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\r\n MTR passengers face up to 30-minute delays after Hong Kong signal fault<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 6, 2026 6:35 am<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
Passengers travelling between Hung Hom and Tuen Mun faced delays of 25 to 30 minutes on Thursday afternoon after a signalling fault at Kam Sheung Road station, Hong Kong\u2019s rail operator said.\nThe MTR Corporation said at around 2.23pm on Thursday that the glitch had been repaired and train services on the Tuen Ma line were \u201cgradually returning to normal\u201d.\nAt around 1pm, the MTR said it was repairing the faulty equipment near the tracks and urged passengers to allow extra time for their...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Man found dead in waters off Hong Kong\u2019s Stonecutters Island, probe under way<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 6, 2026 5:43 am<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
Hong Kong police have found the body of a man in the waters off Stonecutters Island and believe he drowned while swimming.\nThe force received a report at 8.24am on Thursday that a person was floating in the water about 20 metres from a pier near Stonecutters Island in Tsing Yi.\nEmergency personnel recovered the man from the sea, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. No identification documents were found on him.\nThe man was believed to be about 40 years old. He was around 1.7 metres tall and...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n CUHK to integrate national education into key programme as part of new 5-year plan<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 6, 2026 5:00 am<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the city\u2019s second oldest university, has said it will reform its mandatory General Education programme for undergraduates by integrating national education with a global perspective, as well as concepts of innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability, into its curriculum.\nThe intiative was announced on Thursday as part of the university\u2019s new five-year strategic plan, which charts its direction and development between 2026 and 2030.\nIt is the first...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n 25 arrested as Hong Kong police bust loan shark ring charging up to 282% interest rate<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 6, 2026 4:45 am<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
Hong Kong police have arrested 25 people, some as young as 13, in a crackdown on a loan shark syndicate that charged victims annual interest rates of up to 282 per cent.\nPolice said on Thursday that the crime ring had provided a total of HK$200 million (US$25.5 million) in loans to about 2,000 residents over the past year, with at least HK$8 million in criminal proceeds funnelled into the core members\u2019 personal accounts.\nDuring operations on Tuesday and Wednesday, officers raided three operating...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n \r\n \"\u2018Lyrical\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n \u2018Lyrical Maverick\u2019 Peter Lai, who wrote multiple hits for Cantopop stars, dies at 76<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 6, 2026 2:00 am<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
Legendary Hong Kong lyricist Peter Lai Bei-dak, who wrote the lyrics to a string of hits for the city\u2019s Cantopop stars in the 1980s, has died at the age of 76, triggering an outpouring of condolences from fans of \u201cThe Lyrical Maverick\u201d.\nSports commentator Eric Chung Chi-kwong, a close friend of Lai, announced his death on Wednesday. He told the media that Lai had moved into a nursing home earlier this year after suffering a stroke and collapsing at home. He remained bedridden until his...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Heaps of documents, endless trials: the herculean workload of Hong Kong\u2019s judges<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 6, 2026 1:30 am<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
My 18-year-old summer intern is very scared of me.\nShe spent the entire week watching me sit in front of my computer, in complete silence, motionless except for the occasional click of the mouse to move to the next electronic document, and barely breathing. She told me this could not be further from what she imagined a barrister\u2019s life to be. And there was one thing she was particularly puzzled by: why were there so many documents?\nThere were, indeed, many documents \u2013 over 40,000 pages of them,...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Hong Kong needs regenerated districts, not piecemeal renewal<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 6, 2026 1:30 am<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
Hong Kong\u2019s redevelopment policy is approaching an institutional turning point. Recent government proposals \u2013 pilot schemes for additional plot ratios and cross-district plot ratio transfers \u2013 are presented as new instruments to stimulate redevelopment in ageing districts. Yet they extend the same paradigm that shaped policy for decades: incentivising redevelopment through floor-area bonuses, relying on land premium as the financial logic and assuming more buildable area will automatically...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n How a Hong Kong luxury estate saved HK$1b in renovation cost with tech solutions<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 6, 2026 12:30 am<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
Hong Kong homeowners could adopt technology-led preventive maintenance of older buildings to avoid costly large-scale renovation, with the upmarket Residence Bel-Air serving as a viable example that saved residents more than HK$1 billion (US$127.5 million).\nAllen Ha Wing-on, convenor of the Residence Bel-Air owners\u2019 committee, said while the Wang Fuk Court tragedy was a wake-up call to transform the city\u2019s decades-old practice of conducting major renovation works for ageing estates, the private...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Singapore court jails Hong Kong mother, adult son for violent Changi clash<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 5, 2026 3:21 pm<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
A Singaporean court has jailed a Hong Kong mother and her adult son for up to six months following a chaotic clash at Changi Airport, during which the pair attacked a police officer and a bystander.\nChan Sui-kwan, 65, was reportedly sentenced to six months\u2019 imprisonment on Monday for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty, while her son, Chan Wing-kwan, 42, was handed a 10-day jail term for voluntarily causing hurt.\nThe incident occurred on the...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Fears grow that Fun Coffee crypto scam duped over 1,000 as losses mount in Hong Kong<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 5, 2026 2:40 pm<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
A Hong Kong lawmaker has warned that an unfolding crypto scam run by a coffee investment venture based in Vietnam could involve more than 1,000 victims, as an investor reported losses of HK$14 million (US$1.73 million) across her team.\nThe warning came as police said that total reported losses tied to the syndicate operating as Fun Coffee have climbed to HK$104 million, with 225 complaints received since last month.\nSix people earlier arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud \u2013 a man and...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Hong Kong urged to be \u2018super partner\u2019 in businesses\u2019 overseas expansion push<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 5, 2026 2:38 pm<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
Hong Kong should act as a \u201csuper partner\u201d helping enterprises expand into Asean, Middle Eastern, Central Asian and European markets, as well as build an annual review into its first five-year plan, one of the city\u2019s oldest and largest chambers of commerce has said.\nThe suggestions are among 65 that the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce put forward to the government on Wednesday, covering Hong Kong\u2019s maiden five-year plan and the city leader\u2019s final policy address of his term.\nJonathan Choi...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n \r\n \"Food\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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\r\n Food Expo vendors hoping for tasty profits with caviar sake gelato, other new products<\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n Aug 5, 2026 1:37 pm<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
Some vendors at Hong Kong\u2019s coming Food Expo have said they expect brisker sales and higher foot traffic compared with last year, citing better weather, discounts and creative products such as caviar sake gelato.\nThe five-day expo is among five trade fairs that will open next Thursday, with more than 1,850 exhibitors in total from over 30 countries and regions taking part, according to organiser the Trade Development Council.\nSmilely Lam Yuk-fung, associate executive director of the council,...<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
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