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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Edith Lin |Elizabeth Cheung
In the weeks following news of Khalil Fong’s premature death, the Hong Kong singer-songwriter’s friends and fans have looked back on how he shook up the Chinese music scene with his avant-garde work and message of love for everyone. On March 1, his record label Fu Music confirmed that Fong “left the world peacefully” on February 21 after fighting an unspecified illness for five years.
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1 month ago | 
scmp.com | Edith Lin |Lam Ka-sing
Legalising basketball betting could add HK$2 billion (US$257.2 million) in duties to government coffers annually, Hong Kong’s finance chief has said, although observers have raised concerns about the promotion of gambling and related youth problems.
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2 months ago | 
scmp.com | Edith Lin |Lam Ka-sing
Some cost-conscious Hongkongers have decided to spend Valentine’s Day by organising their own value-for-money celebrations, while a few florists have kept bouquet prices as low as the level 10 years ago amid a sluggish economy. The Post found a number of young lovers had chosen to have lunch instead of dinner on Friday, while others had plans to spend the evening at home to avoid the higher prices often charged by restaurants on the day that celebrated romance.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Edith Lin
Former Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s publicly funded office will be relocated from a prime commercial building to government premises in Wan Chai, the Post has learned. Sources on Saturday told the Post that Immigration Tower in Wan Chai, the former headquarters of the Immigration Department, would house Lam’s new workplace.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Edith Lin
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
everand.com | Edith Lin
Security Bureau says Immigration Department followed up on case and 'it is understood that the person has returned to Hong Kong' A 24-year-old Hong Kong woman suspected to have been abducted in Southeast Asia has returned to the city, the Security Bureau has said, as it warned about overseas job scams on its website.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Edith Lin
A 24-year-old Hong Kong woman suspected to have been abducted in Southeast Asia has returned to the city, the Security Bureau has said, as it warned about overseas job scams on its website. The bureau’s remarks on the case on Saturday followed widely circulated claims on an online forum the previous day that a 24-year-old Hongkonger had been brought to and detained in Myanmar after arriving in Thailand last month.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Edith Lin
Hong Kong airport’s baggage handling system was hit by a technical failure on Saturday, resulting in some passengers arriving at their destinations without their luggage. Cathay Pacific’s budget arm, HK Express, said that around 300 bags had to be taken on later flights. The Airport Authority said one of eight baggage sorters malfunctioned on Saturday morning, affecting the speed of some luggage processing.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Edith Lin
Hong Kong police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a 72-year-old man who has gone missing on Lantau Island. Ronald Taylor, 72, was last seen on Thursday afternoon leaving his home at 12 Waterfront Road in Tung Chung. He was dressed in a black jacket, blue trousers, brown shoes with a pair of glasses and a black shoulder bag. His family reported his case to the police on Friday.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
scmp.com | Edith Lin
Hong Kong’s Housing Authority will award up to HK$3,000 (US$386) to individuals who provide information that allows the government to reclaim a misused public rental flat starting next week. The city’s major public housing provider said on Wednesday that anyone aged 16 or above could join the reward scheme, but they must not be directly employed by the authority or its executive arm, the Housing Department. Informants must provide their names and indicate their intention to join.
