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Less than half of households involved in waste tax trial using designated...
Only between 20 and 50 per cent of the households participating in a trial of Hong Kong’s new pay-as-you-throw waste tax were using the designated bags to dispose of rubbish, environment minister Tse...
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Hong Kong customs staff to receive training to stop items seen as risk to...
Hong Kong’s customs chief has said authorities will step up measures to prevent items threatening national security from entering the city, following the recent enactment of new security legislation....
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Hong Kong press group seeks to challenge ‘unreasonable’ limits on...
A Hong Kong press group has sought to challenge the revised rules for accessing the government’s vehicle registry. The arrangements rolled out in January constituted a “disproportionate and...
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Hong Kong to consider public approval, drivers’ income as industry seeks to...
The Hong Kong government will evaluate proposed hikes to taxi fares based on factors including public acceptance and drivers’ income, as the taxi industry seeks to raise flagfall for urban taxis by 18...
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US ‘will not accept’ flood of underpriced Chinese goods, treasury chief Janet...
By Beiyi Seow The United States “will not accept” a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market, battering industries elsewhere, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday as...
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After arrests in 2023, Hong Kong’s Songkran water-splashing festival moved...
Water-splashing celebrations for Songkran will be moved from the Kowloon City street that has long hosted the festivities to mark Thai new year to nearby basketball courts. Last year, three men were...
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3 minors to face trial in China over alleged murder of classmate
China will put three minors on trial for allegedly murdering another child, a provincial prosecutor said Monday, in a case that has shocked the nation and sparked public debate over the treatment of...
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Activist lobbied for visa routes for Hongkongers, sanctions in wake of...
A Hong Kong activist worked with Japanese politicians to lobby for immigration schemes for city residents and sanctions against “perpetuators of human rights violations” after Beijing imposed national...
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