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The Dah Sing Charity Score Challenge set out to raise funds for Operation Santa Claus. Photo: Handout
Operation Santa Claus

Hong Kong students, bankers have a ball for charity with Operation Santa Claus

Dah Sing Charity Score Challenge brings together more than 100 bank staff, families, and friends to play a series of basketball games with children aged 10 to 14.

Hong Kong Tourism Board

New Year’s Eve revellers hope for peace as crowds flock to Hong Kong lights show

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong restaurants, bars gear up for packed 2026 countdown parties

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to step up inspections as new smoking bans take effect on Thursday

Some residents aware of new rules banning smoking while queuing or near certain facilities, while less informed tourists say they will comply.

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A resident smokes along Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Low-income patients call for more help as steeper Hong Kong hospital fees loom

From January 1, patients will need to pay more for certain services, and while safety net will also be widened, some people have fallen through the cracks.

Hong Kong economy

All Hong Kong retail banks to offer anti-scam service, locking cash in accounts

‘Money Safe’ users will have to meet a bank employee to undergo verification process to ensure their funds are not going to scammers.

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Hong Kong water procurement scandal

Hong Kong set to unveil bottled water probe results, take disciplinary action

Financial Services and Treasury Bureau says review of government’s procurement system and related disciplinary investigation is concluded.

Xin Ding Xin Trade allegedly submitted fraudulent documents to win the tender and supply substandard products. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

Video | Hong Kong Island promenade fully connected after 16 years

13km (8-mile) walkway connects Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan with the last 1.1km section opening in North Point.

Hong Kong

Who died in 2025? The prominent figures Hong Kong said goodbye to

Henderson Land founder Lee Shau-kee, singer-songwriter Khalil Fong, renowned food critic Chua Lam and toy tycoon Lam Leung-tim – the Post rounds up famous figures who died.

Operation Santa Claus

Hong Kong charity to get funding to expand services for people with disabilities

The Home of Loving Faithfulness provides lifelong care for people with severe disabilities and is among Operation Santa Claus’ beneficiaries.

HOLF has cared for 85 children and adults with disabilities since its founding in 1965. Photo: Handout
Operation Santa Claus

Swire’s Christmas fair encourages giving for Hong Kong fire-affected residents

Event in mid-December raised funds for Operation Santa Claus and pledged to match amount in relief for residents affected by Tai Po fire.

The White Christmas Street Fair, held by Swire Properties, ran from December 11 to 14. Photo: Dickson Lee
Urban planning

Letters | How government-led building repairs can work in Hong Kong

Readers discuss the safeguards needed to ensure fairness and effectiveness, and public demand for the coin collection service.

Hong Kong economy

New approach to fast-track Hong Kong industrial park gets thumbs up from firms

New company to speed up work on 23-hectare park under Northern Metropolis project wins praise as ‘one-stop service centre’.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong auxiliary policeman charged over alleged indecent act in taxi

Man, 57, arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency, is scheduled to appear in Eastern Court on Tuesday.

A view of Canal Road Flyover. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

‘Let us return’: some Tai Po fire survivors petition for on-site rebuilding

Resettlement on Wang Fuk Court site is ‘only way we can regain dignity and hope in our lives’, says letter signed by over 100 residents.

Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Accidents and personal safety

Woman, 27, killed after being hit by KMB bus at road crossing in Hong Kong

Pedestrian knocked down and trapped underneath bus while crossing road in To Kwa Wan.

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Hong Kong tourism

Video | Fares rise for Hong Kong Peak Tram

Return fares now cost HK$116 (US$15) for adults and HK$75 for children and the elderly.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to close Central roads from 2pm on New Year’s Eve ahead of countdown

Event at Chater Road pedestrian zone will feature music and light shows instead of fireworks following deadly Tai Po inferno.

Mason Hung (centre), flanked by Chief Inspector Cheng Chun-kit and Chief Inspector Lau Chun-ho. Photo: Oscar Liu
Hong Kong

Video | Hikers scale steep slope in Hong Kong’s Ocean Park

Video apparently taken from a cable car at the attraction and shows hikers climbing down giant seahorse carved into Brick Hill.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong taxi driver, 82, acquitted of using foul language at teenage customer

Deputy Magistrate Christine Leung rules that complainant was an unreliable witness, with logical fallacies in his testimony.

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Hong Kong Jockey Club

District councillors call for more amenities in Hong Kong Jockey Club school bid

Residents concerned about possible noise and light pollution at new riding school, but offering leisure facilities will draw support, they say.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Pokfulam Public Riding School opened in October this year, and the club has proposed building a fourth school in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong

Hongkongers head to East Coast Boardwalk as ‘final piece of puzzle’ opens

Boardwalk’s eastern section, from North Point Promenade to Quarry Bay’s Hoi Yu Street, injects vitality into harbourfront, official says.

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The eastern section of the East Coast Boardwalk has opened to the public. Photo: Sam Tsang
Operation Santa Claus

Operation Santa Claus: Hong Kong table tennis lovers serve it up for charity

More than 250 adults and students took part in the second year of Charity Table Tennis Tournament at Luen Wo Hui Sports Centre.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Opinion | Hong Kong must tackle long-term problem of building maintenance

Thousands of ageing high-rises will need repair work over the next few years. Responsibility for the projects amid reports of bid-rigging needs to be addressed.

Explore Hong Kong

Hong Kong Island promenade to be completed after 16 years as final section opens

Last 1.1km section in North Point, featuring glass observatory deck, completes 13km-long walkway linking Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan.

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The final 1.1km section in North Point features a glass observatory deck and open spaces. Photo: Handout
Taiwan

650 Hongkongers on Taiwan group tours confirmed safe after ‘terrifying’ quake

Earthquake occurred at 11.05pm in Taiwan, with epicentre located about 70km southeast of Taipei and at focal depth of 60km, Observatory says.

The earthquake occurred at 11.05pm in Taiwan. Photo: Handout
Operation Santa Claus

Let’s get physical: Hong Kong hospital staff rally for Operation Santa Claus

Team collaboration shines at HKSH Medical Group as doctors, nurses and students embrace fitness and fun to raise funds for charitable causes.

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Letters | Why lapses in the Tai Po tragedy are both shocking and familiar

Readers discuss Hong Kong’s light-touch culture, the city’s struggling retail sector, and meeting the emotional needs of men.

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