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Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:20:54 +0800
Police probe suspected murder-suicide in Tuen Mun
The police were on Monday investigating a suspected murder-suicide in Tuen Mun, in which a 66-year-old man and 60-year-old woman died. Officers had responded to a report at around 3.40am on Monday of a man suspected to have fallen from height on Tue...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:35:48 +0800
Bus operators expect slump after Tuen Ma Line opens
Bus and minibus operators said on Monday that their businesses will be seriously affected by the latest extension of an MTR line and the opening of two new stations in Kowloon later this month. The full opening of the Tuen Ma Line on June 27 means t...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:28:13 +0800
Covid probe takes in pet shop, industrial building
Health officials are still investigating how a teenage girl managed to contract a mutated strain of Covid-19 earlier this month. The 17-year-old’s infection snapped the city’s 42-day long stretch without a local unknown source case, but the sour...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:32:08 +0800
'Doing our part' say first youngsters to get jabs
Children as young as 12 years old were getting their first shots of the BioNTech vaccine on Monday – with some of those at vaccination centres speaking about how they wanted to do their part to help things return to normal. Monday was the first da...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:47:36 +0800
Police arrest 184 people in anti-drugs operation
Police said on Monday they had arrested 184 people and seized more than HK$50 million worth of cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, heroin and ice in an operation aimed at combating illegal drugs ahead of the summer holiday. Officers said they had seized a ...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 20:26:46 +0800
E-mail leaks for hundreds of LeaveHomeSafe enquiries
The government's IT office said staff employed by a contractor had accidentally leaked hundreds of e-mails from people asking them about the LeaveHomeSafe app. Apple Daily reported on Sunday that more than 400 emails were sent to one of those who of...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:51:51 +0800
Hong Kong reports no Covid-19 cases again
Hong Kong on Sunday reported no new coronavirus cases - the sixth consecutive day with zero local cases. But sources said there were a few preliminary positive cases. The Centre for Health Protection also said it's still unable to trace the source ...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 16:08:48 +0800
One dead, at least seven injured in Sha Tin crash
A minibus driver died and seven people were injured after a serious accident involving the vehicle and a private car in Sha Tin on Sunday. Police received a call about the collision at the intersection of Tai Chung Kiu Road and Sha Tin Wai Road next...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 15:22:54 +0800
'Bus franchise system should be changed'
The Democratic Party, which has no representative joining the upcoming Legislative Council discussion about bus franchises, on Sunday called on the government to stop its piecemeal approach to saving worsening yet ever more costly bus services. The ...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 13:20:52 +0800
U-turn on post-vaccination death announcements
A top government adviser on Covid vaccines said on Sunday they're going to do a U-turn about making public the deaths of those who have recently had a jab. The government's expert committee looking into adverse clinical events following inoculation...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:14:49 +0800
The CCP defends 'One Country, Two Systems': CS
Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung said on Sunday that not only did the Chinese Communist Party create the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle, it defends it. He said the principle was established from a pragmatic standpoint, having fully considered t...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:07:21 +0800
Vaccination assessment service offer for HA patients
Patients registered with the Hospital Authority (HA) can make an appointment to be assessed for their suitability for Covid-19 vaccination starting from June 25, rather than having to wait for their next routine appointment. Patients will be able to...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 00:07:04 +0800
Agnes Chow plans rest after 'painful' prison term
Activist Agnes Chow took to social media to give her first message to the public on her release from prison, saying she needed to rest after a "painful" six months in jail. On her Instagram account, Chow posted a plain, black image with a message sa...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 23:32:38 +0800
Vaccination hits record level on Saturday
A record 54,000 people received Covid-19 vaccinations on Saturday, with the reduction of the minimum age for the jab expected to add further impetus to the SAR's slow inoculation drive. Officials statistics showed that some 36,000 people received t...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 21:05:31 +0800
Police arrest three on protest anniversary
Hong Kong police said they arrested three people and issued at least 10 summonses for breaches of social distancing on Saturday amid tense scenes as officers tried to prevent any gathering to mark the second anniversary of a key date in the 2019 prot...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:16:17 +0800
Slogan to stay for the time being, says HK Alliance
Organisers of the June 4 candlelight vigil on Saturday said the group's slogan calling for an end to one-party rule on the mainland will stay – for the time being – until a full analysis on the latest political situation is carried out. For year...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 15:02:13 +0800
HK reported three new imported cases from Indonesia
Health officials reported three new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, all of which are imported from Indonesia. The three cases involve foreign domestic helpers who arrived on the same flight on Friday, and tested positive on arrival. Two were fou...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:59:37 +0800
Banks, lawyers exempt from tightened company searches
Banks, accountants, lawyers and more sectors are getting exemptions from the government's plan to tighten public access to Hong Kong’s official business database, but officials are still refusing to give exemptions to journalists and labour unions....

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:35:34 +0800
'End one-party rule' advocates are HK's foes: Beijing
Beijing's top representative in Hong Kong on Saturday said people who call for the "end of one-party rule" are the "real enemies" of the SAR. Luo Huining was speaking at a forum organised by the central government's offices in Hong Kong as part of a...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:29:33 +0800
'Measures for unvaccinated staff must be necessary'
The chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Ricky Chu, warned on Saturday that companies risk facing legal challenges, if the measures they have for employees that aren't vaccinated against Covid-19 are unreasonable and unnecessary. Busines...



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