Fiona Sun
News Reporter at South China Morning Post
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1 week ago |
scmp.com | Jess Ma |Fiona Sun
The number of non-local pregnant women refused entry at Hong Kong’s borders for failing to have a local hospital booking has surged by five times since 2020, official figures show. According to the Immigration Department, 1,154 non-local pregnant women were turned away at the border last year, the most since 2020. The figure was also five times higher than the 227 women recorded five years ago.
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scmp.com | Fiona Sun |Emily Hung
The number of community nannies under a Hong Kong childcare programme declined sharply by more than 40 per cent from 2023 to last year, with industry players attributing the dip partly to carers’ fears over abuse allegations following an earlier scandal that tarnished the service.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Fiona Sun
Providing a safer living environment for elderly Hongkongers could cut at least HK$5.67 billion (US$730 million) in annual hospitalisation costs by 2046, the year when over a third of the city’s population is expected to be aged 65 and above, a think tank has said.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Fiona Sun
Hong Kong will implement part of its revised HK$2 (26 US cents) transport fare scheme in April of next year, five months ahead of schedule, a minister has said, with the move expected to save authorities HK$260 million. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Wednesday that the public transport subsidy scheme would start charging elderly commuters and passengers with disabilities 20 per cent of fares that exceed HK$10 from April 2026.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Fiona Sun
Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to stand firm on the city’s role as an international free port, as he sets out strategies to further integrate with mainland China and sign free trade deals with more economies to mitigate the impact of the US tariffs. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday slammed the United States for undermining global trade and bringing risks and uncertainties to the world through its “reckless imposition of tariffs”.
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RT @gijn: Using charts & illustrations, @SCMPNews conveyed the struggle of people living in Hong Kong's shoebox housing & cage-like rooms.…
The elderly in care homes are among the most vulnerable in the pandemic worldwide. Hong Kong’s care homes succeeded in keeping Covid-19 at bay with strict infectious disease control measures until July 7 when the first case was confirmed in a care home. https://t.co/vTJSyUsXDJ
National security law: Hong Kong police make first arrest over independence flag as new legislation takes hold https://t.co/kvoy5nX81Q