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A second victim has come forward to accuse Hong Kong barrister Simon So of indecent assault. Photo: Brian Wong

Law and Crime

Lawyer faces new charges after second victim accuses him of indecent assault

Hong Kong barrister Simon So faces additional charges after earlier hearing in which another victim accused him of molestation in 2017.

Cheap tours blamed for coerced shopping in Hong Kong: tourism experts

Hong Kong taxpayers face HK$28 billion Covid bad-loan burden from SMEs

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Law and Crime

Hongkonger arrested on suspicion of underage sex and scamming girls of HK$33,000

Suspect told girls they could earn money with ‘compensated dating’, only for him to have sex them and extract cash using excuses, police say.

According to police, the suspect recruited the girls for “compensated dating” with promises of payments of between HK$30,000 and HK$100,000. Photo: Getty Images
According to police, the suspect recruited the girls for “compensated dating” with promises of payments of between HK$30,000 and HK$100,000. Photo: Getty Images

Society

Hong Kong puts launch of basketball betting on hold

Home Affairs and Youth Bureau concerned over effects of rapidly growing prediction market, with Jockey Club saying it respects government’s move.

Hong Kong Economy

Maisy Ho remembered as dedicated philanthropist and community servant

Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau praises her ‘profound dedication to community service’ and for caring for underprivileged.

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Law and Crime

Hong Kong’s Mirror star Keung To fined HK$2,200 for driving offences

Boy band member fined for careless driving in crash last year, and separately for running a red light and failing to display a probationary “P” plate.

Hong Kong singer Keung To has been fined HK$2,200 for careless driving, running a red light and failing to display a probationary sign on his car. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong singer Keung To has been fined HK$2,200 for careless driving, running a red light and failing to display a probationary sign on his car. Photo: Eugene Lee

Politics

Hong Kong to slash over 10,000 civil service posts by mid-2027, minister vows

Civil service minister Ingrid Yeung says close to 60 per cent of cuts will be junior roles and about 3 per cent at senior level.

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Tech Trends

Victory Giant joins IPO push by China’s circuit-board makers amid AI frenzy

Nvidia supplier aims to raise up to US$2.2 billion in Hong Kong as AI data centre demand makes boards ‘all the rage’.

Big Tech

‘Common ignorance’: how China took the lead in global efforts to govern AI

As AI development gathers speed, governments and industry leaders say guardrails are needed to protect the public from the fast-moving tech.

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China is leading a global charge to rein in AI as governments and industry leaders fear the world is entering the unknown in terms of where the technology is going. Photo: Shutterstock

Society

Hong Kong school hits back at filmmaker in row over Italian festival screening

Supervisor of Ying Wa Girls’ School says principal did not lie in negotiations over showing To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self at coming festival.

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The documentary, commissioned by the school, tracks the lives of six students over the course of a decade from 2011. Photo: Jelly Tse
The documentary, commissioned by the school, tracks the lives of six students over the course of a decade from 2011. Photo: Jelly Tse

Society

Firefighters prioritised tackling blaze over rescues, Tai Po probe hears

‘If you cannot put out the fire, how can you save those trapped inside?’ commander tells committee investigating Wang Fuk Court disaster.

Law and Crime

Hong Kong customs seizes 760 suspected endangered reptiles worth HK$580,000

Customs and Excise Department finds 106 turtles and 654 lizards believed to be endangered species hidden in truck bound for mainland China.

Health & Environment

Hong Kong expands heat stress monitoring to better protect outdoor workers

Data to be used from eight additional sites across city in effort to provide more accurate readings and issue faster warnings.

Hong Kong has expanded heat stress monitoring to include data from eight additional sites in an attempt to better protect outdoor workers. Photo: Jelly Tse

Health & Environment

HKTVmall’s Ricky Wong breaks silence after protests over animal research methods

CEO of Hong Kong Technology Venture Company says research meant to alleviate elderly patients’ suffering, but animal rights group unconvinced.

Ricky Wong, CEO of Hong Kong Technology Venture Company, the parent firm of online retailer HKTVmall, says the conglomerate’s medical research seeks to reduce the suffering of elderly patients. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Ricky Wong, CEO of Hong Kong Technology Venture Company, the parent firm of online retailer HKTVmall, says the conglomerate’s medical research seeks to reduce the suffering of elderly patients. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Law and Crime

Court clears woman of submitting fake qualifications in talent scheme application

Judge says mainland Chinese defendant showed negligence but no intent to defraud, noting her visa agent may have submitted false details.

Law and Crime

Mentally ill son who killed mother detained indefinitely at psychiatric hospital

Hong Kong court says sentence for Wong Chun-kit, who killed mother amid delusion she was ‘monster lizard’, is ‘most appropriate’ for public safety and his welfare.

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Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong will pay diesel subsidies directly to oil firms, look out for abuse

Government will know if oil firms try to take advantage of HK$3 subsidy scheme by increasing prices, official warns.

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The fuel crisis sparked by the Middle East conflict has led to a surge in the global diesel and petrol prices with Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
The fuel crisis sparked by the Middle East conflict has led to a surge in the global diesel and petrol prices with Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse

Law and Crime

Police arrest man who used air gun to rob Hong Kong bank and recover HK$35,000

Suspect in custody after Bank of East Asia branch in Harbour View Centre in Wan Chai robbed by armed man who later fled on bicycle.

Law and Crime

Warning issued after university student loses HK$190,000 in internship scam

Police say fraudsters held 40-minute online orientation and communicated with victim entirely in English.

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Education

ESF among 8 school operators that failed to meet non-local student targets

Education Bureau says non-local enrolment at some schools dropped to as low as 39 per cent, well below required targets of 50 to 98 per cent.

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The English Schools Foundation says it has been increasing the proportion of non-local students since the end of the pandemic. Photo: Sam Tsang
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OPINION
Christine Loh

Opinion | Hong Kong increasingly seen as a safe haven in troubled world

Christine Loh
Alice Wu

Opinion | On education equality, Hong Kong policymakers must do their homework

Alice Wu
Carolyn Yim

Opinion | Why securing Hong Kong’s economic future is a cultural question

Carolyn Yim
Tim Parker

Legal Tales | Antisocial media: Meta, Google liable in landmark case for mental health harm

Tim Parker
Matteo Giovannini

Opinion | Hong Kong’s global future depends on diverse talent

Matteo Giovannini
Winston Mok

Opinion | For Gulf states, geography is both a generous and treacherous patron

Winston Mok
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Hong Kong laundry sector facing closures amid oil price surge

Lee Lam, Chairman of Yue Yi Laundry (Hong Kong) Limited, poses for pictures in his factory at Tuen Mun. The sharp rise of industrial diesel has significantly raised operating costs for laundry businesses, which rely heavily on diesel-powered boilers to generate steam for high-temperature washing and sterilisation, particularly for hospital linens and hotel laundry. 06APR26 SCMP/ Sam Tsang
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Seeking answers to a tragedy Hong Kong could have avoided

Seeking answers to a tragedy Hong Kong could have avoided
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