6 d. ago Expert panel formed in Hong Kong to probe chronic water loss at Yuen Long estate

Hong Kong authorities have set up a three-member expert group to look into persistent freshwater losses at Yuen Long’s Fairview Park housing estate, following criticism from landlords over bureaucratic inertia. But the Water Supplies Department maintained that it was not responsible for repairing water pipes laid within private land, though authorities would provide technical support to residents. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the department said it had commissioned an independent expert panel...

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1 week ago Privacy risks to early users of PayMe mobile wallet app probed by Hong Kong watchdog

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog is investigating risks to early users of HSBC’s popular PayMe mobile app after the Post discovered some remain unaware their personal details may have been exposed. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) told the Post on Monday that the compliance review would “look into all relevant issues, including the vulnerability of legacy users and the need for in-app prompts”. The watchdog said the bank must ensure the highest level of privacy...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong set to unveil results, disciplinary action after bottled water probe

Hong Kong’s government is expected to announce next month the results of its investigation into a bottled water scandal that rocked the city and disciplinary action against those officials involved after confirming that the probe has been completed. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, which set up a task force to probe the scandal that emerged in August, on Tuesday said both the review of the government’s procurement system and related disciplinary investigation had been...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong set to unveil bottled water probe results, take disciplinary action

Hong Kong authorities are expected to announce next month the results of their investigation into a bottled water scandal that rocked the city and take disciplinary action against those officials involved after confirming that the probe has been completed. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, which set up a task force to probe the scandal that emerged in August, on Tuesday said both the review of the government’s procurement system and related disciplinary investigation had been...

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3 w. ago ‘Hell car parks’: mainland Chinese drivers hit bumps navigating Hong Kong roads

A mainland Chinese driver under Hong Kong’s southbound travel vehicle scheme has been fined for illegal parking, while another faces accusations of using tinted windows, following an earlier warning about unauthorised use of auto driving mode on the city’s roads. The force said on Saturday it was following up on a complaint about a social media post featuring a car, saying the driver in question failed to adhere to the city’s requirements that windscreens must be of a “transparency that would...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong probes mainland Chinese driver for using banned autopilot mode in the city

Hong Kong authorities have vowed to investigate a mainland Chinese driver under the southbound travel vehicle scheme and may suspend his eligibility after he posted a video of himself using adaptive cruise control illegally in the city on social media. The Transport Department said on Friday that it would issue a warning to the driver while urging Guangdong motorists under the “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles (Entry into Urban Area)” scheme to use Octopus cards for car park access and...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong probes mainland Chinese driver for using banned autopilot mode in city

Hong Kong authorities have vowed to investigate a mainland Chinese driver under the southbound travel vehicle scheme and may suspend his eligibility after he posted a video of himself using automatic cruising illegally in the city on social media. The Transport Department said on Friday that it had issued a warning to the driver and had notified mainland authorities about the case. It also urged Guangdong motorists under the “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles (Entry into Urban Area)”...

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