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The car finally came to a halt along Rock Hill Street. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Boy, 11, takes the wheel after dad faints while driving car in Hong Kong

Boy forced to intervene when father lost consciouness while travelling westbound along Sai Wan’s Shing Sai Road.

Hong Kong society

2 women arrested as hawkers cash in on Blackpink merchandise craze at concerts

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong driver, 70, arrested after fatally striking cyclist in Tai Po

Hong Kong society

The Hong Kong charity helping neurodivergent people eat better and exercise more

Love 21 Foundation, among 13 NGOs selected for Operation Santa Claus funding, offers nutrition and fitness training for those with Down syndrome, autism, or other conditions.

Love 21 Foundation offers nutrition and fitness training for those with Down syndrome, autism, or other neurodiverse conditions. Photo: Cindy Sui
Love 21 Foundation offers nutrition and fitness training for those with Down syndrome, autism, or other neurodiverse conditions. Photo: Cindy Sui
Accidents and personal safety

Man dies after collapsing while hiking on Hong Kong Island

Man passed out on Hong Kong Trail, near Parker Avenue on Siu Ma Shan.

Hong Kong society

Sip of Hong Kong milk tea gives Blackpink show a local flavour

Blackpink fans urged to pay greater attention to safety and follow entry guidelines following earlier surge to standing area.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong travel agency backs out of Taiwan trip over controversial film screening

Jetport Travel also distances itself from promotion of tour organised by e-commerce platform As One, says wording ‘crossed the line’.

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Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai revealed last December that Deadline, starring Anthony Wong Chau-sang (centre), was banned in the city after waiting for more than four months for approval. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai revealed last December that Deadline, starring Anthony Wong Chau-sang (centre), was banned in the city after waiting for more than four months for approval. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong entertainment

Blackpink fever hits Hong Kong as Rosé delights in local snack on way to stage

Thousands of fans from the city and beyond pack Kai Tak Stadium as the girl group kick off the final leg of their record-breaking Deadline world tour.

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Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong extends building inspection deadline for contractor conviction checks

Some records are ‘definitely quite severe’ and include prosecutions for corruption and bribery, development chief Bernadette Linn says.

Hong Kong society

Veteran printer’s mission to keep movable type tradition alive in Hong Kong

‘I really don’t know if the factory will still be here in three years, but I hope to teach as many as possible about movable type culture,’ says Sing Hung owner.

Leung Kwok-hung, owner of Sing Hung Printer Factory. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong weather

On This Day | In 2016, Hong Kong shivered through coldest day in 6 decades – SCMP archive

Ten years ago, on January 24, 2016, some schools in the city were closed due to near-freezing temperatures.

Visitors drawn to Tai Mo Shan to view frost and icicles. Photo: Felix Wong
Visitors drawn to Tai Mo Shan to view frost and icicles. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Why delayed reform stands in the way of class-action lawsuit over Hong Kong fire

Tai Po inferno prompts calls from legal experts for authorities to press ahead with long-stalled proposal on collective legal action.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong lawmaker Judy Chan ‘sorry’ over traffic incident caught on camera

Viral video shows car heading along Jaffe Road against the flow of traffic.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong urged to boost support for at-risk elderly across all social classes

Calls by analysts for expanded support follow arrest of elderly woman who allegedly killed husband before attempting suicide.

Elderly people aged 60 or above have the highest suicide rate among all age groups in 2024, according to data from concern group Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s southbound travel scheme is 1 month old. Are people signing up?

Policy launched in late December allows Guangdong drivers to enter Hong Kong’s urban areas under daily quota system.

The scheme utilises the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to grant mainland drivers access to Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua
The scheme utilises the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to grant mainland drivers access to Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong society

Hope for youth hostel tenants after Hong Kong landlord ‘postpones handover’

Residents of BeLIVING Youth Hub in Causeway Bay were earlier told they had to move out by the end of February.

Crime in Hong Kong

Can Hong Kong find quick fixes for corruption in building maintenance sector?

Bid-rigging practices are back in spotlight following deadly Tai Po blaze but how widespread is the problem and how do syndicates work?

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Hong Kong society

Elderly Hong Kong woman arrested after tragedy in hotel room

Police called in after discovery at Ramada Grand hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Police were called to the Ramada Grand in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Dickson Lee
Police were called to the Ramada Grand in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Elon Musk’s mother reveals hopes, fears for future at Hong Kong fertility forum

Dietitian and model Maye Musk shares views at Global Fertility Crisis Forum, organised by Yuwa Population Research Institute.

Hong Kong society

Wild boar carcass found near Li Ka-shing’s home in Hong Kong sparks brief scare

Video circulating online shows police and fire vehicles outside residence after security guard notifies authorities of strong odor.

Accidents and personal safety

Construction worker falls, pierces buttock on rebar at Hong Kong government site

Labour authorities investigating after police receive report on Thursday morning of accident at Tung Chung site under Housing Department.

The construction site in Tung Chung under the Housing Department, where a worker was injured after falling onto steel rebar on Thursday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

As cold spell grips Hong Kong, homeless shun shelters that ‘feel like prison’

Some street sleepers brave the elements at popular park in Sham Shui Po, others take refuge in underpass near cultural centre in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Henry Lai has a wooden board next to his bed to guard against the bitter wind. Photo: Sam Tsang
Henry Lai has a wooden board next to his bed to guard against the bitter wind. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong authorities could vet construction firm directors to tighten oversight

Development chief says government could extend checks beyond project’s authorised person to help plug loopholes after Tai Po fire.

Hong Kong courts

International Bar Association ‘will speak out’ if US sanctions Hong Kong judges

Chairman Claudio Visco says IBA has consistently spoken out against violations of international law and Hong Kong will not be excluded from monitoring efforts.

Hong Kong housing

Elderly Hongkongers facing eviction over subdivided flat revamp fear losing jobs

Residents of Sham Shui Po’s Yee Wa Building previously told they needed to leave sometime between March and December.

Yee Wa Building on Un Chau Street. Photo: Eugene Lee
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