15 h. ago Hong Kong fire: authorities seek to dissolve Wang Fuk Court owners’ committee

Hong Kong authorities are seeking to dissolve the management committee of the Wang Fuk Court owners’ corporation and appoint a new property management company for the residential estate, in an unprecedented move following the city’s deadliest fire in decades. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said on Friday that the government was intervening for the first time on record in a residential estate’s affairs by applying to the Lands Tribunal to dissolve the management committee...

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17 h. ago Market rates set Hong Kong’s HK$150,000 subsidy for Tai Po fire victims: minister

Hong Kong authorities took market rates into account before setting a two-year annual subsidy of HK$150,000 (US$19,278) for flat owners displaced by the Tai Po fire, the city’s home affairs minister has said, amid calls for the government to monitor whether the new measure will further drive up rents in the area. Under the new measure, homeowners of the fire-damaged Wang Fuk Court will each receive the subsidy to rent homes in the private market, at a total cost of HK$1.2 billion. Both flat...

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40 h. ago Hong Kong to become Asia’s leading aircraft recycling hub, John Lee vows

Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to turn the city into a leading Asian hub for aircraft recycling and parts trading, with a new locally based training centre set to offer four aviation technician courses next year. The Aircraft Engineering Training Centre was jointly launched on Thursday by the Airport Authority’s Hong Kong International Aviation Academy and French aeronautical services company Elior Group, a subsidiary of the Derichebourg Group. Attending the launch ceremony of the training centre,...

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40 h. ago Flat owners hit by Hong Kong fire to receive annual HK$150,000 rental subsidy

Flat owners displaced by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in seven decades will receive an annual subsidy of HK$150,000 (US$19,280) each to rent homes in the private market, under the latest government relief measure. Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk Wing‑hing on Thursday also said that both flat owners and tenants of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po would receive a one‑off subsidy of HK$50,000 to support their relocation. Thousands of displaced residents are currently living in hotels, youth hostels or...

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59 h. ago Hong Kong fire: chairman, former head of Wang Fuk Court owners’ group arrested

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has arrested the current and former chairmen of the Wang Fuk Court owners’ corporation as part of an investigation into renovation works linked to the city’s deadliest fire in decades, the Post has learned. The owners’ corporation has come under heavy scrutiny after the contractors it chose were found to have covered the estate buildings with substandard protective nets and foam boards, which are believed to be the cause of the unusually fast spread of last...

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60 h. ago Hong Kong to offer 9,783 new subsidised flats from HK$1.5 million next year

Hong Kong housing authorities will sell more than 9,700 new subsidised flats sized at least 280 square feet under two separate schemes next year at a price as low as HK$1.5 million (US$193,000), the Post has learned. Insiders said on Wednesday that the Housing Authority, the city’s main public housing provider, would offer 9,783 new subsidised flats for sale under the Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) and the Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme (GSH). Scott Leung Man-kwong, a member of the...

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3 d. ago Kiwi Chow’s new film Deadline banned in Hong Kong over national security concerns

Hong Kong authorities have banned director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai’s latest film, the campus thriller Deadline, citing national security concerns, according to the award-winning filmmaker, whose previous documentary on the 2019 social unrest was also barred from cinemas. Chow, whose past works include Revolution of Our Times, a documentary on the 2019 and 2020 anti-government protests in Hong Kong, and Ten Years, an anthology film, revealed in a social media post on Tuesday that he had received an...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Future: Faster, Safer, Cheaper Payments for Everyone

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As Hong Kong advances toward regulated digital money, a new era of digital payments is taking shape. With the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) preparing for licensed, fully asset-backed HKD stablecoins as early as 2026, the city is moving beyond the volatility of “crypto” and into a future of where money moves instantly, securely and at lower cost. Stablecoins Are Not Crypto — They Are Digital Cash For many people,...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong Hospital Authority pledges flexible approach during A&E fee transition

Hong Kong public hospitals will offer flexibility when charging patients at accident and emergency (A&E) departments to smooth the transition to new healthcare payment arrangements from January 1. The Hospital Authority said on Tuesday that people who leave public hospital emergency departments before receiving a consultation will still need to pay HK$50 (US$7) for triage and nursing procedures of the adjusted HK$400 charge starting next month, even if they apply for a refund. The authority’s...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority vows flexible approach to A&E fee transition

Hong Kong public hospitals will offer flexibility when charging patients at accident and emergency (A&E) departments to smooth the transition to the new healthcare payment arrangements taking effect on January 1. Under the new policy, only patients classified as critical or emergency will receive free treatment. Those deemed urgent, semi-urgent or non-urgent will be charged HK$400, compared with the current HK$180 fee. The Hospital Authority said on Tuesday that people who leave public hospital...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong schools to get HK$500,000 each under HK$500 million AI education plan

Hong Kong education authorities will offer HK$500,000 (US$64,246) to each public primary and secondary school that applies for funding to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms over the next three years, with about HK$500 million allocated for the initiative. Schools receiving the funding can subscribe to AI-powered software and hardware, but must implement AI-assisted teaching in at least three subjects while developing six teaching examples or resources with the technology. The...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong schools to get HK$500,000 each under AI education plan

Hong Kong authorities will offer HK$500,000 (US$64,200) to each public school that applies for funding to introduce artificial intelligence into classrooms over the next three years, with about HK$500 million allocated for the initiative. Schools receiving the funding can subscribe to AI-powered software and hardware, but must implement AI-assisted teaching in at least three subjects while developing six teaching examples or resources using the technology. The Education Bureau announced the...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong launches professional services platform for mainland Chinese companies

Hong Kong authorities have launched a professional services platform to provide support for mainland Chinese companies expanding overseas, while boosting business opportunities for local sectors. Speaking at the launch ceremony for the Hong Kong Professional Services GoGlobal Platform on Saturday, Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan said the sectors’ international outlook, uncompromising standards and nuanced understanding of both Chinese and global contexts allowed them to...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong government ‘confident’ of finding new site to rehouse fire victims

Hong Kong authorities have expressed confidence in swiftly identifying a location in Tai Po to build subsidised flats as part of resettlement options being reviewed for victims left homeless by the deadly inferno last month. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun on Saturday outlined several options to resettle displaced residents in Wang Fuk Court, while underscoring the importance of gauging their views first at this stage. Some options considered were purchasing property rights from...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong government ‘confident’ of finding site to rehouse Tai Po blaze residents

Hong Kong authorities have expressed confidence in swiftly identifying a location in Tai Po to build subsidised flats as part of resettlement options being reviewed for residents left homeless by the deadly inferno last month. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun on Saturday outlined several options to resettle the displaced residents of Wang Fuk Court, while underscoring the importance of first gauging their views at this stage. Among the options on the table were purchasing property...

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7 d. ago Hongkongers urged to get Covid vaccine as next infection wave approaches

Hong Kong health authorities have urged the public to get the latest Covid vaccine as the next wave of the virus is set to arrive. The Centre for Health Protection said on Friday active periods of Covid-19 came in cycles of every six to nine months. More than five months had passed since the last periodic upsurge of Covid activity, it noted, as it asked the public to get the vaccine “in a timely manner” to reduce the risk of serious illness and death. “According to the centre’s analysis, the...

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8 d. ago Owners’ corporation of Hong Kong estate destroyed in fire to oust contractor

The owners’ corporation of Wang Fuk Court, the residential estate in Hong Kong destroyed in last month’s catastrophic fire in Tai Po, is seeking to oust the contractor and consultant responsibile for its renovation project after arrests of their staff for alleged manslaughter and corruption. Meanwhile, the Fire Services Department revealed on Thursday that it had conferred the honorary title of senior fireman on the firefighter killed in the blaze, and would bury him at Gallant Garden after a...

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8 d. ago Burial orders issued for Indonesians killed in Hong Kong blaze

The remains of nine Indonesian nationals who died in last month’s devastating fire in Hong Kong could soon be returned to their home country, as all burial orders have now been issued, according to city authorities. The Indonesian consulate in Hong Kong told the Post on Thursday morning that a visit by a delegation from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had led to the “swift handling” of the remains of the nine nationals. The country’s nationals accounted for the largest number of...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong should study social media impact on teens, craft its own policies: experts

Hong Kong authorities should look into the impact of social media on the city’s teenagers and explore ways to tighten control over their internet usage, education and health experts have urged. Their comments came on Thursday after Australia became the first country to ban social media for children under 16 as it ordered 10 of the biggest platforms to bar underage users or face fines of up to A$49.5 million (US$32.9 million). Elected education sector lawmaker Tang Fei said he “cautiously...

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9 d. ago Hospital Authority reports alleged fake device certificate to Hong Kong police

The Hospital Authority has reported to police an alleged fake equipment certificate submitted by a subcontractor involved in the Princess Margaret Hospital expansion project and suspended the company from its duties. The authority revealed on Wednesday night that Novox submitted the certificate through the main contractor to verify the accuracy of vibration monitoring systems. But the certificate was not issued by mainland Chinese laboratory Guangdong Zhongzhenhang Metrology Testing Co Ltd as it...

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