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Victoria Harbour will not be lighting up with the usual fireworks display on New Year’s Eve as the city continues to mourn after the deadly Tai Po fire. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong right to strike a balance on New Year’s events

In the wake of the deadly fire, cancelling the fireworks display while going ahead with some events is sensible even as investigations into the tragedy continue.

Good Schools Guide

How outdoor classrooms are shaping young minds, from Denmark to Hong Kong

Accidents and personal safety

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

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’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Letters | Tai Po fire tragedy shows importance of disaster risk reduction

Readers discuss how addressing risk factors can save lives and minimise loss, the turnout of the Legislative Council election, and the Japanese prime minister’s controversial remarks on Taiwan.

Operation Santa Claus

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.

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Hong Kong Tourism Board

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

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.

Operation Santa Claus

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
Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Align with national goals, Xi urges Hong Kong with pat on back for Lee

President Xi has fully recognised the work done by Chief Executive John Lee over the year and urged the city to take further steps to play its part in the nation’s development.

President Xi Jinping (right) meets Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee in Beijing on December 16. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong jobless rate unchanged at 3.8% on back of ‘solid’ economic expansion

Improving consumer confidence, economic growth supporting overall market but some sectors may remain under pressure, labour chief says.

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.

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
Christmas

Wine snobs and Wi-fi cards: it’s tough being a Christmas dinner party guest

In Hong Kong, dinner party etiquette is less about following rules and more about guessing which version of the rules your host subscribes to.

Remembering to remove your shoes at a Christmas gathering in Hong Kong is one thing; dancing on the table is quite another. Illustration: Silvia Celiberti
Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Hong Kong consumer watchdog finds 1 in 4 face washes fall short on ingredients

Consumers urged to try a small portion on skin beforehand as a precaution when using cleansers that are highly acidic.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong expands sex offender screening scheme to include volunteer tutors

New scope of screening includes volunteer teachers and sports coaches, but scheme not compulsory for organisations.

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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.

The Hong Kong Consumer Council has received 88 complaints about matching services so far this year, up 47% year on year. Photo: Eugene Lee
Donald Trump

Explainer | What Hongkongers need to know about US plan to vet visitors’ social media history

US Customs has proposed requiring visitors using visa-waiver programme to hand over up to five years of social media data.

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: festive tables, Cantopop and Christmas lights

As the holidays arrive, we reflect on food, memory, music – and the Hong Kong rituals that still anchor the season.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Letters | Hong Kong’s ‘coin carts’ are not serving residents who need them most

Readers discuss the city’s coin collection programme, Hongkongers’ response to the Tai Po fire, and why Russia can’t be framed through a Western or Eastern lens.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority staff collect coins from residents in Lam Tin in 2024. Photo: Edmond So
Operation Santa Claus

From workers to leaders: Operation Santa Claus empowers Hong Kong’s migrants

Uplifters and EmpowerU join forces to train domestic workers as community leaders who can support their peers.

Filipino domestic worker Ailenemae Ramos (left) has been helping other migrant domestic workers with her newly gained knowledge and skills. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Filipino victim in Hong Kong fire ‘planned to go home for good to be with son’

Maryan Pascual Esteban, who died with her five-year-old ward Hannah in the Tai Po inferno, was excited about heading home, friend says.

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Legislative Council election 2025

Record tally of spoiled votes in Hong Kong poll ‘not due to pressure on public’

Authorities may reconsider introducing ‘smart ballot boxes’ to cut chance of voters wrongly marking papers, constitutional affairs chief says.

Hong Kong

Bump in recent sales, but 183-year Hong Kong umbrella shop set to fold for good

Yau Yiu-wai, 73, fifth-generation owner of Sun Nga Shing Umbrella Store, values craftsmanship and offers repairs, but says trade no longer viable.

Yau Yiu-wai (black jacket), 73, owner of Sun Nga Shing Umbrella Store in Sham Shui Po, has enjoyed a recent bump in sales but will nonetheless close his 183-year-old business by the end of this month. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong government ‘confident’ of finding site to rehouse Tai Po blaze residents

Identifying site for new subsidised flats is one of several options being considered for those left homeless by deadly inferno, senior official says.

Authorities are prioritising collecting views from displaced Wang Fuk Court residents. Photo: Karma Lo
Education in Hong Kong

Primary school near Hong Kong estate destroyed in deadly blaze hopes to move

Tai Po Baptist Public School principal says ‘going back to our campus to attend classes is not an ideal arrangement for every stakeholder’.

Hong Kong

Towering traditions: Hong Kong’s centuries-old Kam Tin Jiao Festival returns

Massive bamboo structure takes centre stage as indigenous Tang clan hosts five-day festival honouring heritage, faith and family.

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