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Oscar Liu
Senior Reporter, Hong Kong
Oscar joined the South China Morning Post in 2022. He started his career as a TV news anchor/reporter trainee and has worked for different news outlets including ATV, Ming Pao and Apple Daily.
Oscar joined the South China Morning Post in 2022. He started his career as a TV news anchor/reporter trainee and has worked for different news outlets including ATV, Ming Pao and Apple Daily.
Areas of Expertise:
Hong Kong society, international affairsLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Here is your guide to events beginning on February 17 ushering in the new year.
Parts of bridge’s Tuen Mun-bound lanes closed to traffic due to accident, Transport Department says.
Customer filmed incident and posted video to Threads, sparking concerns about food safety and hygiene.
Suspects, aged 50 to 66, allegedly prised open shop’s electric shutter and floor lock before stealing products and HK$3,000 in cash.
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Video on social media shows shopper recoiling as rodent scurries across boxes of sushi in display chiller at Tuen Mun supermarket.
Passenger ejected from taxi during collision with highway maintenance vehicle.
‘The incident is very rare. We attach great importance to it and will conduct an in-depth investigation,’ rail operator says.
Ahead of Lunar New Year, RedNote ads for mainland home cleaners remain available despite crackdown on illegal labour in city, SCMP finds.
Wife, 51, suspected to have hit victim with a stainless steel pan, investigators say.
Police say victim, 65, was pushing trolley loaded with cardboard when she was struck by vehicle on Kwun Tong Road.
Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho says demand from 30,000 affected households will be ‘digested’ over extended period.
Finance chief Paul Chan says Hong Kong must make better use of strengths as global financial hub to speed up industrial development.
Minister says Hop On Management will be present ‘as necessary’ at future hearings following criticism residents lacked legal representation.
Police alerted in early hours of Sunday after man, 33, sustained burns while on duty at ASB Biodiesel facility in Tseung Kwan O.
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan says surge in arrests underscores urgent need for formal regulations to ensure public safety.
Girl and two boys allegedly slipped away from teacher supervision, rented separate room at another location to drink alcohol and stayed there until the following morning.
Thousands of residents affected by a surge in junk calls, with 466,000 reported in 2025 alone.
Environment minister reveals possible timeline for approval of city’s first dog-friendly restaurants under ‘pet economy’ push.
‘All those injured in the fire and admitted to public hospitals under the Hospital Authority will receive full fee waivers for necessary treatment,’ spokesman says.
Founded in 1992 and relocated to a smaller storefront in 2019, Kam Shing Restaurant has been a landmark in the city’s Shau Kei Wan neighbourhood.
Second-generation boss of 34-year-old eatery says closure not due to financial strain but that he wants to join and improve food supply sector.
A customer posted the discovery on social media and filed a complaint with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
Food safety officers inspected bakery outlet and factory but found no irregularities.
Warning comes after US health authorities scaled back routine child vaccine recommendations, leaving key shots to parental choice.
John Lee says residents must ‘take responsibility’ for their safety, despite complaints about inconvenience and poor quality of restraints.
Contractor removed fish to conduct maintenance but allegedly failed to provide temporary space with enough air, according to animal rights group.
Limited-time offer will start from Tuesday and coincides with launch of 16 new mainland destinations, including stops at Nanjing and Wuxi.
Passengers concerned that they will not be able to unbuckle in time to alight on short-distance routes, while some still unaware of new regulation.
Carrier has not revealed the exact number of flights affected, but will offer flexibility and fee waivers to customers who need to rebook flights.
