Hong Kong will send more civil servants for working stints across the border in the Greater Bay Area under an extended exchange deal to be signed with mainland Chinese authorities, the city’s leader has revealed.The scheme would boost local government workers’ understanding of the mainland system, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said, adding that their counterparts from across the border could also take up posts in Hong Kong under agreements with Guangdong and Shenzhen authorities… [...]

Most young children have put on weight while stuck at home during the Covid-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, with the twin devils of eating more and exercising less possibly to blame, a survey has found.Schools abandoned in-person classes for much of last year as the city struggled to bring the worsening health crisis under control, forcing students to learn in cramped flats.In addition to complaints of slower learning and technological difficulties, many parents are now reporting their children have… [...]

Anyone engaged in doxxing with the intent to threaten, intimidate, harass or cause psychological harm could face up to five years behind bars and a fine of as much as HK$1 million (US$128,765) under a series of legal amendments proposed by the Hong Kong government on Tuesday.In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau also recommended the Office of the Privacy Commissioner be equipped with investigative powers allowing it to compel people to… [...]

A Hong Kong protester who came to prominence after falling to his death in the early days of the 2019 social unrest left behind a note saying he had lost hope in the city and blamed the government for pushing him to jump, an inquest has heard.The Coroner’s Court also learned on Tuesday that Marco Leung Ling-kit – known as “raincoat man” for the yellow outfit he was wearing when he appeared at the top of a set of scaffolding to post an anti-extradition bill message – had purchased life insurance… [...]

Former Hong Kong home affairs minister Patrick Ho Chi-ping has been removed from the city’s register of medical practitioners for 12 months as a result of his conviction in the United States over a multimillion-dollar bribery plot involving African leaders.The decision followed a disciplinary hearing at the Medical Council of Hong Kong on Tuesday morning that was held without the presence of the 71-year-old ophthalmologist-turned-politician.Ho was sentenced to 36 months in jail and fined US$400… [...]