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Fri, 03 Jun 2022 15:09:06 +0800
Crowds, athletes cheer return of dragon boat racing
The drumbeats of dragon boat racing and cheering crowds returned to Tai O and Stanley on Friday after a two-year pause. The Tuen Ng Festival tradition had been suspended due to the pandemic but this year organisers decided to bring back the races, ...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 11:26:13 +0800
Sha Tau Kok Pier opens to local tours
The government on Friday launched a pilot project that will let local tours use Sha Tau Kok Pier, which is located within the frontier closed area and was previously closed to the public. The pier will be open to local tours during weekends and pub...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 05:48:01 +0800
Compulsory testing notices issued for 45 locations
The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 45 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. ...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:15:37 +0800
Towngas to raise tariff by 4.4 percent from August 1
Towngas says it plans to raise its basic tariff by 4.4 percent to 27.2 cents per megajoule starting from August 1. In a government paper submitted to the Legislative Council, the company was quoted as saying that about 70 percent of its residential ...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:58:48 +0800
HK may see Covid rebound: CHP
Health officials on Thursday warned of a possible rebound in Covid-19 infections as it reported 489 cases for the day – 65 of which were imported. Around two thirds of the latest infections were confirmed through self-reported RAT tests, and the ...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:55:49 +0800
Don't test us on June 4, police warn
Police have warned the public not to test their determination to enforce the law on June 4, adding that even going alone to Victoria Park could end in an arrest for unlawful assembly, if someone is deemed to be there with a common purpose to express ...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:03:56 +0800
Ex-lawmaker Ted Hui found guilty of contempt of court
The High Court on Thursday found self-exiled former lawmaker Ted Hui guilty of four counts of contempt of court. Hui left Hong Kong for Denmark in 2020 while he was on bail facing multiple protest-related charges, saying he would be visiting lawmak...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:39:14 +0800
Migrant workers urged not to go out on day off
Government officials have urged foreign domestic helpers (FDH) not to go out on their day off, warning that the authorities will be enforcing social distancing rules over the Dragon Boat holiday period. The Labour Department said joint operations wi...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:39:40 +0800
Govt urged to reform civil service system
The Legislative Council on Thursday passed a motion urging the government to reform the civil service system to boost effectiveness, with some lawmakers calling for a new way to measure civil servants’ performance. Lawmaker Connie Lam expressed di...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:16:02 +0800
End RAT test recognition: expert
An infectious disease expert on Thursday called on the government to stop recognising rapid test results, after the city saw a jump in cases reported through its self-test results system. Wilson Lam from the Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseas...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 23:31:17 +0800
Compulsory testing notices issued for 47 locations
The government on Wednesday issued compulsory testing notices for 47 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. ...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:17:01 +0800
Hong Kong to formulate plan to tackle monkeypox
Health officials on Wednesday said they are drawing up a response plan on monkeypox in case there's an outbreak in Hong Kong. Doctors will also have to report all suspected or confirmed cases to the Department of Health, officials said. "In order ...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:56:08 +0800
Children's rights advocate Anne Marden dies
A champion for the rights of children, special needs education and marginalised communities in Hong Kong has died. Longtime social service volunteer and philanthropist Anne Marden was 96. Born in Shanghai in 1926, she came to Hong Kong as a young ...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:15:56 +0800
Trial set for 17 defendants in Legco primary case
The West Kowloon Court on Wednesday sent 17 defendants in the national security case over the Legislative Council primary polls to the High Court for trial. They're among 47 people accused of conspiracy to commit subversion. The authorities alleg...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:28:29 +0800
Officials smell a rat after jump in new Covid cases
Health officials have urged people not to report past infections to try to get an exemption from the government's vaccine pass scheme, as Hong Kong saw a surprise jump in new Covid cases on Wednesday, to 505. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) ...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:35:06 +0800
Former police No 2 named Civil Service College head
Former deputy police commissioner, Kwok Yam-shu, was on Wednesday named the head of the Civil Service College. He will take office on July 5. Kwok, 57, retired in April after serving in the police force for 31 years. In a statement, the government...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:03:53 +0800
New law regulating drones comes into effect
New legislation regulating the use of drones came into effect on Wednesday, with many pilots now required to register their identity and their equipment with the authorities. Under the new law, drones are divided into three categories according to t...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:55:03 +0800
Tax revenue rises to record HK$378.5 billion
Authorities said on Wednesday that tax revenue in the 2021/2022 financial year rose to a record HK$378.5 billion – 14 percent more than the year before. Inland Revenue officials said this was mainly due to a 23 percent increase in profit tax reve...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:42:02 +0800
Stagnant Covid tally 'not a bad thing'
An infectious diseases expert on Wednesday sought to allay concerns over Hong Kong's stagnant Covid situation, saying it’s “not a bad thing” that infection figures are not dropping further. The daily Covid tally has remained at around 300 for...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:45:10 +0800
Musicians suffering unduly from bar curbs: spokesman
The chairman of the Hong Kong Musicians Union says performers are "deeply disappointed" about the ongoing ban on live music in bars. Yesterday, the Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, indicated that certain anti-epidemic restrictions may remain for the ti...



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