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Hong Kong authorities have cracked down on a bid-rigging syndicate and arrested 28 people, including directors of contractors and consultancy firms as well as some with triad backgrounds, in the first operation by a joint task force after the devastating Wang Fuk Court fire. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Friday that the task force, formed to combat bid-rigging, had also set up a 24-hour hotline for the public to report any suspected bid-rigging activities and would offer [...]

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a domestic helper to five months in jail for molesting her former employer’s 12-year-old daughter in the family home. Lady Jay Santos Flores, 45, offered no mitigation before she was sentenced at Kowloon City Court on Friday on three counts of indecent assault. She sobbed occasionally during the hearing. Flores was convicted last month of molesting the girl, who said the Filipino helper had touched her genitals on several occasions between May and June 2025. The [...]

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US midterm shift could squeeze China on AI, bring clarity to bilateral talks Beijing has vowed to continue working with Washington towards a “constructive relationship of strategic stability” following the Democrats’ sweeping victory [...]

Leaders of overseas institutions have expressed keen interest in taking part in Hong Kong’s planned university towns in the Northern Metropolis megaproject and stress that while financing remains a challenge, they will collaborate on activities to help ensure projects are financially viable. The university heads also called on the Hong Kong government to provide affordable housing in the new university towns, roll out policy incentives to retain top global talent and clearly define what success [...]

Hong Kong police will enable artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology across their expanding smart surveillance network this month to improve the tracking of missing persons or suspects, with plans to save the data it generates for up to 180 days. The force said the facial recognition technology was widely used by law enforcement agencies around the world and stressed that residents’ privacy rights would be protected. “Leveraging AI [facial recognition] would cut the time we [...]