William Yiu

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Danny Mok |William Yiu

Hong Kong Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan will join the conclave in which Pope Francis’ successor will be elected, the city’s Catholic diocese has said, but declined to disclose further details. The secret meeting, where all cardinals under 80 gather at the Sistine Chapel to vote for the new pontiff, normally commences 15 to 20 days after the previous pope’s death. Francis, the first Latin American pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.

Feb 4, 2025 | scmp.com | Elizabeth Cheung |William Yiu

Hong Kong clinics have received a surge in inquiries and bookings for influenza jabs following the death of popular Taiwanese actress Barbie “Big S” Hsu Shi-yuan, who died from pneumonia after contracting flu. Hsu’s death, which was publicly revealed on Monday and happened while she was travelling in Japan with her family, not only sent shock waves through the Chinese-speaking world, but also appeared to prompt more Hongkongers to get flu vaccinations.

Jan 17, 2025 | scmp.com | Olga Wong |William Yiu

Registrations of local and non-local companies in Hong Kong reached all-time highs in 2024, according to authorities. While the Companies Registry said on Friday that it had made the process easier, a lawmaker attributed the increase to the government’s recent aggressive efforts in attracting overseas companies. Last year, 145,053 local businesses were established, bringing the total number of firms registered under the Companies Ordinance to 1.46 million.

Jan 15, 2025 | scmp.com | William Yiu

The new president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has said he will explore setting up a college system for master’s and doctoral students that follows the institution’s existing model for undergraduates to boost holistic learning. Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming also said he would stick to the principles of fairness and equality when it came to allocating resources, noting the humanities and the sciences were of equal importance.

Jan 14, 2025 | scmp.com | William Yiu

Hong Kong authorities will conduct citywide inspections on large-scale scaffolding projects to ensure safety, the labour minister has said after a bamboo structure collapsed at a construction site in Kai Tak that left 11 workers injured.