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The 45-year-old helper was sentenced at Kowloon City Court. Photo: Sun Yeung

Law and Crime

5 months’ jail for helper convicted of molesting employer’s 12-year-old daughter

Helper, 45, had also been accused of molesting child’s younger sister but was acquitted of that charge.

Hong Kong privacy watchdog backs tighter rules on access to land records

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Politics

12½ years’ jail for ex-Macau lawmaker in city’s first national security trial

Au Kam-san, who served as lawmaker for two decades until 2021, found guilty on four national security charges and a fifth of violation of secrecy.

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Au Kam-san, who served as a Macau lawmaker for two decades until 2021, photographed outside the Legislative Assembly in December 2019. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
A prison van at Macau’s Court of First Instance before Au Kam-san’s verdict hearing on Friday. Photo: Jess Ma

Education

Overseas institutions keen on Hong Kong university towns, happy to help peers

University heads urge government to provide affordable housing in new towns and roll out policy incentives to retain top global talent.

Law and Crime

Hong Kong police to enable AI facial recognition on CCTV network this month

Use of technology will respect privacy rights and require authorisation by inspector or above, with data kept for up to 180 days, force says.

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Business

Hysan’s Lee Garden Eight draws Hong Kong law firm from Central: sources

Causeway Bay mixed-use development lures Woo Kwan Lee & Lo after 50 years in Jardine House, sources say.

Hysan Development and Chinachem Group’s Lee Garden Eight in Caroline Hill, Causeway Bay, spans more than 1.1 million square feet. Photo: Handout
Hysan Development and Chinachem Group’s Lee Garden Eight in Caroline Hill, Causeway Bay, spans more than 1.1 million square feet. Photo: Handout

Law and Crime

Hong Kong prisoner support group operator arrested over alleged seditious books

National security police arrest man, 34, on suspicion of importing seditious publications from Taiwan.

Law and Crime

Domestic helper arrested after 5-month-old baby found unconscious at home

Paramedics rush the girl to Pok Oi Hospital for emergency resuscitation before transferring her to Tuen Mun Hospital.

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Law and Crime

Hong Kong grandmother gets 20 days for lashing out at 5-year-old

Leung Lai-ha, 68, her daughter and another woman fought at APM shopping centre in Kwun Tong after children squabbled over basketball.

Leung Lai-ha (left), who was sentenced to 20 days in jail, with her daughter Ng Ka-wun, who agreed to be put on a good behaviour bond for one year. Photo: Edmond So

Health & Environment

Medical watchdog to hold by-election after member quits over conflict risk

Medical Council faces by-election after Alex Lam resigns to represent father of Chau Tin-yu at inquest into her death.

The Medical Council says it will process matters related to the by-election for the vacancy created by the departure of Alex Lam Chi-yau. Photo: Karma Lo
The Medical Council says it will process matters related to the by-election for the vacancy created by the departure of Alex Lam Chi-yau. Photo: Karma Lo

Law and Crime

Abby Choi could have been hit on head 7 times with hammer, murder trial told

Forensic pathologist Dr Kwok Ka-ki tells court that 28-year-old influencer was fatally struck on the head with a blunt object.

Hong Kong Economy

AI disruption, geopolitics and partnerships in focus at Hong Kong business summit

About 100 business owners, executives and academics attend fourth edition of the Family Business Summit, co-hosted by the South China Morning Post.

Law and Crime

Mainland Chinese firm, director admit fraud in HK$52.9m Hong Kong water scandal

Director Lui Tsz-chung and Xin Ding Xin Trade plead guilty to fraud after submitting altered water quality test certificates for government contract.

Xin Ding Xin Trade's office at North Point is shuttered on August 18, 2025. The company and its director have pleaded guilty to fraud after submitting falsified certificates to win a HK$52.9 million water supply contract. Photo: Jelly Tse

Transport

Cathay Pacific Airways to give eligible Hong Kong staff bonus worth a month’s pay

Airline to pay fourth straight yearly staff bonus after HK$6.2 billion first-half profit, crediting employees for helping deliver strong financial results.

Cathay Pacific is rewarding eligible Hong Kong staff with a one-month bonus for the fourth consecutive year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Cathay Pacific is rewarding eligible Hong Kong staff with a one-month bonus for the fourth consecutive year. Photo: Dickson Lee

Society

Study finds Hong Kong workers shun carer-friendly measures despite the benefits

Survey of 566 working carers finds clear benefits from employee support measures, including less depression and a lower caregiving burden.

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong needs ‘forward-looking’ plans amid industrial chain shifts: John Lee

Lee tells trade forum in Shanghai that Hong Kong will strengthen role as offshore renminbi hub and help mainland Chinese firms expand globally.

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Society

Appeal for private flight to bring critically ill British baby home from Hong Kong

Nine-month-old boy suffered three cardiac arrests after contracting influenza A, with air ambulance costs beyond family’s means.

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Nine-month-old Matthew is critically ill in Hong Kong after contracting influenza A and suffering three cardiac arrests. Photo: Lia’s Wings
Nine-month-old Matthew is critically ill in Hong Kong after contracting influenza A and suffering three cardiac arrests. Photo: Lia’s Wings

Society

John Lee apologises for Tai Po fire, unveils reforms as housing chief resigns

City leader and seven other top officials bow their heads in apology, while housing chief Winnie Ho resigns to take political responsibility.

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Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong scraps lighting attraction at The Peak after public outcry

Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and Tourism Board conclude no urgent need to roll out project.

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Health & Environment

Do Hong Kong’s cardboard grannies have a future making just HK$30 for day’s work?

New policy rolled out this month to support Tuen Mun pulp facility and curb export of paper recycling services leaves downstream operators reeling.

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Poon Chau-li, 73, recalls the days when she could earn HK$200 a day from selling recycled cardboard boxes, but a new policy has caused her modest earnings to dip even further. Photo: Elson Li
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OPINION
Kun Tian

Opinion | How Hong Kong can turn 30,000 youth placements into lasting careers

Kun Tian
Dennis Lee

Opinion | Why retail revival alone won’t keep Hong Kong’s malls alive

Dennis Lee
Cliff Buddle

Opinion | Long delays for Hong Kong court cases demand urgent action

Cliff Buddle
Cheng Xianyue

Opinion | The Apec moment Hong Kong needs to seize

Cheng Xianyue
Alice Wu

Opinion | Why reforms alone won’t prevent a repeat of Tai Po fire

Alice Wu
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Ken Chu

Opinion | Hong Kong’s art trading hub ambition rests on more than headline sales

Ken Chu
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HK activist Joshua Wong jailed for 10 years in foreign collusion case

For Joshua Wong sentence video thumbnail 05NOV26 Activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung speaks to the press at the High Court in Admiralty as he seeks leave to apply for judicial review over District Council election ban. 07AUG20 SCMP / Xiaomei Chen
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What is the ‘cadaver skin jab’?

The Department of Health (DH) announced today (October 20) that it has conducted a series of raids over the past few days in an effort to crack down on premises suspected of providing injection treatments involving unregistered pharmaceutical products. Four premises offering beauty services in Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long were searched. Among them, over 100 vials/ampoules of suspected Part 1 poisons for injection and more than 70 vials/ampoules of suspected unregistered pharmaceutical products for injection were seized from the two premises in Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok. These included a product called Elravie Re2O, which was packaged in Korean, indicating that it is for injection and claiming to contain human tissue. Photo shows the suspected Part 1 poisons for injection and suspected unregistered pharmaceutical products for injection seized in the operation. Photo: ISD
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Man arrested in alleged drink spiking of Japanese DJ

Mao Hamasaki recalls being ‘completely paralysed’ after consuming a suspected spiked drink, which left her in intensive care
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Japanese DJ allegedly drugged in Hong Kong

Mao Hamasaki’s manager said she started convulsing after drinking orange juice offered by an unknown man and later tested positive for four kinds of drugs
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