An international rugby match will be held on November 16 as another test event for the Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP), the Government announced today. The match between Hong Kong, China and Brazil will start at 4pm at the Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, a ticketed and paid event with around 3,000 spectators. …
Hong Kong ranks seventh globally in the latest World Digital Competitiveness Ranking (WDCR) 2024 published by the International Institute for Management Development, up three places from last year, the Government announced today. Among the three factors in WDCR 2024, Hong Kong continued to perform well in technology and knowledge, ranking third and fifth respectively.…
The Court of First Instance today handed down the sentence in a case concerning terrorism-related offences, commonly known as the “Dragon Slaying Brigade” case. The ringleader of the case was sentenced to imprisonment for 23 years and 10 months, while other key persons of the case were sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years or…
Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau led a delegation to attend the 6th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Conference on Inheritance, Innovation and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Dongguan today. The delegation had in-depth exchanges and discussions on Chinese medicine (CM) services, education and industry development with officials from the National Administration…
Classes of all AM and whole-day schools will be suspended tomorrow, given that the Hong Kong Observatory issued Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 at 11:10 tonight and it will remain in force at least until 10am tomorrow. They include secondary schools, primary schools, schools for children with physical disability, schools for children with…
Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan joined the Chinese delegation to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Azerbaijan. Upon arriving in Azerbaijan on Monday, Mr Tse met the Financial Services Development Council and Friends of the Earth (HK) to learn about…
The 27th Conference of the Housing & Urban Public Corporations in Asia (A-HUC) organised by the Housing Authority concluded today. Speaking at the conference, Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho said the authority has been diligently utilising technology, including the latest version of Modular Integrated Construction, to build 308,000 public housing units over the next…
Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau will lead a delegation to Dongguan today to attend the 6th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Conference on Inheritance, Innovation & Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, with a view to driving the construction of the Chinese medicine (CM) highlands in the bay area, and promoting exchanges and co-operation. …
The Social Welfare Department today said it is highly concerned about a media report on Woopie Club (Tai Po) allegedly arranging for Community Care Service Voucher (CCSV) holders to receive services from Woopie Club (Sheung Shui), which is not a recognised service provider (RSP). Responding to media enquiries, the department noted that Woopie Club…
(To watch the full media session with sign language interpretation, click here.) Chief Executive John Lee said that all countries and economies should respect the fact that Hong Kong seeks to develop win-win trade relations with the principle of mutual respect. Mr Lee made the statement while responding to a question about the…