On January 12, Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk Hau-yip led the designated task force to Thailand to follow up on the assistance request from Hongkongers. (File photo) Three members of the Security Bureau’s designated task force traveled to Thailand on Tuesday afternoon to assist a 29-year-old male victim who was rescued on Sunday in…
The London Metal Exchange has approved Hong Kong as an LME delivery point and the listing willbecome active three months after the first warehouse company has been approved, it said on Monday. “The metals approved for delivery in Hong Kong SAR are aluminium alloy, copper, lead, nickel, primary aluminium, tin, and zinc,” the LME…
The legal profession should take on an educating role to correct misunderstandings towards the governance systems reflected in public commentaries, said Law Society of Hong Kong president Roden Tong Man-lung at the ceremonial opening of Legal Year 2025. He said that while some comments arise from a genuine interest in the current situation…
Hong Kong Productivity Council’s Automotive Platforms and Application Systems (APAS) Research & Development Centre has developed a charging adapter, allowing Hong Kong drivers of electric vehicles to use European-standard-plug to charge their cars in mainland charging stations. This comes as the administration earlier announced an increase in the daily processing capacity for northbound travel…
The Hang Seng Index fell 102 points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 20,311, with a main board turnover of HK$247.54 billion. Mainland passenger car sales rose 16 percent year-on-year last month, but auto stocks mostly fell. BYD (1211) slipped 0.51 percent, Geely Automobile (0175) gained 1.69 percent, while XPeng (9868) dropped 1.81 percent, NIO…
The government’s proposal to install mandatory camera systems in all taxi compartments has sparked significant concerns regarding passenger privacy within the technology and public transportation sectors. Francis Fong Po-kiu, honorary president of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation, emphasized that there have been instances where some taxi drivers uploaded footage of passengers online….
A crowd looks at China’s domestically produced C919 passenger jet at an air show in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, early this month. AFP Ayra Wang Hong Kong Airlines could add a mainland-made C919 airliner to its fleet as it restores its status as a long-haul international routes operator. ”After the structural reorganization last year, the…