Hong Kong bus operators seek fare hikes of up to 17.7% amid Middle East fuel...
Hong Kong’s four franchised bus operators have applied for fare hikes of up to 17.7 per cent as they face “significant financial pressure” from soaring fuel prices amid the ongoing war in the Middle...
View ArticleHong Kong logs 229 taxi driver offences under points system, over half...
Hong Kong has recorded 229 taxi driver-related offences under a demerit points system that came into effect in 2024, with more than half involving refusal of hire, the government has said. Hong Kong...
View ArticleFormer care home warden jailed 13 years for raping disabled female resident
A former employee at a care home run by local charity Hong Chi Association has been jailed for 13 years for repeatedly raping an intellectually disabled female resident two years ago. The High Court....
View ArticleVan Gogh work unseen in public for 60 years on show in Hong Kong
Hundreds of people queued on Tuesday outside a Hong Kong gallery to see a Vincent van Gogh painting on public display for the first time in six decades. Sotheby’s staff handle the “Châtaigniers en...
View ArticleLam Tin MTR station service suspended during peak hours on 2 consecutive days...
The MTR Corporation has suspended services at Lam Tin station during peak hours on two consecutive days due to equipment malfunctions, one of which triggered a small fire near the railway track. The...
View ArticleSmog persists across Hong Kong on Wed after authorities warn of ‘serious’...
Unhealthy levels of air pollution have persisted across parts of Hong Kong on Wednesday, after the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) recorded a “serious” level of health risk at monitoring...
View ArticlePolitical commentator charged with revealing nat. security probe says police...
A Hong Kong political commentator charged with revealing details of a national security investigation has told the court that police did not caution him about confidentiality. Wong Kwok-ngon, also...
View ArticleFirefighters receive 179 reports of people trapped in lifts after sudden...
Hong Kong firefighters have received over 200 reports of people trapped in lifts and falsely triggered fire alarms after a sudden drop in voltage along a Kowloon power supply line on Tuesday...
View ArticleNew Huanggang checkpoint logs 79,500 first-day trips as transport chief says...
The newly redeveloped Huanggang Port border checkpoint between Hong Kong and Shenzhen saw 79,500 trips on its first day of operation, Shenzhen border authorities have said, as Secretary for Transport...
View ArticleHong Kong enacts pneumonia checks for arrivals from Russia after mystery lab...
Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) has stepped up checks for arrivals from Russia after a lab worker in Siberia died from severe pneumonia of undetermined causes earlier this month. A...
View ArticleHong Kong actor Angela Yuen calls for eradication of film industry’s...
A Hong Kong actor has urged for the “eradication” of sexual harassment and what she called “misogynistic” behaviour in the local film industry in a widely shared social media post detailing sexist...
View ArticleHong Kong police launch AI-powered national security platform for school pupils
Hong Kong police have launched an artificial intelligence-powered national security education platform for pupils. Hong Kong police launch an AI-powered national security education platform for the...
View ArticleNew Huanggang border checkpoint opens with single-queue joint clearance...
The revamped Huanggang Port border checkpoint between Hong Kong and Shenzhen has officially opened after six years of redevelopment, featuring the first joint clearance facility allowing passengers to...
View ArticleDomestic worker arrested on suspicion of murder after 93-year-old employer...
A domestic worker has been arrested on suspicion of murder after her 93-year-old employer was found dead at home, with police saying footage obtained on Monday showed the worker assaulting the woman....
View ArticleHong Kong Cyclothon organiser apologises after lead vehicle misdirects riders...
The organiser of a Hong Kong cycling race has apologised after a lead vehicle mistakenly diverted participants from a section of the race on Ting Kau Bridge, causing cyclists to miss out on scenic...
View ArticleAshes of late Cantopop icon Anita Mui missing for 3 months, family reveals
The family of late Cantopop star Anita Mui has appealed for information after discovering almost three months ago that an urn containing her ashes had been taken from a Lantau monastery Late Cantopop...
View ArticleIn Pictures: How Hong Kong’s Gen Z rappers are navigating their careers online
Words by James Lee Hong Kong’s local rap scene has been going through a dry spell lately. Shows, as with other independent music scenes, have shrunken in size and dropped in frequency since the days...
View ArticleHKFP Monitor Oct 11, 2026: Arts district woes, economic accolades, and Tai Po...
Hello members. This week, we look at the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority’s deepening financial turmoil and the various mishaps and delays that have culminated in its cash-strapped reality...
View ArticleHKFP Lens: 1.4 million visitors flock to Hong Kong over China’s Golden Week...
Over 1.4 million tourists from across the Chinese mainland visited Hong Kong over the weeklong “Golden Week” holiday marking National Day, official statistics have shown. Tourists take photos on the...
View ArticleGov’t loses appeal against acquittal of former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting over...
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DoJ) has lost its appeal against a lower court’s decision to acquit former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting of a perverting the course of justice charge linked to the 2019...
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