Hong Kong business leaders also warn that local exporters and manufacturers face cash-flow squeeze as overseas buyers opt for short-term orders.
Under revision, elderly and disabled residents will enjoy flat rate for trips costing HK$10 or less, pay 20 per cent of fares exceeding threshold.
Observatory says temperatures will reach 28 degrees Celsius as seasonal coastal mist moves in under weakening winds.
‘Endless Sheng, Thousand Reeds in Harmony’ marathon features players of all ages performing with the sheng, bagpipes and harmonica.
Jensen So, a former contestant on reality show King Maker III, posted a viral photo of himself performing resuscitation procedure in hospital.
Victim only discovered card theft a day later and was told by bank she failed to report it immediately, but finds friend’s case treated differently.
Operators are smuggling untaxed petrol into Hong Kong and selling it to car owners via coded WhatsApp messages.
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Six ‘human factors’ led to almost complete failure of fire safety measures at Wang Fuk Court, independent committee told at first session.
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Suspension has already been extended multiple times since joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.
Part of Tsing Long Highway in Yuen Long was temporarily closed after car hit animal that had wandered into fast lane.
Users will be able to access the generative AI chatbot through its web and mobile app in the future.
Nearly 10 million visitors entered Hong Kong in January and February, an 18 per cent year-on-year increase from the same period in 2025.
Anti-corruption agency charges Liu Hongbin with accepting HK$40,000 bribe and offering red packets to colleagues to facilitate admission.
Chief Executive John Lee pledges support for residents, while vowing full cooperation with committee probe into the deadly blaze.
Google Hong Kong’s Michael Yue says move will drive more creativity and productivity and help achieve commitment to advancing Hong Kong together.
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Minister for Canal Affairs Jose Ramon Icaza says Cosco’s 4 per cent of cargo transshipped in Balboa is ‘significant’ and hopes company returns.
Observatory says temperatures will reach 26 degrees Celsius in the middle of the week, with moisture from a seasonal coastal mist.
Initial investigations showed family’s living room windows were neither locked nor fitted with grilles, source says.
Hong Kong’s AI revolution accelerates as policy funds skills training while industries and educators rush to integrate the shift.
Police received report at 7.21pm of fire on bus travelling along Citybus route E21.
Antiquities Advisory Board approves impact report for redevelopment of Sha Tau Kok border checkpoint, located near historic Hip Tin Temple.
Watchdog says 80 complaints came from residents and rest from fans outside city, primarily mainland China.
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Bomb disposal officers safely handle suspected explosive found on a hillside in Happy Valley.
Price gap between mainland China and Hong Kong, combined with rising fuel costs, creates economic incentive for criminals to take risk, customs says.
Heightened regional instability has forced airlines to divert flights or avoid certain airspace in Middle East entirely as a precaution.
Like many other travellers, construction consultant Yen Kwok and her husband were stranded in the Middle East when war started.
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Shirley Sung secured flight to Kuala Lumpur for HK$6,000, spent HK$2,000 in hotel fees for two nights, before catching an AirAsia flight to Hong Kong for HK$3,000.
Annual trail-running fundraiser organised by A Drop of Life was to take place on March 22, but will no longer proceed.
City’s cabbies required to provide at least two e-payment options by April 1, as part of industry effort to improve service quality.
Forecaster says cloudy skies and possible rain could keep the city from witnessing the rare lunar eclipse on Tuesday evening.