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Workplace sexual harassment complaints jump by 38% in Hong Kong
Equal Opportunities Commission recorded 315 such complaints in 2025, up from 228 in previous year.
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Crime in Hong Kong
10,000 suspected fake football jerseys seized in HK$64 million customs crackdown
9 Apr 2026 - 8:39PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Alleged petition forgery investigated as Wang Fuk Court rebuild plan rejected
9 Apr 2026 - 10:42PM
Hong Kong society
Voltage dip traps people in lifts and affects hospitals on Hong Kong Island
Fire Services Department receives 90 reports of people stuck in lifts after abnormality in interconnection between both two power providers.
9 Apr 2026 - 9:24PM
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HK Electric has said the fault in the interconnection circuit between its network and CLP Power’s led to the momentary voltage dip. Photo: Fung Chang
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po blaze: no fire safety system checks before firm sent 85 shutdown notices
Fire services company also concedes it acted as ‘rubber stamp’ for renovation contractor, during hearing into deadly inferno.
8 Apr 2026 - 10:36PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Some Wang Fuk Court residents float ‘profit-making’ in-situ rebuilding plan
Proposal calls for rebuilding half of estate’s eight blocks with higher plot ratio, suggesting government can earn HK$6.4 billion.
8 Apr 2026 - 10:50PM
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Hong Kong society
Mural celebrates Thai culture in Hong Kong under renovation scheme
Pilot scheme includes seven murals, with one already created on Jenford Building in the heart of city’s ‘Little Thailand’.
8 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM
A digital rendering of the Thai-themed mural on Jenford Building in Kowloon City. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy
Backlash brews for Hong Kong coffee festival over response to bad weather
Muddy grounds and rainy weather cause chaos and frustration at 2026 Coffee Hong Kong @WestK over Easter weekend.
7 Apr 2026 - 11:40PM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong’s East Dam welcomes 1,400 visitors daily over first 4 days of Easter
Conservation authorities share enforcement action figures, vow to ‘explore long-term management strategies for popular attractions’.
7 Apr 2026 - 8:44PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
‘Wang Fuk Court briefing to give residents answers before decisions are made’
Home affairs chief Alice Mak says issues can be more easily addressed at briefing, allowing residents to understand the details better.
7 Apr 2026 - 7:24PM
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Riots over Star Ferry fare increase kill 1 as 1,800 arrested – SCMP archive
Sixty years ago in April 1966, thousands of Hongkongers protested over planned 5-cent increase to Star Ferry ticket prices.
7 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM
1st Battalion 2nd Gurkha Rifles on riot control duty in Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong during the Star Ferry Riots, April 1966. A foretaste of the Cultural Revolution disturbances one year later.
Hong Kong society
Anxious days, sleepless nights for young Iranians in Hong Kong as war rages on
Peace of mind is elusive for young Iranians, who wait helplessly for news of loved ones and fight disinformation amid flood of contradictory reports.
6 Apr 2026 - 5:30PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong doctor who posted resuscitation photo exits Hospital Authority
Kowloon West Cluster of Hospital Authority confirms doctor’s departure but does not say whether he had resigned or been dismissed.
6 Apr 2026 - 7:57PM
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Hong Kong economy
1 in 3 Hong Kong commercial laundry operators at risk of closure as oil prices soar
Industry representatives say price of industrial diesel has increased by more than 190 per cent in just over one month.
9 Apr 2026 - 6:56PM
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Accidents and personal safety
79-year-old hiker who went missing in Hong Kong found on third day of search
Rescuers find He Chengan conscious near Kwan Tai Temple along Section 10 of MacLehose Trail, where he had last been seen on Saturday.
6 Apr 2026 - 11:43PM
Rescuers found He Chengan along Section 10 of the trail, where he had last been seen. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong transport
Queues stretch past an hour as holiday traffic jams hit mega bridge
Passenger flows topped 192,000 in first two days, one of busiest periods for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in years, automobile association says.
6 Apr 2026 - 8:20PM
Hong Kong society
Housing authorities expand use of smart technologies to support elderly
Government installing door sensors, in-home fall detectors and stair climbers at more public housing estates.
6 Apr 2026 - 11:00AM
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Hong Kong society
Talk about death comes alive in ageing Hong Kong
Minimal Funeral founder Pasu Ng says people more willing to discuss death in wake of the Covid pandemic, mass emigration and deadly Tai Po fire.
5 Apr 2026 - 11:25PM
Minimal Funeral founder Pasu Ng in his booth at the retirement expo. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong rescuers search for man, 79, who went missing on hike in Tuen Mun
Police say man, surnamed He, was hiking with his wife along Section 10 of the MacLehose Trail on Saturday morning.
6 Apr 2026 - 8:07PM
Hong Kong society
‘From big renovation to big burial’: Wang Fuk Court residents mourn on Ching Ming
Day dedicated to sweeping graves and honouring dead marked across Hong Kong, but tradition proves painful for survivors of deadly blaze in Tai Po.
5 Apr 2026 - 11:31PM
Hong Kong society
Student in contentious Hong Kong documentary hits out at Italian screening plan
Ah Ling, who featured in award-winning To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self, says no one consulted her about screening at film festival.
4 Apr 2026 - 11:57PM
Hong Kong society
Guangzhou rule on handmade dim sum sparks debate on heritage food in Hong Kong
Effective on May 1, the rule mandates that operators must explicitly state whether their dim sum dishes are made using traditional on-site methods.
4 Apr 2026 - 8:19PM
A large bamboo basket filled with different types of dim sum. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong society
1 ticket wins HK$81 million in Hong Kong’s Mark Six Easter snowball draw
Winning numbers drawn were 20, 28, 32, 35, 40 and 45.
4 Apr 2026 - 10:57PM
Hong Kong tourism
Hongkongers crossing border for Easter break wowed by new Shenzhen tech museum
Immigration statistics show 532,023 residents departed Hong Kong as of 9pm.
4 Apr 2026 - 10:57PM
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Hong Kong transport
KMB told to probe machines that gave free bus rides as new HK$2 scheme launched
Faulty machines offered full rebates to customers who tapped their Octopus cards.
4 Apr 2026 - 9:23PM
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