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Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:21:57 +0800
'HK, GBA tech parks can yield cutting-edge advances'
Businessman Irons Sze has called for collaboration between technology parks in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area to make advances in artificial intelligence and biotechnology. The local delegate to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Con...

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:58:28 +0800
Good service despite Tuen Ma Line special arrangements
The MTR Corporation said Tuen Ma Line train services on Sunday were smooth, despite the implementation of special arrangements to facilitate track modification works between Hung Hom and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations. Passengers passing through Hung H...

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:22:34 +0800
HK enjoys opportunities under 15th Five-Year Plan: FS
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday that Hong Kong has great potential, as the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan brings boundless opportunities. He said the plan offers a clear direction for the SAR’s future development. In a blog post, Ch...

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:59:38 +0800
Women are a powerful source of energy for HK: CE
Chief Executive John Lee on Sunday described women as a "powerful source of energy for social progress" that is essential to Hong Kong's continuing success. Speaking at the International Women's Day Reception, he noted that women account for 54 per...

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:28:08 +0800
'Hetao Innovation Zone development accelerated'
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong on Sunday said construction for the remaining areas in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone had been accelerated. This came after the government pr...

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:08:27 +0800
Taskforce set to help make supercomputing hub click
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said on Saturday that a taskforce would be established to ensure that the development of a supercomputing hub at Sandy Ridge stayed on track. The move will come days after Hong Kong Range In...

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:22:11 +0800
Hainan CPPCC chief wants to leverage HK port strengths
Hainan may seek closer ties with Hong Kong to leverage the SAR’s strengths as a free trade port, a delegate to the country’s top political advisory body said on Saturday. Li Rongcan, who chairs the Hainan provincial committee of the Chinese Peo...

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:07:27 +0800
Two warded after assault, arson and attempted suicide
Police launched an investigation after a man and a woman were hospitalised following a violent incident involving assault, arson and an apparent suicide attempt in Yuen Long on Saturday morning. According to officers, emergency services were alerted...

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:05:52 +0800
Lawmakers get 'proactive' national development call
Beijing expects the current Legislative Council to be “more proactive” in aligning Hong Kong with the country’s latest five-year plan, according to local National People’s Congress (NPC) deputies. They were speaking following a meeting with...

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:35:23 +0800
HK 'keeping eye on Middle East to safeguard markets'
The government will take the necessary action and introduce measures to safeguard market stability as geopolitical hostilities escalate in the Middle East, according to Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui. Speaking on a...

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:39:50 +0800
HK's safety a big draw for overseas talent
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun has highlighted Hong Kong’s stable and secure environment as a growing competitive advantage in the global race for talent, particularly amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Speaking on a Comm...

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:43:20 +0800
HK households face power bill hike as fuel costs rise
Hong Kong households may soon face higher electricity bills, as the conflict in the Middle East ties up oil and liquefied natural gas supplies and pushes up fuel costs. Speaking to reporters after a Commercial Radio programme, Billy Mak, an associat...

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:34:24 +0800
No licence issued for alleged Kowloon Tong dorm
The Home Affairs Department (HAD) says a mainland organisation, which media reports allege is running a student dormitory without authorisation, does not hold a bedspace apartment licence. The organisation, Gleam Haven, in a recent social media post...

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:04:14 +0800
Legco urged to help better executive-led system
Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang has asked the Legislative Council to come up with practical ways to better implement the executive-led political system in Hong Kong. He made the remarks at a meeting on Saturday during which Hong Kong's sole delegate to ...

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:15:32 +0800
Three arrested over Wang Fuk Court theft
Police said on Friday that they've arrested three renovation workers for allegedly stealing jewellery from a unit at fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court. Officers said they became suspicious about the three men, aged between 32 and 38, who were carrying ou...

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:57:08 +0800
HK women's football team returns home after Dubai exit
The SAR’s women’s football team returned to Hong Kong on Friday after pulling out of a tournament in Dubai amid rising tensions in the Middle East. The squad was initially stranded in Dubai, but they flew to Bangkok on Wednesday. Captain Ma...

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:36:04 +0800
Three arrested over HK$10m robbery attempt
Three men have been arrested on suspicion for conspiracy to rob after two people carrying HK$10 million were held up at knifepoint at Sheung Wan MTR Station in the morning on Friday. Superintendent Lo Ka-chun from the police’s organised crime and ...

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:19:30 +0800
Top advisers urged to do more for executive-led system
Henry Tang, a Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Standing Committee member, said on Friday Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang had encouraged Hong Kong delegates to the top political advisory body to contribute more in advancing execut...

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:03:31 +0800
HK should step up N Metropolis development: Ding
Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang outlined the need for Hong Kong to develop innovation and technology and the Northern Metropolis, according to local delegates of the nation's top political advisory body. Hong Kong members of the Chinese People’s Politi...

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:34:56 +0800
Most childless women reluctant to start families
A new survey has found that a majority of Hong Kong women of childbearing age, who do not have any offspring, remain reluctant to have children, citing financial pressures, housing constraints and career priorities as key factors for their hesitation...

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