https://www.scmp.com/rss/520898/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men at registered pharmacies and seized thousands of unregistered anti-obesity medicines and boxes of slimming injections, vowing to launch more joint operations to clamp down on illegal sales across the city. The Department of Health said on Monday evening that an enforcement operation with the police last Friday at a registered pharmacy in Sha Tin district led to four arrests and the seizure of over 400 tablets of clonazepam, more than 2,700 tablets of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3350832/5-arrested-hong-kong-pharmacies-thousands-anti-obesity-and-dangerous-drugs-seized?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3350832/5-arrested-hong-kong-pharmacies-thousands-anti-obesity-and-dangerous-drugs-seized?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:19:26 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong homebuyers’ strong demand for new flats extended a streak of brisk sales for developers with one project selling out in a single day, underscoring the city’s broader recovery in housing prices. All 88 units at the Pavilia Farm III project by New World Development and MTR Corporation in Sha Tin were sold on Saturday, prompting the developers to put 75 more flats on sale later that night. Elsewhere in Kai Tak, 133 units of KT Marina II were snapped up over the weekend, according to... https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/3350638/hong-kong-homebuyers-extend-sell-out-streak-amid-renewed-confidence-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/3350638/hong-kong-homebuyers-extend-sell-out-streak-amid-renewed-confidence-market?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:10:25 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Hong Kong police have deployed drones for the first time to combat illegal street gambling operations, arresting eight suspects over the past two weeks. The eight suspects – seven men and a woman, aged between 53 and 76 – were arrested in Chung On Estate, police said on Sunday. Officers seized HK$420 (US$54) in cash and gambling equipment. The arrests followed a joint operation, codenamed JusticePeak, conducted between April 5 and 18 by officers from the Sha Tin and Ma On Shan police divisions... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3350620/hong-kong-police-use-drones-first-time-tackle-illicit-street-gambling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3350620/hong-kong-police-use-drones-first-time-tackle-illicit-street-gambling?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:54:29 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Hong Kong police have broken up a syndicate led by a beautician that allegedly stole credit cards from patrons of a beauty salon in Mong Kok, causing losses of more than HK$410,000 (US$52,347). The force said on Thursday that four men and two women, aged between 39 and 52, had been arrested over the past two days. One suspect was allegedly found with stolen credit cards in their possession at the time. Between last December and April, police received reports from 19 residents who claimed their... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3350273/hong-kong-police-bust-beautician-led-syndicate-behind-hk410000-credit-card-scam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3350273/hong-kong-police-bust-beautician-led-syndicate-behind-hk410000-credit-card-scam?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:22:48 +0000 Brian Wong,Leopold Chen Brian Wong,Leopold Chen Firefighters combating Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades prioritised bringing the blaze under control over evacuating residents due to the “unprecedented” scale of the disaster, a public inquiry has heard. Four Fire Services Department officers on Monday shared how the operation unfolded during the initial stage of the 43-hour inferno that ravaged Wang Fuk Court in November. They highlighted the difficulties in rescuing residents trapped in their homes due to the flames’ rapid spread... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3349916/firefighters-prioritised-tackling-blaze-over-rescues-tai-po-probe-hears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3349916/firefighters-prioritised-tackling-blaze-over-rescues-tai-po-probe-hears?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:01:23 +0000 Kora Kwok Kora Kwok After designing more than 300 projects for clients, Keith Chan Shing-hin faced an unfamiliar challenge: designing for himself. The founder of interior design house Hintegro had competing priorities for his 580 sq ft, one-bedroom apartment in Sha Tin. It needed to reflect his aesthetics and approach to design but, unlike many of his high-profile clients, Chan was working with a far more modest budget. “Designers don’t necessarily make a ton of money in Hong Kong,” he laughs. “But I remind myself... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3349399/interior-designer-challenge-finally-designing-his-own-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/design-interiors/article/3349399/interior-designer-challenge-finally-designing-his-own-home?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:11 +0000 Denise Tsang,Oscar Liu,Emily Hung Denise Tsang,Oscar Liu,Emily Hung Thousands of Hongkongers braved heavy rains to sweep tombs during the Ching Ming Festival on Sunday, with some Wang Fuk Court residents returning to the fire-ravaged housing estate to mourn the victims. The spring trek to graveyards around Hong Kong began under skies darkened by an approaching band of thundery showers, which prompted the Observatory to issue an amber rainstorm warning at 2.05pm. While many Chinese families cherish the chance to visit their ancestors’ tombs and pay their... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3349074/thousands-brave-rain-mark-ching-ming-wang-fuk-court-residents-return-mourn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3349074/thousands-brave-rain-mark-ching-ming-wang-fuk-court-residents-return-mourn?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:55:46 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong police have arrested a 36‑year‑old man on suspicion of taking upskirt images of a woman in a Sha Tin mall. Officers received a report from a passer-by that a man was secretly filming a woman inside the GreenPrice store in New Town Plaza shortly before 2pm on Monday. Police arrived and arrested him on suspicion of unlawful recording or observation of intimate parts. He has been detained, and a Sha Tin district investigation team is handling the case. A female staff member told media... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3348445/hong-kong-man-arrested-suspicion-taking-upskirt-images-woman-shopper?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3348445/hong-kong-man-arrested-suspicion-taking-upskirt-images-woman-shopper?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:28:31 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin An 81-year-old minibus driver and his six passengers have been injured in a crash involving three vehicles in Hong Kong, according to police. The force was alerted to the traffic accident at around 12.30pm on Friday in Sha Tin, involving a KMB bus, a minibus and a private car on Siu Lek Yuen Road near Kwong Sin Street. “As the vehicles approached the scene, the bus followed the traffic lights and stopped. The minibus allegedly collided with the private car and the bus while attempting to change... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348100/8-injured-3-vehicle-crash-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3348100/8-injured-3-vehicle-crash-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:27:34 +0000 Jess Ma,Danny Mok Jess Ma,Danny Mok Seven people have been injured, four critically, in a fire and explosions at a recycling yard in Hong Kong, forcing the evacuation of 300 people, including students and teachers on a nearby school trip. The blaze broke out at 11.01am on Thursday in a recycling yard at the junction of Ting Kok Road and Fung Yuen Road in Tai Po district. According to the Fire Services Department, it started in a scrap metal compactor housed inside a two-storey iron-sheet structure. The department deployed two... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347947/explosion-hong-kong-recycling-yard-injures-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347947/explosion-hong-kong-recycling-yard-injures-2?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:53:26 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung A hamster was caught hitching a ride on a bus from Central to Sha Tin on Sunday morning, ending up in the custody of a Hong Kong animal welfare group. The golden brown Syrian hamster was spotted by a passenger and is now being looked after by the Hong Kong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Photos and videos circulating online show the tiny passenger tucked into a corner on the KMB bus, seemingly overwhelmed by its surroundings. It was later placed in a translucent plastic... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347478/rodent-trip-swinging-time-hamster-hitching-ride-bus-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347478/rodent-trip-swinging-time-hamster-hitching-ride-bus-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:43:34 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Hong Kong police seized HK$20 million (US$2.55 million) worth of suspected cocaine in a village house in Sha Tin and arrested a 28-year-old man in an anti-drug trafficking operation on Saturday. Senior Inspector Conrad Chan Yuen-fun, of the narcotics bureau’s operation division, said on Sunday the raid stopped the drugs from reaching the market. The operation followed an investigation revealing the house in Sha Tin was being used to store illicit drugs, Chan said. “Officers lay in wait outside... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3346650/hongkonger-28-held-hk20-million-suspected-cocaine-seized-village-house?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3346650/hongkonger-28-held-hk20-million-suspected-cocaine-seized-village-house?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:38:17 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong court has convicted a professor of offering a HK$1,000 (US$128) bribe to a property agent in an attempt to avoid paying HK$16,000 in compensation for breaching a tenancy agreement more than three years ago. Sha Tin Court on Tuesday rejected mainland Chinese scholar Du Du’s claim that he had only intended to reimburse the agent after backing out of a provisional tenancy agreement on the same day he signed it. In finding the 48-year-old guilty of offering an advantage to an agent, the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3346075/cityu-professor-convicted-offering-hk1000-bribe-avoid-tenancy-payout?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3346075/cityu-professor-convicted-offering-hk1000-bribe-avoid-tenancy-payout?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:04:53 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin A Chinese restaurant located in Mei Tin Commercial Complex in Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district has been burgled, with HK$800,000 (US$100,300) in cash stolen, according to police. The force received a report from a 54-year-old staff member at around 6.30am on Monday, and deployed officers to the scene. “After a preliminary count, it is believed that around HK$800,000 in cash has gone missing,” police said. The case was listed as a burglary. No one has been arrested so far. The restaurant owner... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344309/hong-kong-restaurant-burgled-hk800000-cash-stolen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344309/hong-kong-restaurant-burgled-hk800000-cash-stolen?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:29:59 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A 34-year-old chef has been arrested for allegedly spraying an unknown liquid on three female pedestrians near Hong Kong’s Tai Wai MTR station in separate incidents during the Christmas and Lunar New Year holiday periods. The first incident took place on Christmas morning, when a woman crossing a footbridge on Mei Tin Road felt liquid dripping on her hair and saw a man running away from her soon after. Police arrested the man on suspicion of common assault on January 8 and later released him on... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344248/chef-34-arrested-allegedly-spraying-unknown-liquid-3-women-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344248/chef-34-arrested-allegedly-spraying-unknown-liquid-3-women-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:13:41 +0000 Matthew Cheng,Jess Ma Matthew Cheng,Jess Ma Hong Kong must stay vigilant in times of peace and embrace innovation, according to a prophecy drawn by the city’s top rural leader during an annual Lunar New Year ritual. Kenneth Lau Ip-keung, chairman of powerful rural body the Heung Yee Kuk, drew a “neutral” stick for Hong Kong at Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin on the second day of the Year of the Horse on Wednesday and offered his interpretation of the prophecy. The No 22 fortune stick read: “Do not get close to a woodcarver husband; judge... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343863/stay-vigilant-even-peace-hong-kong-rural-leader-says-lunar-new-year-prophecy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343863/stay-vigilant-even-peace-hong-kong-rural-leader-says-lunar-new-year-prophecy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:07:23 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying,Danny Mok,Theodora Yu Lo Hoi-ying,Danny Mok,Theodora Yu Some recent food poisoning cases in Hong Kong have been linked to raw oysters supplied by a company in Spain, prompting authorities to instruct the food trade to suspend imports and sales from the firm. The Centre for Food Safety revealed the latest results of its investigation into dozens of recent food poisoning cases on Friday night – hours after a restaurant chain told the South China Morning Post that raw oysters consumed by diners who fell ill came from France and were supplied by a Hong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3343376/hong-kong-diners-urged-avoid-raw-oysters-more-food-poisoning-cases-found?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3343376/hong-kong-diners-urged-avoid-raw-oysters-more-food-poisoning-cases-found?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:31:43 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong’s average waiting time for a public rental flat rose to 5.6 years as of December, marking an increase for three consecutive quarters, as the Housing Bureau attributed the increase to high demand for flats in urban areas. According to figures announced on Thursday, the latest average waiting time for general applicants – family or elderly households – over the past 12 months was higher than the 5.5 years recorded in September and 5.4 years in June. The figure was 5.3 years, as of March... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343364/average-public-housing-wait-time-hong-kong-rises-56-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343364/average-public-housing-wait-time-hong-kong-rises-56-years?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:02:44 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of threatening to bomb Admiralty MTR station on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday later this month. Inspector Luke Hung Sze-tat of the Central police district said on Saturday that officers had arrested a 31-year-old local man in his Sha Tin home on Friday evening and seized three imitation guns from the flat. “Although the crime only involved one person, his threat to place a bomb in one of the busiest and densest MTR stations in Hong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3342762/man-arrested-over-bomb-hoax-threat-targeting-hong-kongs-admiralty-mtr-station?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3342762/man-arrested-over-bomb-hoax-threat-targeting-hong-kongs-admiralty-mtr-station?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:46:23 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Hong Kong’s CLP Power said it was investigating a voltage dip in the New Territories that left dozens of residents trapped in lifts on Friday evening. More than 50 reports of people trapped in lifts were received by the Fire Services Department between 6.30pm and 8pm. Most reports came from Sha Tin and Ma On Shan, although several were from Kwai Tsing and Mong Kok. CLP Power, the city’s largest electricity supplier, said a 132,000-volt power grid connecting Ma On Shan to Sha Tin experienced a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3342721/hong-kongs-clp-power-investigates-after-voltage-dip-traps-dozens-lifts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3342721/hong-kongs-clp-power-investigates-after-voltage-dip-traps-dozens-lifts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:01:36 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong’s health authorities have warned of a recent “drastic increase” in norovirus-related food poisoning incidents that are all related to raw oyster consumption, with 20 of them being recorded over the past 2½ weeks. The Centre for Health Protection said on Thursday that it had received 23 reports of food poisoning, involving 69 patients, since January 18. Among them, 20 cases affecting 57 people were related to norovirus, which typically causes food poisoning and acute... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3342562/drastic-increase-food-poisoning-cases-hong-kong-linked-raw-oysters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3342562/drastic-increase-food-poisoning-cases-hong-kong-linked-raw-oysters?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:29:34 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen As spring approaches and temperatures begin to climb, Hong Kong’s cherry blossoms are preparing to burst into full bloom. Within the next week or two, Hongkongers can enjoy this spectacle without leaving the city. The South China Morning Post lists the best spots in the city to enjoy cherry blossoms and how to get there. 1. How to catch cherry blossoms near Hong Kong airport? The cherry blossom garden run by the Airport Authority has expanded with 39 new trees, bringing the total to 160. Steven... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3341737/blooming-good-where-find-cherry-blossoms-hong-kong-spring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3341737/blooming-good-where-find-cherry-blossoms-hong-kong-spring?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 02:30:09 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Local fans filled Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday not just to place bets but to witness Ka Ying Rising match a record that had stood for more than 20 years. After several days of cold weather, the temperature in Hong Kong rose above 20 degrees Celsius in late January. Attention under the sun was focused on the day’s Group One Centenary Sprint Cup (1,200m), where Ka Ying Rising caught up with the long-standing 17-win streak record set by Silent Witness. Fans gathered at the rails after 3pm for the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3341175/chance-witness-ka-ying-rising-make-history-main-bet-local-fans-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3341175/chance-witness-ka-ying-rising-make-history-main-bet-local-fans-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:00:10 +0000 Peggy Ye Peggy Ye Hong Kong is testing purpose-built student housing as an alternative land-sale model, as weak demand for commercial sites pushes the government to explore uses that can still attract investor interest. The Development Bureau on Tuesday invited expressions of interest (EOI) for student hostel development on three commercially zoned sites in Kai Tak, Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin, and Tung Chung East, marking the first time the government had proposed selling land through open tender with use restricted... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3340776/hong-kong-tests-student-housing-land-sales-office-market-slowdown-curbs-tenders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3340776/hong-kong-tests-student-housing-land-sales-office-market-slowdown-curbs-tenders?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:00:27 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma A prime site in the newly developed Kai Tak area, along with two other plots, have been earmarked for the development of tertiary student hostels, Hong Kong authorities have announced. A spokesman for the Development Bureau said on Tuesday that three commercial sites – in Kai Tak, Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin and Tung Chung East – would be open for expressions of interest from the market and could go on sale as early as the next financial year. “Subject to the response received from this expression... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3340582/hong-kong-earmarks-kai-tak-site-among-3-plots-private-student-hostel-projects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3340582/hong-kong-earmarks-kai-tak-site-among-3-plots-private-student-hostel-projects?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:49:58 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words The capture of Nicolas Maduro may be the epitome of Donald Trump’s strategic calculations. The raid was a warning that the United States can project power anywhere, anytime with overwhelming force and conclusiveness. It is regaining control over its own backyard, where China has... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3339672/strategic-calculations-behind-trumps-venezuela-raid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3339672/strategic-calculations-behind-trumps-venezuela-raid?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:30:08 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words As someone born and raised in Hong Kong, I have followed the news on the Tai Po fire from California, where I have been based for decades. The tragedy will have lasting traumatic effects. But it has also created social cohesion and unity. Sustaining the unity will depend on a... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3339152/hongkongers-unite-around-tai-po-fire-probe-must-deliver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3339152/hongkongers-unite-around-tai-po-fire-probe-must-deliver?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:30:09 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu An elderly cleaner was injured after being struck by a left-hand drive car with a trade licence plate at a Hong Kong public housing estate – the second street-worker accident in just over a week. Police received a report at 6.18am on Wednesday that a Geely multipurpose vehicle (MPV) was making a right turn out of a car park at Lek Yuen Estate in Sha Tin when it struck the cleaner pushing a trolley outside Kwai Wo House. The accident left the 74-year-old victim, surnamed Wong, in a semi-conscious... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3338988/cleaner-hit-left-hand-drive-geely-car-hong-kong-second-such-accident-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3338988/cleaner-hit-left-hand-drive-geely-car-hong-kong-second-such-accident-week?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:52:15 +0000 Letters Letters The fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po has shocked the world. Public discussion has understandably focused on who may be legally responsible. But stopping there misses a more uncomfortable issue: the government’s failure to understand how industries actually operate, and to regulate accordingly. I can’t help linking this disaster to something I witnessed years ago. In the 1980s, when I was still in secondary school, I took a one-month summer job in a factory assembling hairdryers for export. Short... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3338454/lesson-tai-po-fire-hong-kong-must-close-regulatory-loopholes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3338454/lesson-tai-po-fire-hong-kong-must-close-regulatory-loopholes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jan 2026 03:30:10 +0000 Peggy Ye Peggy Ye City University of Hong Kong has bought an office property in Kowloon for HK$1.96 billion (US$252 million), joining a growing list of educational institutions buying office assets amid depressed prices as the city’s office market shows early signs of stabilising. CityU Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the university, has acquired the low-rise office block at Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong from Singapore-based Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust. The agreement was signed on December 10, with... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3338488/cityu-joins-ranks-schools-snapping-hong-kong-offices-festival-walk-buy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3338488/cityu-joins-ranks-schools-snapping-hong-kong-offices-festival-walk-buy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:52:02 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu Hong Kong’s newly opened Central Kowloon Bypass, along with a planned major road and rail expansion of over 40 per cent in the next few years, will boost the city’s competitiveness and integration with national development, the finance chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said on Sunday that the deeper integration of transport infrastructure between Hong Kong and its neighbouring cities in the Greater Bay Area would enhance connectivity and the efficient flow of people and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3337219/new-central-kowloon-bypass-boost-hong-kongs-competitiveness-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3337219/new-central-kowloon-bypass-boost-hong-kongs-competitiveness-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Dec 2025 06:38:48 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong A construction worker lost consciousness after falling from scaffolding at a Hong Kong village house under renovation, amid a string of similar accidents over the past month. Police said they received a call at 10.13am on Tuesday about a 65-year-old male worker who had fallen at the house on Wun Yiu Road in Tai Po. Officers arrived to find the man unconscious with a head injury. He was sent to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin for treatment. The worker had fallen from a scaffolding that was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336620/worker-unconscious-head-injury-after-falling-scaffolding-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336620/worker-unconscious-head-injury-after-falling-scaffolding-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:25:10 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong police have arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of attacking a woman and her son with a water bottle following a dispute over smoking. The 58-year-old mother called police at about 8.30am on Saturday, reporting that the man had poured water on her and used a water bottle to attack her 29-year-old son at a pedestrian tunnel at Che Kung Miu Road in Tai Wai. According to the force, the mother and son had complained about the man smoking inside the tunnel. “They had a dispute, and the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336334/hong-kong-police-arrest-man-71-alleged-attack-2-others-over-smoking-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336334/hong-kong-police-arrest-man-71-alleged-attack-2-others-over-smoking-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:21:18 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s Hang Seng University has acquired office units in a commercial building in the New Territories for HK$90 million (US$11.6 million), making it the latest school to purchase real estate amid a government push to turn the city into a global education hub. The acquisition covers 16 office units measuring 19,139 sq ft on the 11th floor of Metropole Square in Sha Tin, together with four car parking spaces. The seller was listed company Alco Holdings, which manufactures and sells consumer... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335975/hong-kongs-hang-seng-university-joins-property-rush-us116-million-office-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3335975/hong-kongs-hang-seng-university-joins-property-rush-us116-million-office-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:35:33 +0000 Mary Ann Benitez Mary Ann Benitez An Indonesian domestic helper has recalled how she and her employer’s elderly parents huddled together in a smoke-filled bedroom for an agonising three hours, covering their noses with wet towels as they lay trapped while a deadly inferno engulfed a Hong Kong estate last month. The helper, who gave her name as Olive, recalled to the Post the ordeal the trio went through on November 26, as the devastating fire swept through seven of the eight residential high-rise blocks at Wang Fuk Court in Tai... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335516/indonesian-helpers-terrifying-3-hour-ordeal-fire-ravaged-hong-kong-estate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335516/indonesian-helpers-terrifying-3-hour-ordeal-fire-ravaged-hong-kong-estate?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:01:48 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words It was only until I saw traces of smoke in the sky even from a swimming pool in Sha Tin that I was struck by the scale of the Tai Po fire. As the death toll continues to rise, I would like to offer my sincerest condolences to the families of the victims. In recent days, stories,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3334457/hong-kong-will-emerge-stronger-tai-po-fire-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3334457/hong-kong-will-emerge-stronger-tai-po-fire-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:30:09 +0000 SCMP Reporter SCMP Reporter Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and top officials expressed sorrow over the death of a firefighter killed while battling a blaze at a Tai Po estate, paying tribute to his “gallantry and selfless devotion to duty”. Ho Wai-ho, 37, died while tackling the blaze at one of the blocks of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. The fire broke out on Wednesday and spread rapidly to other towers in the estate. Director of Fire Services Andy Yeung Yan-kin said Ho, from Sha Tin Fire Station, arrived at the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334275/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-pays-tribute-firefighter-killed-tai-po-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334275/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-pays-tribute-firefighter-killed-tai-po-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:14:49 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words The recent case of Li Fei, who used false credentials to obtain an entry permit under Hong Kong’s Top Talent Pass Scheme, raises serious concerns about the city’s equal application of the law. Despite presenting counterfeit documents, including a fake overseas degree, to claim... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3333392/hong-kongs-laws-targeting-false-credentials-must-apply-equally?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3333392/hong-kongs-laws-targeting-false-credentials-must-apply-equally?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 03:30:09 +0000 Danny Mok,Jess Ma Danny Mok,Jess Ma Three men allegedly linked to a fatal attack on a suspected triad member in Sha Tin have been arrested over murder and related charges after being transferred back to Hong Kong from mainland China. The trio – a suspected knifeman, the driver of a getaway vehicle and another man identified later in the investigation – were detained by mainland police in Guangxi earlier this year. A Hong Kong police spokesman said on Thursday that the trio had been sent back to the city. The spokesman said a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3333440/2-men-linked-fatal-attack-suspected-triad-member-sent-back-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3333440/2-men-linked-fatal-attack-suspected-triad-member-sent-back-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:49:07 +0000 Harvey Kong Harvey Kong Seven people have been injured after a minibus collided with a car in Hong Kong’s Ma On Shan and then crashed into a bus stop. A source said on Wednesday that the green minibus and BYD car were travelling in opposite directions along A Kung Kok Street before colliding head-on, with the minibus crashing into the bus stop afterwards. It damaged a bus sign and roadside railing. Both drivers blamed each other for causing the incident, with the pair passing their breathalyser tests, according to the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3333352/7-injured-after-minibus-collides-car-crashes-bus-stop-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3333352/7-injured-after-minibus-collides-car-crashes-bus-stop-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:40:11 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Three workers at a public hospital in Hong Kong fell ill and more than 180 people were evacuated after a chemical leaked from a waste container during a delivery on Monday. The formaldehyde spill was reported at the clinical pathology department in Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin at around noon. The Fire Services Department and police were alerted. Hospitals mainly use formaldehyde as a preservative and disinfectant, especially in laboratories and pathology units. The chemical, which is... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3333129/3-workers-fall-ill-180-evacuated-after-chemical-spill-hong-kong-hospital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3333129/3-workers-fall-ill-180-evacuated-after-chemical-spill-hong-kong-hospital?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:02:40 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Family and friends of prisoners in Hong Kong can now book their online video visits through a trial scheme that will later be expanded to cover more remote correctional facilities, authorities have said. The Correctional Services Department launched a trial scheme for video visit e-booking on Wednesday, covering four correctional facilities on Lantau Island. The calls can only be made from select locations. “Visitors can easily book video visits through the online platform as needed, and the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3332591/hongkongers-can-now-book-virtual-visits-prisoners-expanding-trial-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3332591/hongkongers-can-now-book-virtual-visits-prisoners-expanding-trial-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:15:57 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Appearances by ex-Miss Hong Kong contestant Samantha Ko Hoi-ling and singer Yan Ting headlined the festivities at the 21st edition of the city’s most glamorous lifestyle racing event – Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Day. Punters swathed in pink descended on Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, with many flocking to the parade ring to watch singer Ting get the festivities under way shortly before the racing started. Sa Sa also forged a special collaboration with the Hong Kong Design Institute to present a dazzling... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3332113/ex-miss-hong-kong-contestant-samantha-ko-among-guests-sa-sa-ladies-purse-day-goes-pink?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3332113/ex-miss-hong-kong-contestant-samantha-ko-among-guests-sa-sa-ladies-purse-day-goes-pink?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:45:03 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Anti-triad officers from the Hong Kong Police Force have arrested a man in connection with the suspected theft of urns from a columbarium in Sha Tin, the Post has learned, after containers holding the ashes of legendary kung fu master Lau Kar-leung were allegedly stolen. A source said on Tuesday that officers from the organised crime and triad bureau had opened an investigation into actress turned lawyer Mary Jean Reimer’s revelation concerning the suspected theft of her late husband’s urns. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3331453/1-arrested-hong-kong-police-probe-urn-theft-after-kung-fu-legends-ashes-go-missing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3331453/1-arrested-hong-kong-police-probe-urn-theft-after-kung-fu-legends-ashes-go-missing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:08:59 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu Hong Kong police have arrested a motorist after his car fatally struck the driver of a rehabilitation bus who was operating a lifting platform. Police received a report at 8.16am on Tuesday regarding the accident, which took place near the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Cyril and Amy Cheung Aged Care Complex in Sha Tin. According to the force, the 50-year-old bus driver was operating the lifting platform at the rear of his vehicle parked on 8 Yuen Chau Kok Road when a blue BMW failed to stop in time... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331433/driver-hong-kong-rehab-bus-dies-after-being-hit-and-dragged-car?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3331433/driver-hong-kong-rehab-bus-dies-after-being-hit-and-dragged-car?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:18:01 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li Hong Kong reported two imported cases of chikungunya on Saturday, both of whom were hospitalised and are now in stable condition, bringing the total number of cases this year to 54, according to health authorities. The first case involved a 32-year-old woman living in Sha Tin who had travelled to India between October 9 and 23. She developed a rash and joint pain on the last day of her trip, followed by a fever the next day. She first consulted a private doctor on October 29 and later went to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3331188/hong-kong-reports-2-imported-chikungunya-cases-bringing-total-54-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3331188/hong-kong-reports-2-imported-chikungunya-cases-bringing-total-54-year?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:11:51 +0000 Elizabeth Cheung Elizabeth Cheung Hong Kong patients enrolled in government subsidised healthcare services will be able to buy medicines under a specific list of drugs at prices much lower than market rates when a new initiative launches late next year. The Health Bureau also said on Thursday that the Community Pharmacy Programme, set to launch in the fourth quarter of 2026, would first roll out in four districts – Eastern, Yau Tsim Mong, Sha Tin and Yuen Long. The Community Drug Formulary – a list of medicines commonly used in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3330957/hongkongers-get-greater-access-cheaper-medicines-under-specific-list-drugs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3330957/hongkongers-get-greater-access-cheaper-medicines-under-specific-list-drugs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:14:07 +0000 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Two men were taken to hospital on Sunday morning following a three-car collision on a road running through Hong Kong’s Plover Cove Country Park. Police said the accident took place at around 7.50am along Bride’s Pool Road in Tai Po. Photos from the scene show that at least two vehicles had sustained major damage to their front sections. One of the vehicles had a probationary driver’s plate displayed in the windscreen. Smoke could also be seen coming from one of the damaged vehicle’s engines. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3329549/2-men-sent-hospital-after-3-car-collision-hong-kong-country-park-road?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3329549/2-men-sent-hospital-after-3-car-collision-hong-kong-country-park-road?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:44:20 +0000 Jess Ma,Connor Mycroft,Harvey Kong Jess Ma,Connor Mycroft,Harvey Kong Two Filipino domestic helpers who were found by Hong Kong police after going missing for two weeks have been fired and face being sent back to their country, Philippine authorities have said. While the search for Aleli Perez Tibay, 33, and Imee Mahilum Pabuaya, 24, was over, questions about their disappearance remained as they had refused to tell police where they were for the past two weeks, sources told the Post on Friday. Some members of the public have questioned whether the pair should be... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3329290/two-missing-filipina-domestic-helpers-hong-kong-found-after-12-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3329290/two-missing-filipina-domestic-helpers-hong-kong-found-after-12-days?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:52:38 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong warehouse worker has been sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to kill his 90-year-old father in a failed murder-suicide bid two years ago. The High Court on Wednesday ruled that the sentence given to Au Chi-ming was appropriate, balancing society’s condemnation of such crimes, the need to deter similar acts and the “tragic” circumstances of the case. The 53-year-old defendant pleaded guilty last month to trying to kill his bedridden father as part of his attempt to take... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3329110/hong-kong-man-jailed-4-years-over-attempted-murder-suicide-90-year-old-father?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3329110/hong-kong-man-jailed-4-years-over-attempted-murder-suicide-90-year-old-father?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:52:46 +0000