What’s the next stage in Hong Kong’s journey to a ride-hailing framework?
Hong Kong authorities have proposed a legislative framework to regulate ride-hailing services. The proposed law aims to give the public safer, legal and more diverse travel choices while allowing fair competition and the orderly development of point-to-point transport services, according to officials.
The legal framework was worked out amid mounting calls for legalising ride-hailing services, which have operated in a grey area for about a decade.
The city’s taxis have been accused of poor…
Transport Department alerts public to fraudulent websites purported to be from Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme
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EV Scan (Week 36, September 4, 2025)
EV Scan (Week 36, September 4, 2025)
Gascoigne Road Flyover slip road to Yau Ma Tei to reopen September 14
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Latest China weaponry in parade shows Beijing’s sharp focus on sovereign defence: Analysts
The latest weapons systems featured in China’s Victory Day parade have shown Beijing’s sharp focus on safeguarding its sovereign integrity over Taiwan and it
COVID-19 & Flu Express (Volume 3), Number 35 (Week 35, 2025)
COVID-19 & Flu Express (Volume 3), Number 35 (Week 35, 2025)
Online auction of vehicle registration marks to be held from September 18 to 22
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Hong Kong’s Swire Coca-Cola reinstates fired lorry driver after union strike
Hong Kong’s Swire Coca-Cola has agreed to reinstate a fired lorry driver after workers staged a strike, with a union claiming the employee’s sacking had constituted an “unfair dismissal” and discrimination against one of its members.
The company’s decision followed a three-hour discussion with staff representatives on Friday night.
The Swire Beverages (HK) Employees General Union later called for members to return to work on Saturday and called off any further industrial action.
The union…
Man arrested for allegedly assaulting girlfriend and her 3-year-old son in Yuen Long
6th September 2025 – (Hong Kong) In the early hours of today (6th), a 31-year-old woman took her 3-year-old son to seek medical attention at the Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen Long. Staff noticed injuries on the woman’s face, hands, and feet, while her son had multiple injuries, leading to suspicions that both mother and […]
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Man falls into sea in Tsim Sha Tsui, confirmed deceased in hospital
6th September 2025 – (Hong Kong) Yesterday, a man fell into the sea in Tsim Sha Tsui. At approximately 9pm, law enforcement received a report from a boat operator indicating that a man had fallen into the sea near Salisbury Road, close to the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Rescue boats were dispatched to the scene […]
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U.S. stocks slide on disappointing jobs report
6th September 2025 – (New York) On Friday, U.S. stocks closed lower following a lacklustre U.S. jobs report that raised concerns about a slowdown in economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 220.43 points, or 0.48 per cent, ending at 45,400.86. The S&P 500 saw a decline of 20.58 points, or 0.32 per […]
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Concerns at Shanghai Wild Animal Park as visitors show mobile phones to chimpanzee
6th September 2025 – (Shanghai) Shanghai Wild Animal Park has recently raised concerns as visitors have been showing a chimpanzee named “Dingding” mobile phones. The park authorities on Thursday (4th) urged visitors to refrain from this practice to prevent potential damage to the chimpanzee’s eyes. Online footage reveals individuals in the park affixing mobile phone […]
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10-metre whale carcass discovered in Mirs Bay, Hong Kong authorities say
A severely decomposed 10-metre-long (33-foot-long) whale carcass has been found in Mirs Bay, Hong Kong conservation authorities have said.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Friday that it had received a police report the previous day about the discovery of a carcass in Mirs Bay, a body of water off northeastern Hong Kong near the Sai Kung peninsula and bordering mainland China.
A preliminary assessment by a veterinarian from Ocean Park’s response team found that the…
Trump’s ‘Department of War’ gambit betrays America’s security
6th September 2025 – (Washington) Donald Trump has always believed in the alchemy of labels. Slap a brassier name on a middling tower and, in his telling, value appears. But geopolitics is not real estate, and the Pentagon is not a hotel lobby awaiting a new plaque. His executive order to rebrand the Department of […]
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32-year-old man attacked with blades and sticks after football dispute in Kwun Tong
6th September 2025 – (Hong Kong) An incident unfolded at Kwun Tong Recreation Ground 7-a-side Artificial Football Pitch where a 32-year-old man engaged in a dispute over ball possession with another team, leading to an altercation. Subsequently, he was attacked by a group of eight assailants wielding blades and sticks, who fled the scene after […]
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