Hong Kong schools have recorded net student rises for two consecutive years, with the current academic year seeing an increase of about 7,200 pupils, a surge that an industry leader has attributed to the influx of dependants of admitted talent. The Education Bureau published enrolment figures on its website on April 28. The data covers…
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 3.7 per cent in the first quarter, marking a second consecutive decline across rolling three-month periods. The Census and Statistics Department said on Thursday the jobless rate stood at 3.7 per cent for January to March, down from 3.8 per cent in the preceding period…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has promised to allow more children from low-income families to enjoy after-school care on campus by further expanding a government scheme following positive feedback from participants. Social workers and educators welcomed the initiative on Saturday, proposing the government widen the scheme’s coverage to include more pupils and encourage more…
A protected Hong Kong wetland on southern Lantau Island has recorded a high concentration of petroleum following an oil spill in September, with levels up to 40 times higher than those in unaffected areas, according to an environmental group’s study. Greenpeace in Hong Kong said the high concentration could threaten local ecology. It urged authorities…
Abby Choi Tin-fung’s ex-husband, his brother and father will stand trial for her alleged killing in September, three years after the death of the Hong Kong model. In a closed-door hearing on Tuesday, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, his elder brother Anthony Kwong Kong-kit and their father Kwong Kau appeared before Deputy High Court Judge Brian Keith…
Japanese police have arrested a 42-year-old man who identified himself as a Hong Kong resident for allegedly molesting a teenage girl on a street in Sapporo, with reports indicating he is suspected of multiple similar offences in the country. The man was arrested on Monday for allegedly hugging and touching the teenager’s lower body just…
Hong Kong ranked fourth in a university study on air transit connectivity at 16 aviation hubs across the Asia-Pacific in 2023. Researchers from the National Taiwan Ocean University’s transport science department also said Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou experienced declines in connectivity following the Covid-19 pandemic. The paper was published in the Asian Journal of Shipping…
Hong Kong’s exports posted their sharpest increase in 22 months, rising 18.8 per cent in November from a year earlier, driven by strong demand for electrical equipment, machinery and appliances, according to data released on Monday. The value of goods exported from the city during the month stood at HK$468.9 billion (US$60.3 billion), according to…
Hong Kong has tightened rental and operating rules for a new waterfront event space in Hung Hom following a hot-air balloon fiasco in September that left customers frustrated after the organiser failed to obtain a licence for its advertised rides. The Development Bureau on Monday also said that it had beefed up the terms and…
New Delhi: This September was the third-warmest September globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.11 degrees C, 0.66 degree C above the 1991-2020 average for September, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU monitor, said on Thursday. Tourists walk in the hot sun on a sidewalk near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan….