Hong Kong should step up measures to protect mainland Chinese students against scams, such as arranging a quiz before their visas are issued, lawmakers have urged, after two local universities reported at least HK$75 million (US$9.6 million) were lost to fraudsters. The growing number of mainland students falling victim to scams while studying in the…
A tutoring school in Hong Kong has offered an apology and suspended an instructor from teaching duties after a viral video that purportedly captured pupils being verbally disciplined in an aggressive manner sparked criticism online. The A-Kids Garden Education Centre in Tai Po told the Post on Friday the tutor had spoken loudly to “maintain…
A taxi driver in Hong Kong has been slapped with the highest demerit points possible for overcharging in the first week of a new penalty system aimed at keeping cabbies on their best behaviour. A Transport Department spokesman told the Post on Saturday that since the demerit point system’s launch on Sunday, one taxi driver…
Trade unions have urged Hong Kong authorities to halt or review a scheme to bring in transport, retail and aviation workers from outside the city, following the suspension of such arrangements for the construction industry amid claims of exploitation of migrant labourers. Calls from the unions to either withdraw the scheme or bring forward a…