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Hong Kong’s CLP Power to probe voltage dip after residents left stuck in lifts
CLP Power confirms 132,000-volt power grid connecting Ma On Shan to Sha Tin experienced voltage dip for 0.1 seconds on Monday morning.
25 Nov 2024 - 3:41PM
Accidents and personal safety
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Carbon monoxide poisoning: how to avoid it after Hong Kong family of 3 fall ill
24 Nov 2024 - 11:54PM
Hong Kong society
Who is Golden Horse best actress Chung Suet-ying?
24 Nov 2024 - 6:14PM
Society
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong’s Chung Suet-ying named best actress at Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan
Hong Kong directing duo Chan Cheuk-sze and Kathy Wong win award for best documentary short film with Colour Ideology Sampling.mov.
24 Nov 2024 - 1:06AM
Chung Suet-ying poses with her best actress award in Taipei. Photo: Reuters
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong transgender woman slams HSBC for outing her with letter to employer
Christine Chu says HSBC sent letter to employer over ‘discrepancies’ in its records, despite receiving copy of Chu’s updated identity card.
23 Nov 2024 - 6:03PM
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Hong Kong science and tech
China can beat AI rivals with Greater Bay Area edge: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
‘This is just an extraordinary opportunity for China and for this area,’ CEO says as he receives honorary doctorate with acting legend Tony Leung.
23 Nov 2024 - 11:01PM
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Music
Hong Kong conductor Elim Chan on reaching beyond the concert hall
Chan, 38, back in her home city to conduct, talks about shaking up ‘dinosaur’ orchestras, women conductors and not messing up.
23 Nov 2024 - 2:22PM
Society
Hong Kong’s pandas
Pork knuckles, red eggs party: Hong Kong giant panda cubs turn 100 days old
Giant panda Le Le also makes first public appearance in two months as park reopens special enclosure for bears.
23 Nov 2024 - 7:41PM
Crowds flock to Ocean Park to celebrate Hong Kong’s giant panda cubs turning 100 days old. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Accidents and personal safety
2 workers die in separate accidents within one hour in Hong Kong
Worker maintaining escalator trapped in machinery in Central, painter is crushed into ceiling by malfunctioning raised platform.
23 Nov 2024 - 1:58AM
Society
Hong Kong weather
Tremors felt in Hong Kong as earthquake strikes Taiwan
Observatory receives more than 10 reports from residents of minor shaking as magnitude 4.7 quake hits south-southwest of Jiayi.
22 Nov 2024 - 9:43PM
Society
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong charity wants more access for wheelchair users in city and in nature
Parks and Trails works with wheelchair users to identify wheelchair-friendly trails and Operation Santa Claus funding will help it expand programme.
22 Nov 2024 - 3:21PM
Society
Hong Kong society
Hongkonger honoured for bravery after dying while trying to save girl in sea
Vincent So awarded silver medal for diving into water to try to save girl who was attempting suicide.
22 Nov 2024 - 4:11PM
The man jumped into the waters at Aberdeen Harbour near South Horizons to rescue the girl on April 11 this year. Photo: Winson Wong
World
SCMP Highlights
‘Jay Chou of fitness world’, Jimmy Lai takes witness stand: 7 highlights
From EU warning China against making drones for Russia to Malaysia’s fitness influencer, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
22 Nov 2024 - 1:34PM
Society
Hong Kong housing
Will Hong Kong’s proposed new building rules to help elderly spur projects?
Professionals and lawmakers hail move as step in right direction, but say whether developers will take action depends on size of concessions they receive.
22 Nov 2024 - 11:33PM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong watchdog takes aim at bikes blocking paths around leisure facilities
Ombudsman calls on Leisure and Cultural Services Department to better enforce rules for rental services at 14 recreational venues.
22 Nov 2024 - 12:29AM
Society
Hong Kong society
2 PLA Navy warships arrive in Hong Kong for 5-day port call
Changsha, a destroyer, and Hainan, the country’s largest amphibious assault vessel, arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday morning.
24 Nov 2024 - 3:25PM
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Hainan, a Type 075 landing helicopter dock, at China Merchants Wharf in Kennedy Town. Photo: Eugene Lee
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong charity helps neurodiverse people achieve full potential through fitness
‘We don’t see this as an ability issue but more of an opportunity issue,’ says head of Love 21 Foundation, selected for annual fundraising drive Operation Santa Claus.
21 Nov 2024 - 4:28PM
Society
Hong Kong weather
Cool, wet for Hongkongers on Thursday but temperature set to rise in coming days
Mercury dips to 17 degrees Celsius in urban areas on Thursday morning.
21 Nov 2024 - 1:13PM
Sport
Hong Kong Sports Institute
Hong Kong sports bodies have 2 years to fall into line or risk losing funding
New code of governance sets out three major areas where the city’s National Sports Associations need to improve by 2026.
20 Nov 2024 - 10:22PM
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Hong Kong economy
5,000 Hongkongers to take part in next Kai Tak Sports Park drill on Saturday
Crowd control exercise will take place at Youth Sports Ground from 3.30pm to 8.45pm to test venue capacity and surrounding facilities.
19 Nov 2024 - 10:03PM
1,500 spectators attend a football match on October 27 at the Youth Sports Ground, the first trial event at Kai Tak Sports Park. Photo: Sam Tsang
Transport
Accidents and personal safety
Minibus driver critically injured in crash at upscale Hong Kong neighbourhood
Driver, 79, hurled out of windscreen when vehicle ploughed into entrance of a Mid-Levels residential complex, source says.
19 Nov 2024 - 2:35PM
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Hong Kong society
1.5% of Hong Kong civil servants are disabled, lawmakers call for more hires
Unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 11 per cent in 2020, compared with 5.8 per cent citywide.
18 Nov 2024 - 9:44PM
Society
Hong Kong society
Fewer quitting Hong Kong’s civil service, but hiring must be faster: minister
Civil service chief Ingrid Yeung tells lawmakers recruitment process must be accelerated as retirement rates remain high.
18 Nov 2024 - 6:28PM
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OPINION
Mike Rowse
Opinion
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Why a social media ban could be in Hong Kong youth’s best interest
17 Nov 2024 - 6:13PM
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Alice Wu
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Hong Kong needs credible fertility policies, not baby photos in offices
11 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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Godfrey Scotchbrook
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Remembering Po Chung, a true Hong Kong luminary
6 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
Rhys Cheung
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Raymond Lap-Ming Tang
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Paul Yip
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Hong Kong government can’t turn the tide on youth disenchantment on its own
5 Nov 2024 - 4:30PM
Alice Wu
Opinion
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Hong Kong needs to rethink its branding – it can’t be a hub of everything
4 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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Cui Jianchun
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3 ways Hong Kong can boost economic growth and development
4 Nov 2024 - 9:27AM
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