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Flat owners displaced by the deadly fire in Tai Po will receive a two-year annual HK$150,000 rental subsidy. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Market rates set Hong Kong’s HK$150,000 subsidy for Tai Po fire victims: minister

Home affairs minister Alice Mak says two-year annual grant is based on typical rent in the area amid concerns it could drive up rates.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Santa Hash run spreads festive cheer and raises funds for charity

SCMP Highlights

China’s heat pump tech, Tokyo clarifies Taiwan stance: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Fallen firefighter honoured in funeral procession as Hongkongers pay tribute

Ho Wai-ho given full honours as hearse travels past site of fire in Tai Po en route to final resting place in Gallant Garden.

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Hongkongers gather on Friday to mourn and honour firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died while battling the fire in Tai Po last month. Photo: Elson Li
Hongkongers gather on Friday to mourn and honour firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died while battling the fire in Tai Po last month. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Taiwan restoration experts help families say goodbye to Hong Kong fire victims

Mortuary specialists prepare bodies of Tai Po fire victims for dignified funerals, offering closure to grieving families.

Hong Kong society

Power outage briefly leaves 5,000 Hong Kong households in darkness

Outage also leaves some stuck in lifts at shopping centre and university campus, while police get report of traffic lights malfunctioning.

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Hong Kong courts

Wall Street Journal accuses Hong Kong union head of abusing legal process

Lawyers for US newspaper claim ex-employee Selina Cheng is taking legal action only after her ‘extortionate’ demand for HK$3 million was rejected.

Hong Kong Journalists Association chairwoman Selina Cheng arriving at Eastern Court on Thursday for her case against The Wall Street Journal. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong Journalists Association chairwoman Selina Cheng arriving at Eastern Court on Thursday for her case against The Wall Street Journal. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Flat owners hit by Hong Kong fire to receive annual HK$150,000 rental subsidy

Hospital Authority’s charity fund set up for employees affected by fire raises more than HK$14 million, including nine individual donations of HK$1 million or more.

Hong Kong society

How a Hong Kong charity helps injured workers get back on their feet

Hong Kong Workers’ Health Centre will be able to help 120 people and their carers next year with funding from Operation Santa Claus.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong scraps New Year’s Eve fireworks, moves countdown to Central

Chief Secretary Eric Chan chairs interdepartmental meeting on arrangements for welcoming visitors over New Year break.

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Chater Road is all lit up as “Starlight Boulevard” for the Christmas season. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong to offer 9,783 new subsidised flats from HK$1.5 million next year

Homes will be at least 280 sq ft in size and most will be larger, making them attractive to families, Housing Authority adviser says.

The Housing Authority will offer 9,783 new subsidised flats for sale next year. Photo: Jelly Tse
The Housing Authority will offer 9,783 new subsidised flats for sale next year. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong gym’s CCTV by doorless toilet among 200 video surveillance complaints

About 80 per cent of complaints related to disputes between neighbours, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data reveals.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Singaporean community in Hong Kong comes together to help Tai Po fire victims

HK$1.83 million donation will go to city government’s relief fund for victims of last month’s inferno at Wang Fuk Court estate.

Hong Kong society

Operation Santa Claus helps Hong Kong’s Shaw Foundation uplift smaller charities

Major philanthropic organisation urges Hongkongers to support smaller, lesser-known charities.

Shaw Foundation chairman Raymond Chan (centre, white top) with students of Poh Leung Kuk Wu Chung College, a recipient of local charity Rugby For Good, which is funded by the foundation and Operation Santa Claus. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

3 injured, over 100 evacuated after fire breaks out in Hong Kong flat

Fire has been extinguished, with police suspecting it was caused by 40-year-old woman burning incense.

Three people were injured and more than 100 others were evacuated after a fire broke out in a Hong Kong flat. Photo: Handout
Three people were injured and more than 100 others were evacuated after a fire broke out in a Hong Kong flat. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong bans Kiwi Chow’s new film Deadline over national security concerns

Kiwi Chow, director of Revolution of Our Times and Ten Years, calls ban on Deadline ‘painful and unfair’.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Philippines’ Marcos lauds helper returning home after deadly Hong Kong fire

Country’s top envoy in Hong Kong says Philippine president met Rhodora Alcaraz, praised her for role in saving employer’s baby.

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Accidents and personal safety

Worker unconscious with head injury after falling from scaffolding in Hong Kong

Police say male construction worker, 65, was conducting renovation works at house in Tai Po when he fell and lost consciousness.

The worker fell unconscious from the fall and was sent to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin for treatment. Photo: Jelly Tse
The worker fell unconscious from the fall and was sent to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin for treatment. Photo: Jelly Tse
Art

Hong Kong selects 2 artists to represent the city at 2026 Venice Biennale

The pairing of Kingsley Ng and Angel Hui for Hong Kong’s exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale presents a study in contrasts.

Music

Hong Kong classical concert to pay tribute to fallen Tai Po firefighter

Proceeds from the December 22 show, featuring some of Hong Kong’s biggest classical musicians, will go to the family of Ho Wai-ho.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong police deployed to Tai Po fire site show resilience: psychologist

Frontline officers are coping emotionally, despite inevitable triggers and strains of investigating catastrophic Wang Fuk Court blaze.

Officers of the Disaster Victim Identification Unit search the remains of a building destroyed in last month’s catastrophic fire in Tai Po. Photo: Handout
Ant Group

China fintech giant Ant upgrades AI health app to tap eldercare, wellness demand

App AQ integrates Apple and Huawei devices, adds family health profiles and smart reminders to boost user engagement.

Ant Group’s AI health app AQ has accumulated 15 million monthly active users since its launch in June 2025. Photo: Handout
Ant Group’s AI health app AQ has accumulated 15 million monthly active users since its launch in June 2025. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

‘Fresh start’: Hong Kong urged to fast-track buy-back of fire-hit Wang Fuk Court

Institute of Surveyors calls on government to set up statutory body and new law to repurchase flats destroyed in deadly Tai Po blaze.

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Consumer protection in Hong Kong

No love lost as complaints soar over Hong Kong dating services and apps

Consumer Council says figure highest in recent years, with one woman demanding HK$70,000 refund after numerous unsatisfactory matches.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

We want to stay in Hong Kong, say Filipino helpers who survived deadly blaze

Helpers who escaped inferno with children and elderly employers want to remain in city despite upheaval to their lives and emotional toll of tragedy.

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People watch the inferno engulf Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on November 26. Photo: Eugene Lee
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