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Nathan Leung (left) and Jeff Rotmeyer, founder and CEO of the Love 21 Foundation. Photo: Cindy Sui

Hong Kong charity helps neurodiverse people achieve full potential through fitness

‘We don’t see this as an ability issue but more of an opportunity issue,’ says head of Love 21 Foundation, selected for annual fundraising drive Operation Santa Claus.

Cool, wet for Hongkongers on Thursday but temperature set to rise in coming days

Hong Kong move to make helmets mandatory for cyclists postponed to 2025

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Hongkongers heading to airport urged to take trains during test event

Organiser for Sunday cycling race says rolling traffic controls to be enforced on North Lantau Highway, with travel times up by 30 minutes.

The road cycling competition is the only National Games sporting event being held across Guangdong province, Hong Kong and Macau. Photo: Eugene Lee

Why some Hong Kong shoppers are ditching bargains in mainland China

Quality assurance, political values, human ties and ‘stubbornness’ among reasons they stay home to shop.

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Editorial | Public expects rises in Hong Kong bus fares to be fair

The added burden on Hong Kong society must be taken into account as operators seek increases of between 6.5 and 9.5 per cent.

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This forgotten border village shows Hong Kong’s history of change

How two ‘foreigners’ came to make a film about the last days of Kwu Tung, from its soy sauce factories to village house demolition.

The Kwong Tak Loong soy sauce factory in Kwu Tung, Hong Kong. Photo: still from Cha Guo

Hong Kong’s mega-events in first half of 2025 set to attract 840,000 visitors

List of 93 mega-events revealed for first six months, with showcase of French impressionist masters and Coldplay’s concerts among them.

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Hongkongers to pay nearly 1% more for electricity next year

City’s two power companies increase charges after prices cut by as much as 16 per cent last year.

What does a flight attendant’s home look like?

Living out of a suitcase for much of the year, a private jet attendant insisted his Kai Tak, Hong Kong apartment feel like home, not a hotel – complete with feng shui elements.

This Kai Tak, Hong Kong flat was remodelled by Epic Interior Design. Photo: Elizabeth Au for Workshop Ten

Laptop scheme set to bridge tech gap for children of asylum seekers in Hong Kong

With help of Operation Santa Claus, local charity Grassroots Future will be able to provide donated laptops to needy children.

With funding, Grassroots Future will be able to get its own laptops and run more IT programmes for the children of asylum seekers. Photo: Cindy Sui

Letters | A green cold war with China won’t help Europe and the climate

Readers discuss the impact of Europe’s tariffs on Chinese EVs, and better solutions to Hong Kong’s ageing problem.

Reduced tolls at Hong Kong’s Tai Lam Tunnel could be rolled out in 2025

Authorities leaning towards implementing time-based tolls at the tunnel, government source says.

Parents to have greater chance of securing spots in top Hong Kong primary schools

Data shows fewer students admitted via ‘siblings route’ in first stage, leaving door open to parents to try luck at sought-after schools.

Schools must accept admission applications from the siblings of current students or from the children of staff working there. Photo: Sam Tsang

1.5% of Hong Kong civil servants are disabled, lawmakers call for more hires

Unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 11 per cent in 2020, compared with 5.8 per cent citywide.

The Civil Service College in North Point. Lawmakers have called for the government to hire more disabled workers. May Tse

Fewer quitting Hong Kong’s civil service, but hiring must be faster: minister

Civil service chief Ingrid Yeung tells lawmakers recruitment process must be accelerated as retirement rates remain high.

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30% of travel platforms fail to state data retention policies: Hong Kong watchdog

Watchdog reviews privacy policies of 10 travel platforms, finds three have yet to add data retention sections after being contacted.

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Letters | Nothing wrong with asking Hong Kong tycoons to act for greater good

Readers discuss Xia Baolong’s call for business leaders to support the city’s growth, potential new Hong Kong attractions and facing up to depression.

The sun sets behind Hong Kong’s skyline on November 1. Photo: AFP

Operation Santa Claus: inclusion drive looks to Hong Kong’s ethnic minority elders

Community project under Methodist Epworth Village Community Centre set to launch next year with funding from OSC.

Hong Kong’s first private residence for elderly set to welcome well-off retirees

Happy Valley’s Ventria Residence offers hotel-like experience with tailored healthcare services in latest project tapping needs of ‘silver economy’.

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Editorial | Hong Kong seriously failing its students

Standards are falling – in English, Chinese and maths – and officials can no longer continue to blame the decline on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hong Kong’s school pupils are not doing as well as they used to. Photo: Shutterstock

Exclusive | Hong Kong officials double down on surfing ban, refuse to discuss change in law

Lawmaker Adrian Pedro Ho had requested meeting in hope of changing government’s mind, but instead was told officials would not budge.

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Surfers take advantage of the waves whipped up by Severe Tropical Storm Trami at Big Wave Bay Beach. Photo: Antony Dickson

Parts of Hong Kong flood as Severe Tropical Storm Man-yi nears

Observatory says No 1 warning will be in place until 10am on Tuesday, and likelihood of issuing higher signal is ‘relatively low’.

Quick action needed to curb use of ‘space oil’ by Hong Kong’s youth

New, highly dangerous drug must be outlawed as soon as possible, while education on its deadly effects should be stepped up.

93% of children in Hong Kong subdivided flats have spinal issues: survey

Children not having proper desks to do homework is the main reason for problems, Society for Community Organisation says.

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In cramped conditions, children in subdivided flats have nowhere to put a desk. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Hong Kong group to train ‘well-being practitioners’ to help 1,500 stressed pupils

Local charity Mind HK will launch the Improving Access to Community Therapies (iACT) project with support from Operation Santa Claus.

Mind HK CEO Dr. Candice Powell says society and parents need to understand the importance of mental health. Photo: Cindy Sui

Opinion | Why a social media ban could be in Hong Kong youth’s best interest

Free societies might blanch at the thought of restricting media, but adults owe young people a duty of care when it comes to hard issues.

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Exclusive | Beijing conducts ‘rare’ survey among consulates in Hong Kong to uncover hurdles

Post learns Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has sent out survey to consulates to see if they are facing obstacles reaching officials.

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