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The council’s handling of a long-delayed case earlier attracted citywide attention and prompted authorities to amend the Medical Registration Ordinance to enhance the effectiveness of complaint handling. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Medical Council to set time frame for sorting complaints under proposed shake-up

Proposed measures follow ombudsman slamming watchdog for excessively lengthy complaint-handling process.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong’s CLP Power investigates after voltage dip traps dozens in lifts

Hong Kong society

Adidas says sorry over fitting room incident in Hong Kong, vows privacy review

Accidents and personal safety

Barge catches fire at Yau Ma Tei cargo area, second case in less than a week

Blaze on barge carrying recycled metal early on Friday prompts Hong Kong lawmaker to call for stricter safety oversight.

A barge carrying scrap metal caught fire at the New Yau Ma Tei Public Cargo Working Area in Hong Kong early on Friday. Photo: Handout
A barge carrying scrap metal caught fire at the New Yau Ma Tei Public Cargo Working Area in Hong Kong early on Friday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong transport

400 evacuated after power bank catches fire on Hong Kong MTR train

Footage circulating online appears to show black bag on fire and emitting thick white smoke inside train carriage.

Hong Kong politics

Japan’s consulate in Hong Kong marks emperor’s birthday, but city officials absent

Envoy remarks on absence of traditional ‘guest of honour’ from city government, amid tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong ombudsman slams Medical Council’s ‘excessively long’ complaints system

Investigation also finds system plagued by persistent backlog of cases, with 895 complaints still pending as of last December.

The findings showed that the council completed 263 inquiry cases between 2020 and 2025, averaging 44 a year. Photo: Karma Lo
The findings showed that the council completed 263 inquiry cases between 2020 and 2025, averaging 44 a year. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong hiker rescued after falling from cliff, clinging to tree

Man was airlifted to safety after falling from slope along Tsing Shan Monastery Path.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong fire inquiry finds key clues of systemic failures: barrister

At the first meeting, residents of Wang Fuk Court call on committee to identify and hold those responsible to account.

Hong Kong weather

Temperatures to drop to 13 degrees on Sunday as cold front sweeps Hong Kong

Cold front expected to move across southern China over weekend, bringing stronger winds and cooler weather.

Temperatures in Hong Kong are expected to drop on Sunday as a cold front sweeps across southern China. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Senior civil servants to face scrutiny in Hong Kong blaze inquiry

Senior civil servants and department heads among witnesses to be cross-examined by an independent committee as victims demand accountability.

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The devastating Wang Fuk Court blaze claimed 168 lives last November. Photo: Sam Tsang
The devastating Wang Fuk Court blaze claimed 168 lives last November. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Wang Fuk Court survivors hit out at ‘bureaucratic’ process for URA subsidies

Hop On Management outlines rigid schedule for cheque collection for URA building maintenance subsidies, which must be completed by owner or authorised person.

Hong Kong society

Proposal allowing dogs in restaurants a ‘step forward’ for Hong Kong: lawmakers

Lawmakers say new licensing regime offers restaurant sector flexibility while balancing needs of dining public.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to consider HK$3,000 fixed penalty for smoking on construction sites

Government earlier proposed maximum fine of HK$150,000.

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A union survey found that more than half of respondents supported a smoking ban on sites. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Operation Santa Claus raises HK$19 million for Hong Kong fire victims, other causes

Annual fundraiser by RTHK and South China Morning Post hits nearly twice its target after intensified fundraising in the wake of Tai Po blaze.

Operation Santa Claus has raised HK$19 million this year, nearly double its target. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Operation Santa Claus has raised HK$19 million this year, nearly double its target. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong society

Data leaks jump 21% in Hong Kong, doxxing cases hit record low

Privacy watchdog received 246 data breach notices in 2025, 21 per cent increase from 203 cases in the year before.

Hong Kong society

Dogs to be allowed in up to 1,000 Hong Kong restaurants under new scheme

Authorities aim to submit proposal within first quarter and approve initial batch of dog permits by June.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Small Hong Kong firms struggling with scaffold net safety costs: contractor

‘Bigger contractors can usually handle the testing process … But for small and medium-sized firms with only one or two projects, it’s much harder,’ representative says.

Hong Kong’s construction watchdog should help small firms procure approved scaffolding nets at a lower cost, a leading contractor has said. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong’s construction watchdog should help small firms procure approved scaffolding nets at a lower cost, a leading contractor has said. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

62% of Hong Kong Zoomers fear they can’t compete with AI: Chinese YMCA survey

The survey by Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong also shows some 30 per cent of respondents do not know how to use AI tools.

Hong Kong society

Ex-Hong Kong chief secretary Rafael Hui, jailed for graft, dies at 77

Former chief secretary, who was jailed in 2014 for accepting nearly HK$20 million, died at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.

Hong Kong weather

12 degrees Celsius in Hong Kong on Sunday but warmer days expected in week ahead

With northeast monsoon replaced by easterly wind in middle of the week, mercury expected to rise to 24 degrees on Friday, Observatory says.

People in Central amid the cold winter weather. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong society

Calls for stricter rules after bot bookers detected on Hong Kong sports app

Authorities say they found accounts using computer programs or other automated tools for bookings just a week after new anti-touting policy began.

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Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre. Photo: Dickson Lee
Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre. Photo: Dickson Lee
Accidents and personal safety

On This Day | 2006 Egypt bus tragedy leaves 14 Hong Kong tourists dead – SCMP archive

On this day 20 years ago, a holiday bus ran off a highway in Egypt and rolled over, killing 14 Hong Kong tourists and hurting 30 others.

Hong Kong society

Blooming good: where to find cherry blossoms in Hong Kong this spring

Cherry blossom garden run by Airport Authority has expanded, while On King Street Park is another hotspot.

Hong Kong society

‘Rampant like a pandemic’: why Hongkongers struggle to get peace from junk calls

Thousands of residents affected by a surge in junk calls, with 466,000 reported in 2025 alone.

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Hongkongers are struggling to get a break from junk calls. Photo: Eugene Lee
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