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Asiatimes: A 39-year-old Indonesian worker was sentenced to five weeks in prison at the West KowloonMagistrates Court on Friday for assaulting a 90-year-old man in her care. Defendant Siti Anisah pleaded guilty for two counts of assault on an elderly man, who was...
Hong Kong Standard: A lawyer for a veteran Democratic Party member accused of lying to the police about being kidnapped has told a court that prosecutors have failed to prove the abduction never occurred, and that the injuries his client suffered were consistent with his claims,...
South China Morning Post: Multiple bus services were disrupted during the Monday morning rush hour due to glitches in the system for assigning drivers to routes at KMB, Hong Kong’s largest bus operator, and its sister company Long Win Bus.Long queues of drivers were seen at KMB...
Hong Kong Standard: Previous Next Services of Kowloon Motor Bus were disrupted today after a breakdown in the company’s...
China Daily: The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong express rail link saw passenger numbers surge during its first Spring Festival travel rush. As ofFeb 10, the last day of the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, the high-speed rail route had handled nearly 5 million passengers...
Culture officials in Beijing studying Hong Kong arts hub chief Henry Tang’s proposal to stage ...2019-02-18
South China Morning Post: China’s culture officials are studying a proposal by the head of Hong Kong’s arts hub to stage the full canon of 367 Chinese operas at its new venue dedicated to the genre.If the ambitious plan was given the green light, the Xiqu Centre would be...
China.dot.org: The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong express rail link saw passenger numbers surge during its first Spring Festival travel rush. As ofFeb 10, the last day of the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, the high-speed rail route had handled nearly 5 million passengers...
South China Morning Post: Already facing calls to reduce the rent for its theatres, the newly opened HK$2.7 billion (US$346 million) Xiqu Centre for Chinese opera is being criticised for having far fewer seats than originally advertised and for shortcomings in its proprietary ticketing...
Push to extend training for disabled2019-02-17
Hong Kong Standard: A job training center for the disabled should go back to three-year programs, a grouping of trainers, parents and lawmakers says. The Shine Improvement ProgramAlliance surveyed 484 people with an interest in the Shine Skills Center to gain ideas. Eighty-seven...
Snapped cable disrupts bridge traffic2019-02-17
Hong Kong Standard: Two of the three lanes on the Hong Kong-bound carriageway of the 5.5km Shenzhen Bay Bridge have to be closed for about three weeks to allow a snapped steel cable to be replaced. The cable, with a diameter of about 160mm, was broken on Friday afternoon. It was...
South China Morning Post: The head of an arts hub authority in Hong Kong is mulling decisions over a future waterfront vineyard in the West Kowloon Cultural District, among which is the question – Chardonnay or Merlot?Henry Tang Ying-yen, chairman of the West Kowloon Cultural...
Hong Kong hiker on Devil’s Peak dies after complaining about feeling unwell, as unusually warm ...2019-02-16
South China Morning Post: A hiker on Devil’s Peak in Kowloon, Hong Kong, died after complaining about feeling unwell as unusually warm winter weather hit the city on Saturday. The man, whose personal details remained unclear, called police at 12.23pm and reported that he felt...
Digital Photography Review: InternationalGardenPhotographer of the Year Winners 'Fireworks' by Jill Welham | IGPOTY The winning photographs from the International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition 12 have been announced, with the top prize going to photographer Jill Welham of...
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