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A 20‑metre (66 feet) Christmas tree, absent from Central for several years, will return this festive season as the centrepiece of the annual winter festival, featuring a light show for the first time, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has announced. Hong Kong WinterFest, running from November 14 to January 4, would transform Statue Square Garden in Central into a Christmas town for locals and visitors alike, the board said on Friday. The tree, wrapped in ribbons, will be surrounded by toy-themed [...]

A Hong Kong man has been arrested for allegedly disclosing his boss’ personal data and debt details on the internet without his consent, according to the city’s privacy watchdog. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data revealed on Friday that the 54-year-old suspect, a former employee at the victim’s company, was responsible for managing its social media accounts between November 2023 and May 2024. The man was an “administrator of a number of chat groups created by the company [...]

Thirty-two people, including more than a dozen frontline bank staff, have been arrested in a joint operation by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency and police over an alleged scam involving HK$140 million (US$18 million) in government-backed preferential loans. The operation, code-named “Momentum”, discovered bribes totalling HK$500,000 were paid to 13 frontline employees across 10 banks, principal investigator Grace Yee Hin-lai of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on [...]

Hong Kong authorities have saved about HK$190 billion (US$24.4 billion) in costs from more than 540 public works projects over the past nine years, according to a top official who also pledged to further advance construction innovation. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun said on Friday that the city had improved its performance in lowering construction costs, as Hong Kong’s position in the Arcadis International Construction Costs report dropped from third in 2020 to 10th this [...]

Hong Kong police have arrested three people in connection with a knife attack on three customs officers during an anti-drug operation, including the assailant’s mother, who allegedly provided misleading information to the force, the Post has learned. Two men, arrested in Mong Kok at 12.45am and in Kowloon City at 3am on Friday, were believed to have aided in the escape of the wanted attacker. A 66-year-old woman, identified as the attacker’s mother, was arrested at 2.45pm on Friday in Wong Tai [...]