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Eight retired hawker control officers who gave preferential treatment to 36 candidates in a 2019 recruitment exercise have been spared jail in Hong Kong, with a judge saying the case revealed their department’s long-standing culture of favouritism. The District Court on Tuesday sentenced the eight former Food and Environmental Hygiene Department staff to between 150 and 240 hours of community service after considering their commendable track records, the one-off nature of the offence and the [...]

Hong Kong police have arrested a man suspected of trafficking cocaine worth around HK$19 million (US$2.4 million) during his flight from San Francisco. Police said on Tuesday that officers from its narcotics bureau had arrested a 34-year-old man during a drug prevention operation at Hong Kong International Airport the day before. Officers had intercepted the man in the arrival hall of the airport, where they seized about 23kg (50.7lbs) of suspected cocaine in his luggage, with a market value of [...]

Hong Kong’s tough retail environment has claimed another victim, with a Michelin-designated restaurant announcing its closure after a decade of serving nasi lemak, bak kut teh and chilli pan mee in North Point. Ancient Moon, which serves Singaporean and Malaysian food on Kam Ping Street in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island, said its last day of operation would be on July 19, according to its Instagram post. It received a Bib Gourmand designation in the 2024 Michelin Guide for Hong Kong and [...]

Hong Kong has been named the third-most globally competitive economy in the world, climbing two places from last year, with city leader John Lee Ka-chiu attributing the rise to enhanced government efficiency resulting from civil service reforms. The chief executive said that Hong Kong had scored 99.2 out of 100 in the latest World Competitiveness Ranking, which was released by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Tuesday. The ranking put the city [...]

Authorities are considering introducing a new accountability system that will punish underperforming senior civil servants with pay freezes, Hong Kong’s chief executive, stressing that it aims to strengthen leadership and improve policy implementation. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the government was exploring bringing in the system, which would complement the existing accountability framework for principal officials that had been in place for 23 years. “I hope to enhance [...]