29 h. ago Hong Kong man gets 5 years, 8 months in jail for slashing ex

Cheung Ka-cheung, 69, carried out ‘persistent and relentless’ attack on victim using cleaver and fruit knife, court hears.

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54 h. ago Hong Kong protester sentenced to 45 months in jail for 2019 Wan Chai riot role

Chan Wai-yiu, 27, left for Japan in 2020 after initially avoiding charges, but was rearrested two years later when he returned to visit his ill mother.

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5 d. ago Hong Kong police arrest 6 linked to phone scam gang operating for months

Suspects, aged 23 to 44, arrested in raids as officers warn schools to be on their guard against scammers after janitors caught out.

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8 d. ago Hong Kong arrivals rise 7% to 8.4 million in first 2 months of 2025

Short-haul markets such as the Philippines and Indonesia record the steepest growth in arrivals.

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1 week ago Arrival jailed for 6 months in Hong Kong over 41,400 undeclared cigarettes

Search of baggage uncovers 41,400 cigarettes, with an estimated market value of HK$186,000 and duty potential of HK$136,000.

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2 w. ago Hong Kong home sales poised for best month in a year as Hava, Yoho West Parkside sell out

Kerry Properties sold 59 of the 133 flats on sale at the Hava residential project in Yuen Long as of 9.20pm on Thursday evening.

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2 w. ago Seizures of drug Ice in Hong Kong increased 4.8 times in first 2 months of 2025

Amount of substance confiscated rose to 837kg this year, up from 145kg over the same period in 2024, customs says.

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2 w. ago Hong Kong customs’ seizures of Ice rise by 4.8 times in first 2 months of 2025

Amount of substance confiscated rose to 837kg this year, up from 145kg over the same period in 2024.

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2 w. ago Hong Kong customs’ seizures of Ice rise by nearly 5 times in first 2 months of year

Amount of methamphetamine confiscated rose to 837kg, up from 145kg over the same period in 2024.

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2 w. ago Hong Kong records drier first 2 months of 2025, with 42% less rain

Residents can also expect colder weather ahead with temperatures set to drop to 13 degrees Celsius on Friday, Observatory says.

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2 w. ago Hong Kong retail sales drop for 11th straight month in January, down by 3.2%

Retail sales valued at HK$35.3 billion for the month, according to official data.

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2 w. ago 3,500 new premium taxis to hit the road in Hong Kong, starting later this month

Transport chief says taxi industry must stay relevant with ‘breakthroughs and innovations’ at launch ceremony of premium fleets.

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2 w. ago Hong Kong health authorities investigating imported case of measles

Patient is a 38-year-old man who returned from Vietnam and visited Hong Kong Sports Institute last month.

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3 w. ago ‘18 months needed to update 17,000 Octopus card readers for HK$2 fare change’

Hong Kong welfare minister Chris Sun says time needed to update Octopus card readers on vehicles and ferries.

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3 w. ago ‘18 months to update Hong Kong Octopus card readers for HK$2 fare change’

Hong Kong welfare minister Chris Sun says time needed to adjust Octopus card readers on vehicles and ferries.

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3 w. ago Why does Hong Kong need 18 months to revise its HK$2 public transport scheme?

Sources says cost-cutting revisions to scheme will not take effect until September 2026, with authorities blaming Octopus for the delay.

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3 w. ago Why does Hong Kong need 18 months to revise HK$2 public transport scheme?

Sources says cost-cutting revisions to scheme will not take effect until September 2026, with authorities blaming Octopus for the delay.

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3 w. ago Digital Art Fair’s 2025 Hong Kong event cancelled just 1 month before start date

Organiser cites ‘reasons beyond its control’ behind decision to cancel event, a week after electronic dance music festival Creamfields is called off.

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3 w. ago Monthly cap on Hong Kong’s HK$2 fare scheme unfair to elderly, experts say

Professor Nelson Chow also suggests reconsidering plan as projected savings will account for ‘tiny percentage’ of deficit.

Economics

4 w. ago Hong Kong school principal jailed for 6 months over HK$270,000 fraud

Chen Yi-hsin of Yan Chai Hospital Chiu Tsang Hok Wan Primary School in Tsing Yi, lied about missing salary payments and withdrew funds without authorisation.

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