Zhonghua Yao works on both terrestrial and giant planetary space sciences, especially on comparative investigations between the two communities. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG) Zhonghua Yao, director of the University of Hong Kong’s Laboratory for Space Research (LSR), has been elected to the 11th Council of the Chinese Society of Space Research…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders sent condolences from Beijing as Hong Kong bade farewell to the city’s first postcolonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, at a sombre yet poignant state funeral on Sunday. A report by the official Xinhua News Agency praised Tung, who died on September 8 at the age of 89, as…
Aichi-Nagoya 2026: Qatar Handball Team Opens Asian Games Campaign With Big Win Over Hong Kong Nagoya (Japan), September 20 (QNA) – Qatar’s handball team opened its campaign at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, with a 40-17 victory over Hong Kong on Sunday in the opening round of Group A. Qatar, seeking its fourth consecutive…
Hong Kong firms will benefit from expanded non-discriminatory treatment and investment guarantees in 10 Asean states after a protocol amending an investment agreement with the bloc was signed on Sunday. The protocol was signed in Manila – where Asean economic ministers are meeting – ahead of dedicated trade consultations between Hong Kong and the bloc….
3 men also arrested at airport for concealing cannabis inside luggage on flights from Bangkok Customs officers display the seized cannabis at the department headquarters in North Point, Hong Kong. (Photo: South China Morning Post) HONG KONG – Customs has made the largest seizure of drugs shipped by sea in Hong Kong’s history, discovering HK$125…
The United States Congress has reportedly launched a probe after a shipment of sensitive F-35 fighter jet parts was said to have been unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong and went missing, with the city’s authorities declining to comment on the case. A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said over the weekend that it would…
Hong Kong is reviewing regulatory and non-legislative measures to address risks facing minors using AI and social media. The government plans to draw on international approaches while developing measures suited to the local context. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has started to develop a multi-pronged approach to strengthen protections for minors…
Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, has been lauded as a pioneer of “one country, two systems”, a staunch patriot and a close friend of the Chinese Communist Party who also contributed to Sino-US relations, according to a eulogy delivered by a senior Beijing official. In his remarks at Tung’s state funeral on Sunday,…
Hong Kong prosecutors are set to open the murder trial of three former relatives of slain socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung later this week, three years after her killing shocked the city and drew international attention. The High Court will hold the first trial hearing on Monday for parties to sort out preliminary issues. Jury selection…
Hong Kong authorities should shoulder a larger share of the cost of facilities jointly used by institutions at the Northern Metropolis university towns, a varsity president has said, while calling for dedicated research funding to encourage collaboration among campuses. Professor Stephen Cheung Yan-leung, president of the private Saint Francis University, said that while individual institutions…