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Sun, 13 Jun 2021 16:08:48 +0800
One dead, at least seven injured in Sha Tin crash
A minibus driver died and seven passengers 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 ...

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...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:25:08 +0800
Agnes Chow walks free from prison
The pro-democracy activist, Agnes Chow, has been released from prison after serving nearly seven months for her role in an anti-government protest in 2019 that saw police officers trapped inside their headquarters in Wan Chai for hours. Thousands of...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:00:44 +0800
Govt still trying to trace source of Covid variant
Infectious disease expert David Hui said on Saturday that officials are still struggling to find the source of a highly infectious Covid-19 infection that broke Hong Kong's 42-day streak of no untraceable cases. Hui, who advises the government, sai...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:54:34 +0800
US consul hits out over 'foreign forces' crackdown
The top US diplomat in Hong Kong said the imposition of the national security law had created an "atmosphere of coercion" that threatens both the SAR's freedoms and its standing as an international business hub. In unusually strident remarks this we...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:45:28 +0800
Film censorship guidelines 'formalise red lines'
An academic said on Friday that new guidelines for film censors simply formalise “red lines” that have become increasingly apparent in Hong Kong. The government announced earlier on Friday that film censors will need to ban films that are deemed...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:35:54 +0800
Co-location challenge dismissed by Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a lower court’s ruling that the co-location arrangement at the West Kowloon express rail station is constitutional, dismissing an appeal from former lawmakers and activists. Disqualified legislators Leung Kwok-...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:26:16 +0800
Lawmakers rail against unvaccinated medical workers
Lawmakers on Friday complained to Health Secretary Sophia Chan about the low inoculation rate among medical workers, saying their reluctance to get vaccinated was “enraging” and describing the need for them to undergo regular tests instead as a w...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:20:33 +0800
Activists arrested over 'unauthorised assembly call'
Police on Friday said they had arrested two people on suspicion of promoting an unauthorised assembly and inciting others to join an unlawful assembly, in a case believed to be related to the anniversary of a major 2019 protest. The force identifie...



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