45 h. ago Hongkonger reported missing in Iran ‘for many days’ amid internet shutdown, protests

Immigration authorities have confirmed receiving a plea for help concerning a Hong Kong resident reported missing “for many days” in Iran, as the country faces a nationwide internet shutdown amid protests against the government. A spokesman for the Immigration Department told the Post on Friday that it had received “a relevant inquiry” and was in touch with the Chinese consulate in Bandar Abbas and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ local arm in the city. A source confirmed the inquiry came from...

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4 d. ago Burning mugwort linked to flat fire that killed elderly Hong Kong man

A 78-year-old man has died in a fire suspected to have started from burning mugwort, a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, in a flat at a public housing estate in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung district. Police said they received a report at 12.41pm on Wednesday that a fire had broken out at Cho Yiu Chuen estate’s Kai Him Lau block. Li Kai-chung, assistant divisional officer of the Fire Services Department, said the blaze started in a bedroom of about 60 sq ft in a fifth-floor flat. Thirteen fire...

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6 d. ago 3 homeowners at Hong Kong’s Redhill Peninsula fined for illegal building works

Three homeowners at Hong Kong’s Redhill Peninsula have received fines totalling HK$275,000 (US$35,270) for their involvement in illegal building works. The Buildings Department said on Monday that the fines were handed down by Eastern Court last Thursday after the owners of three detached houses in the affluent neighbourhood pleaded guilty to carrying out unauthorised building works. They were found to have knowingly undertaken building works without prior approval or consent from the...

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7 d. ago Dutch passenger dies after collapsing on Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong

A 53-year-old Dutch man died on Sunday morning after collapsing on a Cathay Pacific flight from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. Police received a report at 7.22am as the aircraft was approaching Hong Kong International Airport, stating that a passenger had suddenly lost consciousness during the flight. The force said cabin crew performed emergency first aid before the plane landed. Police officers and paramedics were dispatched to the airport, and the man was taken to North Lantau Hospital, where he was...

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7 d. ago Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority approves 85% of fee waiver requests on average

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has said it receives about 5,000 public medical fee waiver applications a day under a recent shake-up, with an average approval rate of around 85 per cent, following complaints from patients about complicated procedures. The authority released the numbers on Saturday, which showed that the approval rate for fee reductions at some public hospital clusters reached nearly 90 per cent, with patients issued a certificate on the same day they applied. “The Hospital...

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1 week ago Toxins ruled out in 13 cases of Hong Kong infants falling ill after having Nestle formula

Hong Kong health authorities have received 14 reports of infants feeling unwell after consuming potentially contaminated Nestlé baby formula, but nearly all of the cases have been cleared of involving a toxin found in recalled products. The Department of Health earlier issued a warning after Nestlé recalled 21 batches of baby formula made in Europe due to the possible presence of cereulide produced by Bacillus cereus, a substance that can cause vomiting and diarrhoea if ingested. The department...

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1 week ago Toxins ruled out in 13 cases of Hong Kong infants falling ill after having Nestlé formula

Hong Kong health authorities have received 14 reports of infants feeling unwell after consuming potentially contaminated Nestlé baby milk formula, but nearly all of the cases have been cleared of involving a toxin found in recalled products. The government earlier issued a warning after Nestlé recalled 21 batches of baby milk formula made in Europe due to the possible presence of cereulide produced by Bacillus cereus, a substance that can cause vomiting and diarrhoea if ingested. The Department...

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1 week ago Basketball post collapses at Hong Kong playground, injuring 20

A 20-year-old man was injured after a basketball post collapsed and struck him while he was playing with a friend at a court near a Hong Kong public housing estate. Police received a report of the incident at Kau Pui Lung Road Playground, located near Lok Man Sun Chuen estate in To Kwa Wan, at 10.22pm on Sunday. The force said the victim, surnamed Choi, was playing basketball when the metal structure suddenly tilted forward and fell on him, leading to injuries to his head and knees. Paramedics...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong records 72% jump in mainland Chinese tourists over long New Year break

Hong Kong welcomed nearly 660,000 mainland Chinese visitors over the New Year countdown and the subsequent three-day holiday across the border, a 72 per cent increase from the same period a year ago. Sector representatives said the surge was a boost for the hotel sector but brought limited benefits for retailers. Data released by the Immigration Department on Sunday showed 659,090 mainland visitors entered Hong Kong between New Year’s Eve and Saturday, accounting for 79 per cent of the total...

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2 w. ago Woman arrested for brandishing cleaver at Hong Kong restaurant staff, police

A woman has been arrested for brandishing a cleaver at restaurant staff and police officers after a dispute over a “trivial matter” at a beef noodle shop in Hong Kong. Police said they received a report at around 12.15am on Saturday that a female customer at a Sheung Shui restaurant was in an emotional state, brandishing a knife and using it to threaten staff members. When officers arrived, the 32-year-old woman refused to cooperate and continued to wave the 30cm-long (12-inch) cleaver...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong receives twice as many mainland Chinese visitors on New Year’s Day

Twice as many mainland Chinese visitors arrived in Hong Kong on New Year’s Day compared with the same day in 2025, with one lawmaker attributing the surge to a three-day holiday across the border this year. Alan Chan Chung-yee, a legislator and chief operating officer of Miramar Group, also said on Friday that deteriorating relations between China and Japan had driven some mainland travellers to visit Hong Kong instead of Japan. “To mainlanders, Hong Kong has a better Christmas atmosphere as the...

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2 w. ago How Hong Kong can take on a more frontier role in China’s development

On December 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping, on receiving a work report from Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, said the city should proactively align with the country’s 15th five-year plan and better integrate into, and serve, the national development agenda. In recent days, discussion of the coming plan across the Hong Kong government and wider society has underscored a growing consensus behind deeper integration with the mainland. While the 14th five-year plan spoke of “maintaining”...

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2 w. ago Hiker dies after falling off cliff into sea at Hong Kong’s Po Pin Chau island

A hiker has died after falling off a cliff at Po Pin Chau island in Hong Kong, according to police. The force received a report at 10.18am on Wednesday that a 30-year-old man had fallen into the sea at Po Pin Chau, off the High Island Reservoir East Dam in Sai Kung. Rescuers brought the man to a nearby Fire Services Department base, while officers investigated at the scene. The man was later certified dead. Po Pin Chau, which falls within Hong Kong’s Unesco Global Geopark, offers views of...

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3 w. ago Requests for help after 2 Hongkongers reportedly killed in Ukraine war

Immigration authorities are following up on requests for assistance after two Hongkongers were reportedly killed in Ukraine while volunteering in the country’s war against Russia. In a reply to the Post, the Immigration Department said on Saturday that it had been following up on the requests and was providing support to families of those involved. “Upon receiving the relevant requests for assistance, the Hong Kong Immigration Department immediately sought information from the Commissioner’s...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong records 10% rise in festive period visitors as outbound trips surge 22%

Hong Kong received 10 per cent more visitors during the Christmas period compared with last year, while Hongkongers made almost 1.7 million outbound trips, up 22 per cent over the same period, according to official statistics. However, the retail sector warned that the absence of New Year fireworks could affect the number of visitors in the coming days, further dampening local consumption sentiment following the deadly fire in Tai Po. “Because of the Tai Po fire, consumer sentiment weakened over...

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3 w. ago Avalanche at ski resort in northern Xinjiang kills Hongkonger

A Hongkonger was killed in an avalanche at a popular skiing destination in northwestern mainland China last week, the Post has learned, with city authorities offering support to the victim’s family. A source on Tuesday said the victim, whose death was announced by tourism authorities in Kanas, northern Xinjiang, was a Hong Kong resident. In a reply to the Post, Hong Kong’s Immigration Department said that a request for assistance had been received. The Hong Kong government’s office in Beijing...

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