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HK Electric’s “net tariff”, which refers to the total price paid by consumers, is generally calculated by combining the “basic tariff” and the “fuel clause charge”. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

HK Electric customers set for steeper bills in June over volatile oil prices

Energy provider to raise fuel clause charge by 20.4 per cent next month due to higher oil prices amid Mideast war and warns further increases expected.

Hong Kong society

On This Day | Australian makes first swim around Hong Kong Island in 1976 – SCMP archive

Accidents and personal safety

1 dead, 4 injured as Hong Kong subdivided flat fire forces 300 to be evacuated

Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Northern Metropolis industrial park draws ‘global interest’ from AI, green firms

Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company chairman Jeffrey Lam targets July 2027 launch as ‘gift’ for 30th anniversary of return to Chinese sovereignty.

Hong Kong’s Hung Shui Kiu industry hub is drawing global interest from from AI and green firms, according to chairman Jeffrey Lam. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong’s Hung Shui Kiu industry hub is drawing global interest from from AI and green firms, according to chairman Jeffrey Lam. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong society

Mobile ice cream vendor in Central told to stop selling product due to bacteria

Sample of soft ice cream contained 310 coliform bacteria per gram, more than three times permitted limit.

Hong Kong society

Operation targeting fire safety in old Hong Kong buildings extended for 2 years

Initial two-month scheme resulted in 75 prosecutions, with fire service aiming to check another 5,000 buildings following Tai Po blaze.

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Hong Kong housing

Anxiety, depression plague up to 66% of Hong Kong subdivided flat tenants: NGO

NGO survey reveals 40 per cent of earnings go to rent as families struggle to raise children with special needs in cramped flats.

As many as two-thirds of 158 subdivided housing tenants supported by an NGO in Hong Kong have shown signs of anxiety or depression. Photo: Sun Yeung
As many as two-thirds of 158 subdivided housing tenants supported by an NGO in Hong Kong have shown signs of anxiety or depression. Photo: Sun Yeung
Accidents and personal safety

Man injured in Hong Kong 10-vehicle crash during rush hour

Police received first report of collision near Sham Tseng Fire Station on Yuen Long-bound fast lane at 7.47am.

Hong Kong weather

‘Soaking wet’: Hong Kong parents furious after last-minute rain warning change

‘I kept an eye on the weather all night, only for them to switch to an amber rainstorm warning at the last minute – you’ve got to be kidding me,’ one parent says.

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Hong Kong helpers cry out as popular garden in Central to close for underpass work

Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body says closure of Statue Square Gardens will affect helpers as it serves as vital social hub every Sunday.

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Statue Square, next to the garden, has been partially closed since early May for a HK$3.4 million renovation. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong’s northern New Territories hit by heavy rain and flooding

Ta Kwu Ling among hardest‑hit areas, while minibus in Sheung Shui stranded in half-metre of floodwater.

Dashcam footage of San Tin Highway near Mai Po shows vehicles splashing through water about 20cm deep. Photo: Handout
Dashcam footage of San Tin Highway near Mai Po shows vehicles splashing through water about 20cm deep. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Government to handle Wang Fuk Court insurance claims under buy-back plan: Hop On

But some residents who took part in second briefing by administrator say questions remain over how and when they can expect to receive compensation.

Hong Kong housing

35 families in Hong Kong shoebox flats face eviction since start of new rule

Occupants of another 40 subdivided flats who faced eviction last year are still living in Sham Shui Po’s Yee Wa Building, housing chief reveals.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Li Ka-shing charity to subsidise liver cancer surgery for 200 patients

‘Love Can Help’ scheme through billionaire’s foundation will subsidise histotripsy treatment, cutting costs from about HK$260,000 to HK$50,000.

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Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, pictured in a rare recent photo, will subsidise liver cancer surgery for 200 patients through his foundation’s Love Can Help scheme. Photo: Li Ka Shing Foundation
Hong Kong housing

Only 4 of Hong Kong’s 110,000 subdivided homes put up for seal of approval

Three of the applications submitted by single landlord, Hayson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Basic Housing Units Operators Association.

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Undersecretary for Housing Victor Tai (centre) with principal assistant secretary for housing Jason Chan (left) and Thomas Lo, the Housing Bureau's maintenance surveyor for subdivided flats, at a press briefing. Photo: Nora Tam
Undersecretary for Housing Victor Tai (centre) with principal assistant secretary for housing Jason Chan (left) and Thomas Lo, the Housing Bureau's maintenance surveyor for subdivided flats, at a press briefing. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po blaze: Hong Kong to ban smoking at construction sites from July 17

Workers violating law face HK$3,000 fine, while contractors who fail to prevent them from lighting up can be hit with HK$400,000 penalty.

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From our archives

On This Day | In 1961, Typhoon Alice claims 4 lives in Hong Kong – SCMP archive

On this day in 1961, a typhoon that hit the city injured around 20 and led to four – two women and two children – being killed.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong lifts flat resale curbs for Tai Po fire survivors under buy-back plan

Owners can sell replacement flats any time and get two-year vouchers to buy second-hand subsidised housing.

Owners displaced by the Tai Po fire will be granted resale flexibility and housing vouchers to buy second-hand subsidised housing. Photo: Elson Li
Owners displaced by the Tai Po fire will be granted resale flexibility and housing vouchers to buy second-hand subsidised housing. Photo: Elson Li
Accidents and personal safety

Air-con repairman dies after falling from 11th floor of Kowloon City building

Man, 38, was not wearing safety belt and building had no scaffolding.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s dog-friendly restaurant scheme receives 700 applications on first day

Restaurants rush to apply, with 70 per cent of 1,000 first-phase licences filled ahead of expected July roll-out.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Spared Wang Fuk Court block owners given mid-October to finalise buyback offer

But some Wang Chi House residents say they are being pressured because over 75 per cent of owners must indicate their preference by end June.

Wang Chi House (centre) of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Mentally ill woman spends 2 days in Hong Kong flat with dead mother on sofa

Woman, 66, found dead in Sham Shui Po flat after elder daughter raised alarm when relatives got no response at door, with case not treated as suspicious.

Policemen arrive at Fu Cheong Estate in Sham Shui Po, where a chronically ill woman was found dead inside a flat she shared with her mentally ill daughter. Photo: Handout
Policemen arrive at Fu Cheong Estate in Sham Shui Po, where a chronically ill woman was found dead inside a flat she shared with her mentally ill daughter. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

LGBTQ carnival axed for second year after failing to secure venue, licences

Property manager Link Reit pulls offer to rent two venues to Pink Dot HK for Hong Kong’s largest annual LGBTQ event.

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Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong’s CUHK aims to bring AI to life with humanoid-focused robotics lab

City’s first embodied AI lab, backed by 24 tech firms, is set to advance humanoid and quadruped robotics research and training over next five years.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong urged to trigger travel alert to DR Congo, Uganda amid Ebola outbreak

Infectious disease expert says more preventive measures necessary, noting frequent exchanges between mainland Chinese and central African cities.

A general hospital in Goma, a major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the first case of Ebola in the current outbreak was reported. Photo: AFP
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