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In Pictures: Hong Kong sex work exhibition explores violence and bodily...
Boxes of condoms, AI-generated photos of sex workers, and a computer opened up to a part-time girlfriends website sit inside Heath, an event space in Tsim Sha Tsui. AI-generated posters of sex workers...
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Advocates call for stronger consent laws as Hong Kong to criminalise...
A campaign group has continued to urge the government to impose limits on a defence allowing a sexual assault suspect to claim they mistakenly believed they had been given consent, after authorities...
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Australian judge William Gummow dies aged 83 after decade on Hong Kong’s top...
Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) William Gummow has died aged 83. The Australian judge had served on the city’s apex court since 2013. Justice William Gummow. Photo:...
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Planned AI ‘City Brain’ system not meant for surveillance – top Hong Kong...
A planned HK$200 million artificial intelligence (AI) “City Brain” system designed to improve urban management and emergency response is not meant for surveillance, a top Hong Kong official has said....
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Hong Kong to face 130k manpower shortage in 2028 – 50k less than previously...
Hong Kong is expected to face a manpower shortage of around 130,000 by 2028, new government figures have revealed – a significant drop from the last official projection. The opening ceremony of Hong...
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Man jailed 4 weeks for grabbing passerby by the neck and attempting to kiss her
A Hong Kong man accused of grabbing the neck of a female passerby and attempting to kiss her has been sentenced to four weeks in prison for indecent assault. Eastern Law Courts Building. Photo: Almond...
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Five-Year Plan: NGOs urge stronger protections for the underprivileged, from...
Local concern groups have urged the government to provide low-income residents with stronger protections, ranging from rent controls to heatwave safety measures, in response to Hong Kong leader John...
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Hong Kong to set up public ‘condolence points’ for first post-Handover leader...
Hong Kong’s government has announced that it will set up three sites for members of the public to pay their respects to the city’s first post-Handover leader Tung Chee-hwa, who passed away last...
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Policy Address 2026: Greenpeace criticises lack of wetland protection in...
Greenpeace Hong Kong has criticised plans for the Northern Metropolis development project, saying that the blueprint lacks protections for sensitive wetlands near the city’s border with mainland...
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Policy Address 2026: Hong Kong will build an ‘AI City Brain’ for urban...
Hong Kong will build an “AI City Brain” to improve urban management and bolster emergency response, the city’s leader John Lee has announced in his annual Policy Address. Security cameras. File photo:...
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Five-Year Plan: Hong Kong’s Beijing-aligned policy blueprint was drawn up...
Hong Kong’s first Five-Year Plan aligning with mainland China’s development goals was drawn up by the local administration with reference to those of Chinese cities, leader John Lee has said. He was...
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Policy Address 2026: Hong Kong to appoint AI commissioner and consider...
The Hong Kong government will appoint an artificial intelligence (AI) chief and study the implementation of laws tackling the use of deepfake technology, leader John Lee has announced in his annual...
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Five-Year Plan: Chief Exec. John Lee says wait for subsidised rental flats...
The average waiting time for subsidised rental housing will be reduced to under four years by 2030 as Hong Kong boosts its housing supply, leader John Lee has announced as part of the city’s first...
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Policy Address 2026: Hong Kong to extend baby bonuses, increase child allowance
Hong Kong will extend its newborn baby bonus scheme, increase tax allowances for families with newborns, and develop more subsidised daycare facilities in a bid to boost fertility and assist young...
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Policy Address 2026: Hong Kong to standardise cigarette pack designs in bid...
Hong Kong will standardise designs on all cigarette packs starting from the end of next year in a bid to discourage residents from smoking, the city’s leader John Lee has announced. A man smoking on...
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Policy Address 2026: Hong Kong to relax licensing rules for island...
Hong Kong will relax its licensing system for small guesthouses on the territory’s outlying islands, leader John Lee has announced in his annual Policy Address speech. Cheung Chau. File photo: Tom...
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Five-Year Plan: Hong Kong eyes boost in innovation spending, ratio of doctors...
Hong Kong has set a range of goals as part of its first Five-Year Plan in line with China’s, from boosting spending on innovation to increasing the ratio of doctors to the population. Chief Executive...
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Policy Address 2026: Hong Kong to expand gov’t-funded national security...
Hong Kong will expand its publicly funded National Security Exhibition Gallery to promote the concept of “security brings prosperity,” leader John Lee has said in his annual Policy Address speech....
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Five-Year Plan: Hong Kong sets binding target for 900 hectares of...
Hong Kong has set a binding target to have 900 hectares of land ready for construction in the city’s north within five years – more than seven times the existing amount – to support a development...
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Five-Year Plan: First of 3 planned university towns to see institutions move...
Hong Kong will support higher education institutions moving into the first of three planned university towns in its sprawling Northern Metropolis by 2027/28, leader John Lee has said in the city’s...
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