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Enterprise Tech Shift: Legal aid chief denies stricter vetting as aid for policy challenges hits decade low and the Scaling Frontier
Hong Kong authorities approved only two legal aid applications for judicial review challenges against government policies and decisions last year, the fewest in the past decade, although its director …
International Briefing: Economist formally apologises for ‘sexist’ campus talk as students urge suspension
An economist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has issued a formal apology for a campus talk criticised as “sexist”, as an online petition calling for his suspension from college duties dr…
Global Perspective: Hong Kong turns Halloween into month-long event with street parties, free rides
A new month-long campaign to transform Hong Kong into Asia’s premier Halloween destination will feature street parties across five neighbourhoods along with free rides on decorated buses and trams. Th…
International Briefing: Retired Hong Kong woman loses HK$2.9 million in online romance, fake app scam
A retired woman in Hong Kong lost nearly HK$2.9 million (US$369,670) in a romance scam after a fraudster posing as a power company employee won her trust and lured her into a bogus investment scheme. …
Developing Story: Hong Kong police receive 1,503 reports of suspicious iPhone charges worth HK$30m
Hong Kong police have received more than 1,500 reports of suspicious credit card transactions involving Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro series, totalling more than HK$30 million (US$3.82 million). In an upd…
Enterprise Tech Shift: Hong Kong firms lag mainland China on AI adoption amid legacy-system burden: Accenture and the Scaling Frontier
Hong Kong businesses are lagging behind their mainland Chinese peers in adopting artificial intelligence, as entrenched legacy systems and a risk-averse corporate mindset slow the city’s digital trans…
International Briefing: Hong Kong man returns to city after 26 years in Philippine prison for drug offences
A Hong Kong man imprisoned in the Philippines for 26 years while fighting against convictions for drug possession has been released and returned home on Tuesday evening. Tang Lung-wai, 55, is set to b…
AI, robotic arms power Hong Kong public hospital laundry and meal centre
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has rolled out artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic automation at its new support services centre to handle laundry processing and meal production for public hospita…
10 military-grade drones seized from three Indian passengers at Delhi airport
Customs officers intercepted the passengers, who had arrived at Terminal 3 from Hong Kong via Vietnam, based on prior intelligence
Early birds for Wang Fuk Court buy-back get first pick of subsidised houses
Residents who lost their homes in Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po fire started choosing their replacement flats on Tuesday, with some calling on authorities to introduce stamp duty waivers to help ease thei…
Hong Kong man jailed 3 years for hammer attack on associate who later died
Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced a man with a triad background to three years and two months after he attacked an associate with a hammer, leaving the victim bleeding on the street before he died …
Hong Kong’s IPO revival faces test as 3 new stocks stumble on debut
Hong Kong welcomed four companies to start trading on Tuesday after they raised a combined HK$14.4 billion (US$1.83 billion) – but three opened below their offer prices, adding pressure to an already …