Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says Social Workers Registration Board in urgent need of reform, with body already given chances to improve in recent years.
Embassy in London says Beijing has lodged stern representations with Britain over case involving worker with Hong Kong trade promotion office and two others.
Those convicted of serious offences including endangering national security, ill-treating a child, rape or murder, can be permanently removed by social work regulator.
UK foreign secretary summons Chinese ambassador Zheng Zeguang to meeting after three men, including a Hong Kong trade office official, arrested in London on spying charges.
City straddles East and West but must make greater effort to rebuild bridges with rest of world, panellists say at inaugural Global Prosperity Summit.
Seventeen Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) lawmakers say they have been mentioned at least 50 times in evidence since start of Jimmy Lai trial.
Trio arrested in Germany over spying allegations believed to include Thomas Reichenbach, former marketing manager at Hong Kong Trade Development Council, but body is not subject of investigation.
City leader John Lee also says he has no memory of meeting Hong Kong public officer at centre of spying allegations in UK, as picture of pair at police ceremony in 2002 goes viral.
Lawmaker Nixie Lam Lam says Malaysian officials shared that some of its Muslim citizens preferred Thailand over Hong Kong because of the convenience in eating out.
Labour minister Chris Sun lashes out at Social Workers Registration Board for allowing social worker involved in court case over rioting charges to sit on reserve member panel.
Bill Yuen, 63, Peter Wai, 38, and Matthew Trickett, 37, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday and were granted bail.
Bar Association to visit Beijing to discuss its views sometime this year after what were once regular visits resumed in 2023.
Justice minister calls on tech giant to say whether it will remove links to ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ after court ruled to ban its distribution.
Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, is expected to arrive on Monday
Countries such as US and UK have confused right and wrong, and played with ‘double standards’ to deceive world, commentary published by agency says.
Xia Baolong, Beijing’s official overseeing Hong Kong affairs, issued lengthy statements on meetings with city ministers this week, a sign some analysts say of central government taking more proactive role in guiding local affairs.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says Social Workers Registration Board failed to strip national security offenders of professional status.
China’s foreign ministry arm in the city hits out at US Consul General Gregory May, who accused authorities of curbing freedom of expression beyond its borders.
Beijing expresses ‘strong dissatisfaction’ as Washington describes ban on ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ as blow to city’s judicial independence.
Google may simply restrict how song appears on local search result listings and decline to enforce ban globally, one industry figure says.
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