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Worker unconscious with head injury after falling from scaffolding in Hong Kong
Police say male construction worker, 65, was conducting renovation works at house in Tai Po when he fell and lost consciousness.
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Art
Hong Kong selects 2 artists to represent the city at 2026 Venice Biennale
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Hong Kong classical concert to pay tribute to fallen Tai Po firefighter
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong police deployed to Tai Po fire site show resilience: psychologist
Frontline officers are coping emotionally, despite inevitable triggers and strains of investigating catastrophic Wang Fuk Court blaze.
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Officers of the Disaster Victim Identification Unit search the remains of a building destroyed in last month’s catastrophic fire in Tai Po. Photo: Handout
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China fintech giant Ant upgrades AI health app to tap eldercare, wellness demand
App AQ integrates Apple and Huawei devices, adds family health profiles and smart reminders to boost user engagement.
16 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
‘Fresh start’: Hong Kong urged to fast-track buy-back of fire-hit Wang Fuk Court
Institute of Surveyors calls on government to set up statutory body and new law to repurchase flats destroyed in deadly Tai Po blaze.
15 Dec 2025 - 7:51PM
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Consumer protection in Hong Kong
No love lost as complaints soar over Hong Kong dating services and apps
Consumer Council says figure highest in recent years, with one woman demanding HK$70,000 refund after numerous unsatisfactory matches.
15 Dec 2025 - 7:46PM
The Hong Kong Consumer Council has received 88 complaints about matching services so far this year, up 47% year on year. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
We want to stay in Hong Kong, say Filipino helpers who survived deadly blaze
Helpers who escaped inferno with children and elderly employers want to remain in city despite upheaval to their lives and emotional toll of tragedy.
15 Dec 2025 - 12:55AM
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Hong Kong racing
HKIR ‘one of greatest days of Hong Kong racing’ despite track invader incident
Some quick thinking from Jockey Club starter Chris McMullen ensures a crisis is averted, while record number of tourists attend.
15 Dec 2025 - 12:50AM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
‘I cried for an hour’: Hong Kong preachers offer support to Tai Po fire survivors
Jessie Fu and Ron Cheng volunteered to support survivors of last month’s fire, but say their work forced them to confront their own traumas.
14 Dec 2025 - 10:17PM
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What Hongkongers need to know about US plan to vet visitors’ social media history
US Customs has proposed requiring visitors using visa-waiver programme to hand over up to five years of social media data.
14 Dec 2025 - 9:30PM
The vetting proposal is a continuation of US President Donald Trump’s expanded scrutiny of immigrants and foreign travellers. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong racing
K-pop star Rain gets HKIR day off to electric start, thousands head to Sha Tin
Longines Hong Kong International Races week reaches climax, visitors travel from around the world to see Romantic Warrior, Ka Ying Rising.
14 Dec 2025 - 5:59PM
Accidents and personal safety
12 injured in traffic accident involving Hong Kong taxi, 2 minibuses
Video clips posted online show one minibus colliding with taxi in front, before being struck from behind by second minibus.
14 Dec 2025 - 4:31PM
Hong Kong society
From workers to leaders: Operation Santa Claus empowers Hong Kong’s migrants
Uplifters and EmpowerU join forces to train domestic workers as community leaders who can support their peers.
14 Dec 2025 - 9:15PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Filipino victim in Hong Kong fire ‘planned to go home for good to be with son’
Maryan Pascual Esteban, who died with her five-year-old ward Hannah in the Tai Po inferno, was excited about heading home, friend says.
14 Dec 2025 - 8:08AM
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Maryan Pascual Esteban was among the victims of the Tai Po fire. Photo: Facebook/Maribel Bueno
Accidents and personal safety
More than 30 people evacuated after warehouse catches fire in Hong Kong
Firefighters extinguish blaze at building in Sheung Shui’s Ma Liu Shui San Tsuen, and no injuries are reported.
13 Dec 2025 - 9:29PM
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Hong Kong society
Bump in recent sales, but 183-year Hong Kong umbrella shop set to fold for good
Yau Yiu-wai, 73, fifth-generation owner of Sun Nga Shing Umbrella Store, values craftsmanship and offers repairs, but says trade no longer viable.
13 Dec 2025 - 5:27PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong government ‘confident’ of finding site to rehouse Tai Po blaze residents
Identifying site for new subsidised flats is one of several options being considered for those left homeless by deadly inferno, senior official says.
13 Dec 2025 - 11:15PM
Authorities are prioritising collecting views from displaced Wang Fuk Court residents. Photo: Karma Lo
Accidents and personal safety
Hong Kong man, 51, badly burnt after allegedly setting his own flat on fire
Authorities receive multiple calls at 3.43am as residents report blaze at estate, with occasional sounds of explosions.
13 Dec 2025 - 9:52PM
Hong Kong society
Towering traditions: Hong Kong’s centuries-old Kam Tin Jiao Festival returns
Massive bamboo structure takes centre stage as indigenous Tang clan hosts five-day festival honouring heritage, faith and family.
14 Dec 2025 - 6:42AM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong inferno exposes regulatory silos, lax oversight: who is accountable?
Industry insiders also ask whether housing authorities should have played bigger role in supervising renovation at Wang Fuk Court.
13 Dec 2025 - 10:56PM
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Hong Kong’s Yuen Long cafe goes viral after online copypasta trend
Tai Bo Cafe in Yuen Long has gone viral online thanks to a copypasta trend on Threads recommending their meat patties.
12 Dec 2025 - 8:19PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Electoral commission head David Lok to lead committee probing Hong Kong fire
Investigation is expected to be completed within nine months, with all findings set to be made public.
13 Dec 2025 - 12:05AM
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Scaffolding worker pay likely to rise in Hong Kong amid roll-out of new mesh
City is expected to install new fire-tested plastic meshes at more than 200 buildings from next month.
12 Dec 2025 - 5:16PM
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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
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What you need to know about services at Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital
Flagship facility is city’s first hospital offering Chinese medicine services and also serves as training and research hub.
12 Dec 2025 - 9:05AM
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