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Salary freeze for Hong Kong’s cash-strapped Urban Renewal Authority

Cs news8 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s cash-strapped Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has frozen the salaries of its 700 staff for the second time in four years, following an earlier decision by the government to pause pay rises for civil servants. The authority confirmed to the Post on Sunday that it had made the decision after reviewing employee salaries, a…

2 domestic helpers arrested in Hong Kong over HK$900,000 illicit-cigarette haul

Cs news8 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong customs has arrested two domestic helpers suspected to have been using their employers’ homes to store illicit cigarettes and seized HK$900,000 (US$115, 400) worth of goods. Customs said its officers spotted and intercepted two women, aged 40 and 48, carrying suspicious nylon bags on Sunday at Choi Yuen Estate in Sheung Shui and…