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Timothy J. Peirson-Smith
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Where Hong Kong leader’s policy address fell short
17 Oct 2024 - 5:13PM
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Marie Pang
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How Hong Kong can ensure its youth are truly heard
16 Oct 2024 - 6:00AM
Alice Wu
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Passive approach to bullying will leave Hong Kong society worse off
14 Oct 2024 - 10:18AM
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Dennis Lee
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How inaction sustains Hong Kong’s plague of subdivided flats
12 Oct 2024 - 11:01AM
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Isla Mairi Wilson
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Hong Kong’s underpaid foreign domestic workers deserve a living wage
12 Oct 2024 - 6:00AM
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Andrew Sheng
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Reform financial markets now – or be forced into it with the next crash
12 Oct 2024 - 6:24AM
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How does Hong Kong’s liquor tax cut work and why do some find it hard to swallow?
Drinkers with a taste for pricier spirits will benefit most from new framework, but health concerns are also top of mind.
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Hong Kong leader hopeful city will soon reap rewards of coming Beijing policies
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Hong Kong ex-pastor who assaulted 6 young men jailed for 6 years and 6 months
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City leader John Lee has pointed to the “panda economy” as an example of opportunities handed to retailers by the government. Photo: Sam Tsang
Companies
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Law and Crime
Hong Kong police probe throwing of concrete block that struck customs recruits
Block hurled over three metre-high wall and struck two trainees, with source saying police investigating link to recent noise complaints.
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Law and Crime
Hong Kong official accused of sexually assaulting minor not allowed to travel
Court dismisses request by district councillor Sei Chun-hing, 37, who denies assaulting 11-year-old in 2008 and unlawful sex with her in 2011.
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A mainland Chinese student has been jailed after faking school admission papers. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Hong Kong SMEs facing loan hurdles should contact Monetary Authority: John Lee
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17 Oct 2024 - 5:14PM
Law and Crime
2 Hongkongers praised for helping stop HK$1 million knifepoint robbery
Police say pair who prevented thief from snatching woman’s handbag ‘acted bravely for a righteous cause’.
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Society
30% of Hongkongers will ‘lie flat’, decline pay rise to meet public housing rules
Group says 85 per cent of respondents believe phenomenon of ‘lying flat’ is a result of private flats being unaffordable.
7 Oct 2024 - 12:39AM
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More than 70 per cent of respondents believe subsidies could help them buy a flat more easily. Photo: Dickson Lee
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61,000 residents seek Hong Kong document for 5-year mainland travel permit
Director of Immigration Benson Kwok says mainland travel permit ‘very popular among non-Chinese residents’ in Hong Kong.
6 Oct 2024 - 7:58PM
Transport
Renewed push to make helmets mandatory in Hong Kong as cycling deaths double
Police chief Raymond Siu says number of cycling accidents in the first eight months dropped 7 per cent year on year but fatalities rose from four to eight.
6 Oct 2024 - 9:41PM
Hong Kong economy
Many Hong Kong small businesses are on the brink of collapse. Can they be saved?
SMEs are struggling with cash flow, loss of business and an exodus of investors.
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