Hong Kong authorities have strengthened mosquito control measures at a hospital and the neighbourhood where the city’s first imported case of chikungunya fever since 2019 was reported, with residents also taking extra steps. The Housing Authority and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department stepped up anti-mosquito efforts at Kwun Tong’s On Tat Estate and United…
Cantopop star Aaron Kwok Fu-shing has been appointed as an honorary narcotics commissioner as part of the Hong Kong government’s latest campaign to stamp out the increasingly popular novel drug etomidate. Secretary of Security Chris Tang Ping-keung announced Kwok’s honorary role at a publicity event for the “Anti-Drug, New Era” campaign on Sunday, while the…
Outside Tai Wai MTR station in Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district, a resident from the nearby Mei Lam Estate stops near a long row of parking racks with dozens of bicycles packed tightly together. It took the resident, surnamed Wong, minutes to rummage through the clutter before he could find a spot next to some…
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…
Hong Kong collected HK$189 million (US$24.1 million) from a hotel tax on guests for the first quarter following its reintroduction, with industry leaders raising concerns as to whether a HK$1.1 billion annual income target can be met. Industry veterans also called for more government support, saying the tax figures reflected that hotels were struggling and…
Hong Kong joined its National Games co-hosts in starting the event’s 100-day countdown on Saturday, with the city’s leader saying the focus will be on creating “an unforgettable experience” for anyone attending. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu led the local ceremony at the Velodrome in Tseung Kwan O, which went ahead despite the city getting…
Health authorities in Hong Kong have not ruled out the possibility of local chikungunya fever transmissions after the city recorded its first imported case of the mosquito-borne disease since 2019, involving a boy who returned from outbreak-hit Foshan in mainland China. The Centre for Health Protection confirmed the case on Saturday, weeks after a surge…
Health authorities in Hong Kong will not rule out the possibility of local chikungunya fever transmissions after the city recorded its first imported case since 2019, involving a boy who returned from outbreak-hit Foshan in mainland China. The Centre for Health Protection confirmed the case of the disease on Saturday, weeks after a surge in…
Hong Kong’s plans to impose a required residency period for children of non-local talent before they can apply for subsidised tertiary education is part of efforts to ensure fairness and the reasonable use of public funds, a minister has said. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Saturday defended the coming policy change, noting the…
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