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HKMAO's Xia Baolong (second left) watches as a robot demonstrates its skills. Photo: Handout

Politics

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs visits Hengqin in push for integration

HKMAO’s Xia Baolong visits university town, research institutes and innovation and technology companies in Hengqin zone.

Hong Kong police launch search after man, 76, goes missing in Ma On Shan

Direct Hong Kong-Almaty flights ‘will save travellers 10 hours, draw tourists’

Hong Kong Economy

Direct flights between Hong Kong and Uzbekistan to launch this year, sources say

Direct flights between Hong Kong and Tashkent to start as talks begin on reciprocal 30-day visa-free stay agreement to boost trade, tourism and regional ties.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee alongside Uzbekistan’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee alongside Uzbekistan’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov. Photo: Handout

Society

DNA tests confirm baby Danny is son of Hong Kong ‘Save Lily’ couple

Confirmation follows parents’ agreement to provide DNA samples for tests required for Danny’s birth registration.

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Health & Environment

Hong Kong braces for heat, showers as tropical depression passes nearby

Forecaster says typhoon warning unlikely, as tropical depression shows limited strengthening and weak northern convection.

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Transport

23 injured after minibus, double-decker and truck collide on Hong Kong highway

Crash briefly closed Kowloon-bound lanes of Fanling Highway, with sections gradually reopening by 9.30am.

More than 20 people were injured in a traffic accident involving two public buses and a truck. Photo: Handout
More than 20 people were injured in a traffic accident involving two public buses and a truck. Photo: Handout

Society

No pain, no gain? Ex-player defends ‘unique’ method of coach seen slapping student

But legal experts say coach’s actions could constitute common assault, even if he used pupil’s own hand to make him hit himself.

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Education

West’s xenophobia, cash woes present huge openings for Hong Kong, scholar says

Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University set to launch another joint undergraduate programme with Polytechnic University.

Hong Kong Economy

Booking system considered to protect popular Hong Kong hiking trail from crowds

More people than expected visited scenic Po Pin Chau during recent holiday peaks.

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Po Pin Chau in Sai Kung is a popular spot with tourists. Photo: Dickson Lee

Arts

It’s back – revived TEDxHongKong challenges assumptions and reframes beliefs

Creative director Daniella Lopez explains how the June 20 event – the first TEDxHongKong since 2017 – will address globally relevant issues.

Daniella Lopez is the licence holder and creative director of TEDxHongKong. The 2026 event, to be held on June 20, is titled “Adjust Focus: Look Again”. Photo: TEDxHongKong
Daniella Lopez is the licence holder and creative director of TEDxHongKong. The 2026 event, to be held on June 20, is titled “Adjust Focus: Look Again”. Photo: TEDxHongKong

Hong Kong Economy

MTR Corp boss Jacob Kam elected chairman of Hong Kong’s largest business chamber

Kam takes over as head of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce for one-year term.

Society

Sweden outlines child care policy amid registration row over infant in Hong Kong

Government explains how decision to take child away from parents is reached, shedding light on Hong Kong couple’s custody battle for daughter.

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Education

Hong Kong principal fired for swearing at security guards on Singapore school trip

San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School says it refused to accept resignation of Lee Cheuk-hing, who violated code of conduct for staff.

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Lee Cheuk-hing submitted his resignation letter on May 28, with his requested last day to be August 31. Photo: Handout

Education

Parents seek spots with popular schools despite record-high allocation results

About 86 per cent of children secured one of their top three primary school choices through central allocation, up from 79 per cent.

A parent tries “door-knocking” at Baptist Convention Primary School in Tsuen Wan. Photo: May Tse
A parent tries “door-knocking” at Baptist Convention Primary School in Tsuen Wan. Photo: May Tse

Education

Universities in Hong Kong and Kazakhstan deepen ties during Lee’s visit

Education University of Hong Kong and Polytechnic University sign agreements with Nazarbayev University on research and other areas.

Society

How a couple lost 3 kids in as many countries and were arrested in Hong Kong

Authorities to take baby boy into protection after parents initially refuse DNA test for birth registration, with sisters also victims of a troubled history.

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Society

Mind your language: debate rages over Hong Kong principal’s Singapore meltdown

Dr John Tse, executive director of Hong Kong Initiative for Diversity, says it is difficult to determine if Lee Cheuk-hing’s behaviour was racially motivated.

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A new video went viral on Monday, showing Lee Cheuk-hing playing a controversial game with female students on a coach bus. Photo: Handout
A new video went viral on Monday, showing Lee Cheuk-hing playing a controversial game with female students on a coach bus. Photo: Handout

Transport

Screams as 10 hurt in ‘drop tower’ turbulence on Cathay flight from Brisbane

Passenger describes experience as similar to ‘free-falling from a drop tower’, with severe altitude drop just before meals served.

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Education

Former Hong Kong top scorer Mung Chiang to lead Northwestern University

Mung Chiang moved to Hong Kong from Tianjin at age 11 and attended Queen’s College before pursuing higher education at Stanford University.

Hong Kong Economy

Why did Hongkongers queue round the clock for a new watch?

‘Royal Pop’ ceramic pocket-style watches, a collaboration between Audemars Piguet and Swatch, set to go on sale on Saturday.

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People queue up outside the Swatch store in Causeway Bay. Photo: Edmond So
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OPINION
Tim Parker

Legal Tales | 12 Hangry Men – jury equity from the Old Bailey to Hong Kong

Tim Parker
Daryl Ng

Opinion | Hong Kong’s first astronaut success is also a story of youth potential

Daryl Ng
Matteo Giovannini

Opinion | Hong Kong is emerging as a leading capital hub of the multipolar era

Matteo Giovannini
Alice Wu

Opinion | Who benefits from the ‘significant improvement’ in Hong Kong’s finances?

Alice Wu
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Mike Rowse

Opinion | On fire safety, Hong Kong needs a mindset change

Mike Rowse
Mathias Woo

Opinion | Hong Kong’s urban renewal plan must include best of the past

Mathias Woo
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Hong Kong veteran actor Chung King-fai dies aged 89

Theatre veteran Chung King-fai will stage "Death of a Salesman" in the reader's theatre format in September. SCMP Pictures (HANDOUT from ISD)
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Hong Kong parents of baby with no legal identity arrested

Lily, center. Hong Kong lawmakers have called for urgent government intervention after a two-month-old infant was trapped in a legal and medical vacuum, as his parents refused to provide a DNA sample to immigration authorities on religious grounds after a home birth. The legislators also said on Monday that the parents' actions strictly deviate from standard behaviour and border on child neglect, emphasising that the protection of children must take priority over the safeguarding of rights. Photo: handout
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Hong Kong develops ‘world’s first’ nasal spray for rapid stroke aid

Nasal spray.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical comes to Hong Kong

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical comes to Hong Kong
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