Hong Kong authorities have said they may take legal action against a major bakery chain after a government laboratory confirmed that a foreign object found in its toast was a tooth. The case surfaced in December when a customer reported finding what appeared to be a decayed tooth inside a “Rich Milk Toast” bought from…
Construction firms have started removing scaffold netting across Hong Kong to meet a three-day government deadline, after suspected false safety certificates for mesh were found at two building sites in the wake of the deadly Tai Po fire that has claimed at least 159 lives. The green mesh, commonly draped over bamboo scaffolding erected at…
Scores of Hong Kong residents set off at dawn to visit two PLA naval ships anchored at Stonecutters Island as part of National Day celebrations on Wednesday, while military college students gave a thumbs up to the city’s street food and skyline. Training vessel Qi Jiguang and amphibious assault ship Yimeng Shan are harboured at…
Residents forced to evacuate from their homes after a wartime bomb was found at a construction site in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay have said the government’s handling of the emergency was smooth, although some restaurants have complained about the loss in business. At the Quarry Bay Community Hall, where dozens of people took shelter on…
Residents forced to evacuate from their homes after a wartime bomb was found at a construction site in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay have said the government’s handling of the emergency was smooth, although some restaurants have complained about the loss in business. At the Quarry Bay Community Hall, where dozens of people took shelter on…
Lawmakers have called for a comprehensive review of the authorities’ procurement process following allegations that a company supplied infringing mainland Chinese-branded bottled water to government offices, prompting a police investigation. The Post also found that the directors of the company involved, Xin Ding Xin Trade, were linked to unpaid loans of HK$8 million (US$1.1 million)…
Hong Kong authorities have provided temporary tanks and vowed to improve the pipes for thousands of households in Sai Wan Ho after bitumen particles were found in water supply samples, according to a lawmaker and the management of a housing estate. Lawmaker Edward Leung Hei said on Wednesday that he had also received complaints about…