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Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:01:36 +0800
Let the jersey controversy go, says sports chief
The official in charge of Hong Kong's sports development on Friday appealed to the public to let the controversy surrounding athletes' jerseys go, and focus on their performances instead. The Sports Commissioner, Yeung Tak-keung, was speaking in To...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:34:00 +0800
Developers set vaccine goal for second flat giveaway
Property developers on Friday dangled the prospect of another flat giveaway in a bid to boost the city’s vaccination rate. Sino Group's Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and Chinese Estates Holdings are already offering a one-bedroom flat worth H...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:12:01 +0800
Tong Ying-kit jailed for 9 years under security law
Former waiter Tong Ying-kit was jailed for nine years on Friday, three days after the High Court ruled that he was a terrorist who had incited fellow Hongkongers to split the city from the rest of China. Following a 15-day trial without a jury, thre...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:29:44 +0800
Haughey thrills Hongkongers with new Tokyo victory
Cheers, applause and even a few tears broke out around Hong Kong shopping malls once again on Friday as swimmer Siobhan Haughey won another silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Expectations were high for the Hong Kong athlete ahead of the 100 metre ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:24:12 +0800
More taxis use digital payments as e-vouchers launch
A lot more taxis are accepting digital payments in the hope of gaining more business when the government starts handing out electronic spending vouchers on August 1, a taxi association representative says. On an RTHK programme, the chairman of the ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:12:15 +0800
Ex-coach hails Haughey's 'mental toughness'
A former coach of Siobhan Haughey says the Hong Kong swimming star's mental toughness has helped her become the best swimmer in the territory's history, describing her strength as "a special gift from God". After becoming the first Hong Kong athlete...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:06:39 +0800
Police investigate anthem booing at mall
Police have told RTHK that they've launched an investigation into the booing of the national anthem during an Olympic broadcast at a Kwun Tong shopping mall. Large numbers of fans gathered at the APM Mall in Kwun Tong on Monday night to see fencer C...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 18:36:51 +0800
Two men arrested over alleged media boycott campaign
Police said on Thursday they have arrested two men over an alleged boycott campaign targeting a local media company, but refused to confirm reports from TVB that the case involves the station. The force alleged the two men – aged 18 and 26 – wer...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 17:03:20 +0800
Teachers' union latest to quit HK Alliance
The Professional Teachers' Union (PTU) has become the latest group to withdraw from the alliance that used to organise Hong Kong's June 4 candlelight vigils. The Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China has for months been acc...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 17:00:59 +0800
'Tam Tak-chi used protest slogans to incite hatred'
Prosecutors on Thursday alleged that pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi used popular slogans of the 2019 protests – such as "liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" and "five demands, not one less" – to incite hatred and contempt of the cent...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:07:15 +0800
Patriot Muk's T-shirt fears justified: Starry Lee
DAB leader Starry Lee says a member of her party was justified in questioning the patriotism of a member of Hong Kong's Olympic team who wore a black T-shirt in Tokyo at the weekend, adding that a professional athlete would not have been affected by ...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 15:54:21 +0800
Elderly residents queue up for walk-in vaccinations
There were queues outside some of Hong Kong’s Covid vaccination centres early on Thursday morning, as elderly people lined up to take advantage of a new walk-in scheme aimed at boosting vaccination rates. People aged 70 and over are now able to re...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:25:51 +0800
Next Digital probe is necessary, says accountant
A Baptist University’s adjunct professor in business said on Thursday that it was appropriate for the government to invoke rarely-used powers under the Companies Ordinance to investigate Next Digital, saying a lot of questions surrounding the finan...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:13:42 +0800
Tong Ying-kit only incited people to clap him: lawyer
The defence lawyer for the first Hongkonger found guilty under the national security law has told the High Court that the only effect his client's stunt had on the general public was to make them applaud him in support. Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, ...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:30:04 +0800
'Queen's Road Central is a failed street'
Campaigners will take to the streets on Thursday afternoon to promote their idea to pedestrianise Queen's Road Central, saying it will help businesses and lower carbon emissions. James Ockenden, the editor of Transit Jam and producer of RTHK's Wham...

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 21:15:25 +0800
Govt appoints investigator to probe Next Digital
The government on Wednesday invoked rarely used powers under the Companies Ordinance to launch an investigation of the financial affairs of Next Digital. The company, which has seen several senior executives charged with national security offences, ...

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 21:00:39 +0800
DAB member apologises for Angus Ng shirt criticism
A DAB member who sparked public anger by criticising one of the Hong Kong team at the Tokyo Olympics for a shirt he wore has finally apologised – but only for the tone he used in his earlier criticism. Nicholas Muk, a teacher, was one of the first...

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:39:21 +0800
Another daughter of Saudi official in HK has Covid
A daughter of a member of staff at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Hong Kong became the SAR's latest confirmed Covid-19 patient on Wednesday. The imported case was the only one reported by the Centre for Health Protection. The 17-year-old girl had...

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:35:41 +0800
Wife challenges doctor's punishment over drugs death
The wife of a man who died of organ failure after allegedly being given inappropriate medication has launched a legal challenge in the High Court over the Medical Council's decision to only give the doctor involved an 18-month probation order. Rela...

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:07:44 +0800
Two dozen helpers arrested over money laundering
Police said on Wednesday that they had arrested 29 people, including 24 foreign domestic workers, in connection with a suspected HK$27 million money laundering scheme. The force said a syndicate used 35 bank accounts belonging to helpers to launder...



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