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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:51:31 +0800
Hong Kong reports two new imported Covid cases
Health officials on Tuesday reported two new Covid-19 infections, both of them imported cases. One of the patients, a three-year-old girl, flew in from Mongolia via Korea on October 17. The other patient is a 51-year-old man who flew in from the Un...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:30:50 +0800
Five CUHK students jailed over 2019 riots
Five Chinese University students were on Tuesday sentenced to up to four years and 11 months in prison, after they were convicted of rioting at the institution two years ago. The five, aged 20 to 23, were arrested amid violent clashes between protes...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:21:59 +0800
Carrie Lam discharged from hospital
Chief Executive Carrie Lam was discharged from hospital on Tuesday morning after she stayed overnight following a fall at Government House. She was admitted the previous night after fracturing her right elbow. The fracture was described as minor....

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:45:33 +0800
Carrie Lam in hospital with elbow fracture
Chief Executive Carrie Lam was admitted to hospital on Monday night after fracturing her right elbow in a fall at Government House earlier in the evening. On doctor's advice, Lam remained in hospital for observation and took leave, with Chief Secret...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:54:34 +0800
DAB's Clement Woo made an undersecretary
The Chief Executive's Office on Monday announced the appointment of DAB member Clement Woo as the new undersecretary for constitutional and mainland affairs. The position has been vacant since Andy Chan resigned in February citing health reasons. ...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:30:58 +0800
3 percent pay rise projected for HK workers in 2022
The Institute of Human Resource Management has projected a 3 percent pay increase for workers next year. The institute based the projection on its poll of 115 companies in 16 sectors from January to September this year. Of the 105 firms that respon...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:40:57 +0800
Yacht catches fire in Aberdeen
Authorities suspect a short circuit caused a yacht to catch fire in Aberdeen on Monday morning. No one was injured. Police said they received multiple reports at around 10am that a vessel in the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter was on fire, with black smo...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:32:17 +0800
Complaints linked to consumption voucher dropped
The Consumer Council said on Monday that the average number of complaints linked to the electronic spending voucher has dropped significantly, probably because retailers and e-wallet providers are now more familiar with how the scheme works. The gov...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:02:54 +0800
HK records five new imported cases
Health authorities on Monday reported five newly confirmed imported cases of Covid-19. The five male patients, aged between 29 and 59, were all asymptomatic and flew in from the Philippines, Ghana, Nigeria and Britain via Finland. Four had been in...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:59:10 +0800
Consumer Council warns of perils of too many biscuits
The Consumer Council on Monday warned people not to eat too many biscuits, saying not only are a lot of products high in fat, sugar or sodium but they also contain substances that can cause cancer. The council said tests on 60 different types of bis...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:02:55 +0800
'Tighten exemption system before border reopens'
A deputy to the National People’s Congress, Michael Tien, on Monday called on the government to tighten its quarantine exemption system, saying this could be key to reopening the border with the mainland. Tien made the suggestion after a Russian ...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:12:24 +0800
'People still need to get their flu shots'
The head of the Medical Association on Monday said it's important for people to get their seasonal flu vaccination, despite admitting that the risk of a flu epidemic was low as everyone was wearing masks. Dr Choi Kin said the risk of death was much...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 23:03:52 +0800
URA to ask building owners about Sai Wan Ho's future
The Urban Renewal Authority says it's launching a major study into the future of a 24-hectare site in Sai Wan Ho, adopting a new approach that will see property owners asked about their views of the future of the area. The URA said on Sunday that th...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 15:47:22 +0800
Health code could link to LeaveHomeSafe: IT chief
Innovation and technology secretary Alfred Sit said the government had submitted a number of proposals to mainland authorities on how a Hong Kong health code should work, in order for people to be able to travel quarantine-free to the mainland. He ...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 14:47:39 +0800
Hong Kong reports three imported Covid cases
Health officials on Sunday reported three new Covid-19 infections, all of them imported. Two of the patients, aged 47 and 63, flew in from the Philippines via flight CX906. They tested positive during their quarantine period. The two male patients ...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:25:50 +0800
Work with 'brother cities' for economic synergy: FS
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says Hong Kong needs to work with "brother cities" in the Greater Bay Area to make it a "world-class city cluster", and to ensure the SAR's economy is sustainably developed. Writing on his blog on Sunday, the minister ...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:21:36 +0800
FPS down due to 'unforeseen circumstances'
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Sunday that its Faster Payment System (FPS) has been down after it encountered “unforeseen circumstances” during a planned maintenance. The authority said the system maintenance period was originally sch...

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:40:53 +0800
'Don't worry about cost of Northern Metropolis'
The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, says there will be enough funds to develop a metropolis in northern New Territories, as long as the government can find the most efficient plan to utilise both public money and p...

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 15:40:57 +0800
Stay home, Beijing tells HK delegate Tam Yiu-chung
Hong Kong's sole delegate to the nation's top legislative body, Tam Yiu-chung, says he has been barred from attending the committee's meeting in Beijing next week – due to the recent discovery of an untraceable Covid-19 case in Hong Kong. In a vi...

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 15:09:55 +0800
HK records six imported Covid infections
Health officials on Saturday reported six imported Covid infections, including a Russian consulate worker who had been exempted from hotel quarantine and tested preliminary positive earlier. The fully-vaccinated 55-year-old was self-isolating at his...



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