Around 4,200 transitional homes will be sufficient to meet the temporary housing needs of tenants displaced under new rules that could require 33,000 subpar subdivided flats to undergo major renovations, Hong Kong officials have said. Undersecretary for Housing Victor Tai Sheung-shing told lawmakers on Monday that the government would set aside up to 20 per…
Hong Kong’s Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk Wing-hing has announced dozens of measures to promote the “silver economy” and address the needs of the city’s ageing population. These cover five main areas: boosting consumption, developing tailor-made products, promoting quality assurance of “silver” products, strengthening financial and insurance protection, and encouraging older residents to re-enter the…
Widow Law Wai-ho, 82, lives alone in Hong Kong and worries that no one will be there to help if anything happens to her. Law recalled her helplessness when she fell on the street and could not get up until a security guard arrived and took her to hospital, where she spent a week with…
Widow Law Wai-ho, 82, lives alone in Hong Kong and worries that no one will be there to help if anything happens to her. Law recalled her helplessness when she fell on the street and could not get up until a security guard arrived and took her to hospital, where she spent a week with…
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort will give away 200,000 tickets to charities and NGOs as part of celebrations for its 20th anniversary this year. The theme park said on Tuesday that the promotion, which involved giving away double the average 100,000 tickets it handed out every year, would allow recipients to visit once between July 1…
Single-block residential buildings in four old Hong Kong districts are set to receive property management services from the middle of the year under a pilot scheme aimed at tackling long-standing problems related to urban decay. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said on Saturday that Yau Tsim Mong district was the first…
1. Picking up the phone: Almost three years after Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Trump decided it was time to re-establish direct contact between the president of the United States and Putin, a leader facing U.S. and EU sanctions, as well as an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for crimes against humanity…
“We understand that this country’s political leadership can’t imagine that anyone could act freely and independently without some kind of personal gain,” Maštalír said. The protest rallies, which happened simultaneously in more than 30 Slovak towns, were organized by the “Slovakia is Europe” NGO in response to a sharp foreign policy turn toward Moscow by…
Welfare recipients taking part in a new pilot scheme in Hong Kong that requires them to put in volunteer hours can make use of the unpaid work to enhance social connections and increase their employability, a minister has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han on Saturday dismissed concerns that mandated voluntary work…
A Hong Kong environmental group dedicated to combating plastic pollution has resorted to flies to compost organic waste. A Plastic Ocean Foundation, founded in 2013, first gained international attention for its award-winning documentary, which exposed the dire impact of plastic pollution on marine life. A Plastic Ocean has inspired millions around the globe, but the…