Hong Kong is pressing ahead with legislation to regulate the city’s notorious subdivided flats, with authorities planning to enforce proposed new laws from 2027 and landlords able to register their properties as early as March next year. The Housing Bureau submitted its regulatory proposals to the legislature on Thursday, with the bill to be tabled…
A man on trial in Hong Kong over the death of his girlfriend has insisted he had no intention to kill when he assaulted her after a Christmas party more than three years ago. Bernie Macatangay Valencia, 45, admitted on Friday before a High Court jury that he unlawfully killed Ivy Villaluz Quiabang, 40, after…
I’m not sure if I am supposed to say this, but I found Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s latest policy address interesting. It was comprehensive, covered a lot of ground and was quite detailed in places, especially with regard to economic development. I have one or two quibbles, of course, but overall it was a…