideration. In…
A proposed piece of legislation by the Hong Kong government to recognise same-sex partnerships is set to be the first bill the legislature will reject since Beijing overhauled the city’s electoral system in 2021 to ensure only “patriots” held political power. The new law, opposed by the major political parties, was the government’s response to…
A government proposal to tighten the physical fitness requirements for commercial vehicle drivers in Hong Kong will be introduced to the legislature no later than the first quarter of next year, according to the city’s transport minister. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said on Saturday that physical fitness checks could include tests…
Hong Kong authorities should be “very careful” before they resort to banning certain lawyers from meeting their clients in custody under revised prison rules, the head of the city’s Bar Association has said. In an interview with the Post, senior counsel Jose-Antonio Maurellet added that some members of the professional body had also expressed concerns…
The Hong Kong government is facing mounting calls to mandate stricter health checks on elderly cabbies, but the taxi industry has pushed back and demanded that drivers be fully subsidised for annual medical screenings. The taxi trade, under fire after a number of crashes involving cabbies in their eighties in recent years, also warned on…