Parents in Hong Kong have questioned the “scientific basis” of the government’s decision to suspend classes at all day schools on Friday, with some arguing their children’s graduation ceremonies were cancelled despite little rainfall in the morning. In a WhatsApp group with more than 1,000 parents, furious comments started flooding in at around 7.30am to…
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Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of social media site X, said Wednesday that she’s stepping down from her role after two years at the company. “When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company,”…
Hong Kong’s insurance business may expand by a compounded 55 per cent over the next eight years, driven by the so-called silver economy serving senior citizens and growth in the Greater Bay Area, industry experts said on Tuesday. Gross insurance premium in the city may jump to US$127 billion by 2032 from last year’s US$82…
Elon Musk ramped up his fight against President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill on Monday, vowing to form a new political party if it passes Congress. “If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,” Musk said in a post on X. “Our country needs an alternative to the…
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said he will focus on the now and “grasp the moment” in preparing Hong Kong for an unpredictable world as he addressed speculation on whether he will be seeking a second term as the city’s leader. “I think for anybody in the government, focus on what you’re doing now,…
Ten people were injured in Hong Kong on Friday when a bus crashed into a police vehicle, including an officer who was in a critical condition after falling 10 metres (33 feet) off a bridge at the moment of impact. The driver of the Citybus vehicle was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm…
A Hong Kong policeman has been critically injured after falling off a bridge to evade being struck by a bus while he was handling a traffic incident, the Post has learned. A source said that the officer drove a police vehicle to the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor towards the direction of the Shenzhen Bay crossing…
The South China Morning Post has won nine awards in two competitions organised by the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association. Post photographers picked up eight prizes across four categories in the Focus at the Frontline 2024 contest. Sam Tsang’s shot of a construction worker’s clothing catching fire after an accident in Kwun Tong won the…
The organiser of Hong Kong’s annual book fair has banned at least three publishers and stores from this summer’s edition without explanation, the Post has learned. Two of them said they believed their applications were rejected because they previously sold titles which the organiser, the Trade Development Council, later asked them to remove. Bbluesky Publishing…