Online auction of vehicle registration marks to be held from December 18 to 22
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Government announces updates on Task Forces’ follow-up work on Tai Po fire (with photos)
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Avian Influenza Report (Volume 21, Number 48 (Week 48))
Avian Influenza Report (Volume 21, Number 48 (Week 48))
TD steers bus routes diversion amid follow-up work of Tai Po fire to ease travel inconvenience
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TD urges motorists to heed traffic arrangements of roads connecting Tai Po
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Hong Kong mourns Tai Po fire victims as government support efforts continue
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12th NGD and 9th NSOG torch relay and opening ceremony cancelled
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Follow-up support efforts for Tai Po fire continue
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Government continues to follow up on support and relief work and investigations on Tai Po fire
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Israel signals imminent reopening of Rafah crossing following ceasefire, Egypt disputes coordination claim
3rd December 2025 – (Jerusalem) Israel has indicated that the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt could reopen within days to permit Palestinian departures, though Cairo has publicly rejected assertions of direct coordination. Cogat, the Israeli military liaison body, said exit movements would be facilitated in partnership with Egypt, pending Israeli security clearance and overseen […]
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Hong Kong government waives taxes, bills and service fees to aid Wang Fuk Court residents after Tai Po fire
3rd December 2025 – (Hong kong) The Hong Kong government has set out a comprehensive package of financial relief for residents of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po following last week’s deadly fire, after the Chief Executive directed all departments to act with maximum flexibility and compassion in handling fees and bills. Under the measures, […]
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U.S. launches New Orleans immigration sweep targeting violent offenders following wider Trump-era crackdown
3rd December 2025 – (New Orleans) A federal immigration operation commenced in New Orleans on Wednesday, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signalling a focus on non-citizens accused of serious violent crimes, broadening enforcement actions already undertaken in several other U.S. cities. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the initiative is aimed at detaining individuals […]
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Trump denounces Somali immigrants as Minnesota braces for targeted ICE operation
3rd December 2025 – (Washington) U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric on immigration, declaring that Somali migrants should return to their country and asserting that the United States should not accept them. His remarks came during a televised cabinet meeting, as reports emerged of an imminent federal enforcement action targeting undocumented Somalis in […]
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Prada snaps up Versace in $1.38bn deal as Italian luxury giants consolidate
3rd December 2025 – (Milan) Prada has sealed a $1.38bn (£1.04bn) takeover of Versace, uniting two of Italy’s most recognisable luxury houses in a move aimed at bolstering its competitive edge against French behemoths such as LVMH. The price tag is markedly lower than the roughly $2bn Capri Holdings paid to acquire Versace in 2018, […]
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Digging through Hong Kong’s disaster site left them wanting to cry
Hazy air laced with a pungent odour, dark rooms filled with debris, bodies that had to be carefully extracted by hand. The discovery of a dead child.
The head of the police team responsible for the search of the Hong Kong residential complex destroyed in an inferno gave an account on Wednesday of the harrowing conditions they faced inside the seven towers as work came to an end.
The task of checking the more than 1,000 flats at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po was both physically and emotionally…
Property firm ISS insists it has ‘admin role’, but Hong Kong watchdog disagrees
Hong Kong’s property management watchdog has vowed to rigorously follow up on any suspected breaches over the Wang Fuk Court fire that has claimed 159 lives, even as the estate manager described its role as confined to providing administrative support and managing day-to-day security services.
In reply to the Post’s queries, the Property Management Services Authority said on Wednesday that under its Code of Conduct, licensed managers were required to follow up in a timely manner with the engaged…
Hong Kong orders scaffold netting to be removed at 200 sites in wake of inferno
Authorities have ordered scaffold netting to be removed at about 200 locations across Hong Kong by Saturday after suspected false safety certificates were found at two building sites following the Tai Po blaze that claimed 159 lives.
A week after Hong Kong’s worst inferno in decades, police on Wednesday arrested six men from the company responsible for the fire alarm system at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, where the blaze ripped through seven towers covered in bamboo scaffolding and…
Pentagon watchdog says Hegseth risked exposure of secrets via Signal during Yemen strike planning
4th December 2025 – (Washington) A Pentagon watchdog has concluded that U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth risked compromising classified information by sharing details of a planned strike in Yemen through the Signal messaging app, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday. Sources briefed on the findings said the Pentagon inspector general determined that the material […]
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