36 h. ago Hong Kong sea patrol officers to use body cameras to help in investigations

Sea patrol officers from Hong Kong’s Marine Department will start using body cameras from Tuesday to help them perform their duties more effectively. Frontline officers of the harbour patrol section across all districts would be fully equipped with the devices to help in investigations, evidence collection and documenting maritime conditions during major events at sea for safety purposes, a department spokesman said on Monday. Other government departments that have equipped frontline officers...

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5 d. ago Was Keung To’s fall into sea a cry for help for Hong Kong band Mirror?

Hong Kong Cantopop boy band Mirror is navigating a challenging landscape after its meteoric rise to fame a few years ago, with its members now forced to compete with all types of online entertainment and the local showbiz scene grappling with broader headwinds, market observers have said. They also said that, despite immense public expectations, the band’s human vulnerabilities, paired with a local industry that distinctively lacks the rigorous pre-debut training like that of K-pop idols,...

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6 d. ago Fans out in force to support Keung To of Hong Kong’s Mirror after fall into sea

More than 100 fans of Hong Kong’s Cantopop boy band Mirror showed up at a stadium on Wednesday to support their idol, Keung To, who made his first public appearance a day after being rescued after falling into the sea off Sai Wan. Keung was one of four members of the popular band joining a scheduled five-hour fans’ meeting about their trip to Seoul at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok. Many donned hats and bags from “To Zero”, Keung’s personal clothing brand. They also held neon signs with the word...

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6 d. ago Dining app Eatigo sorry for joke on Hong Kong singer Keung To’s fall into sea

A well-known restaurant reservation platform has issued a public apology after making fun of Hong Kong singer Keung To’s recent fall into the sea in an online post to promote its booking service, sparking calls for a boycott of the app. Eatigo, which offers restaurant bookings with bill discounts in Asia, said sorry on Tuesday night, following the post on social media platform Threads, saying the promotion lacked “proper respect and sensitivity”. The now-deleted post said: “To all Keung To fans,...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong Observatory to issue No 1 typhoon signal at 2.20pm

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal at 2.20pm on Wednesday, as a low pressure area over South China Sea has intensified into a tropical depression. The Hong Kong Observatory said that unsettled weather would affect the city, with the broad area of low...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong issues No 1 typhoon signal as tropical depression intensifies

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued the No 1 typhoon warning signal, as a low pressure area over South China Sea intensifies into a tropical depression. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the signal at 2.20pm on Wednesday, and said that unsettled weather would affect the city. It added...

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7 d. ago Keung To of Hong Kong band Mirror rescued after accidentally falling into sea

Keung To, a member of Hong Kong Cantopop boy band Mirror, was rescued after accidentally falling into the waters off Sai Wan on Tuesday. Police received a report at 4.36pm that a man had fallen into the waters near the Western Wholesale Food Market. He was rescued and taken to the Central Government Pier on Man Fai Road and then transported by ambulance to Queen Mary Hospital for treatment. A source familiar with the case said Keung had been transferred to a private hospital. “Keung To stated at...

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