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Hong Kong restaurants have been slow to switch to eco-friendly alternatives following the single-use plastics ban enacted on Monday, with many still using disposables. Single-use plastics including straws and utensils are forbidden under the ban. Restaurants have a six-month grace period to comply with the new rules, under which the government will not take enforcement actions. As the transition began on Monday, coinciding with Earth Day, chain eateries have been quicker to make the transition than smaller restaurants. Of the eight eateries visited by HKFP, only two had started using paper con...
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An alleged bomb plot to murder police officers during the 2019 protests and unrest in Hong Kong could have caused heavy casualties, the prosecution has said in the city’s first trial under an anti-terrorism act. The prosecution on Tuesday began their opening statement at the High Court after a nine-member jury was selected on Monday to hear the trial of seven people charged under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance. Prosecutor Juliana Chow said the bomb plot involved planting two homemade bombs near Emperor Group Centre at Hennessy Road in Wan Chai during a rally on December...
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There is no need for Hong Kong to legislate against “fake news” as long as the media industry exercises self-discipline, the city’s leader John Lee has said. Speaking at a weekly press conference on Tuesday, Lee said he believed Hong Kong’s media outlets had “improved compared to the past.” “I hope the industry can enhance the credibility of news information… I saw that some media workers and groups have made efforts in this area, refuting or correcting some disinformation,” Lee said in Cantonese. He added: “My attitude is that if we can handle this [fake news] issue through self-discipline an...
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Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other pro-democracy activists are set to appeal their convictions linked to a defunct fund that supported protesters during the unrest in 2019. The legal challenge was launched by Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung and singer-activist Denise Ho, who were trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Fund. Their appeal will be heard at the High Court on January 8, 2025, the Judiciary’s website showed. It is estimated to last for three days. The pro-democracy figures were found guilty in November 2022 of not registering the...
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The Hong Kong government has vowed to launch an investigation into an industrial accident after two men died in a suspected gas leak at a construction site. A 26-year-old worker surnamed Kwok and his colleague surnamed Lee, 34, died on Tuesday after they were hospitalised following a suspected hydrogen sulphide leak at around midnight at Yuen Wo Playground in Sha Tin. According to preliminary investigation by the police, Kwok and Lee had fainted after inhaling hydrogen sulphide at the construction site. They were found inside a four-metre-deep manhole. Two other workers crawled out of the manh...
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Nine jurors have been selected for Hong Kong’s first-ever trial under a United Nations anti-terrorism ordinance over an alleged conspiracy to commit bombings and shoot police officers to death in December 2019. The High Court on Monday completed the selection of a jury consisting of three men and six women, who will hear a 60-day trial and pass a verdict on seven individuals charged under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance. According to local media reports on Monday, Cheung Chun-fu, Cheung Ming-yu, Yim Ming-him, Christian Lee, Lai Chun-pong and Justin Hui have denied the ch...
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Hong Kong’s Environment and Ecology Bureau is not participating in a trial of the city’s waste charging scheme, saying that the way rubbish was collected from its location in the Central Government Offices made it “not a suitable location.” First suggested by the government in 2005 before becoming law in 2021, the waste charging scheme was in January postponed from its April 1 launch date until August. Environment chief Tse Chin-wan cited public misunderstanding of the policy as the reason. At the time, Tse added that the scheme would be trialled by government offices from April, saying “then ...
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Hong Kong’s ban on single-use plastics began on Monday, coinciding with Earth Day. A variety of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products are now prohibited from being sold or taken away. The first six months following the roll-out will be an “adaptation period,” which means the government will not take enforcement action against non-compliant businesses. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) said in an April briefing session that it will focus on “promotion and education” during this period, and send staff to inspect around 20,000 restaurants and 20,000 retail stores as ...
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More suspected cocaine has washed ashore in Hong Kong with police seizing seven packages, weighing roughly 15 kilograms, from a Sai Kung beach on Sunday. Officers responded to a report from a hiker at around 2.45 pm, police told HKFP on Monday. The estimated value of the packages, found around Nam She Wan, totalled HK$15 million, police added. The Narcotics Bureau is investigating the case. Earlier this month, officers discovered eight kilograms of suspected cocaine inside a plastic barrel on Lido Beach in Ting Kau. Investigators valued them at around HK$8 million. A week earlier, 19 blue parc...
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Hong Kong’s largest trade union federation has confirmed that it will not organise a march for Labour Day, as its chairman said workers’ issues can be raised through “celebrations.” The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) announced on Sunday that it would hold a series of events ahead of Labour Day next Wednesday to raise awareness of the importance of “labour value and dignity.” Among the activities planned was a visit by Chief Executive John Lee and other high-ranking officials to frontline workers, who will respond to workers’ demands face to face, the pro-Beijing organisation said...
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