Liu Pak-wai, an economics professor and former government adviser, says city’s 6 per cent debt-to-GDP ratio could easily go up to 10 per cent without problems.
Under special Lunar New Year arrangement, non-urgent patients can get back the HK$180 A&E department attendance fee if they leave without receiving treatment.
Training time for babysitters to go up from 4 hours to 14; those caring for children with special needs to get an extra 4 hours’ of teaching
Zheng Yanxiong, director of the central government’s liaison office, lists three wishes for Hong Kong at Lunar New Year reception.
Development minister Bernadette Linn says authorities considering outsourcing part of project to private developers as way to reduce financial burden on government.
Authorities to review government-funded childcare scheme as babysitter, 33, arrested after nine-month-old girl found to have blood clot on her brain.
Government-funded facility likely to charge about HK$120 to attend as an outpatient, Health Bureau’s Cheung Wai-lun says.
Reports of smoke on East Rail line train as it arrives in Kowloon Tong station at around 8.50am, and no injuries reported.
Observatory issues warning at 6am, but says temperatures in urban areas likely to fall overnight from 10 degrees to low of 7 degrees.
Environment chief Tse Chin-wan says government departments from April will take lead and show public how scheme works, before citywide launch on August 1.
Post has prepared a guide for residents with the long-delayed, pay-per-use municipal waste-charging scheme set to take effect on August 1.
Lobo Louie from the Education University of Hong Kong says cooler weather is welcome, tells runners to get at least seven hours of quality sleep before event.
More than 80 per cent of parents said they had posted about their children, but 43.4 per cent of youngsters said it embarrassed them and 28 per cent ‘hated’ it.
Government received the eligible applications between October 25 and January 8, Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk says
City leader says fee review important to bring down waiting times, days after finance chief lists raising government service charges as an option to tackle deficit.
Economists say any changes will affect a lot of people, especially the needy, with very little benefit to the government.
KMB bus slams into road divider near New Town Plaza, with driver and nine passengers, including two children, taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Transport bureau expresses grave concerns over Cathay’s decision to combine some flights and orders it to promptly inform affected passengers of any changes.
High level of coral growth in Victoria Harbour put down to success of government’s sewage treatment and sludge reduction work.
Property Management Services Authority urges Environmental Protection Department to offer a six-month transition period for scheme.
Video circulating online shows huge cloud of smoke billowing from an electrical substation owned by CLP Power.
Standard rates to be applied to Hong Kong’s New Territories farmland to speed up housing land acquisition and housing development.
Woman passed out after falling on a hiking trail in Tai Lam Country Park, her friend told police.
Call for free rubbish bags for disabled and chronically sick after survey shows waste charging scheme will penalise them because of heavy use of disposable medical items.
Hong Kong’s Economic and Trade Office in the province says it has reached out to victims and their families.
Temperatures reach as low as 2.9 degrees Celsius in some parts of New Territories, as rest of city enjoys a few more degrees of warmth.
Professor Philip Chiu, currently an associate dean at the faculty of medicine, will take up the position in February next year.
Airport expects to handle up to 160,000 passengers every day over festive season – a post-pandemic high.
