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Top Talent Pass Scheme drew nearly 46,500 successful applicants in the past financial year, and they must be encouraged to put down roots so local people can also benefit.
With an estimated 50 trillion yuan digital market just across the border, Hong Kong must be ready to unleash its potential and gain a big slice of that economic pie.
As Hong Kong taxpayers are left with ballooning bills for offices, ex-chief executives must be reminded to act conscientiously and responsibly with money.
As the city marks National Security Education Day, it hears it has to remain vigilant to internal and external threats, and strive for better economic and social achievements.
Along with district councillors, they are in the best position to feel the public pulse and help shape policies and decisions that address people’s needs.
A thorough trial of the waste-charging scheme is paramount given the sharp division of opinion between supporters and critics.
- Treasury chief Christopher Hui seeks to clear up confusion over whether residents on UK citizenship pathway can withdraw pensions at meeting with visiting British minister
- Hui and Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the UK minister for the Indo-Pacific, also discuss city’s national security laws and opportunities for cooperation in business and finance
Public spending watchdog criticises postal service for not including safeguarding national security clauses in contracts for stamp designs.
Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Greenpeace and the Conservancy Association say abandoned fish ponds in area earmarked for tech hub still have ecological value.
Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit says 13 per cent of reports received since hotline’s launch two years ago passed to relevant law enforcement agencies.
State Department accused Beijing of continuing to ‘dismantle’ Hong Kong’s political freedoms and autonomy in violation of Sino-British Joint Declaration and Basic Law.
Regina Ip, convenor of government’s key decision-making Executive Council, says current situation is ‘inflection point’ for city.
Lee says some media practitioners and outlets are already ‘refuting or correcting’ misinformation.
Readers discuss how to revive interest in horse racing, reasons for the rising divorce rate, and an office fit for a former leader.
A source says the government has shifted to a ‘softer, reactive’ approach but is not planning any large-scale publicity campaigns or high-level delegations to explain the new law overseas.
Hong Kong has no plans to introduce fake news law, he says, as it’s ‘legally’ hard to separate fact from opinion, citing Singapore
The Advisory Council on the Environment has unanimously endorsed the environmental impact assessment report on the San Tin Technopole with eight conditions.
Course, to be offered to middle and senior-level government workers, part of broader ‘mindset building’ push.
Lawmakers hear 40 petrol stations have agreed to install 100 quick chargers by March next year.
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says government can invite more people to Hong Kong to assuage any fears about the city’s legal system.
Domestic law’s first 30 days in effect marked by relative calm compared with Beijing-decreed national security law, which led to 15 individuals detained in first month.
China Securities Regulatory Commission on Friday announce five measures to further enhance connectivity between mainland and Hong Kong capital markets.
Patriotic education will help Hongkongers understand nation’s history, culture, achievements and governance, says Starry Lee.
But Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong also expresses optimism, pointing to city’s edge in bringing in top people despite current manpower shortage.
Lawmaker says he added disclaimer as ‘precaution’ and out of ‘prudence’ in light of new Safeguarding National Security Ordinance enacted last month.
Think tank New Youth Forum says only 13 per cent of 1,032 interviewees support scheme, which was pushed back twice since last December to August 1.
Commissioner’s office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong says ‘double standards’ over security laws ‘are extremely hypocritical’.
Readers discuss criticism of the rail operator, and concerns over a former leader’s expenditure.
Minister for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan to meet authorities during stops in Hong Kong and Beijing, marking first visit by UK official since domestic national security law passed.
Administration plans to provide 30,000 temporary homes by 2027-28 for families waiting at least three years for public housing.
