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Hong Kong culture

Letters | Bring back the Hong Kong that eats together without table dividersReaders discuss a lingering aspect of the pandemic, developing more tourist attractions, and improving the cruise terminal.

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Hong Kong economy

How Hong Kong firms are weeding out ‘perfect’ job candidates in age of AI

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International Property

China’s property slump drives Hong Kong investors to Japan amid yen weakness

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | As Hong Kong’s financial sector soars, what about food and retail?Sound policies have helped boost internationally connected capital markets, but fresh ideas are still needed to uplift the local consumer economy.

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Hong Kong transport

Exclusive | Japan overtakes Hong Kong as Cebu Pacific’s most-travelled destinationBut airline saw a record 1.13 million passengers travelling between the Philippines and Hong Kong last year, a jump of 34 per cent from 2023.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Let Hong Kong’s prized trails lead to beauty, not uglinessVisitors to Hong Kong’s popular hiking routes must ensure their ecological value is maintained while also enjoying better facilities.

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Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Hong Kong must build on progress made as it enters latest chapterMarking the fifth anniversary of the national security law, top Beijing official Xia Baolong says Hong Kong may have come far, but warns of challenges ahead.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hongkonger channels mental health recovery into designing fashion collectionNg Mei-ling is one of hundreds helped by Phoenix Clubhouse in daunting return to workforce following mental health struggles.

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First Mention

When a man threw five children into a Hong Kong drain, killing oneTragedy struck Hong Kong in 1934 as a man grabbed five children and threw them into a drain, leading to the death of a boy.

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Hong Kong society

Video | Old, alone and barely getting by: the plight of Hong Kong’s poorest seniorsHong Kong’s meagre old age allowance and social security assistance force many of the city’s elderly to continue working to make ends meet.

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Hong Kong politics

How to answer Xia’s call for Hong Kong? Tap global ties and lure talent, experts sayCity should seize upon stability created by national security law to implement more aggressive policies to transform economy, experts say.

21 Jun 2025 - 10:50PM

Hong Kong national security law

Focus on how to improve Hong Kong, fencing star Vivian Kong tells youngstersOlympic gold medallist tells national security forum more understanding of identity needed and she wants to ‘learn more’ about China.

21 Jun 2025 - 10:03PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong unions call for labour import scheme review amid rising job lossesSome construction workers have complained about being sacked or having their workdays slashed due to imported hires, union chairman says.

21 Jun 2025 - 9:22PM

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong Coliseum to hold more concerts after opening of Kai Tak Sports ParkMinister Rosanna Law says coliseum had in past given priority to sports events, but venue must be repositioned to maximise value after Kai Tak park opening.

21 Jun 2025 - 8:29PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong-based financial adviser’s name and image exploited again in scamsCity University Professor Chan Yan-chong stresses he never gives advice online, notes that many victims, including some in Singapore, are retirees.

21 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 118 over e-commerce scams involving HK$5 million in lossesThree most common types of goods involved in such scams are concert tickets, electronics and food and drink.

21 Jun 2025 - 5:32PM

Hong Kong tourism

Kyoto in Hong Kong? The towns drawing mainlanders with their ‘Japanese’ charmsTuen Mun, Kennedy Town and Tai Wai Village have seen an increase in visitors who liken them – improbably – to Japan’s Sapporo, Kamakura and Kyoto.

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Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong still faces ‘severe’ threats but must seize the day: Xia BaolongBeijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs lays down direction for city’s development at high-level national security forum.

21 Jun 2025 - 8:05PM

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: art deco, meditative martial arts and street danceDiscover Hong Kong’s art deco past, visit a Buddhist mountainside temple retreat and see artist Jessica Zoob’s inspirational works.

21 Jun 2025 - 1:00PM

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Vulnerable groups in Hong Kong should get Covid-19 vaccinations: medical expertProfessor David Hui of Chinese University warns that new outbreaks will occur every six to nine months.

21 Jun 2025 - 1:10PM

Hong Kong politics

On This Day | Donald Tsang becomes Hong Kong’s second chief executive in 2005 – SCMP archiveOn this day 20 years ago, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen succeeded Tung Chee-hwa as Hong Kong’s leader, a post he held until 2012.

21 Jun 2025 - 10:30AM

Hong Kong national security law

Xia on Hong Kong’s future: strong governance, economy, society - as it happenedHKMAO director says those with ill intentions are still plotting various actions in the form of ‘soft resistance’ and smearing security law.

21 Jun 2025 - 2:11PM

Art

Jessica Zoob’s art fires the imagination – see her latest exhibitionA former theatre designer turned fine artist, Zoob now creates multilayered, evocative artworks in her new Hong Kong studio.

21 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM

Hong Kong housing

Editorial | Bill finally regulating subdivided flats in Hong Kong calls for speedy passageMove is a step in the right direction towards eradicating substandard housing that has been a blot on the Hong Kong landscape for far too long.

21 Jun 2025 - 6:15AM

US-China relations

Why has China set up a new Hong Kong-based international mediation body?The International Organisation for Mediation may be a sign of Beijing’s hopes to reshape the global order with help from the Global South.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s research strength is vital to China’s third wave of reformShenzhen’s focus should be on infrastructure like national labs and Hong Kong’s on nurturing foundational research for scientific breakthroughs.

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Crime in Hong Kong

21 Jun 2025 - 12:17AM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong wedding firm boss arrested as closure leaves couples in lurchOwner, 40, arrested after customs receives 166 complaints about the firm allegedly wrongly accepting payments.

20 Jun 2025 - 9:44PM

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