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Deliveroo Hong Kong opens fourth kitchen this year for takeaway orders

Deliveroo Hong Kong opens fourth kitchen this year for takeaway orders

New venture, part of its delivery-only ‘Editions’ kitchens, opened earlier this month in Tseung Kwan O, with Korean fried chicken eatery and Japanese dining chain already setting up shop.

Comments on "Human Intelligence in a Digital Age" - A brilliant Speech by MI6 Chief Richard Moore, and the neglected elephants in the room

Comments on "Human Intelligence in a Digital Age" - A brilliant Speech by MI6 Chief Richard Moore, and the neglected elephants in the room

The author is not important. The content is.

Justified compliments about Mr. Moore's speech have been spread extensively and appropriately in the pages of many newspapers, but I would like to remark on precisely what I think was missing in the speech. Missing, not necessarily becau...

Google releases list of most searched keywords in Hong Kong

Google releases list of most searched keywords in Hong Kong

Consumption voucher registration, the Tokyo Olympics and medalists Edgar Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey are among top 10 most searched keywords on Google in Hong Kong this year.

Record thanks set for pandemic heroes

Record thanks set for pandemic heroes

A painting with 50,000 origami "lucky stars" will be assembled in a charity event this Saturday, with the aim of breaking the Guinness world record set by a Japanese team this year.

Will Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam meet Xi Jinping in person?

Will Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam meet Xi Jinping in person?

Lam may make her annual duty visit to Beijing later this month, but format of session uncertain after two years of video meetings.

Hong Kong police, think tank publish teaching guides on history

Hong Kong police, think tank publish teaching guides on history

The separate publications are being distributed free of charge to schools, but controversial events such as the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and the 2019 social unrest in the city have been left out.

Department of Justice blacklists barrister over "Glory to Hong Kong” ringtone

Department of Justice blacklists barrister over "Glory to Hong Kong” ringtone

An experienced barrister had been banned from handling prosecution works of social unrest cases after his phone's ringtone of “Glory to Hong Kong”, a song created by protesters rang in the courtroom, according to sources.

Kowloon fears spark hospital A&E call

Kowloon fears spark hospital A&E call

Queen Elizabeth Hospital should continue to offer accident and emergency services at its present site even after its move to Kai Tak, Kowloon Central geographical constituency candidate Starry Lee Wai-king said.

UK government turns down proposal to expand Hong Kong BN(O) visa scheme

UK government turns down proposal to expand Hong Kong BN(O) visa scheme

The proposed amendment would have extended eligibility to Hongkongers aged 18 to 25 who do not possess BN(O) status, but whose parents do.

Sergeant faces probe over shirty threats

Sergeant faces probe over shirty threats

Police are looking into a case involving a sergeant who allegedly threatened a sports jersey company in an attempt to scare it into speeding up a delivery by showing his warrant card through Facebook messenger.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says low voter turnout ‘does not mean anything’

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says low voter turnout ‘does not mean anything’

‘When the administration is doing well … voter turnout will decrease because the people do not have a strong impetus to choose different lawmakers,’ Lam tells the mainland Chinese tabloid Global Times.

Courts toughen up on security

Courts toughen up on security

Security screenings will begin at West Kowloon law courts building from next Saturday, the judiciary said, one month after a letter containing white powder was sent to a judge in the building.

‘I felt my life was at risk’, says Hong Kong officer who shot student

‘I felt my life was at risk’, says Hong Kong officer who shot student

Traffic officer says he felt students Patrick Chow and Woo Tsz-kin, and their comrades, wanted to steal his handgun and shoot him while he was wrestling with another protester.

More A&E service should be introduced in central Kowloon

More A&E service should be introduced in central Kowloon

Accident and emergency services should be kept in the existing Queen Elizabeth Hospital even after the hospital has been moved to Kai Tak, Kowloon Central geographical constituency candidate Starry Lee Wai-king said.

Cop worried about personal safety shot student protester in Sai Wan Ho, court told

Cop worried about personal safety shot student protester in Sai Wan Ho, court told

Cop worried about personal safety shot student protester in Sai Wan Ho, court told

A cop who shot a 21-year-old student protester in Sai Wan Ho at the height of social unrest told District Court he was worried about his personal safety at that time.

(Central Station) TVB presenter in cockroach investigation lands govt job

(Central Station) TVB presenter in cockroach investigation lands govt job

(Central Station) TVB presenter in cockroach investigation lands govt job

Burmie Wong Wing-kwan, who didn't flinch in a cockroach-infested flat in Tai Po for the TVB inside story program Scoop, can discard anti-creepy crawly outfits. For she's not expected to run into a surge of cockroaches at her new desk in ...

Whether he attacks Ukraine or not, Putin has already won

Whether he attacks Ukraine or not, Putin has already won

Biden: ‘Made Clear’ There Would Be Economic Consequences Like None Before If Putin Invades Ukraine. Putting US Troops On The Ground ‘Not On The Table’ Regarding Ukraine

"Ming Gor" fined HK$2,000 for breaching social distancing rule at his restaurant

"Ming Gor" fined HK$2,000 for breaching social distancing rule at his restaurant

"Ming Gor" fined HK$2,000 for breaching social distancing rule at his restaurant

Philanthropist Chan Cheuk-ming aka "Ming Gor", known for giving away free meals to those in need, was fined HK$2,000 for breaching a social distancing regulation at his restaurant.

Once again, British lawmakers break the rules they enforce on their tax payers, then they “apologise”, and life goes on

Once again, British lawmakers break the rules they enforce on their tax payers, then they “apologise”, and life goes on

Once again, British lawmakers break the rules they enforce on their tax payers, then they “apologise”, and life goes on

Once again, British lawmakers break the rules they enforce on their tax payers, then they “apologise”, and life goes on

And after the fake apology the stupid British people carry on following the rules the lawmakers break. Once again.

More Hongkongers crammed into subdivided flats

More Hongkongers crammed into subdivided flats

Despite the government's vow to eliminate partition flats in the long run, it was found that 92,200 households in Hong Kong are living in such units this year -- an increase of 3,200 units or 3.6 percent more than last year.

Instagram Head Calls For Industry Body To Regulate Online Safety For Youth

Instagram Head Calls For Industry Body To Regulate Online Safety For Youth

Instagram Head Adam Mosseri, speaking before a Senate panel, said a industry body should be formed with input from civil society, parents, and regulators to create standards on age verification, age-appropriate experiences, and parental ...

Investment consultant who throws cat against wall found guilty

Investment consultant who throws cat against wall found guilty

Investment consultant who throws cat against wall found guilty

Investment consultant who throws cat against wall found guilty

Investment consultant who throws cat against wall found guilty

Investment consultant who throws cat against wall found guilty

A 27-year-old investment consultant from mainland was on Wednesday convicted of cruelty to animals for throwing his four-month-old kitten against a wall.

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Hong Kong's planned legal aid changes could breach constitution

Hong Kong's planned legal aid changes could breach constitution

A Hong Kong government proposal to change the legal aid system could violate the constitutionally guaranteed right of people to choose legal representation in the event that they cannot afford a lawyer, according to the city's Bar Associ...

Student protester released on bail vows not to break the law again "for a lifetime"

Student protester released on bail vows not to break the law again "for a lifetime"

A 19-year-old student protester, who pleaded guilty to breaching the group gathering cap, told the judge, "I will never break the law again in my lifetime," as he was granted bail on Wednesday.

Everything You Need to Know: Limewash Paint - A Beginner's Guide + DIY Tutorial for Interior Walls

Everything You Need to Know: Limewash Paint - A Beginner's Guide + DIY Tutorial for Interior Walls

A beginner’s guide to Limewash for Interiors.

Three doses for Sinovac takers to count as fully vaccinated

Three doses for Sinovac takers to count as fully vaccinated

Sinovac vaccine takers should only be considered fully jabbed after three shots, government advisor David Hui Shu-cheong said.

Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Arrives At Space Station

Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Arrives At Space Station

Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson all made breakthrough commercial tourism flights this year, bursting into a market Russia is keen to defend.

Forty percent of Hongkongers in debt during pandemic

Forty percent of Hongkongers in debt during pandemic

A father accumulated HK$100,000 of debt on his credit card when the family struggled financially during the pandemic.

16 Times Dakota Johnson’s Fringe Made Us Want To Cut In Bangs

16 Times Dakota Johnson’s Fringe Made Us Want To Cut In Bangs

The actor’s fringe adds a sense of easy glamour to her looks

Senior immigration officers under probe for receiving hampers from Evergrande

Senior immigration officers under probe for receiving hampers from Evergrande

Hong Kong’s Immigration Department will probe into two of its senior officers receiving gift hampers from an Evergrande executive, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Wednesday.

Musk Tries to Brush Off Whistleblower Accusations Against Tesla by Selling Cyberwhistle

Musk Tries to Brush Off Whistleblower Accusations Against Tesla by Selling Cyberwhistle

A former Tesla field quality manager reportedly filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that the firm failed to properly warn investors about problems with its solar panel systems that could result in fires.

Hong Kong warns Wall Street Journal of legal action over election editorial

Hong Kong warns Wall Street Journal of legal action over election editorial

Hong Kong has warned the Wall Street Journal that it may have broken electoral law by "scaremongering" in a recent editorial about the upcoming vote for the city's legislative council.

Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Value Since September Amid Cryptocurrency Market Turbulence

Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Value Since September Amid Cryptocurrency Market Turbulence

Bitcoin shed about 20% of its value overnight, dropping from $57,600 to $42,000, its lowest value since the end of September, data on the trading website Binance shows.

Helicopter crashes with India’s defence chief on board: Air Force

Helicopter crashes with India’s defence chief on board: Air Force

Helicopter crashes with India’s defence chief on board: Air Force

Helicopter crashes with India’s defence chief on board: Air Force

Helicopter carrying General Bipin Rawat crashes in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force tweets.

The best bars in the world for 2021 have been revealed

The best bars in the world for 2021 have been revealed

We're sorry, USA. Europe has completely trounced you at the cocktail game.

Hong Kong quarantine ‘more politics than science’: Legco poll hopeful

Hong Kong quarantine ‘more politics than science’: Legco poll hopeful

Mike Rowse, former director general of InvestHK and self-proclaimed ‘unusual candidate’, makes comments in Post video, one of three throwing spotlight on election aspirants.

Musk Tells SpaceX Team Company Is on Verge of Bankruptcy Amid Troubled Engine Production - Report

Musk Tells SpaceX Team Company Is on Verge of Bankruptcy Amid Troubled Engine Production - Report

SpaceX, which employs 7,000 people, is valued at more than $100 billion. NASA has awarded it a $2.9 billion contract to create a lunar lander capable of carrying astronauts to the moon. However, the current production situation presents ...

British PM Under Fire Over Video Of Staff Joking About Lockdown Party

British PM Under Fire Over Video Of Staff Joking About Lockdown Party

The government has been accused repeatedly of hypocrisy over breaches of lockdown rules and in a major scandal health secretary Matt Hancock resigned in June after revelations that he broke coronavirus restrictions during an affair with ...

Wikipedia's first ever edit is being auctioned as an NFT

Wikipedia's first ever edit is being auctioned as an NFT

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is auctioning off a non-fungible token (NFT) of the first edit ever made on the site.

Record number of voters, staff for upcoming HKSAR LegCo election

Record number of voters, staff for upcoming HKSAR LegCo election

The upcoming seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) election in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will see a record-high number of voters and staff, HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday.

Amazon cloud outage hits websites and streaming apps

Amazon cloud outage hits websites and streaming apps

The outage comes around five months after Amazon experienced a disruption in its online stores' service, which lasted for nearly two hours and affected more than 38,000 users.

UK rejects visa scheme expansion to HK youths

UK rejects visa scheme expansion to HK youths

The UK government has on Wednesday turned down an amendment to the Nationality and Borders Bill, which aimed to extend the eligibility of BNO visas to cover more youngsters in Hong Kong.

Government’s vaccination strategy is not designed to support the NHS

Government’s vaccination strategy is not designed to support the NHS

Shaun Soper on why a well-functioning health service is at odds with the Tory privatisation agenda, and Dr Tim Owen on training people to vaccinate

Some 3,000 drivers in Kowloon City and Tsuen Wan fined

Some 3,000 drivers in Kowloon City and Tsuen Wan fined

Some 3,000 drivers in Kowloon City and Tsuen Wan fined

Police on Monday and Tuesday issued nearly 3,000 fixed penalty tickets in an operation tackling illegal parking in Kowloon City and Tsuen Wan.

The world has the tools to end the coronavirus pandemic. They're not being used properly

The world has the tools to end the coronavirus pandemic. They're not being used properly

The Covid-19 pandemic will not last forever.

Maxim’s, Hong Kong start-up turn bread into beer, beer into charity funding

Maxim’s, Hong Kong start-up turn bread into beer, beer into charity funding

Dubbed BOB, or Bottle of Bread, the beer is the brainchild of a group of University of Science and Technology students.

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