11 h. ago Hong Kong plane crash ‘could lead to manslaughter case if negligence found’

Hong Kong authorities could resort to manslaughter charges, which carry a penalty of life imprisonment, if a cargo plane crash that killed two airport staff members is found to have resulted from gross negligence, legal experts have said. Flight EK9788 veered off a runway during landing at Hong Kong airport on Monday morning and ploughed into the waters, knocking a security patrol vehicle into the sea and killing two people inside. All four crew members of the Emirates flight, which was operated...

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11 h. ago Plane crash in Hong Kong ‘could lead to manslaughter case if negligence found’

Hong Kong authorities could resort to manslaughter charges, which carry a penalty of life imprisonment, if a cargo plane crash that killed two airport staff members is found to have resulted from gross negligence, legal experts have said. Flight EK9788 veered off a runway during landing at Hong Kong airport on Monday morning and ploughed into the waters, knocking a security patrol vehicle into the sea and killing two people inside. All four crew members of the Emirates flight, which was operated...

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11 h. ago Hong Kong will lead push for green fuel to elevate status as aviation hub: minister

Hong Kong will play a pivotal role in pushing for the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in an effort to raise the city’s status as an international aviation hub, the city’s transport chief has pledged. Speaking at the International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s World Sustainability Symposium hosted in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said the government’s green fuel usage target of 1 to 2 per cent by 2030, announced after Chief Executive John...

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7 d. ago Hong Kong teacher empowers students to serve, learn and lead with heart

Veteran Hong Kong teacher Chan Yik-yeung has built a new kind of classroom, one without walls or exams, where teenagers learn empathy through service. His work as a vice principal at Yan Chai Hospital Law Chan Chor Si College and his youth initiative, Dream Compassioneers, have earned him a place as a finalist in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in the nurturing category. When Chan began teaching more than 15 years ago, he realised that most students measured success only by grades. “They...

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3 w. ago Alibaba, JD.com lead Hong Kong stock advance after industrial profits jump

Alibaba, JD.com lead Hong Kong stock advance after industrial profits jump  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Paracetamol in pregnancy not linked to autism, Hong Kong says after Trump’s claims

Paracetamol use during pregnancy will not lead to autism in children, Hong Kong health authorities have stressed, in an apparent rejection of US President Donald Trump’s recent claims of a possible link. The Department of Health also emphasised on Thursday the importance of timely hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns. It made the clarification days after Trump urged pregnant women not to take Tylenol, the brand name for acetaminophen, or paracetamol, claiming it increased the risk of autism in...

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