6 h. ago Veteran medical administrator Libby Lee to lead Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority

Undersecretary for Health Libby Lee Ha-yun will head the Hospital Authority as the new chief executive from August, steering reforms of the city’s public hospitals. Authorities said on Wednesday that Lee, who previously served with the Hospital Authority’s senior management, would take over the new role after current chief executive Tony Ko Pat-sing stepped down when his term ends on July 31. Lee, who will leave her current post on July 14, was appointed for a term of three years for her new...

Science

46 h. ago Medical excellence to Olympic glory: Hong Kong honours outstanding contributions

A former chairman of Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority, a media mogul and a business leader have been awarded the city’s highest honour this year, while Olympic gold medal fencer Vivian Kong Man-wai was also recognised for her sporting achievements. Two Hongkongers who helped save residents from a deadly fire were also among the 427 individuals recognised on the 2025 Honours List on Tuesday for their contributions to society. Also honoured were a Hong Kong rescue team that had been deployed to...

Politics

49 h. ago Hong Kong aims to become referee in sports disputes with new scheme

Hong Kong authorities are seeking proposals from interested parties to run a two-year pilot programme for sports dispute resolution, a move experts have said is a key step in establishing a neutral third-party intervention mechanism for the growing sector. Observers said on Monday that such a programme would enhance the city’s reputation as a leading legal and dispute mediation and arbitration hub, providing a specialised avenue for increasingly complex commercial disagreements within the global...

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57 h. ago Hong Kong school told to submit report on alleged student harassment in Shenzhen

Hong Kong education authorities have requested a detailed report from a secondary school following complaints that its teachers failed to promptly intervene when four drunk men reportedly harassed two female students during a study tour in Shenzhen. The incident came to light on Sunday after students from Chang Pui Chung Memorial School revealed it in a post on the social media platform Threads. According to the post, the two Form Five students encountered the men in a hotel corridor one night...

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57 h. ago Hong Kong school ordered to submit report after students harassed in Shenzhen

Hong Kong education authorities have requested a detailed report from a secondary school following complaints that its teachers failed to promptly intervene when four drunk men reportedly harassed two female students during a study tour in Shenzhen. Sudents from Chang Pui Chung Memorial School revealed the incident in a post on the social media platform Threads. According to the post, the two Form Five students encountered the men in a hotel corridor one night during the tour while they were on...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong striving to create favourable environment for stablecoins: Paul Chan

Hong Kong authorities will strive to create a conducive environment for the wide-ranging application of stablecoins in a bid to provide practical help for businesses to resolve cross-border payment issues, the city’s finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday reaffirmed the government’s efforts in applying fintech to resolve long-standing “pain points” such as slow and costly cross-border payments, highlighting new stablecoin laws set to take effect on August...

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5 d. ago Godiva ordered to halt dark chocolate ice cream sale after bacteria find

Hong Kong authorities have ordered a branch of Belgian luxury chocolatier Godiva to halt the sale of its dark chocolate soft ice cream after a sample was found to contain a total bacterial count 46 times above the legal limit. The Centre for Food Safety said on Thursday that the sample collected from the shop at Cityplaza in Tai Koo had 2.3 million bacteria per gram – 46 times higher than the legal limit of 50,000. “The centre has informed the vendor involved of the irregularity and instructed...

Politics

6 d. ago Former Hong Kong protester challenges travel ban in bid to study law

A former Hong Kong protester has lodged a judicial challenge against prison authorities’ decision to bar him from studying law in the United Kingdom on national security grounds, even after he completed his prison sentence for offences committed during the 2019 anti-government unrest. To Kai-wa on Wednesday sought a judicial review after the Correctional Services Department forbade him from leaving Hong Kong during his post-release supervision by citing his failure to “demonstrate sincere...

Events

6 d. ago Hong Kong steps into currency market to defend local dollar’s peg

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has stepped into the financial market for the first time since 2023 to support the weak local dollar, in an effort to thwart currency arbitrageurs who engage in so-called carry trades. The city’s de facto central bank sold US$1.2 billion worth of US dollars to buy Hong Kong currency at HK$7.85 per US dollar, according to a statement on Thursday. The action came after the local currency hit the weak end of its trading band at HK$7.85. The Hong Kong...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong steps into the currency market to defend local dollar’s peg

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has stepped into the financial markets for the first time since 2023 to support the weak local dollar, in an effort to thwart currency arbitrageurs who engage in so-called carry trades. The city’s de facto central bank sold US$1.2 billion worth of US dollars to buy Hong Kong currency at HK$7.85 per US dollar, according to a statement on Thursday. The action came after the local currency hit the weak end of its trading band at HK$7.85. The Hong Kong...

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7 d. ago 15 suspicious cases uncovered in Hong Kong tech voucher programme

Hong Kong authorities have referred 15 suspicious cases under a government subsidy scheme to law enforcement in the past three years, while also conducting random checks on 1,860 projects funded by the programme. Sun Dong, the secretary for innovation, technology and industry, in a written reply to questions by a lawmaker on Wednesday regarding the suspected abuse of the Technology Voucher Programme, said authorities would recover funding from applicants who were convicted in cases. The...

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8 d. ago Lawmakers call for rents in Hong Kong student hostels to be regulated

Hong Kong lawmakers have urged authorities to regulate university hostel rents as more office buildings and hotels are set to be converted into student accommodation, with the Post finding market rates for some are four times higher than for campus dormitories. The legislators made the call on Tuesday as they discussed a new government policy under which authorities will relax planning rules for developers to convert offices and hotels into hostels in a pilot scheme to be launched next month, to...

Society

8 d. ago Hong Kong man faints after smoking shisha, triggering investigation

Hong Kong health authorities are investigating a carbon monoxide poisoning incident involving a 31-year-old man, who lost consciousness and sustained a head injury after smoking shisha at a Mong Kok bar. But Hubbly Bubbly, the bar in question, told the Post on Tuesday it stopped offering shisha in the middle of last year and saw no customers fainting recently. Authorities also conducted a spot check and did not identify any illegal smoking. The Department of Health said it received a report from...

Events

8 d. ago Safeguarding national security routine part of Hong Kong education, bureau says

Hong Kong education authorities have said schools offering non-local curricula have a responsibility to help their students acquire a correct understanding of the national security law. The statement from the Education Bureau on Tuesday evening came after the US hit out at the government for what it described as a “repression” of Independence Day celebrations following reports that city authorities had sent reminders to schools to remain vigilant against any attempts to promote the June 4 event...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong housing authorities cancel contracts with firm linked to 5 site deaths

Hong Kong housing authorities have terminated three public estate contracts with a construction company linked to five workplace deaths in three accidents, despite the court suspending a ban on its operating licence. The move means all six projects managed by Aggressive Construction Company have been taken over despite the suspension order. The Housing Authority said on Monday that the contractor’s performance on three public housing estates was “far below” contract requirements. A spokesman...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong government orders report after 2 driverless buses collide at airport

Hong Kong’s transport authority has ordered airport management to submit a report after two unmanned vehicles collided in a restricted area, prompting experts to call for scrutiny over whether current technical solutions meet international standards. The Transport and Logistics Bureau said on Monday night it had raised concerns with the Airport Authority and demanded it fully investigate the incident, identify the cause and adopt preventive measures to ensure operation were safe. “For any...

Transport

1 week ago Remove barriers to speed up Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis: Xia Baolong

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has urged local authorities to speed up work on the Northern Metropolis megaproject by removing barriers while also safeguarding national security against the threat of “soft resistance”, according to the city’s leader. Seeing off Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) director Xia Baolong at the border at the end of his five-day visit, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the city was told to take advantage of the stability and safety...

Politics

1 week ago Hongkongers, mainland residents embrace Payment Connect service on first day

Hongkongers and mainland residents jumped at the chance to send money across the border via a new electronic payment service on its first day of operation on Sunday. The so-called Payment Connect was operating smoothly, with 2,000 Northbound and 7,400 Southbound transactions just after noon, according to a spokesperson for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). The People’s Bank of China and the HKMA announced the linkage on Friday. Connecting Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) to the...

Politics

1 week ago 2 Hong Kong pilot schemes testing drones for landslide prevention operations

Two trial projects for drone operations will concentrate on hillside and slope monitoring services, with relevant skills expected to be widely used by next year in an effort to prevent landslides and develop the low-altitude economy, Hong Kong authorities have said. The Development Bureau said on Sunday that the Geotechnical Engineering Office had been using drones to help with its work, including inspecting landslide sites, sowing seeds for new vegetation in such areas and conducting...

Events

1 week ago China gives Hong Kong new yuan transfer cap as payment link starts

China’s financial authorities have granted Hong Kong residents a new daily remittance quota for the renminbi, as a cross-border electronic transactions service prepares to kick off, linking 315 million users between the city and the mainland. Starting from noon on Sunday, the 17 million registered users of Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) will be able to remit up to HK$10,000 (US$1,282) per day for each bank account to 298 million users on the mainland’s Internet Banking Payment System...

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