Number of Primary One pupils in Hong Kong predicted to drop by 23% over 6 years
Authorities also announce plans to restrict survival measures for schools that fail to enrol enough Primary One pupils from next academic year.
Hong Kong fights back against rising scams with ‘despicable banana’
The HKMA launched the first video in a new public awareness series titled ‘Click the Links, Fall for Scams!’ featuring a ‘despicable banana’.
Elderly Singaporean man jailed for 11 years over Hong Kong robberies
An elderly Singaporean man has been jailed for 11 years for attempting to rob a retail chain with a bottle of water and snatching HK$14,000 (US$1,802) from a bank with a toy gun after overstaying in H
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NCD Watch March 2025 – Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention
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48th round of computer ballot registration for submitting applications for Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles to be open March 10 to 13
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5 arrested over theft of 2.5km of copper pipes from Hong Kong parks, alleys
A 97-year-old man is among those arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.
Primary One student numbers to drop by 11,000 in six years, triggering subsidy cuts and expected school closures
12th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) Education Bureau announced measures on Wednesday to address a projected 23% decline in primary school enrolments over the next six years, with the number of six-year-old Primary One students expected to fall from 48,600 in 2025 to 37,500 by 2031. In response, the Bureau unveiled a plan to reduce […]
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Chinese EV player looking at US$1b IPO in city
Staff reporter and Bloomberg
Chinese EV maker Avatr Technology is said to be looking at raising up to US$1 billion (HK$7.8 billion) through an initial public offering in Hong Kong.
A nd a listing application expected as early as the second half of the year, IFR reported.
However, the company -…
TSMC pitches Intel foundry JV with US giants
Reuters
TSMC has pitched US chip designers Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom about taking stakes in a joint venture that would operate Intel’s factories, according to four sources familiar with the matter.
Under the proposal, the Taiwanese chipmaking giant would run the operations of…
Alibaba’s latest AI model reads emotions
Staff reporter and agencies
Alibaba (9988) has released a new artificial intelligence model that it says can read emotions, in an apparent bid to outpace OpenAI’s latest offering.
This came as the tech giant’s chairman said the global AI market has the potential to be worth at least US$10 trillion…
Haidilao forks out 10m yuan in ‘peegate’ compensation
Staff reporter and Reuters
Chinese hotpot giant Haidilao (6862) said it would fork out as much as 10 million yuan (HK$10.7 million) to compensate over 4,000 diners who had visited one of its outlets in Shanghai after two diners urinated into their hotpot broth.
A video showing two men urinating into…
Ping An Health back in the black
Gordon Yang
Ping An Healthcare and Technology (1833) swung to a net profit of 88.32 million yuan (HK$ 94.51 million) from a net loss of 334.86 million yuan for the 12 months ended December 31, 2024.
During the reporting period, Ping An Health enhanced its operational efficiency, achieving steady…
Developers clearing stocks of new homes
Gordon Yang
Henderson Land Development (0012) yesterday sold six flats at Eight Southpark in Kowloon City for HK$37 million, as developers continue to lower their inventories of new homes.
One of them – a “Sky” feature two-bedroom unit with an area of 358 square feet and a 182-sq-ft terrace – sold…
School closures spark new debate on HK$6m child-raising estimates
13th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) As the Education Bureau grapples with a projected 23% decline in primary school enrolments by 2031, the narrative surrounding the cost of raising children in Hong Kong deserves critical examination and perhaps, a complete rewrite. The widely cited figure of HK$6 million as the cost of raising a child […]
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Former Philippine President Duterte arrives in Netherlands for ICC detention, allegedly given only 1 sandwich on 8-hour flight
13th March 2025 – (The Hague) Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday, where he is expected to be transferred to a detention facility near The Hague. The 79-year-old faces charges of crimes against humanity brought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in connection with his controversial “war […]
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Dispute over cargo placement leads to altercation in Tsuen Wan
13th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) At 12.44pm on Wednesday, police received a report from a man claiming he was assaulted by two individuals on Wang Lung Street in Tsuen Wan. Initial investigations revealed that the complainant, a renovation worker, had a disagreement with two car wash employees over cargo placement, escalating into a physical […]
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Mong Kok man accused of discarding cigarette butt resists fine and clashes with FEHD officer
13th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) A Hong Kong man was reportedly fined HK$3,000 under the city’s anti-littering laws after being stopped by an officer from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) outside the MTR Mong Kok Station. According to a viral video shared on social media, the man was accused of discarding a […]
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Hong Kong braces for sharp 10-degree temperature drop this weekend
13th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) Hong Kong is set to experience a dramatic shift in weather this weekend as a cold front sweeps across the city, bringing temperatures down by 10 degrees overnight. The Hong Kong Observatory reported on Wednesday that a humid easterly airstream will first raise daytime temperatures to a warm 25 […]
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