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Sun, 21 Aug 2022 15:35:12 +0800
Twelve injured in Choi Hung bus crash
Twelve people were injured on Sunday after a bus rammed into a lamppost next to a bus stop in Choi Hung. Police said the driver and 10 passengers, two of them children, were hurt in the crash at around midday, while a girl sitting at the bus stop w...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:37:05 +0800
Five arrests over trafficking of Hongkongers
Police on Sunday said they had arrested five people in connection with suspected job scams which allegedly involve Hongkongers being trafficked to Southeast Asia, held captive, and forced to take part in fraudulent activities. Officers said the numb...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 12:56:20 +0800
Paul Chan coy on chance of more spending vouchers
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday that it's too early to say whether he will give the public more consumption vouchers next year. He said this year's vouchers have helped revive the economy, but this is not the only way to provide a boos...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 11:41:48 +0800
Injured MIRROR dancer 'making very minor progress'
A dancer seriously hurt in an accident at a MIRROR concert last month has only made very minor progress in his recovery, his father said on Sunday. Lee Kai-yin was struck by a giant video screen that fell onto the stage as the boyband were appearing...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:34:30 +0800
Elderly man in hospital after being hit by police car
An elderly man was taken to hospital with head injuries on Sunday after apparently being knocked down by a police car in Sham Shui Po. The incident happened at around 6am as the 83-year-old was crossing at the junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Pei Ho...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 22:52:40 +0800
Compulsory testing notices issued for 57 locations
The government on Saturday issued compulsory testing notices for 57 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. ...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:23:26 +0800
HK will definitely compete for talent: John Lee
Chief Executive John Lee on Saturday held a Policy Address consultation session with more than 100 people, with many urging the administration to boost housing supply and step up its efforts to attract talent to the city. During the two-hour session...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:17:24 +0800
Winter Covid outbreak may come as cases surge: CHP
Health authorities have warned that daily Covid case numbers are expected to climb further, leading to a possible new wave of infections over the winter. A total of 6,210 local infections and 179 imported cases were reported on Saturday, the third ...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:48:53 +0800
'Govt working to free more Hongkongers in captivity'
Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Saturday that authorities are working to help Hongkongers who have reached out saying they are being held captive in Southeast Asia. He noted that so far 28 residents have sought assistance after apparently f...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:11:07 +0800
Six plead guilty to conspiring to incite subversion
Six people linked to the pro-independence group "Returning Valiant", including minors, on Saturday admitted to conspiracy to incite others to subvert state power. The six, aged between 16 and 26, admitted to committing the offence between January 1...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:44:17 +0800
'Govt needs to be careful with adjusting entry rules'
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development on Saturday said the government must take a cautious approach when assessing whether quarantine requirements for arrivals into Hong Kong might be further adjusted, as the SAR's Covid caseload has be...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 23:17:05 +0800
Compulsory testing notices issued for 60 locations
The government on Friday issued compulsory testing notices for 60 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. Th...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:56:14 +0800
Kai Tak's Covid isolation facility begins running
The government said that the Kai Tak isolation facility, which started operation on Friday morning, has received about 60 Covid patients as at 6pm. The facility is managed by an anti-epidemic task force under the Security Bureau. In a statement, ...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:24:52 +0800
Govt staff to get childcare vaccination leave
Authorities have announced that from next Monday, government workers who need to take their toddlers to get inoculated against Covid will be entitled to half a day of childcare vaccination leave. In a statement, a government spokesperson said the m...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:36:48 +0800
AsiaWorld-Expo to reopen amid rising Covid tally
Health officials announced on Friday that they will once again start using the AsiaWorld-Expo to house Covid patients as infections continue to climb. For the day, 6,445 new coronavirus infections were reported, including 6,260 local infections. Eig...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:18:42 +0800
Nine put behind bars for rioting in 2019
Eight people were jailed for up to 52 months on Friday and another was detained at a training centre over a protest in Tsim Sha Tsui on August 11, 2019. Two of them admitted taking part in a riot and seven were found guilty of the charge. A tenth pe...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:23:21 +0800
Duo charged over suspected third runway bribery
A senior executive of the Airport Authority and the owner of a sub-contractor in the third runway project have been charged with accepting and offering bribes totalling $3.8 million. According to a statement released by the Independent Commission Ag...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:07:34 +0800
Three more Hongkongers report being held captive
Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk said on Friday that three Hongkongers have sought help from the authorities saying they are being held captive in Southeast Asia, in addition to eight others officials were already aware of. Cheuk told an RT...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 22:19:45 +0800
Compulsory testing notices issued for 65 locations
The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 65 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. ...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:24:30 +0800
Eight Hongkongers being held captive in Myanmar: govt
Security officials said on Thursday that they are aware of eight Hongkongers being held captive in Myanmar after apparently falling prey to human traffickers. Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk said the police's organised crime and triad bure...



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