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Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:44:27 +0800Returning cargo aircrew to quarantine for three days
The government on Tuesday announced that cargo aircrew will be required to undergo three days of hotel quarantine when they fly into Hong Kong.
This comes after authorities reported that three Cathay Pacific cargo aircrew members who recently retur...
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:43:32 +0800Zero-Covid 'unsustainable' on road to reopening
A prominent microbiologist has outlined a timetable for Hong Kong's reopening while arguing the city's current zero-Covid strategy is unsustainable and its inoculation rate must be further boosted.
Speaking on a radio programme, Yuen Kwok-yung said ...
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 12:03:53 +0800Nine found guilty of 2019 riot near PolyU
The District Court on Tuesday found nine people guilty of rioting near Polytechnic University in November 2019, as protesters attempted to reach others surrounded by police on campus.
The defendants, aged between 20 and 29, had denied the charges.
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Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:54:27 +0800'Improve Covid testing for cross-border travellers'
Mainland authorities have been urged to improve Covid-19 testing arrangements for Hongkongers crossing the border, after one crossing point recently became congested with people travelling north for Chinese New Year in February.
The mandatory 21-da...
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:08:29 +0800No confirmed cases in lockdown but testing continues
Health officials said on Tuesday that no confirmed cases were found after the lockdown of a residential building in Shek Tong Tsui, but they still have some households to test.
They said that as of 2am about 80 residents had undergone testing.
Howe...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 16:58:36 +0800HK karate athletes among new Omicron cases
Hong Kong on Monday reported that 14 people confirmed to have Covid-19 at Christmas are carrying the Omicron strain, bringing the SAR's total to 58.
The eight men and six women, aged between 20 and 80, were reported as imported Covid-19 cases on Chr...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:24:43 +0800'Economy must come before universal suffrage target'
A top legal scholar in Beijing said on Monday that the target of allowing Hong Kong to select its chief executive and all members of the legislature by universal suffrage hasn’t changed, but the city should focus on developing its economy and impro...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:04:55 +0800Health officials 'ready for worst' if Omicron hits HK
Health officials said on Monday they're preparing for the worst if Hong Kong experiences an outbreak of Covid-19 powered by the highly transmissible Omicron variant – including putting 500 isolation beds on standby at the Asia WorldExpo.
Secretar...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 20:24:14 +0800Motorcyclist dies after crash on Shek O Road
A man died on Sunday morning after he apparently lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a private car in the opposite lane on Shek O Road.
Police said the two vehicles caught fire, and both blazes were put out by firefighters.
The 25-year...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 17:17:32 +0800AFCD chief: 28 boars 'handled' under new policy
The head of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Sunday that officials would continue to kill wild boars that show no fear and pose a risk to humans.
Leung Siu-fai says officials have “humanely handled” 28 animals since...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 16:20:17 +0800Man 'tried to scam family in fake kidnapping'
The police said on Sunday that they've arrested a 20-year-old man they believe attempted to scam his family out of HK$300,000 in a fake kidnapping.
The man's mother called the police on Christmas Eve, saying she had received videos of her son being ...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 16:00:56 +0800HK adds nine imported Covid cases
The Centre for Health Protection on Sunday reported nine new imported Covid cases, with at least six of the patients were found to be carrying mutant strains. Test results for the other three are pending.
One of them is a local air crew member who t...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 13:25:26 +0800Finance chief to hear from new lawmakers on budget
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says he's planning to meet incoming lawmakers to gather their views on his budget, as he called on members of the public to engage in a consultation he's conducting.
"Every government faces a slew of wishes, but with li...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 13:00:47 +0800SAR has 'highest standard' controls to fight Omicron
Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Sunday that the authorities are implementing control measures at the "highest standard" to keep the Omicron variant of the coronavirus out of Hong Kong.
Writing on her official blog, Professor Chan noted that the...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 12:37:12 +0800Observatory issues warning as temperatures plummet
The Observatory on Sunday issued a cold weather warning as it forecast a chilly evening for Boxing Day and a cool holiday Monday.
The forecaster said temperatures in the urban areas would be around 12 degrees on Sunday night, and it would be a few d...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 10:54:05 +0800Officials launch review into 'outrageous' abuse case
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong says the government is reviewing how it monitors providers of child care services, as he joined Chief Executive Carrie Lam in expressing anger over allegations of abuse at a foster home for orphaned babi...
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 18:54:01 +0800Police make record ketamine seizure
Police said on Saturday that they had arrested four people and seized 1.26 tonnes of suspected ketamine during an anti-drug trafficking operation in Lei Yue Mun yesterday - the largest seizure of the drug on record.
Officers said the drugs had a st...
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 18:43:28 +0800Carrie Lam calls foster home abuse case 'outrageous'
The chief executive on Saturday called the suspected child abuse case uncovered at a foster home "outrageous" and has asked her welfare chief to investigate if negligence was involved on the part of the organisation.
Writing on her Facebook page, C...
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 18:02:45 +0800More flights banned as HK logs 25 new imported cases
Health authorities on Saturday announced the banning of Cathay Pacific, Korea Air and Emirates from operating flights to Hong Kong from London, Seoul, Bangkok and Dubai for 14 days after a number of passengers they carried tested positive for Covid-1...
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 16:43:51 +0800CityU student union to remove June 4 statue
The City University of Hong Kong's students union has said that it will take away a statue commemorating June 4th displayed on campus at the request of the university.
In a statement, the union said it had received a letter from the university on C...