Hong Kong’s No 2 official has said a proposed requirement for teachers to obtain a practising certificate was intended to help them and “not to make things difficult”, while the education minister has dismissed concerns from some in the sector about a lack of consultation over the initiative. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Teachers, social workers, nurses and other public workers would be cut off from a popular student loan cancellation program if the Trump administration finds their employer engaged in activities with a “substantial illegal purpose,” under a new federal proposal released on Friday. The Education Department took aim at nonprofits or government bodies…
Homeless people in Hong Kong will have access to free and more affordable dental services starting next year under an expanded government health programme, authorities have said. From January 1, the community dental support programme under the Department of Health will be expanded to offer dental scaling services, root canal treatment and denture fittings, with…
A carer support hotline commissioned by the Hong Kong government handled almost 100,000 calls in nearly two years since its launch, with operations set to be scaled up to meet growing demand. Operated by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, the 24-hour “182183” hotline provides emotional support and referrals to welfare services. It is staffed…
The death of Leung Nga-sze at the hands of her father has raised concerns about Hong Kong’s foster care system, with the child murdered just months after she was returned to her mother. Lau Kai-ping, 42, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison on March 26, with Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee…
The death of Leung Nga-sze at the hands of her father has raised concerns about Hong Kong’s foster care system, with the child murdered just months after she was returned to her mother. Lau Kai-ping, 42, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison on March 26, with Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee…
A Hong Kong father has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering his three-year-old daughter by shaking her to death in 2020, with a judge slamming him for using aggravated violence against a defenceless child. Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee passed the mandatory life sentence for murder on Lau Kai-ping, 42,…
A Hong Kong father has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering his three-year-old daughter by violently shaking her to death in 2020, with a judge slamming him for using aggravated violence against a defenceless child. Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee passed the mandatory life sentence for murder on Lau Kai-ping,…
A Hong Kong charity group has logged more than double the number of hotline calls from professionals working with minors, after the passage of a mandatory reporting bill on suspected child abuse. NGO Against Child Abuse on Thursday released data showing it received a total of 1,059 calls to its hotline handling suspected abuse reports…