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Tuition fees at Hong Kong universities will rise by about five to six per cent annually over the next three years after being frozen for more than two decades, the government has announced. The annual tuition fee for programmes funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) currently stands at HK$42,100, unchanged since 1997. From next year, there will be an annual increase of about HK$2,500 to bring the figure to HK$49,500 in 2027, the government said on Thursday. By comparison, British universities charge £9,250 (HK$91,671) in annual tuition fees. Speaking to reporters after attending an ev...
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Five Hong Kong government health inspectors have been charged with theft, after they allegedly conspired to steal canned abalone, crab bisque and other imported food samples purchased for radiation tests by the food safety authority. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) charged the officials from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) on Tuesday, after they were accused of stealing unused food samples procured for testing. An ICAC statement on Wednesday named the five, aged between 28 and 37, as Chan Ying-shan, Lam Hiu-kwan, Yu Fung-chun, Lau Shing-hin and Lee Chu...
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Hong Kong’s justice minister Paul Lam has played down the recent resignation of three foreign judges from the city’s top court, saying local judges are more important in safeguarding the rule of law. Lam on Thursday also said he disagreed with British judge Jonathan Sumption, who recently resigned from the city’s Court of Final Appeal (CFA) and criticised the national security case against 47 pro-democracy figures. Lam said the court proceedings had not been completed and Sumption “could not be unaware” of the pressure on the judges due to his comments. But Lam said he respected Sumption’s con...
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The high cost of hydrogen fuel stood in the way of mass adoption of the clean energy source, the city’s environment minister has said after the government announced its strategy for hydrogen energy development. Environment minister Tse Chin-wan told RTHK on Wednesday that the city would adopt hydrogen where it would be cost-effective, pointing to the high cost of the fuel and Hong Kong’s land crunch. “But in the long term, traditional forms of fuel such as coal, petrol, and natural gas will be gradually phased out,” he said. The city’s first hydrogen-fuelled double-decker bus commenced service...
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China’s intelligence agency has called the landmark case involving 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures a “major test” of national security and rule of law. The Ministry of State Security on Tuesday also said the verdict in the trial of the 16 defendants who pleaded not guilty to conspiring to commit subversion was a deterrent to “anti-China forces and foreign forces.” “Those who dare to challenge the bottom line of China’s national security will be severely punished by the law,” the ministry said in a Chinese-language post on WeChat. Thirty-one defendants had earlier pleaded guilty to taking pa...
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Hong Kong police have vowed to crack down on “black sheep” in the taxi industry, as the total number of drivers arrested or issued with summons reached a five-year high last year. Hong Kong police took a total of 174 enforcement actions against offences committed by taxi drivers in 2023, the highest number since 2019, when the total number of summons issued and arrests made stood at 169. According to a government document submitted to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, the offences included overcharging, refusing or neglecting to accept a hire, and refusing or neglecting to drive a taxi to ...
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Canadian judge Beverley McLachlin extended a three-year appointment with a commercial court in Singapore 140 days before she quit Hong Kong’s top court in May, citing a desire to spend more time with family. In an emailed statement to Canada’s National Post, Singapore Courts spokesperson Tashinnya Chandrasekaran said her appointment on the Singapore International Commercial Court was “extended for a period of three years with effect from 5 January 2024.” See also: Why do foreign judges sit on Hong Kong’s top court? McLachlin was the third overseas judge on the city’s apex court to announce the...
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Hongkongers who travel to 30 European countries including France and Germany will need to apply for prior authorisation from the first half of next year, the EU has said. The new policy requires visitors to Europe from 59 currently visa-exempt countries or territories, including Hong Kong and Macau, to apply online for the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) ahead of their trips. Holders of a British National (Overseas) passport will also be required to apply for the ETIAS, which will cost €7 (HK$58.7). Those under 18 or above 70, as well as people whose relatives are ...
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Hong Kong has ranked fifth in the 2024 World Competitiveness Ranking, an index produced by the business school International Institute for Management Development (IMD), while Singapore has reclaimed the top spot for the first time since 2020. Announced on Tuesday, the index has been evaluating the competitiveness of global economies annually for 30 years based on four main factors: economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure. Hong Kong used to have a place within the top three but its ranking has fallen since 2020. It ranked fifth in 2022 and seventh in...
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