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South China Morning PostMixedBias 14Trust 75· 1h ago

Sexual abuse against children up 20% in 2025 as security chief vows tighter laws

Sexual abuse cases against children under 17 jumped 20 per cent in 2025 from the previous year in Hong Kong, with the security minister vowing to tighten laws that will better protect victims by next June. Police figures presented to legisl

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 20Trust 75· 2h ago

Hong Kong police arrest male suspect, 36, over sexual assaults on 4 drunk men

Hong Kong police have arrested a 36‑year‑old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting three intoxicated men and a teenager in guest houses or staircases after they passed out on the street, as well as recording the assaults. The force receiv

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 17Trust 60· 4h ago

Hong Kong’s John Lee pledges 10-fold expansion of new university town

Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to expand a proposed university town near the border by tenfold to 1,000 hectares from its current size, after Beijing’s point man on local affairs endorsed the concept of linking education with industry, while

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 19Trust 60· 5h ago

Hong Kong van driver arrested over deaths of firefighter and wife in crash

Hong Kong police have arrested a van driver after his vehicle collided with a taxi on a highway, killing two passengers, an off-duty firefighter and his wife. The Fire Services Department said on Wednesday it was “deeply saddened” by the de

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 27Trust 80· 7h ago

Hong Kong’s top court rejects challenge to law banning calls for election boycotts

Hong Kong’s top court has dismissed a legal challenge against a law barring calls to boycott the city’s “patriots-only” elections, ruling that the prohibition is necessary to counter “organised campaigns” seeking to undermine the establishm

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 17Trust 60· 7h ago

Hong Kong to mandate health checks for commercial drivers aged 65 and above

Hong Kong plans to introduce mandatory health checks for commercial vehicle drivers aged 65 or above by the middle of next year, tightening both the age threshold and the frequency of assessments to improve road safety. Undersecretary for T

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 13Trust 78· 7h ago

Filmmaker Raymond Wong begins jail sentence, giving up bail as he awaits appeal

Veteran Hong Kong filmmaker and actor Raymond Wong Pak-ming has begun serving a five-month prison sentence for insider trading after relinquishing his bail. The 80-year-old told West Kowloon Court on Wednesday that he would spend time behin

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 17Trust 60· 11h ago

Hong Kong teachers to undergo 30-hour digital training amid AI push in schools

Hong Kong teachers will have to complete at least 30 hours of digital education training every three years under a new blueprint aimed at boosting the use of technology in schools. As part of the initiative, primary and secondary schools wi

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 12Trust 86· 11h ago

Data leak fears after ransomware attack hits Hong Kong’s Kee Wah Bakery

A major bakery chain has been hit by a ransomware attack on its internal network, prompting Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog to seek details to assess the risk of a potential data leak. Kee Wah Bakery, known for its local and Chinese pastries,

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 23Trust 50· 13h ago

Can Hong Kong make a giant leap to commercial space insurance?

Some may feel a lump in their throats as they watch Hong Kong’s first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, make history, but few see it as anything more than an inspirational story for our youth. In reality, space, which can feel lofty and far away to p

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 15Trust 68· 14h ago

Eternal ‘star’: asteroid named after firefighter killed in Hong Kong blaze

An asteroid discovered by a Hong Kong-born astronomer has been named after a firefighter who died in the city’s deadliest blaze in decades, with his fiancée expressing gratitude for a move that turned him into an eternal “star”. Ho Wai‑ho,

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South China Morning PostMixedBias 25Trust 54· 22h ago

2 passengers killed as truck collides with taxi on Hong Kong road

Two passengers were killed late on Tuesday when a truck slammed into their taxi on a wet highway in Hong Kong, with the cab flipping at least six times and tossing both of the victims onto the road. Police said the collision occurred at abo

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