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Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:18:44 +0800
RTHK issues new editorial guidelines
Radio Television Hong Kong on Wednesday issued a new document to its staff, saying the station must identify itself with national interests and support the government in safeguarding national security. It also reminds staff members to act responsibl...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:45:12 +0800
Police block HK Alliance from bank accounts, property
National security police have frozen assets belonging to the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, days after members voted to dissolve the group. The police order involved bank accounts and property in Mong Kok ...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:53:52 +0800
HK adds five new imported Covid cases
The Centre for Health Protection on Wednesday reported five additional coronavirus cases, all involving inbound travellers. The patients arrived from the Philippines, Jordan and Japan. All of them had received two doses of vaccine and were asympt...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:20:41 +0800
Article 23 legislation 'to fill gaps in security law'
Security Secretary Chris Tang said on Wednesday that the government will consider potential activities of foreign and Taiwanese political organisations in Hong Kong when drafting Article 23 national security legislation. During a Legco meeting, Tang...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:00:48 +0800
Three hospitals now offering patients Covid jabs
The official in charge of the government's vaccination drive, Patrick Nip, has expressed hopes that three new public hospital vaccination points will boost the number of elderly people getting Covid jabs. Nip, the Civil Service Secretary, visited Qu...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:26:32 +0800
Rural leader backs relaxing ancestral land sale rules
A rural leader says he supports the idea of making it easier for indigenous clans to sell ancestral plots, so as to facilitate housing development in the New Territories. Bowie Hau, chairman of the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee, was respondi...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:37:18 +0800
Mandatory annuity proposal met with reservations
Unionist Bill Tang has expressed reservations over a suggestion by Labour Secretary Law Chi-kwong for people to transfer their mandatory provident fund savings into an annuity plan, saying this would not benefit grassroots workers. Law raised the i...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 08:36:57 +0800
No Covid cases found after North Point lockdown
Health authorities on Wednesday said no new cases were found after 710 residents were tested for Covid-19 overnight in North Point. The lockdown at Two Island Place was imposed after a resident tested preliminary positive. The 22-year-old man had...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:39:45 +0800
Seven charged under national security law
National security police late on Tuesday said they charged seven people each with a count of "conspiracy to incite the commission by other persons of the offence of subversion", with one suspect as young as 16 years old. It is reported the suspects,...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:51:02 +0800
'Police's call to make operation guidelines public'
The Independent Police Complaints Council said on Tuesday that it's up to the police to decide whether they should publish a new dos and don’ts list for managing protests. During a meeting with the police watchdog, the force said it acquired peppe...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:11:28 +0800
'Re-positive' case forces North Point block lockdown
Health officials sealed off a residential block in North Point for compulsory testing on Tuesday night, after a resident there tested preliminary positive for the coronavirus. Under the order, all those who live at Two Island Place are required to ...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:32:38 +0800
More quarantine rooms on offer at Penny's Bay
The government announced on Tuesday that it will reopen its booking system for helpers' quarantine at its Penny's Bay centre, after suspending it for two weeks to review its procedures. The center will provide an additional 200 units to the workers...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:09:11 +0800
Banquets can grow, but still only four people outside
Officials said on Tuesday that while most of Hong Kong's social distancing rules are to be kept in place for now, including mask requirements and a four-person public gathering limit, they are easing restrictions on banquets. From September 30, rest...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:04:32 +0800
Election candidate freed after sentence overturned
The High Court on Tuesday overturned the six-month sentence meted out to a defeated candidate in the 2019 District Council elections, who was convicted of breaching the Elections Ordinance by failing to submit his election return on time. Under the ...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:02:31 +0800
CY loses court bid to name unprofessional teachers
A group founded by former chief executive CY Leung on Tuesday lost a High Court bid to make the government publicise details of teachers found to have committed professional misconduct. Leung filed the judicial review through the 803 Funds group, a...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:59:44 +0800
Green groups call for roadmap on carbon neutrality
Twenty green groups have jointly called on the government to include a comprehensive roadmap for Hong Kong achieving carbon neutrality in its next Climate Action Plan. In her policy address last year, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a goal for ...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:40:31 +0800
Investigator granted warrant to search Next Digital
An investigator appointed by the government to probe Next Digital's financial affairs was on Tuesday granted a search warrant to enter the firm's premises to collect information. In July, the government used powers under the Companies Ordinance to ...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:20:16 +0800
District Court begins national security trial
The District Court on Tuesday began hearing the trial of a man charged with inciting secession, with prosecutors accusing him of repeatedly advocating independence in rallies and media interviews last year. Ma Chun-man, dubbed “Captain America 2....

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:18:36 +0800
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering neighbour
Police said on Tuesday that they had arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of murdering his elderly neighbour in Ma On Shan the day before. At a press briefing, chief inspector Victor Poon said an 84-year-old man was attacked with a 15-inch-long k...

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:02:30 +0800
'Pink dolphins threatened by smuggling speedboats'
Increasing smuggling activities near the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge have become a threat to the survival of pink dolphins. That’s according to Viena Mak, vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society. She told an RTHK programm...



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