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Over 16,000 volunteers enlisted for National Games events in Hong Kong
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  Over 16,000 volunteers enlisted for National Games events in Hong Kong
  Over 16,000 volunteers have been appointed to serve during the 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities, and the 9th National Special Olympic Games in Hong Kong. A…
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Hong Kong think tank Path of Democracy renamed PoD Research Institute to shake off image as political group
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  Hong Kong think tank Path of Democracy renamed PoD Research Institute to shake off image as political group
  Hong Kong think tank Path of Democracy has been renamed PoD Research Institute to shake off the misperception that the organisation is “a political group,” its convenor has said. Ronny …
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US, China reach ‘framework’ deal on TikTok ownership
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  US, China reach ‘framework’ deal on TikTok ownership
  The United States and China announced a “framework” deal on Monday to resolve their dispute over TikTok that calls for the Chinese-owned app to pass to US-controlled ownership. TikTok. …
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Hong Kong police arrest trucker after metal rod flies through bus windshield, injures driver
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  Hong Kong police arrest trucker after metal rod flies through bus windshield, injures driver
  Hong Kong police have confirmed the arrest of a trucker after a metal rod that allegedly fell from his vehicle flew through a bus windshield, injuring the driver on a highway near Yuen Long. The me…
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US President Trump extends delay on TikTok ban until mid-December
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  US President Trump extends delay on TikTok ban until mid-December
  US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until December 16, marking the fourth postponement of a law designed to force the app’s sale from its C…
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Policy Address 2025: Hong Kong to enforce stricter employment ratio in labour import scheme
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  Policy Address 2025: Hong Kong to enforce stricter employment ratio in labour import scheme
  Hong Kong will require employers to maintain more stringently a ratio of local and imported workers, leader John Lee has said, as the government moves to close loopholes in a labour import scheme. …
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Policy Address 2025: HK$260,000 tax allowance for parents extended to 2 years per newborn
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  Policy Address 2025: HK$260,000 tax allowance for parents extended to 2 years per newborn
  The double tax allowance for parents with newborns is to be extended from one to two years, Chief Executive John Lee has announced as part of the city’s effort to boost the fertility rate. An…
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Hollywood studio giants sue Chinese AI firm over copyright infringement
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  Hollywood studio giants sue Chinese AI firm over copyright infringement
  Top Hollywood studios filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax, alleging massive copyright infringement. Hollywood sign. Photo: Paul Deetman, via Pexel…
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Policy Address 2025: Hong Kong to expand student suicide emergency mechanism to upper primary
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  Policy Address 2025: Hong Kong to expand student suicide emergency mechanism to upper primary
  Hong Kong’s emergency mechanism, designed to identify and support students at risk of suicide, will be expanded to cover upper primary school pupils, Chief Executive John Lee has announced. P…
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Policy Address 2025: Hong Kong holds off on reviving public housing purchase scheme
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  Policy Address 2025: Hong Kong holds off on reviving public housing purchase scheme
  The government has made a “cautious” decision not to revive a long-axed mechanism allowing public housing tenants to purchase their homes at a discount, an academic has said. It came as the city’s …
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Policy Address 2025: Greenpeace urges climate initiatives as lawmakers heap praise on leader’s annual speech
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  Policy Address 2025: Greenpeace urges climate initiatives as lawmakers heap praise on leader’s annual speech
  Environmental NGO Greenpeace has called for climate initiatives after the Hong Kong leader said in this year’s Policy Address that the city would fast-track a widely criticised development pl…
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Hong Kong Judge Roberto Ribeiro re-appointed to Court of Final Appeal
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  Hong Kong Judge Roberto Ribeiro re-appointed to Court of Final Appeal
  Judge Roberto Ribeiro, the longest-serving justice at Hong Kong’s highest court, has been reappointed to the Court of Final Appeal. Court of Final Appeal Judge Roberto Ribeiro. Photo: GovHK. …
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Gov’t logistics head Carlson Chan on pre-retirement leave following water contract scandal
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  Gov’t logistics head Carlson Chan on pre-retirement leave following water contract scandal
  Carlson Chan has ceased to be director of government logistics, according to a Hong Kong government notice, weeks after his department was embroiled in a water supply contract scandal. Director of …
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Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan reportedly on trial again
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  Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan reportedly on trial again
  Chinese officials on Friday turned diplomats and journalists away from a Shanghai court where rights groups said the trial of a prominent citizen journalist was taking place. Chinese citizen journa…
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Trump hopes to settle TikTok’s fate on call with Xi
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  Trump hopes to settle TikTok’s fate on call with Xi
  President Donald Trump, who recently accused Xi Jinping of working to “conspire” against the United States, hopes to finalize the fate of video-sharing app TikTok and make progress on t…
  