Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received more than 100 complaints from concertgoers over obstructed views at Coldplay’s recent shows in the city. The Consumer Council said the number of complaints related to blocked views at the four-night concert series reached 114 by 5pm on Wednesday. Gilly Wong Fung-han, the organisation’s chief executive, said the cost…
Hong Kong’s digital policy body has called for a ban on generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems that pose threats to human safety and extensive supervision of such software if it must be used in critical infrastructure, as part of new guidelines. Speaking at the second day of the World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit on Tuesday,…
Hong Kong’s commerce minister has rejected a lawmaker’s suggestion to merge public broadcaster RTHK with the government’s press department, saying there were no overlaps in job responsibilities. RTHK also came under fire on Wednesday over its staffing levels, with lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee calling for in-depth reforms at the broadcaster and better use of…
Footage of two separate fights at an elite Hong Kong boys’ school has gone viral, with one video showing a youngster rushing over to punch a classmate in the head and another clip featuring a student on the floor getting kicked in the stomach. The social media user who uploaded the two videos to Instagram…
One of Hong Kong’s giant panda cubs has sustained a minor eyelid injury while playing “too energetically” with her sibling, as caretakers from Ocean Park assure the public she is recovering well. The park revealed late on Monday night that the right eyelid of the almost seven-month-old “Elder Sister” had turned red. “Rest assured, the…
Hong Kong’s private hospitals lack transparency in their pricing information and charging mechanisms, the consumer watchdog has said, revealing that a knee surgery patient in one case was hit with a bill as much as HK$90,000 (US$12,000) higher than the estimate. The Consumer Council said on Thursday that it had received 191 complaints concerning private…
Hong Kong is preparing to turn the local stock market’s operations fully electronic and paperless from early next year, starting with a focus on turning stock ownership into scripless records, the city’s capital market regulator said. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) would initiate the five-year reform process from as early as January next year,…
Hong Kong’s legal system is, in many respects, playing catch up with developments around the world which have seen new technology embraced and deployed. Progress has been made in the use of remote hearings and the electronic filing of court documents, with voice-to-text recording of proceedings and broadcasting of cases trialled. In the fast-developing field…
“Audio erotica apps cannot have the word ‘desire’ in their names [if they want] to be visible on the store,” while developers of apps like those for controlling sex toys “have a hard time having the apps approved on the store, which puts their entire product in jeopardy,” said Ana Ornelas, erotic author, sex educator…
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has launched a one-stop website that consolidates property data from 11 Greater Bay Area cities to provide buyers and renters with timely and accurate information, following hundreds of real estate deal complaints. The Consumer Council announced on Wednesday a new guide on its website for residential property in the bay area,…