Rosanna Law pledges to examine restrictions related to fire safety, building structure and land use preventing factory spaces from being used for performances.
Lawmaker calls for training to be expanded to all community care teams to help provide basic services for mentally ill residents.
Traveller reported cash and bank card missing from bag he had placed in overhead bin, latest in string of similar cases.
First update to list honouring elements of heritage considered to have high cultural value and pressing need for preservation.
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‘One country, two systems’ guarantees that no top-down instruction will be placed on developers to discharge their social responsibilities, industry representative says.
Enterprises also sign agreements among themselves on related projects, with investment amounting to more than HK$100 billion.
State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office says Benny Tai and others in subversion trial were ‘far from being genuine advocates’ for democracy.
Hospital Authority releases report by special committee established to review its operations following string of medical care mistakes.
Sentences ranging from four years and two months to 10 years for conspiracy to commit subversion were proportionate with severity of crime, experts say.
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Reviewing Stock Connect scheme, which marks its 10th anniversary, finance chief Paul Chan lists listed three areas where programme can be further developed.
The government’s previous full-year forecast was for growth of between 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent.
Cui Jianchun, Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong, also says critical comments about curtailed freedoms in city are ‘rumours made by insane people’.
Managing director Wai Chi-sing says authority is now exploring taking up a major redevelopment project on its own after failed tender.
Seven-time champion arrived in Hong Kong amid plans by UK to abolish non-domicile tax status as part of revenue shake-up.
Chinese president lays out hopes for Macau’s next leader, Sam Hou-fai, as he receives appointment letter from Premier Li Qiang in capital.
Xia Baolong, Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs, also reaffirms ‘one country, two systems’ policy in meeting with Jardine’s Benjamin Keswick.
Driver passes bus stop without seeing waiting man, who then chases vehicle to red light 170 metres away in a rage.
Cui Jianchun, Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong, says he will press on with explaining ‘one country, two systems’ to foreign envoys.
But constitutional affairs chief Erick Tsang says authorities have no plans to revise voting laws to allow Hongkongers to vote outside city.
A-Kids Garden Education Centre in Tai Po also apologises over incident but denies tutor used any foul language or corporal punishment.
Financial secretary meets counterparts at Apec gathering in Peru, ahead of trip to US.
Privacy watchdog says stakeholders feel stiffer penalties over data breaches ‘should be done carefully amid lukewarm economic climate’.
Boat captain and six crew members arrested as customs targets smuggling activities at sea in recent days.
Common squirrel monkey was one of two that was put under isolated surveillance last week after showing signs of illness.
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Authorities say monkeys had melioidosis, a disease that can affect both animals and humans.
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Fraser Institute’s ‘Economic Freedom of the World’ report measures 165 jurisdictions in five areas of assessment.
Chinese Culture Experience Centre expected to receive about 80,000 to 90,000 visitors annually on completion in 2028.
Police say man believed to have fallen from scaffolding in work accident at building on No 25 Man Fuk Road in Ho Man Tin.
Flight from New York to Hong Kong was diverted to Japan due to geomagnetic storm, but pilots note airlines have guidelines to handle them.
Firefighters were passing scene of crash involving car and wild boar in Sai Kung.