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Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:33:42 +0800RTHK, Malaysia station sign MoU to boost collaboration
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) has taken another step in expanding its regional partnerships, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications on Thursday to enhance media collaboration and foster cultural e...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:27:56 +0800Cabbie, woman passenger killed in collision with truck
Two people have died following a vehicular collision near the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling.
Police received reports at around 11am on Thursday of a collision between a taxi and a 16-tonne truck on Fan Kam Road.
The collision, which saw the taxi p...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:13:21 +0800HK cruises ahead towards green fuel supply chain
Hong Kong has been building a comprehensive supply chain for green fuel since rolling out the Action Plan on Green Maritime Fuel Bunkering in November 2024, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said.
Officiating at the first green methan...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:03:22 +0800'HK should strategise to keep its doctoral graduates'
Hong Kong should strengthen its strategies for retaining doctoral graduates so as to allow them to pursue their academic careers in Hong Kong more easily.
This would consolidate the city's leading position among global tertiary education hubs, a ne...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:39:56 +0800HK to set broad, strategic five-year plan: CE
Chief Executive John Lee has pledged to formulate a “broad, strategic and forward-looking” five-year plan for Hong Kong, which is expected to be completed within this year.
The city’s leader attended Thursday’s opening of the National Peopl...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:41:19 +0800'4.5-5pc growth target a reasonable forecast'
Hong Kong deputies attending the annual “Two Sessions” meetings in Beijing on Thursday voiced support for the country’s economic growth target of between 4.5 percent and five percent this year, saying it was a reasonable forecast given the curr...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:26:49 +0800Li urges HK to contribute to national development
Premier Li Qiang pledged in his annual work report that the central government will fully implement One Country, Two Systems, while reiterating Beijing's resolve to advance the cause of national unification.
Li made the remarks at the opening of the...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:11:27 +0800'Cognitive gap' among obese key hurdle for action plan
Health and sports experts have welcomed the city's first-ever action plan to tackle rising obesity rates but pointed out that the biggest hurdle isn't just dietary or a lack of exercise but a significant "cognitive gap" where people simply do not rea...
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:43:09 +0800'Student dorms should be licensed amid rising demand'
A lawmaker on Thursday called on the government to set up a student dormitory licensing system, after media reports alleged that a mainland organisation is operating such a facility without authorisation.
The group – Gleam Haven – marketed itsel...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:32:52 +0800Travellers flying back from Dubai glad to be home
The first Hong Kong-bound flight departing from Dubai since the Middle East conflict broke out landed in the SAR on Wednesday evening.
Emirates flight EK380 touched down at Hong Kong International Airport at 9.50pm after flying for nearly seven hour...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:50:48 +0800Xia confident in HK setting its own five-year plan
A senior Beijing official has expressed confidence that Hong Kong will formulate a “sound” five-year plan of its own, as the country is set to unveil more policy goals during the Two Sessions meetings in Beijing.
Xia Baolong, director of the H...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:13:48 +0800NPC delegates 'well-prepared for longer meetings'
Hong Kong delegates to the nation’s top legislature body on Wednesday said they are ready and well-prepared for longer meetings this year.
The National People's Congress (NPC) will hold its annual session from March 5 to 12, with 11 items on the ...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:28:05 +0800'More measures to benefit HK in new 5-year plan'
There will be more measures benefiting the SAR in the country's 15th Five-Year Plan, according to a spokesman of the National People's Congress (NPC) which will open in Beijing on Thursday.
At a press conference ahead of the annual NPC meeting, Lou ...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:50:05 +0800HK unveils first weight management action plan
Hong Kong unveiled its first-ever action plan for weight management on Wednesday, marking World Obesity Day with a comprehensive strategy built around five key pillars.
These include strengthening health education to boost public understanding of pe...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:35:18 +0800Middle East conflict sparks fears for supply chain
A shipping sector representative on Wednesday said the industry is worried about the impact to the global supply chain brought by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
"Some customers in Dubai have already asked manufacturers in Southeast Asia to...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:31:33 +0800Mega project will attract state-owned firms, Lee says
Chief Executive John Lee has told mainland officials that he’s confident more state-owned enterprises will tap into opportunities in the Northern Metropolis.
Lee, who's in Beijing to attend the opening of this year's National People's Congress on ...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:10:09 +0800'Stars aligned' for HK under five-year plan: Xia
A senior Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has told SAR delegates attending the upcoming "Two Sessions" in the capital that the city will enjoy numerous opportunities under the country’s latest five-year plan.
Xia Baolong, director of ...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:33:32 +0800'Compound caregivers need better support'
Researchers at Lingnan University have called for the introduction of a "care manager" system to help ease the pressure facing caregivers.
Research carried out by the university's Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies highlights the plight of wha...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:19:54 +0800Cathay cancels Dubai, Riyadh flights until March 14
Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific on Tuesday said it is suspending all its flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh until March 14 because of the conflict in the Middle East.
It called on customers affected who are yet to receive messages fro...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:08:01 +0800Bay 'on cusp of direct travel with southbound scheme'
A spokesman for China’s top political advisory body said on Tuesday the Greater Bay Area was entering a new era of direct cross‑boundary travel following the successful rollout of the scheme allowing Guangdong vehicles to drive into Hong Kong.
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