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Hong Kong Post’s HK$821 million loss in 2024-25 was its biggest since 1995. Photo Jelly Tse

Society

Hong Kong to keep ‘open mind’ on options for struggling postal service

Government ‘comprehensively’ reviewing Hongkong Post’s operating model and will submit a report on the long-term road map in three years.

Hong Kong rolls out summer deals, events to mark 50 years of dragon boat races

China’s Tiger Brokers reports strong results amid trading crackdown

Society

Hong Kong tribunal rejects request to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting

Lands Tribunal says it lacks power to extend statutory deadlines, urges government-appointed administrator to convene meeting immediately.

Hop On Management Company’s senior counsel, Hectar Pun Hei, left, argued it had been unable to contact 383 households after the fire and had struggled to identify a suitable venue that could accommodate at least 1,000 people. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hop On Management Company’s senior counsel, Hectar Pun Hei, left, argued it had been unable to contact 383 households after the fire and had struggled to identify a suitable venue that could accommodate at least 1,000 people. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong media groups sign Kazakhstan deals to deepen journalism, business ties

SCMP’s pact with Kazakhstan’s financial hub will foster investment, innovation and cross-border partnerships, publisher Tammy Tam says.

Law and Crime

Hong Kong pair convicted of murder and HK$3.6 million ransom blackmail plot

Pair killed the man at a village temple over a financial dispute, buried his body in cement, then attempted to extort his wife for his ‘release’.

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Politics

Starry Lee urges Hong Kong officials to respect lawmakers’ dissent amid pushback

Legislative Council president warns against official rebuttals, saying policies ‘always have pros and cons’ and urges dialogue and respect for opposing views.

Legislative Council president Starry Lee, right, has urged officials to respect lawmakers’ dissenting views amid a recent rise in government pushback. Photo: Eugene Lee
Legislative Council president Starry Lee, right, has urged officials to respect lawmakers’ dissenting views amid a recent rise in government pushback. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong retail sales rise 8.6% in April, but ‘full recovery has yet to emerge’

Retail sales for first four months of 2026 up 11.3 per cent from the same period last year.

Society

Hong Kong basketball coach apologises for slapping pupil in viral video

Hon Wah College says incident took place during the 2023-24 school year, adding coach involved had been suspended.

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Society

Protection order sought for baby after parents arrested in DNA test refusal case

Security minister says mother of two-month-old Danny has so far been unable to provide any prenatal check-up or medical records.

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The parents of two-month old Danny have been arrested by Hong Kong police over alleged child neglect. Photo: Handout

Transport

Vehicle fire causes partial closure of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

Two lanes shut by fire, triggering traffic jams as online footage shows smoke filling the tunnel.

A vehicle fire in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge undersea tunnel caused major traffic disruption on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Handout
A vehicle fire in the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge undersea tunnel caused major traffic disruption on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong to relaunch direct flights to Kazakhstan in first quarter of 2027

City leader John Lee vows to push for 30-day visa-free access to Central Asian country, while Cathay says it will offer three flights per week.

Society

Calls for faster rehousing of evicted Hong Kong subdivided flat tenants

Housing Bureau plans 180 emergency flats for short-notice evictions, but lawmakers demand faster, more flexible processing for urgent cases.

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Science

Biomedicine | China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM

With the most cases of the two leading neurodegenerative diseases, and affected population rising as country ages, China needs to find new treatments.

China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM

Education

Education minister apologises after parents get school allocation messages early

Education Bureau says it rectified the system and urged parents to disregard the SMS messages sent this morning.

The Education Bureau has prematurely sent notifications about primary school pupils' school allocations a day before the official announcement. Photo: Edward Wong
The Education Bureau has prematurely sent notifications about primary school pupils' school allocations a day before the official announcement. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong leader’s visit set to unlock Kazakh flights, with incentives eyed

Hong Kong-based airline exploring launching such flights up to three times a week but details are being ironed out.

Hong Kong Economy

Make use of Hong Kong’s advantages, John Lee urges Kazakhstan leaders, companies

Lee meets President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as delegation seals wide range of partnership deals on first day of Central Asia trip.

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Society

Mind your language: debate rages over Hong Kong principal’s Singapore meltdown

Dr John Tse, executive director of Hong Kong Initiative for Diversity, says it is difficult to determine if Lee Cheuk-hing’s behaviour was racially motivated.

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A new video went viral on Monday, showing Lee Cheuk-hing playing a controversial game with female students on a coach bus. Photo: Handout
A new video went viral on Monday, showing Lee Cheuk-hing playing a controversial game with female students on a coach bus. Photo: Handout

Transport

Screams as 10 hurt in ‘drop tower’ turbulence on Cathay flight from Brisbane

Passenger describes experience as similar to ‘free-falling from a drop tower’, with severe altitude drop just before meals served.

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Education

Former Hong Kong top scorer Mung Chiang to lead Northwestern University

Mung Chiang moved to Hong Kong from Tianjin at age 11 and attended Queen’s College before pursuing higher education at Stanford University.

Hong Kong Economy

Why did Hongkongers queue round the clock for a new watch?

‘Royal Pop’ ceramic pocket-style watches, a collaboration between Audemars Piguet and Swatch, set to go on sale on Saturday.

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People queue up outside the Swatch store in Causeway Bay. Photo: Edmond So
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OPINION
Alice Wu

Opinion | Who benefits from the ‘significant improvement’ in Hong Kong’s finances?

Alice Wu
Mike Rowse

Opinion | On fire safety, Hong Kong needs a mindset change

Mike Rowse
Mathias Woo

Opinion | Hong Kong’s urban renewal plan must include best of the past

Mathias Woo
Ryan Ip,Jason Leung Yeuk-ho,Moon Kok

Opinion | Hong Kong’s golden window to renew ageing housing estates is now

Ryan Ip
Jason Leung Yeuk-ho
Moon Kok
Marianna Lemus Boskovitch

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must measure the social impact of its cultural events

Marianna Lemus Boskovitch
Alice Wu

Opinion | Hong Kong housing: small shoebox flat wins not enough to fix big issues

Alice Wu
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Hong Kong parents of baby with no legal identity arrested

Lily, center. Hong Kong lawmakers have called for urgent government intervention after a two-month-old infant was trapped in a legal and medical vacuum, as his parents refused to provide a DNA sample to immigration authorities on religious grounds after a home birth. The legislators also said on Monday that the parents' actions strictly deviate from standard behaviour and border on child neglect, emphasising that the protection of children must take priority over the safeguarding of rights. Photo: handout
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Hong Kong develops ‘world’s first’ nasal spray for rapid stroke aid

Nasal spray.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical comes to Hong Kong

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical comes to Hong Kong
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Hongkongers rush to sunflower garden as eviction looms

Leung Yat-shun, owner and farmer of Shun Sum Yuen Farm, poses with freshly blossomed sunflowers at his farm in San Tin, Yuen Long, after it was damaged and flooded by Typhoon Ragasa. 13NOV25 SCMP / Karma Lo
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