29 h. ago Hong Kong staff of King Parrot Group to seek help from authorities after closures

Staff affected by the sudden closure of nine eateries operated by King Parrot Group, a 33-year-old restaurant chain in Hong Kong, will go to the Labour Department on Monday to file claims for unpaid wages and other entitlements amounting to more than HK$1 million (US$127,440), a union has said. Labour sector lawmaker Aron Kwok Wai-keung said on Sunday that business owners facing hardship should plan ahead if they were at risk of closure to ensure employees received their wages, while also...

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4 d. ago Hongkongers wonder why suspect in knifepoint robbery held up bank near home

A man suspected of robbing a Hong Kong bank with a knife and injuring a staff member could be charged as soon as Wednesday night, the Post has learned, with his move to hold up the establishment located in his neighbourhood sparking a heated online discussion. The jobless man, 49, was handed over to Hong Kong police on Tuesday after he was detained in Shenzhen for allegedly robbing a branch of Hang Seng Bank in Sha Tin the day before. His girlfriend, 34, was also arrested on suspicion of aiding...

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4 d. ago Hongkongers wonder why knifepoint robbery suspect allegedly chose bank near home

A man suspected of robbing a Hong Kong bank with a knife and injuring a staff member could be charged as soon as Wednesday night, the Post has learned, with the establishment’s proximity to his neighbourhood sparking a heated online discussion. The jobless man, 49, was handed over to Hong Kong police on Tuesday after he was detained in Shenzhen for allegedly robbing a branch of Hang Seng Bank in Sha Tin the day before. His girlfriend, 34, was also arrested on suspicion of aiding his escape after...

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4 d. ago Hong Kong bank robbery suspect’s ‘illogical’ target sparks online debate

A man suspected of robbing a Hong Kong bank with a knife and injuring a staff member could be charged as soon as Wednesday night, the Post has learned, with the establishment’s proximity to his neighbourhood sparking a heated online discussion. The jobless man, 49, was handed over to Hong Kong police on Tuesday after he was detained in Shenzhen for allegedly robbing a branch of Hang Seng Bank in Sha Tin the day before. His girlfriend, 34, was also arrested on suspicion of aiding his escape after...

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7 d. ago 1880 Hong Kong club folds after 7 months, accused of owing staff unpaid wages

The Hong Kong branch of a Singapore-based private club, which recently closed its doors after only seven months of operation, has been accused of owing rent and more than 100 employees unpaid wages since April, with the Labour Department receiving requests for help from affected workers. 1880 Hong Kong, located at Swire Properties’ office complex Two Taikoo Place in Quarry Bay last Friday announced its immediate cessation of operations, citing “cash flow difficulties” and failed attempts to...

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8 d. ago Injured Mirror dancer’s dad shocked by acquittal of 3 backstage staff in Hong Kong

The father of Mo Li Kai-yin, a dancer who was severely injured by a falling giant screen at a Mirror concert in Hong Kong, has expressed shock over the acquittal of three backstage staff members involved in the show by the District Court. In a letter posted online on Saturday, Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam said the acquittals were hard to accept given the suffering his son had endured. The court on Friday found the workers lacked a motive to deliberately understate the weight of stage equipment,...

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9 d. ago 3 backstage staff of Hong Kong boy band Mirror concert acquitted after accident

Three backstage staff of a 2022 concert by Hong Kong boy band Mirror have been acquitted of a conspiracy to defraud authorities by understating the weight of stage equipment, including a giant screen that collapsed and injured two dancers during the show. The District Court on Friday announced its verdict on the case implicating the trio after a four-by-four-metre (13-by-13-foot) screen fell and hit two dancers at Hong Kong Coliseum on July 28, 2022. Engineering Impact project managers Ng...

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3 w. ago HSBC’s Hong Kong unit Hang Seng Bank lays off staff as part of sweeping revamp

Some departments lose up to 20 per cent of their staff, while the hardest-hit team is cut in half, sources say.

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