https://www.scmp.com/rss/524632/feed The latest news and top stories on Nixie Lam Lam, a Hong Kong politician. Known for her advocacy for women’s rights public health and youth development, she has been a vocal proponent for extending frozen egg storage limits and increasing IVF access. She served on the Tsuen Wan District Council from 2012 to 2019 before becoming a Legislative Council member in 2022. Her work also involves promoting understanding of "one country, two systems" and supporting residents of the Youth Hostel Scheme.... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong’s capital market is likely to experience significant fluctuations this year owing to intensifying geopolitical risks, the city’s finance chief has warned, stressing the need for caution in financial management. Six weeks before the government unveils its annual budget, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po pledged to consider whether there was scope to adjust child allowance to encourage more births, after a Post report revealed that Hong Kong’s registered births hit a record low last... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340151/hong-kongs-finance-chief-warns-market-volatility-pledges-support-families?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340151/hong-kongs-finance-chief-warns-market-volatility-pledges-support-families?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:33:39 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Permanent secretaries of government bureaus will not escape scrutiny even though a proposed new accountability system is targeting department heads, as investigations under the mechanism will cover “all civil servants”, Hong Kong’s leader has said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu offered more clarity on Thursday on the new “Heads of Department Accountability System”, which he announced in his annual policy blueprint the previous day and will penalise underperforming senior civil servants and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3326031/top-hong-kong-civil-servants-wont-avoid-scrutiny-under-accountability-system-john-lee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3326031/top-hong-kong-civil-servants-wont-avoid-scrutiny-under-accountability-system-john-lee?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:43:50 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying,Emily Hung Lo Hoi-ying,Emily Hung Hong Kong should step up victim protection by outlawing deepfake pornographic content, advocates and lawmakers have said, after a university student was accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate explicit images of his classmates. The Education Bureau weighed in on the case on Sunday, saying publicly funded universities had autonomy in how they managed students, while one lawmaker called on authorities to follow South Korea’s example by banning the AI-generated pornographic... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318047/hong-kong-should-ban-ai-generated-porn-protect-victims-ngo-and-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318047/hong-kong-should-ban-ai-generated-porn-protect-victims-ngo-and-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jul 2025 11:32:01 +0000