Government May Suspend Welfare-to-work Penalty
The government is considering a partial suspension of a scheme which penalises welfare recipients who refuses to take pa... Read more
Financial Chief Apologises For Handout Chaos
Financial Secretary Paul Chan has apologised on social media for chaos that marred the launch of a new scheme to give HK... Read more
Parallel Trading Hurts Livelihoods, Protestors Say
Protestors took to the streets of Sheung Shui on Sunday afternoon to decry a growing influx of so-called parallel trader... Read more
'Let Doctors Concentrate On Treating Patients'
Medical sector lawmaker and doctor Pierre Chan says the Hospital Authority can ease the effects of a staffing shortfall ... Read more
Democrat Wants Team To Probe Unlicensed Medics
Democratic Party campaigners are calling on the police to set up a dedicated unit to tackle cases of people practising m... Read more
Unions Say Bullying 'rampant' In Public Hospitals
Public hospital staff say bullying is "rampant" on the wards, putting staff morale at risk and undermining patient care.... Read more
Government Plans Centralised Database On Children
The government is to launch a study on how to build a centralised database of information on Hong Kong's children. Welfa... Read more
Lawmaker Seeks Action To Stop Flu Closing Schools
Education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen is urging the government to rethink its flu vaccination policy after a surge in fl... Read more
Public Doctors Air Grivences Over Heavy Workloads
Top health officials and more than 100 frontline doctors said they’ve had an honest and constructive discussion about ... Read more
Government Defends Deductions Under Welfare Scheme
The administration on Saturday defended a welfare arrangement that penalises those who don’t participate in a scheme t... Read more
Schools Will Find Adhering To Anthem Law Easy: Nip
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Patrick Nip, on Saturday played down concerns that international ... Read more
Put Money Into Community Healthcare, Say Doctors
The Hong Kong Medical Association has called on the government to strengthen primary healthcare facilities in order to r... Read more
Govt Urged To Redevelop Old Estates Quicker
Members of the Housing Authority on Friday said the government must speed up the redevelopment of old, run-down estates ... Read more
Another Video Of Alleged School Bullying Emerges
A second video showing students – suspected to be from a Ma On Shan secondary school – bullying a classmate emerged... Read more
Parallel Trading Menace Back Again: Lam Cheuk-ting
Parallel traders are once again making residents' lives a misery in Sheung Shui, Democratic Party lawmaker Lam Cheuk-tin... Read more