Hong Kong’s chief executive will lead a delegation to Beijing next week to attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and has pledged to install commemorative plaques at various local sites to deepen residents’ understanding of the city’s wartime history. John Lee Ka-chiu on Saturday also continued…
The Hong Kong government and a university have denied a claim made by a major private education chain that the tertiary institution had won the bidding process to operate the city’s third medical school, calling the statement groundless. They weighed in on Monday after Beacon College posted a clip to social media saying that “reliable…
Plans for the next Legislative Council are being cemented – the nomination process will begin on October 24, with the current term ending on the same day. However, the same can’t be said for the date of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s policy address. So far, we’ve only been told it will be moved up…
Homeless people in Hong Kong will have access to free and more affordable dental services starting next year under an expanded government health programme, authorities have said. From January 1, the community dental support programme under the Department of Health will be expanded to offer dental scaling services, root canal treatment and denture fittings, with…
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…
The accelerated development of the Northern Metropolis megaproject through novel approaches is a matter of key community consensus, Hong Kong’s leader has said as he rounded up a 1½-month-long public consultation exercise for his annual policy address in September. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Sunday that government policies had to consider macroeconomic…
As many as one-third of about 50 students to be admitted initially to Hong Kong’s third medical school will be non-local, the city’s health minister has said, adding that a proposal on its establishment will be submitted to the chief executive before his coming policy address. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said on Saturday that…
Poised to deliver his fourth policy address in September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is gearing up to show that his administration is delivering on his “result-oriented” leadership. This may be the reason he revealed last month that the government was considering a new accountability system for senior officials. Lee seems to have started paving…
Two trial projects for drone operations will concentrate on hillside and slope monitoring services, with relevant skills expected to be widely used by next year in an effort to prevent landslides and develop the low-altitude economy, Hong Kong authorities have said. The Development Bureau said on Sunday that the Geotechnical Engineering Office had been using…
Two trial projects for drone operations will concentrate on hillside and slope monitoring services, with relevant skills expected to be widely used by next year in an effort to prevent landslides and develop the low-altitude economy, Hong Kong authorities have said. The Development Bureau said on Sunday that the Geotechnical Engineering Office had been using…