A Hong Kong man has been jailed for one year and four months over his links to a fundraising platform that supported protesters in 2019. Yu Yan-yuk, currently a student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, appeared at the District Court on Wednesday afternoon, local media reported. He earlier pleaded not guilty to money […]
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HK Express will be flying to and from Clark International Airport on a regular basis starting June 6, 2024.
According to a South China Morning Post report, Hong Kong customs officers have apprehended three individuals in connection with a massive HK$1.8 billion ($228 million) money-laundering operation that exploited a crypto platform and bank accounts associated with shell companies. The arrests were made following an investigation into suspicious activities involving “abnormally frequent” and large transactions […]
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Some people have raised their concerns about plans to paint double yellow lines outside of The Carpenters Pub in Great Wilbraham.
Hong Kong's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow between 2.5% and 3.5% for the first quarter, maintaining moderate growth for a fifth consecutive quarter, the city's finance chief said on Sunday. January-March GDP, scheduled to be released on Thursday, is expected to be "within the range of the full-year economic growth forecast", Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in his blog without elaborating. As Hong Kong seeks new sources of growth points, mega events such as fireworks will...
Hong Kong’s ban on single-use plastics began on Monday, coinciding with Earth Day. A variety of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products are now prohibited from being sold or taken away. The first six months following the roll-out will be an “adaptation period,” which means the government will not take enforcement action against non-compliant […]
Hong Kong is set to raise the hourly minimum wage by 4.5 per cent to HK$41.8, local media have reported citing sources. The Minimum Wage Commission will also reportedly review the amount annually going forward, rather than every two years. The adjustment would come after years of calls from labour activists for more frequent assessments […]
More suspected cocaine has washed ashore in Hong Kong with police seizing seven packages, weighing roughly 15 kilograms, from a Sai Kung beach on Sunday. Officers responded to a report from a hiker at around 2.45 pm, police told HKFP on Monday. The estimated value of the packages, found around Nam She Wan, totalled HK$15 […]
Hong Kong’s Environment and Ecology Bureau is not participating in a trial of the city’s waste charging scheme, saying that the way rubbish was collected from its location in the Central Government Offices made it “not a suitable location.” First suggested by the government in 2005 before becoming law in 2021, the waste charging scheme […]