90-year-old woman loses HK$250 million in Hong Kong’s biggest phone scam yet
A 90-year-old Hong Kong woman has been conned out of US$32million (HK$250 million) by fraudsters posing as Chinese officials, police said, in the city’s biggest recorded phone scam. Hong Kong’s...
View ArticleHong Kong gov’t watchdog backs police decision to withhold data on Covid-19...
A decision by Hong Kong police not to disclose the details of where they handed out penalty tickets for breaches of coronavirus social distancing rules has been backed the Hong Kong government’s...
View ArticleAustralia cancels state’s Belt and Road deal with China
Australia on Wednesday announced it would revoke a state government’s deal to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative, saying it was inconsistent with the nation’s foreign policy. Canberra last year...
View ArticleVeteran Hong Kong journalist Michael Chugani quits TVB shows and SCMP columns
Industry veteran Michael Chugani has quit most of his journalism posts in Hong Kong. Chugani told HKFP on Tuesday that he had stepped down as the host of TVB programmes Straight Talk and News Watch...
View ArticleRenewed calls for mandatory child abuse reporting in Hong Kong after couple...
A children’s rights group has urged the government to implement a mandatory reporting mechanism within schools and other child services to prevent child abuse. The renewed call for stronger child...
View ArticleHong Kong broadcaster RTHK rejects media award for TV doc about police...
Hong Kong public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) said on Wednesday that they would not accept any awards during a “transition period” after an episode of their news show won a press...
View ArticleAnother democrat quits Hong Kong district council seat over new gov’t...
A pro-democracy Hong Kong district councillor has handed in his resignation as he intends to refuse to swear allegiance to the Hong Kong government under the proposed oath-taking law. North District...
View ArticleJailings over a peaceful protest – yet another milestone in Hong Kong’s...
The outrages perpetrated by the Hong Kong and central governments over the past two years have been so brazen and so numerous that most Hongkongers have numbed their political psyche in preparation...
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