Dressed in festive outfits, nearly 140 people dashed through Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday for the annual Santa Hash charity run, raising vital funds in the process. The event began at Lockhart Road Playground in Wan Chai and covered a 6km (4 miles) route past landmarks including the Hong Kong Observation Wheel, Chater Garden, St…
The Hong Kong Bar Association has proposed introducing targeted legislation to criminalise bid-rigging and make key construction safety guidelines legally binding, following the city’s deadliest fire in seven decades. The association formed a task force to review existing legislation after the Tai Po fire last month, with one of the preliminary goals being to criminalise…
The Singaporean community in Hong Kong will donate HK$1.83 million (US$235,230) to the government’s relief fund for the Tai Po fire victims, praising city residents for embodying the “Lion Rock Spirit” as the groups rallied to support those affected. The Singaporean consulate said on Wednesday that the fundraising was jointly organised with Singapore International School,…
One of Asia’s largest philanthropic organisations, the Shaw Foundation, has pledged to continue supporting small charities in Hong Kong and urged the public to do the same, after making a generous donation to victims of last month’s catastrophic fire in Tai Po. The foundation made a HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) contribution to help victims of…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on Hong Kong’s leader to proactively align with the 15th five-year plan, while offering his full recognition of the local government’s work as he extended condolences to the families of victims of the city’s deadliest fire in decades. Xi also said on Tuesday that Beijing fully recognised the work…
Some of Hong Kong’s biggest names in classical music are coming together to raise funds for the family of the firefighter who died in the Tai Po fire. The concert, titled “Salute to the Brave, Soothing the Soul” and co-organised by the violinist and conductor Leung Kin-fung, will be held on December 22 at the…
Some of Hong Kong’s biggest names in classical music are coming together to raise funds for the family of the firefighter who lost his life in the Tai Po fire. The concert, titled “Salute to the Brave, Soothing the Soul”, has been co-organised by the violinist and conductor Leung Kin-fung, and will be held on…
Hong Kong police officers assigned to identify victims of the deadly Tai Po fire remain mentally stable despite facing tougher conditions than in previous disasters, the force’s psychologists have said. Police clinical psychologist Michael Fung Ho-kin told the Post on Wednesday that the psychological services group had provided mental health support to frontline officers before,…
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said Sunday’s Longines Hong Kong International Races had been “one of the greatest days of Hong Kong racing”, despite a scary incident that saw a man run onto the Sha Tin track during the biggest race of the day. As the field for the HK$40 million Hong Kong Cup…
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said Sunday’s Longines Hong Kong International Races had been “one of the greatest days of Hong Kong racing”, despite a scary incident that saw a man run onto the Sha Tin track during the biggest race of the day. As the field for the HK$40 million Hong Kong Cup…