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How to answer Xia’s call for Hong Kong? Tap global ties and lure talent, experts say

6 days ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung |Jess Ma

Hong Kong should maintain its international connectivity and attract talent to speed up its economic transformation, analysts and figures from the commerce sector have said, as they hailed the enactment of the national security law for improving the business environment. Some political analysts also called on government officials to take bolder steps and adopt new thinking, taking advantage of the social stability and order brought by the security law Beijing imposed on the city in 2020.
Lecturer in Hong Kong sues over ‘hostile’ response to harassment complaint

1 week ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung

A Spanish language lecturer at a university in Hong Kong is suing her boss and the tertiary education institution after her contract renewal was allegedly rejected due to her complaints about workplace harassment. A writ filed to the District Court showed Ana Alias Martinez was seeking unspecified damages for emotional distress, reputational harm and financial losses.
Hong Kong man scammed out of HK$4,900 trying to buy Blackpink tickets

1 week ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung

A 25-year-old Hong Kong man was scammed out of HK$4,900 (US$624) when trying to buy two tickets for Blackpink’s pair of concerts in the city next year, as police received 200 reports related to online shopping scams in the past week. The victims in those cases were cheated out of HK$5.5 million in total, according to the force’s CyberDefender anti-scam Facebook page that posted an advisory on Saturday warning residents to be vigilant when making purchases online.
Hong Kong man scammed out of HK$4,900 trying to buy Blackpink tickets

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ng Kang-chung

2 hours agoEach day’s game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before we get to today’s Connections hints and answers, here are Sunday’s: Happy Monday, Connectors! I hope you had a terrific weekend. I’m glad to be back with you here until Friday. For the newcomers out there, I kick off the …
9 arrested over fatal suspected triad brawl in Hong Kong

1 week ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung

Nine individuals with suspected triad backgrounds have been arrested by Hong Kong police following a violent brawl, which left a 68-year-old suspected gang member dead. The group comprising five men and four women aged between 27 and 44 were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and affray. They were still being detained for questioning on Sunday afternoon. The incident took place around 3am on Saturday near the junction of Hing Wah Street and Shun Ning Road in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon.
Hong Kong, Singaporean police team up to smash cross-border scam syndicate

1 week ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung

Hong Kong and Singaporean police have teamed up to smash a cross-border syndicate suspected of spending about HK$18 million (US$2.3 million) to buy prepaid SIM cards for running phone scams. Over in Hong Kong, a police raid on seven offices led to the arrest of four local men, aged 23 to 48, with officers also seizing various telecommunications equipment, including routers, mobile phones, computers and modem pool devices.
Hong Kong to explore need for new law covering building repairs by landlords

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung

Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority will examine whether legislation should be introduced requiring landlords to create periodic maintenance plans for their blocks and ensure sufficient funds for the work. The study would also cover the possibility of creating a new statutory body to supervise building restoration and maintenance, according to the authority’s retiring head, Wai Chi-sing.
Hong Kong lawmakers call for TV stations to show more English-language content

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung

Hong Kong’s broadcast watchdog has been asked to require TV stations to produce more local programmes on their English channels to “tell good Hong Kong stories” to expats and visitors. Stations are permitted to have up to 45 per cent of their English-channel content be in other languages, a threshold some lawmakers said on Monday was too high and at odds with Hong Kong’s role as an international city.
Critically injured Hong Kong officer ‘did what he needed to do’: police chief

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung

An officer critically injured after falling 10 metres from a flyover near Tuen Mun when trying to avoid an oncoming bus “did what he needed to do”, Hong Kong’s police chief said on Sunday. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said that the constable, 31, had regained consciousness but remained in the intensive care ward of Tuen Mun Hospital and was still in a critical condition. Chow declined to further discuss the progress or the direction of the investigation.
Hong Kong’s Paul Chan expects tourism sector to make robust recovery in 2025

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ng Kang-chung

Hong Kong’s finance chief expects the tourism sector to make a robust recovery this year, citing the 10 and 18 per cent year-on-year growth in the number of mainland Chinese and international visitor arrivals recorded in the first five months of 2025. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said he was confident the figures would continue to go up, partly thanks to a series of mega-events set to be held throughout the year.