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Video | Old, alone and barely getting by: the plight of Hong Kong’s most underprivileged seniors

Cs news2 weeks ago01 mins

Auntie Ha left her village in mainland China and moved to Hong Kong to join her son and his family. But not long after, they emigrated and left her alone in the city. To support herself, she got a job as a cleaner and she rents a subdivided flat in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong’s…

Why does Hong Kong need 18 months to revise HK$2 public transport scheme?

Cs news4 months ago02 mins

A Hong Kong public transport subsidy scheme will only start charging elderly and passengers with disabilities 20 per cent for more expensive routes from September of next year, with authorities blaming stored-value card company Octopus for the delay, the Post has learned. The HK$2 (US$0.26) concession scheme is being revised as part of spending cuts…