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Chan Ho-him
Chan Ho-him
Hong Kong
@ThomasHHChan/
Reporter, Hong Kong
Chan Ho-him is a reporter for the Hong Kong desk focused on covering education policies. He joined the Post in 2019. Prior to that, he was an investigative reporter at Ming Pao.

‘We know the bureau will be very big, but in the long run, these three intertwine,’ says Timothy Fok of Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam’s announcement of new Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau.

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Teachers say they will use examples from 2019 unrest, national security trial to show why violence is wrong, but some worry students will not take the new subject seriously.

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Confederation of Trade Unions expects to dissolve early next month. Chief executive Mung Siu-tat reveals he has resigned and already left the city over ‘imminent political risks and safety concerns’.

The Confederation of Trade Unions says it hopes to donate some of its assets to other workers’ rights groups. It has 1,000 students enrolled in courses as part of its work for the Employees Retraining Board.

Nearly 100 international, private and semi-private schools given permission to raise rates, while 88 subsidised kindergartens across city also have applications to increase costs approved by Education Bureau.

HKU and CUHK climb up 2022 Times Higher Education league table, placing 30th and 49th, respectively. PolyU surges to 91st spot while HKUST drops to 66th.

The latest issue of the publication touched on a now illegal protest slogan and featured articles about the impact of the Beijing-imposed national security law.

Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan says Hongkongers have expectation of government to keep city Covid-19 free, and approach of other places is not compatible with goal of ‘zero infections’.

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Commerce minister Edward Yau defends decision to grant Australian actress and her crew special dispensation to enter city, and says it ‘strikes a balance’ between helping the Hollywood star and Covid-19 control.

Training and competition facility will be located at Po Leung Kuk Riverain Primary School in Ma On Shan and provide space for its 800 pupils to pick up the sport.

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