Sarawak Scout HQ rebuilding gets boost from Hong Kong donation

Chai (third left) receives the donations from Lau (third right). KUCHING (June 29): The Hong Kong Scout Association has raised HKD42,050 (RM22,651) as a donation to the Sarawak Scout Headquarters Rebuilding Fund. The funds were handed over during a dinner …

Hong Kong opposition party folds over ‘political pressure’ and ‘safety fears’

Hong Kong’s opposition League of Social Democrats on Sunday cited “immense political pressure” and the “safety” of its members in folding the party months before its 20th anniversary. “We sadly announce that, facing immense political pressure, and having …

Hong Kong handling of taxi/Uber mess has been a decade of disappointment

Hong Kong triathletes face nervy National Games wait after qualification failure

One of Hong Kong’s best triathletes will not make the city’s squad for the National Games, and head coach Andrew Wright said they only had themselves to blame. While Wong Tsz-to and Bailee Brown secured automatic qualification at this weekend’s China …

Hong Kong to mandate digital job applications for civil service

Hong Kong will extend digital-only applications to all civil service positions from next month, as part of the government’s efforts to promote digitalisation and improve recruitment efficiency. Civil Service Secretary Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan announced on …

Man arrested over attacking Hong Kong taxi driver with knife after being woken

Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly attacking a taxi driver with a knife in the early hours of Sunday morning for waking him when they reached his destination in Tai Kok Tsui. The force said the case was reported to officers at 5.58am, who …

Explainer: How national security permeates Hong Kong bureaucracy, 5 years after law enacted

Five years since the Beijing-imposed legislation came into effect in Hong Kong, national security terms have become increasingly common in official guidelines, permit applications, and licences issued by government departments and semi-official bodies. …

Hong Kong Palace Museum’s Egyptian exhibition ‘just the start’ of collaborations

A coming Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition displaying Egyptian relics, including a Tutankhamen statue and feline mummies, is just the beginning of plans for further collaborations and events, the custodian of the African nation’s treasures has said. Dr …

Hong Kong’s John Lee pledges team will ‘confront challenges’, shun complacency

Hong Kong’s leader has said he and his administration are committed to being “reformers who confront challenges, rather than those who complacently avoid improvement”, while pledging to pursue change and explore new markets to take the city to fresh …

Students swim, hike and clean their way across Hong Kong as part of youth award

A group of Hong Kong students has taken on a 40-kilometre swim and hike across one of the city’s unique trails to help rid the beaches of plastic washed up on the shore. Five students from Malvern College hiked the first four sections of the Argyle Ross …