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Hong Kong society
HKU, officials push back against Hongkongers’ development site proposal
Pok Fu Lam residents’ suggestion to build HKU’s innovation centre at Mount Davis site would take up more green belt area, authorities say.
11 Jul 2025 - 11:55PM
Hong Kong housing
On This Day
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Safety scare over Hong Kong public housing water in 2015 – from SCMP archive
11 Jul 2025 - 11:15AM
Animal welfare in Hong Kong
Rescued Hong Kong leopard cat ‘growing stronger, preparing to return to wild’
11 Jul 2025 - 11:05AM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong authorities confirm bitumen in water in Sai Wan Ho private estate
Substance originated from upstream supply pipe work, government says after receiving reports of black particles in water.
10 Jul 2025 - 9:33PM
Hong Kong weather
Heavy rain puts damper on Hong Kong school graduations as classes suspended
Observatory cancels all rainstorm warnings at 8pm but says weather will remain unstable.
11 Jul 2025 - 12:03AM
My Life
Gary Ades speaks on animal conservation and ecology in Hong Kong
Gary Ades, the head of fauna conservation at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, on the evolution of animal welfare and conservation in Hong Kong.
10 Jul 2025 - 7:15AM
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Hong Kong society
Fresh case of bitumen in water supply for Hong Kong housing, lawmaker says
Edward Leung says he has received complaints about particles in water from residents of two estates, following saga in Fanling last month.
10 Jul 2025 - 12:56AM
Hong Kong society
University of Hong Kong’s revised IT hub plan angers Pok Fu Lam residents
University seeks to build on site in Pok Fu Lam, with residents accusing it of dismissing alternative sites without proper due diligence.
10 Jul 2025 - 6:33AM
Hong Kong transport
Average cost of EV licence in Hong Kong could rise 536% under government proposal
Transport and Logistics Bureau has proposed increasing fees annually over five-year period, alongside plans to raise fines for traffic violations.
9 Jul 2025 - 11:41PM
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Hong Kong science and tech
University of Hong Kong calls Pok Fu Lam site best option for its innovation hub
Building on residential plot in area offers more advantages than locations on Mount Davis and Northern Metropolis land, university says.
9 Jul 2025 - 1:30AM
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Hong Kong weather
Explainer
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Hong Kong’s hottest Xiaoshu: what does it mean and how can you cope?
With the 11th solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar heralding higher temperatures, the Post offers advice on how best to manage.
8 Jul 2025 - 10:45PM
Hong Kong society
University of Hong Kong plans to cut size of development site after backlash
Source says HKU looking at building on residential plot nearby, leaving most of a Pok Fu Lam green belt untouched.
7 Jul 2025 - 11:56PM
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Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong cancels T1 signal as Typhoon Danas moves away
Observatory also issued a very hot weather warning at 10.45am, as temperatures across city reached 34 degrees Celsius or above by noon.
6 Jul 2025 - 3:58PM
Environment
Hong Kong’s feral pigeon population drops 11% in hotspots amid feeding ban
Authorities also say they plan to use AI patrol robots to enhance enforcement.
5 Jul 2025 - 12:00PM
Environment
Letters
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Taking stock of 36 years in environmental protection
Readers discuss how to cherish our planet, Malaysia’s whistle-blower protection law, and China’s investors.
5 Jul 2025 - 11:30AM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s South Lantau ecotourism plans could harm environment: green groups
Activists call for more public consultations to shape ‘comprehensive vision’ as deadline for developer interest approaches.
2 Jul 2025 - 10:22PM
Icons and Influencers
Why In Lieu is sourcing ‘premium water’ from Henan’s mountains
In Lieu works with Hong Kong hotels, and organisations like Art Central and the Midnight Runners, but is inspired by the wider choice of water in the US where even Beyoncé and Jaden Smith have founded water businesses.
1 Jul 2025 - 12:45PM
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Climate change
Letters
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Precious public input needed to protect Hong Kong’s biodiversity
Readers discuss how to lower the risk of local extinction, urban planning in a warmer world, and the glory days of curio shops in the city.
29 Jun 2025 - 11:30AM
Urban planning
Opinion
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No better time than a property slump to ‘future-proof’ urban Hong Kong
Genuine consultation, better communication, and policy with targets and teeth – like Singapore’s – are needed to ensure city’s sustainability.
28 Jun 2025 - 5:30AM
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From our archives
In pictures: how typhoons have wreaked havoc on Hong Kong through the decades
South China Morning Post photographers have captured the power and devastation of major storms through the years.
27 Jun 2025 - 11:23AM
Earthquakes
1,500 Hongkongers report feeling tremors as 4.3 magnitude quake hits Guangdong
Epicentre located in Qingyuan, about 57km north of Guangzhou and 180km northwest of Hong Kong.
23 Jun 2025 - 10:45PM
Hong Kong society
Brewing danger: 80% of Hongkongers unaware of microplastics in tea and coffee
Green group points to studies indicating single plastic tea bag can release up to 11.6 billion microplastics and 3.1 billion nanoplastic particles after being steeped in hot water.
24 Jun 2025 - 11:12PM
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Hong Kong science and tech
2 Hong Kong pilot schemes testing drones for landslide prevention operations
Drones are being used to help the Geotechnical Engineering Office with its work, including inspecting landslide sites and monitoring hillsides.
22 Jun 2025 - 4:06PM
Hong Kong society
Bitumen-lined water pipe in Hong Kong to be replaced by early July: minister
Development minister Bernadette Linn also says more than 1,500 requests from affected households to flush their water meters have been fulfilled.
18 Jun 2025 - 4:23PM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong’s rainy weather to ease in coming days, Observatory says
Conditions set to improve with sunny intervals emerging on Wednesday, following amber rainstorm warning on Tuesday.
17 Jun 2025 - 8:25PM
Hong Kong housing
Hong Kong’s shelved plan for 8,300 public flats to face 90% higher cost per home
Housing Bureau also says it expects an extra 10 months of construction due to site’s ‘complex geology’.
16 Jun 2025 - 9:29PM
Hong Kong tourism
Hong Kong wants an ecotourism boom, but can its parks handle more visitors?
Mass tourism contradicts ‘conservation over everything’, the principle behind managing country parks, researcher says.
15 Jun 2025 - 6:34PM
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong restaurants may start testing alternatives to plastics in next 2 months
Food containers among items in second phase of single-use plastics ban, as environment minister first looks to gauge feedback.
14 Jun 2025 - 6:44PM
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