Changes have been attributed to healthier nutrition and enhanced socioeconomic conditions.
Weather forecaster expects flooding in low-lying and poorly drained areas; asks residents to avoid the shore as there is a likelihood of flash floods.
Styrofoam products and throwaway plastic utensils have been banned for takeaway, while single-use plastic tableware is no longer available for dining in.
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Malaysian authorities have urged social media platforms to monitor harmful content, but the move has met some criticism.
Hong Kong Shue Yan University academics say those without a sense of self-identity were more likely to lead disorganised and unmotivated lives.
Collaboration between Hong Kong Metropolitan University and the Airport Authority’s International Aviation Academy hopes to increase the number of pilots in the city.
As part of the firm’s 45th anniversary celebrations, the ‘Station Rail Voyage’ exhibition will open to the public at Hung Hom station on April 27.
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Woman surnamed Lau is also a teaching assistant in a secondary school; she has been granted bail pending investigation.
Tickets for HK$30 each will be sold by 63 theatres; businesses expect nearly full houses.
The Observatory says a band of high speed winds and heavy showers over western Guangdong province is moving eastward.
Meteorological marvel has been visible several times this month and is produced when sunlight is reflected by ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
Meant to support hiring and retention of staff, the rise in tuition is pending approval from the Education Bureau.
A user on the Xiaohongshu platform, similar to Instagram, reportedly uploaded the question and answer book for the DSE English listening test.
Revamped category expected candidates to elaborate on source material instead of expressing their personal opinions, as was the case in liberal studies.
The attraction is part of a wider push for the city to become an East-meets-West centre for cultural exchange.
Consumer Council says certain products got more expensive due to tight supply chains, with confectionery, biscuits and snacks logging the biggest jumps.
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Two school council heads say student withdrawals have been ‘dying down’, with only a handful leaving in the past 1½ years.
The Philippines is revisiting a bill that would require university students to undergo compulsory military training as tensions grow in the South China Sea.
Fourteen sites are involved in the trial of the scheme, which will require residents to throw out rubbish in government-approved bags.
Demerit system, to be introduced later this year, lists 11 offences drivers could be penalised for, but some lawmakers say existing laws are enough.
City leader John Lee Ka-chiu said the competition will take place in existing venues and the upcoming Kai Tak Sports Park.
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The sector called the prediction, gloomier than the one from 2023, ‘shocking’ and is seeking a lower headcount threshold to operate a class.
More than half the courses rose in the list published by British education information firm Quacquarelli Symonds.
Less than 40 per cent of locations with similar problems had fulfilled the orders.
A blaze broke out at the 16-storey New Lucky House on Jordan Road which includes 240 flats; brought under control an hour after the first report.
The Xue Long 2 is docked at Ocean Terminal for a five-day visit; this is the first stop at a Chinese port after its expedition to Antarctica.
