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Oscar Liu
Senior Reporter, Hong Kong
Oscar joined the South China Morning Post in 2022. He started his career as a TV news anchor/reporter trainee and has worked for different news outlets including ATV, Ming Pao and Apple Daily.
Oscar joined the South China Morning Post in 2022. He started his career as a TV news anchor/reporter trainee and has worked for different news outlets including ATV, Ming Pao and Apple Daily.
Areas of Expertise:
Hong Kong society, international affairsLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
New penalties to range from HK$480 for minor offences to HK$1,500 for serious violations such as driving more than 45km/h over speed limit.
Event at Chater Road pedestrian zone will feature music and light shows instead of fireworks following deadly Tai Po inferno.
But bar industry leader reports 10 per cent rise in local business due to festive mood and surge in visitors from Europe and the US.
Seventh-generation winemaker Erwan Faiveley encourages city to up logistical and storage services during first post-Covid fact-finding trip.
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Chief operations officer Sammy Kam and marketing director Rita Li look back on the highs and lows of their careers in a cutting-edge company.
Locals, tourists seek keepsake pictures under 20-metre Christmas tree as other revellers head for time-honoured drink in Lan Kwai Fong.
Immigration Department figures show Hong Kong residents made about 644,000 outbound trips by 9pm on Thursday.
But industry leader warns city’s image as tourist destination skewed by exorbitant rates of five-star hotels, while budget lodgings remain largely unknown.
Families at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront say celebrations are more muted this year after the deadly Tai Po fire last month.
‘The weather will be cloudier over the region with temperatures falling progressively during the Christmas holiday,’ Observatory says.
The advice comes with a warning about the recent theft of HK$1.8 million from three MPF accounts by scammers using high-quality ID forgeries.
Suspects laundered crime proceeds over four-year period in first ‘phantom trading’ fraud involving fake shipping websites uncovered by authorities.
Cybersecurity experts call on residents to move quickly after HK$1.8 million stolen from three MPF accounts.
City leader says bridge will open up transport networks of cooperation zone and promote cross-border talent flow and integration.
Police still trying to recover cash, saying robbery was ‘meticulously planned’, ‘violent’ and marked by high level of professional execution.
Paraglider, 49, winched to safety by government helicopter after hiker spots him crashing near Pyramid Hill in Ma On Shan.
Finance chief also says city’s planned major road and rail expansion will drive deeper Greater Bay Area integration.
Transport chief Mable Chan hails new Yau Ma Tei section of bypass, expected to cut cross-Kowloon travel times from 30 minutes to five.
Outage also leaves some stuck in lifts at shopping centre and university campus, while police get report of traffic lights malfunctioning.
Hospital Authority’s charity fund set up for employees affected by fire raises more than HK$14 million, including nine individual donations of HK$1 million or more.
Chief Secretary Eric Chan chairs interdepartmental meeting on arrangements for welcoming visitors over New Year break.
Population expert Paul Yip was corresponding author of paper found to contain AI-generated references to publications that didn’t exist.
Improving consumer confidence, economic growth supporting overall market but some sectors may remain under pressure, labour chief says.
Western nations unlikely to hit city with more sanctions as they need Beijing’s cooperation to offset unfair US trade practices, experts say.
Venue’s ranking, just nine months after debut, cements city’s status as Asia’s events capital, operator says.
New scope of screening includes volunteer teachers and sports coaches, but scheme not compulsory for organisations.
Road under city’s most densely populated urban area will cut peak-hour journey time from Kowloon Bay to Yau Ma Tei down to five minutes.
Suspects allegedly coordinated thefts of credit cards in crowded places, before buying luxury items totalling more than HK$4 million.
Investigation is expected to be completed within nine months, with all findings set to be made public.
