Hong Kong police have issued a warning over a rising trend of fake official scams targeting mainland Chinese students after fraudsters tried to stage the kidnapping of an 18-year-old to extort HK$6 million from his father. Senior inspector Chu Yuen-tim […]
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A man accused of spiking a woman’s drink at a Hong Kong bar has been sacked by two fintech companies with headquarters in Singapore. The woman shared details of the alleged incident on her social media account, saying she was
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To more than 27,000 people who subscribe to his YouTube channel, Hongkonger Mike Chow Yik-wai’s life appears to be a fun mix of eating delicious food, getting the latest anime merchandise and travelling. Behind the scenes, Chow, 32, makes a
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A major Hong Kong Islamic organisation aims to certify more than 500 halal restaurants by the end of 2025, up from the currently approved 142, amid a government push to lure more Muslim tourists to the city. In his latest
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Weaknesses in writing and speaking have persisted among Hong Kong students sitting an internationally recognised English test, with the candidates last year performing similar overall to those in 2022. Mainland Chinese students in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
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Hong Kong has made effective crowd management a top priority at a soon-to-open, 50,000-seat mega stadium ahead of Coldplay’s arrival next year, the city’s No 2 official has said, pledging the venue will hold trial runs before its opening. Chief
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a red rainstorm signal on Saturday and warned of potentially serious flooding and traffic
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Hong Kong tourism veterans are already thinking up holiday packages to capitalise on Coldplay’s concert series early next year, lawmakers have said, but have warned the local transport network might not be up to the task of handling the anticipated
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The Hong Kong Observatory raised the amber rainstorm warning for two hours on Tuesday evening, with heavy downpours cutting short Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations for some. The alert, in force between 9.50pm and 11.50pm, signifies that heavy rain exceeding 30mm (1.2
Hong Kong’s health minister, Lo Chung-mau, has urged residents to be careful when handling freshwater fish after 27 people were infected with the potentially deadly Group B Streptococcus. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said the cause of the infection
