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Dogs at an outdoor storage yard in Yuen Long’s Pok Wai area. Photo: Kit Lai
Dog paw prints cover a cycling path of Bok Wai South Road, not far from where a fatally injured cyclist was found. Photo: Kit Lai
Hong Kong society

Shelters warn against poor treatment of warehouse guard dogs in New Territories

Veteran rescuer says free-roaming warehouse canines fall under definition of stray dogs, with issue in spotlight after suspected fatal attack.

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Hong Kong society

Fatal dog attacks trigger safety fears in Hong Kong. Here’s how to protect yourself

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to bar firms with integrity offences from building renovation lists

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong bans caterer from importing workers for year over local hiring breach

Labour Department action follows findings that Kwai Chung-based firm Happy Up Corporation did not maintain local-to-imported worker ratio.

Hong Kong’s Labour Department has barred catering firm Happy Up Corporation from importing workers for a year over a local hiring breach. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Labour Department has barred catering firm Happy Up Corporation from importing workers for a year over a local hiring breach. Photo: Handout
John Lee policy address 2026

Hong Kong doesn’t need to match Singapore’s HK$400,000 birth perk: top official

Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk says 11-measure policy drive is ‘comprehensive’ approach tailored to local needs.

Hong Kong society

Search for stray dogs expanded as new CCTV cameras installed in Yuen Long

Hong Kong authorities ramp up public safety efforts and monitor area beyond road where cyclist was suspected to have been mauled to death.

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Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Hong Kong animal groups call for tighter pet laws after suspected fatal mauling

Former guard dogs may turn aggressive due to territorial instincts or past trauma, welfare advocates warn as government pledges review of policies.

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Dogs at an outdoor storage yard in Pok Wai, Yuen Long, near where a 27-year-old cyclist was found dead after a suspected dog attack on Sunday. Photo: Kit Lai
Police and AFCD officers search for strays in Pok Wai, Yuen Long, where a 27-year-old female cyclist was found dead. Photo: Kit Lai
Hong Kong society

Top official to determine responsible department in complex 1823 cases

When assigning complaints that involve more than one government department, responsibility will be fairly distributed, Warner Cheuk says.

Hong Kong society

Bite-mark, DNA tests used to identify dogs after woman dies in suspected attack

Hong Kong environment chief says policies on handling strays will be reviewed after cyclist’s death from suspected attack in Yuen Long.

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Hong Kong society

Barristers dismiss calls for solicitors to gain senior counsel status in Hong Kong

Bar Association labels push to expand elite title ‘premature’, while Law Society argues appointments should be merit-based.

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Barristers pose for a photo after their appointment as senior counsel at the Court of Final Appeal in Central. The Law Society is calling for the higher status for its solicitors as lawmakers scrutinise the latest round of omnibus legislative updates in Hong Kong. Photo: Yik Yeung-man.
Hong Kong politics

‘His love for Hong Kong was profound’: Tung Chee-hwa honoured at state funeral

In sombre ceremony, political and business elite pay final tribute to city’s first postcolonial leader, as President Xi sends condolences.

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The coffin with the body of Tung Chee-hwa is carried by Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (front left pallbearer) and Leung Chun-ying (front right pallbearer), a CPPCC vice-chairman and former city leader, at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Sunday. Photo: Handout
The coffin with the body of Tung Chee-hwa is carried by Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (front left pallbearer) and Leung Chun-ying (front right pallbearer), a CPPCC vice-chairman and former city leader, at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Sunday. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong school told to review arrangements after alleged Cantonese video ban

Education Bureau steps in after viral post, as Good Hope School principal Gary Harfitt clarifies that Cantonese is not forbidden at institution.

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Accidents and personal safety

Woman chased by 3 dogs before suspected fatal attack in Hong Kong

Security footage shows woman leaving Yuen Long MTR on shared bike, then being chased by dogs minutes before she was found unconscious.

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Tung Chee-hwa

Xi sends condolences as Hong Kong holds state funeral for Tung Chee-hwa

President Xi Jinping and other top Chinese officials, including Premier Li Qiang, pay tribute after funeral attended by 200 members of city’s establishment and family.

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Tung Chee-hwa is only the third Hongkonger to receive a state funeral since the 1997 handover. Photo: Xinhua
Tung Chee-hwa

Top Hong Kong officials, business leaders mourn Tung Chee-hwa – as it happened

Vigil at Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point attended by city’s top leaders, with state funeral to be held on Sunday.

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A photo of Hong Kong’s first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa is displayed at the funeral hall. Photo: SCMP
A photo of Hong Kong’s first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa is displayed at the funeral hall. Photo: SCMP
Tung Chee-hwa

Patriot dedicated to Hong Kong: business heavyweights remember Tung Chee-hwa

The South China Morning Post shares reflections from people who knew Hong Kong’s first chief executive.

Tung Chee-hwa

Friend, leader, mentor: how political veterans remember Tung Chee-hwa

Figures from Hong Kong and beyond reflect on Tung as a friend, city leader and elder statesman.

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Tung Chee-hwa

‘In hard times, your honour shines’: Jack Ma pays tribute to Tung Chee-hwa

Alibaba Group co-founder looks back on his ties to Hong Kong’s first chief executive, spanning business and philanthropy.

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Jack Ma (right) has shared his own tribute to the late Tung Chee-hwa. Photo: Sam Tsang
Jack Ma (right) has shared his own tribute to the late Tung Chee-hwa. Photo: Sam Tsang
John Lee policy address 2026

Foreign carer scheme may drive up wages, leave poor without help, employers warn

Hong Kong will admit foreign carers with more advanced training and experience in elderly care under pilot scheme unveiled in policy address.

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Tung Chee-hwa

A man who built bridges over walls: SCMP’s Tammy Tam on Tung Chee-hwa

SCMP publisher recalls Tung as ‘humble and unpretentious personality’ who helped foster ties between China and the United States.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Hong Kong civil servants to get hourly leave but businesses unlikely to follow

Civil servants expect to receive an annual entitlement of 10 to 12 hours of family care leave, with the arrangement taking effect in early 2027.

Hong Kong will introduce family care leave for government employees to enhance family-friendly measures. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Patient who needed soft food dies after choking on regular meal at public hospital

Prince of Wales Hospital says man, 54, lacked identification and was given temporary identity, which contributed to wrong food order.

Prince of Wales Hospital has issued a public apology and said it has appointed an eight-person panel to look into the blunder. Photo: Jelly Tse
Prince of Wales Hospital has issued a public apology and said it has appointed an eight-person panel to look into the blunder. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Foreign carers for elderly to get 10 to 20% more pay than current helpers

Carers must also have received elderly care training recognised by Hong Kong and possess at least three years of experience looking after older people.

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Hong Kong society

On This Day | Ngong Ping 360 cable car opens in Hong Kong after typhoon delay - SCMP archive

Attraction officially launches after 3-month delay following Typhoon Prapiroon damage.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong police officer left paralysed in 2005 knife attack dies

Jacky Chu was honoured with bravery medal for continuing to pursue knife-wielding attacker despite bleeding heavily from neck injury.

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Jacky Chu in hospital in 2006, with his wife, Choi Yin Ping, by his side. Photo: SCMP
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