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WorldJul 21Hong Kong retains 17th spot among top cities for students but high costs hurtHong Kong has retained its 17th place among the world’s top destinations for students, but British rankings firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has said that high living costs along with the steepest tuition fees in East Asia continue to deter international applicants. QS also identified limited international diversity and a persistent shortage of accommodation for students as key challenges for the city. In the QS Best Student Cities list for 2027, which provides an overview of the best places to...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 21Patrick Tse’s death marks fading of Hong Kong cinema’s golden eraThe death of veteran actor Patrick Tse Yin at 89 marks the loss of one of the last icons from Hong Kong’s cinematic golden era, a time when the city’s movie industry held sway across Southeast Asia. Charles Cheung Chi-wai, an associate professor at Hong Kong Baptist University’s humanities and creative writing department, said the glittering cohort of stars in the 1960s helped cement the city’s reputation as the “Hollywood of the East”. Tse’s son, Nicholas Tse Ting-fung, and daughter, Jennifer...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 20Hong Kong Palace Museum partners with Uzbek cultural centre for future projectsThe Hong Kong Palace Museum signed a deal with Uzbekistan’s Islamic Civilisation Centre on Monday to collaborate on future exhibitions, academic research and other projects. The signing ceremony on Monday also marked the first official reciprocal visit by a Central Asian cultural institution since Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu led a delegation to the region last month. Dr Louis Ng Chi-wa, director of the Palace Museum and a member of the delegation, said the memorandum of understanding would...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 20Hong Kong court tells jury to acquit 14 in alleged triad gangster murder caseA Hong Kong court has ordered the release of 14 defendants charged over the alleged murder of a former triad gangster five years ago, finding that prosecutors had failed to prove the deceased sustained fatal head injuries as a result of deliberate assaults rather than from boxing bouts at his gym. The High Court on Monday directed a jury to acquit the defendants of all charges after ruling the evidence was too weak to draw any inference regarding the circumstances of the alleged offence between...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 20‘Unmistakable spirit’: veteran Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse dies at 89Veteran Hong Kong actor, film director and producer Patrick Tse Yin has died at the age of 89. His daughter, Jennifer Tse, announced the star’s death in a Facebook post, writing: “With profound sadness, our family announces the passing of our beloved father, Patrick Tse. “He passed away peacefully at the hospital, surrounded by the love of his family, after a period of declining health. “Our father lived a remarkable and accomplished life, not only as an actor and artist, but as someone who...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 20Hong Kong dermatologist gets suspended punishment for clinic adverts on RedNoteA Hong Kong dermatologist has received a suspended punishment after being found guilty of professional misconduct by the Medical Council for failing to prevent improper advertising on the mainland Chinese social media platform RedNote. The medical watchdog said on Monday that Dr Tinny Ho Tin-yee could be struck off the practitioners’ register for six months if she failed to complete the three-year probationary period without incident. She was convicted of sanctioning, acquiescing to, or failing...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 20Dim sum and bubble tea at 3am: football fans pack Hong Kong malls for World Cup finalHong Kong football fans swapped their living rooms for shopping centres to watch the World Cup final, enjoying dim sum, snacks and milk tea as vendors set up pop-up stands beside giant screens. At around 3am on Monday, crowds filled all three floors of Tuen Mun Town Plaza for the match between Spain and Argentina. Cheers erupted as Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal appeared on a 540-inch screen, building to a crescendo when Spain clinched victory. Families with children and elderly fans were among...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 19Hong Kong tourist left in coma after quad bike accident in JapanAn elderly Hong Kong tourist has been left in a coma after falling from a quad bike in Japan. The Immigration Department said on Sunday that it had been in contact with the Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong and the Chinese consulate in Fukuoka to understand the situation after receiving a request for help from the woman’s family. It added that it was also providing support. The accident reportedly occurred at around 11am on Saturday, when a group of six tourists – including the...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 19Hong Kong police arrest woman, 19, over Kwai Chung bomb hoaxHong Kong police have arrested a 19-year-old woman for falsely claiming to have planted explosives in an office in Kwai Chung, after searches found no suspicious items. Police revealed on Sunday that the arrest was made the day before in Wong Tai Sin, after officers conducting online patrols identified a social media post alleging the presence of explosives in the office. The woman, surnamed Liu, has been detained for investigation, and the force believes the case to be a prank. It reminded the...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 18Where can Hong Kong’s DSE students turn if they don’t get into a public university?Some 43,347 day-school candidates are sitting Hong Kong’s Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam this year, but there are only about 12,000 subsidised undergraduate places at the city’s eight public universities. So what options do the tens of thousands of remaining students have? According to a survey by education authorities, 85 per cent of Form Six students in the 2024-25 cohort opted for local tertiary education, including bachelor’s degrees, sub-degrees and diploma courses. The South...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 16Hong Kong builders issue smoking ban blueprint ahead of Friday adoptionHong Kong’s construction sector has rolled out a unified blueprint to enforce a strict, site-wide smoking ban taking effect on Friday, a major safety overhaul triggered by the deadly Tai Po fire last year. The guidelines, released by the Hong Kong Construction Association along with eight other industry groups on Thursday, are aimed at creating a unified and clear framework to ensure that different types of work abide by the same set of principles under the new smoking ban at sites. “The release...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 16Bar security footage helps clear Hong Kong rugby player of molestation chargeA Hong Kong professional rugby player has been acquitted of molesting a woman at a bar after a magistrate ruled the athlete had touched her buttocks by accident. But Faizal Solomona Penesa, 34, admitted a lesser offence of common assault and another charge of criminal damage, and was ordered by Magistrate Gary Chu Man-hon on Thursday to pay HK$12,000 (US$1,530) in fines. Security footage played in court showed Solomona’s hand on the complainant’s waist at Bobby’s Rabble on Wyndham Street on the...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 16Mainland schools for Hong Kong pupils beat city average in university entrance examsTwo of the four schools in mainland China whose students can take Hong Kong’s university entrance exams as school candidates have said that most of their pupils passed the core subjects, beating the citywide average. The four schools in the Greater Bay Area are the only institutions on the mainland approved by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority to register their students as candidates for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams. Students pursuing the curriculum elsewhere...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 16Senior Hong Kong policeman convicted for molesting clerk 3 times at headquartersA senior Hong Kong police officer has been convicted of indecently assaulting a subordinate on three occasions at the force’s headquarters in Wan Chai, with one of the incidents taking place at a work party in full view of several colleagues. Senior Superintendent Ian Chow Ngai-kong, 51, was found guilty by West Kowloon Magistrate Vivian Ho Wai-han on Thursday, after she dismissed the defendant’s testimony and ruled that his attempt to characterise their interactions as an affair was...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 15 DWT pro Gleb Savchenko claims ex - wife illegally moved their children to Hong KongA professional dancer from 'Dancing With The Stars' claims his ex-wife illegally moved their children to Hong Kong. This concerns a personal legal dispute involving a public figure.news3lv.com · United States
WorldJul 15 DWT pro Gleb Savchenko claims ex - wife illegally moved their children to Hong KongProfessional dancer Gleb Savchenko alleges his ex-wife illegally relocated their children to Hong Kong. This is a personal and legal dispute involving family.wgxa.tv · United States
WorldJul 15Hong Kong woman guilty of throwing faeces onto air con, damaging security cameraA woman accused of splashing excrement onto a neighbour’s air conditioner and damaging their security camera in Hong Kong has been found guilty of criminal damage by throwing offensive matter onto private property. Suen Siu-fong, a 59-year-old housewife, was convicted of both charges at Eastern Court on Wednesday following a trial. The court heard that a security camera had been installed on a 15th-floor corridor of a residential building in Shau Kei Wan on May 31 last year. Footage shows Suen...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 15Nearly blind student among Hong Kong’s top DSE scorers who plan careers giving backSeveral top scorers in Hong Kong’s university entrance examinations overcame personal adversity to achieve their exceptional grades, with an almost entirely blind student vowing to become a legal advocate for the vulnerable and four others driven to study medicine by the trauma of childhood illnesses and witnessing friends suffer. Sixth Form students across the city received their results for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams on Wednesday. Of the 24 top scorers, 20 planned to study...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 15Hong Kong Book Fair: early birds slam chaotic queues to meet girl band CollarHundreds of eager visitors queued up overnight for the opening of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Wednesday, but some slammed organisers for chaotic crowd control measures. The primary draw for many in the overnight queue outside the Convention and Exhibition Centre was an autograph session with popular local Cantopop girl group Collar, but the queue system sparked heavy criticism. Among the frustrated early birds was Lucas Wong, a 15-year-old student who arrived at around 2am in the hopes of buying...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 15Relief and anxiety as Hong Kong students receive their DSE resultsSecondary Six students across Hong Kong are getting their results on Wednesday for the city’s university entrance examinations. They are returning to their schools to collect result slips for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), which grades most subjects on a seven-level scale from 1 to 5**. A total of 24 top scorers from 15 schools were recorded this year. Fourteen male and 10 female students achieved a perfect score of 5** in six subjects, along with an “attained” result in citizenship...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 142 men arrested over 123 ‘crash-for-cash’ traffic accidents in Hong KongHong Kong police have arrested a 21-year-old student and a jobless 19-year-old on suspicion of deliberately causing more than 120 traffic accidents across the city in “crash-for-cash” scams, racking up more than HK$1 million (US$127,570) in fraudulent compensation. Chief Inspector Tam Tsz-wai of the New Territories North regional crime unit said officers suspected the pair were linked to 123 staged traffic accidents between May last year and this July. “We believe the 21-year-old was the...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 14Hong Kong woman gets 10 years in jail for luring victims into gang’s extortion plotA Hong Kong woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assisting in robbing three people as a teenager by luring them to a deserted location before her fellow gang members attacked them and took nude photos for extortion. The High Court sentenced 23-year-old Hau Yan-ki on Tuesday after a jury rejected her assertion that she had mistakenly believed she was just helping her friends to collect debts from the victims. She was among six people – two women and four men – arrested in connection...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 14Hong Kong couple file complaint with UN over Swedish custody plans for daughterA Hong Kong couple have lodged a complaint with the United Nations for alleged breach of human rights after Swedish authorities applied to permanently transfer the legal guardianship of their daughter to a local foster family. Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin said on Tuesday that they had filed their complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee regarding Sweden’s handling of their four-year-old daughter, Lily, who was at the centre of a custody dispute. The unmarried couple alleged that Swedish...South China Morning Post
WorldJul 13Celebrated Hong Kong film producer Shi Nan-sun dies at age 75Veteran Hong Kong film producer Shi Nan-sun, one of the most influential figures of the city’s golden age of cinema, has died at the age of 75 after suffering multiple organ failure caused by a bacterial infection. Film Workshop, the company she co-founded with her former husband, acclaimed director Tsui Hark, said Shi died peacefully at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital at 8.51pm on Monday, surrounded by loved ones. “Ms Shi had been in declining health since 2022 due to complications...South China Morning Post
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