Hong Kong’s John Lee seeks closer ties in meeting with EU officials
Hong Kong’s leader has sought to deepen ties with the EU in a meeting with the bloc’s representatives, saying the city will remain a free port despite growing protectionism globally.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Wednesday that he had hosted a lunch attended by Harvey Rouse, head of the Office of the European Union to Hong Kong and Macau, as well as 15 consuls general from the bloc’s member countries.
The gathering served as a platform for direct dialogue and an exchange of views,…
Hong Kong to review letting more semi-private schools offer non-local curriculum
The Hong Kong government will review whether to allow more semi-private secondary schools to offer a non-local curriculum on a self-financing basis, the education minister has said.
Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Wednesday also dismissed a call to let non-locals attend public primary and secondary schools amid a local student population decline, explaining that the language of instruction was Cantonese and the curriculum targeted Hongkongers.
Choi revealed the syllabus plan in…
Government invites tenders for short-term tenancy in Tsz Wan Shan for fee-paying public car park with installation of automated parking system
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NCD Watch June 2025 – Breathing Alert: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Special traffic and transport arrangements for football match at Kai Tak Sports Park on June 10 and enhanced taxi pick-up/drop-off during dispersal
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Struggling Hong Kong taxi driver ‘accidentally’ put into chokehold, inquest told
A Hong Kong police officer seen putting a taxi driver who later died into a chokehold has told an inquest that he came into contact with the man’s neck “accidentally” during a struggle.
Constable Lam Wai-wing was part of a police team handling a report made by taxi driver Chan Fai-wong on November 11, 2012, and his subsequent arrest for assault.
Lam told the Coroner’s Court on Wednesday that his initial attempt to move Chan into a police vehicle was unsuccessful, with surveillance footage…
DHS official clashes with Kim Kardashian over immigration protests
12th June 2025 – (Los Angeles) A Department of Homeland Security official seems to have ignited a feud with Kim Kardashian, the reality TV star raised by Kris Jenner, following Kardashian’s vocal support for ongoing anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles. Tricia McLaughlin, the DHS assistant secretary for public affairs, took aim at Kardashian after the […]
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U.S. stocks close lower following soft inflation data and trade negotiation hurdles
12th June 2025 – (New York) U.S. stock markets saw a decline on Wednesday as investors reacted to an inflation report that fell below expectations and deliberated over tentative progress in trade discussions between the United States and China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average wrapped up with a marginal 1.10-point drop, closing at 42,865.77, while […]
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Trump administration intensifies workplace investigations for undocumented workers
12th June 2025 – (Washington) The Trump administration has reportedly heightened its scrutiny of companies suspected of hiring undocumented immigrants, instructing officials to fulfil audit quotas to expedite deportation actions, as disclosed by The Washington Post on Wednesday. According to the report, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has mandated its 30 regional offices to meet […]
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U.S. judge blocks Secretary of State’s attempt to deport Palestinian graduate
12th June 2025 – (Washington) In a recent ruling, a U.S. federal judge has prohibited Secretary of State Marco Rubio from detaining or expelling Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old Palestinian alumnus of Columbia University, from the United States at present. District Judge Michael Farbiarz from New Jersey has granted Khalil’s plea to temporarily halt federal authorities […]
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Hong Kong rule of law contrasts with U.S. arbitrary actions in light of Western hypocrisy on Joshua Wong
12th June 2025 – (Hong Kong) The global landscape of justice and dissent reveals a divergence in principles. As the United States grapples with arbitrary immigration raids and judicial interventions protecting protesters, Hong Kong’s meticulous adherence to legal procedure in national security cases stands in sharp relief. The recent lawful prosecution of Joshua Wong under […]
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Meta introduces video editing capabilities to Meta AI for enhanced creativity
12th June 2025 – (San Francisco) Meta announced on Wednesday that it is rolling out video editing functionalities to its Meta AI, allowing users to edit short videos with the assistance of preset artificial intelligence (AI) cues. These new features draw inspiration from Meta’s Movie Gen AI models. The company has disclosed plans to introduce […]
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