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Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:45:21 +0800
Man charged for trafficking HK$100m worth of meth
Police said they had charged a man for allegedly trafficking dangerous drugs, after officers seized over HK$100 million worth of ice in a shop in Hung Hom on Friday. He will appear in Kowloon City Magistracy for mention on Monday. Detectives said ...

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:51:17 +0800
Hong Kong reports eight imported Covid-19 cases
Health officials on Sunday reported eight Covid-19 infections, all imported. The patients, aged between 13 and 64, flew in from the Czech Republic, Maldives, Spain, the Philippines and the United States. All but one, a 13-year-old boy, have either...

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:35:39 +0800
'June 4 commemoration to be judged case-by-case'
Security secretary Chris Tang said on Sunday that authorities would take into consideration a number of factors when judging whether it is legal for people to commemorate the ending of the student-led protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989,...

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:19:38 +0800
Land shortage far exceeds original estimate: govt
The Development Secretary Michael Wong on Sunday indicated that the amount of land Hong Kong still lacks for its future development "far exceeds" the original estimate made a few years ago. Back in 2016, planning officials had estimated that the SAR...

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 11:13:20 +0800
‘Civic duty for political parties to join elections’
Executive Councillor Ronny Tong said on Sunday that a political party should disband if it doesn’t accept Hong Kong’s new electoral system. He was speaking on a radio programme ahead of the Democratic Party's special meeting, where members will...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 18:50:25 +0800
Rescuers look for officer missing from capsized boat
Rescuers were searching for a policewoman who has gone missing after a patrol boat capsized on Saturday. The marine police vessel was in the waters off Tuen Mun, near Sha Chau, when it overturned at about 8am. Three out of four people who fell fr...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:54:19 +0800
Vigil organiser passes motion to dissolve
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which used to organise the annual June 4th vigil, has voted to disband. Members of the group held a special meeting on Saturday afternoon. Forty-one voted in favour of dis...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:03:44 +0800
Hong Kong adds nine imported cases
Health authorities on Saturday confirmed nine new imported coronavirus cases, with all but one of the patients found to be carrying the L452R mutant strain. The patients had arrived from the UK, Indonesia, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan an...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 13:16:55 +0800
Trio jailed for over 5 years for rioting near PolyU
The District Court on Saturday sentenced three people to up to five years and eight months in jail, after they were convicted of rioting near the Polytechnic University in 2019. The incident happened when hundreds of protesters inside the universit...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 13:07:01 +0800
Alliance's end won't stop our actions: Chris Tang
Security secretary Chris Tang said the possible disbandment of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China will not clear anyone of legal liabilities, nor will it affect the actions authorities are taking against the ...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:46:42 +0800
Student Politicism disbands after NSL arrests
The group Student Politicism has announced that it is disbanding after four of its current and former members were charged with national security offences. The group's convenor Wong Yat-chin, spokeswoman Wong Yuen-lam and two former members, Chan Ch...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:41:14 +0800
Oaths of ten district councillors doubtful, says govt
Ten Kowloon district councillors who swore allegiance to the SAR on Friday morning have had the validity of their oaths questioned by the oath administrator, Home Affairs Secretary Caspar Tsui. The district councillors whose oaths are being put unde...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:55:13 +0800
HKU students granted bail in national security case
Three University of Hong Kong students charged under the national security law were granted bail by the High Court on Friday, after spending more than a month behind bars. Charles Kwok, Kinson Cheung and Chris Todorovski are accused of advocating t...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:19:27 +0800
'Democratic Party can survive even if it shuns polls’
Democratic Party chairman Lo Kin-hei said on Friday that he believes his party will continue to exist, even if it decides not to join Legislative Council elections in December. A ballot of members will be held on Sunday as to whether the party shou...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:53:56 +0800
HK reports seven imported Covid infections
Health officials on Friday reported seven imported Covid-19 cases, with three of the patients testing positive for the potentially more contagious L452R mutant strain. The Centre for Health Protection said the five men and two women arrived from the...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:49:34 +0800
HK govt welcomes 'ironclad evidence' of US meddling
The SAR government on Friday said Beijing's move to expose what it describes as Washington's years of interference in Hong Kong will help HongKongers avoid "falling prey to the malicious attempts of the US". In a statement, the SAR authorities say t...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:04:57 +0800
Beijing exposes Washington's 'criminal record' on HK
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Friday published a lengthy list of what it frames as instances of Washington’s interference in the affairs of Hong Kong and support for anti-China forces. The list contains no preamble, nor any further...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:39:03 +0800
Cheung Sha Wan tenement blocks to be redeveloped
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announced on Friday that it’s redeveloping a total of 30,000 square metres of land in Cheung Sha Wan to build nearly 2,000 flats. The authority’s general manager, Mike Kwan, said part of the project involves tea...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:47:35 +0800
Kowloon district councillors attend oath ceremony
More than 50 Kowloon district councillors attended an oath-taking ceremony on Friday morning to swear their allegiance to the SAR. Sham Shui Po district councillor Lee Man-ho had said on social media that he would not take the oath to the SAR gover...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:03:41 +0800
Labour Department investigating fatal lorry accident
The Labour Department says it is highly concerned about a fatal work accident at a warehouse in Hung Shui Kiu, where a man died after being sandwiched in between two vehicles. In a statement published late on Thursday night, the department said the...



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