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Goal of installing 5,000 EV chargers to be achieved in advance
Hong Kong can achieve the goal of installing no less than 5,000 electric vehicle chargers three years in advance, according to the Environment Bureau.
2022-05-19 16:48 -
Greater Bay hub push flies with departure tax waiver for transfers
Passengers transiting via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge through SkyPier Terminal will have their HK$120 departure tax waived when they are flying out at the airport from next year.
2022-05-19 16:46 -
Countdown-crosswalk pilot given green light
?Countdown timers for pedestrians will be reintroduced at traffic lights in a pilot scheme next year, the Transport Department said.
2022-05-19 16:43 -
Schoolgirl 'lovers jump in suicide pact'
Two students enrolled in a prestigious girls' school in Happy Valley jumped to their deaths from a Shau Kei Wan building yesterday in what appears to be a suicide pact.
2022-05-19 16:42 -
Cabinet revamp 'will pay off'
The three new deputy secretaries to the chief secretary, financial secretary and secretary for justice can coordinate Greater Bay Area projects while revamping the 13 bureaus to 15 will allow government operations to become smoother, Execut...
2022-05-19 16:40 -
Hong Kong may drop outdoor mask mandate this summer break, health expert expects
Hong Kong may, in this summer break, drop requirements for people to mask up outdoors, as the city has seen minimal severe disease and death in Covid-19 cases, said Ivan Hung Fan-ngai, an infectious disease expert at the University of Hong ...
2022-05-19 16:38 -
Second batch of HK$5,000 consumption vouchers likely to be disbursed in July: sources
Residents can expect to receive the second half of the government’s latest round of consumption vouchers worth HK$5,000 in July, according to sources.
2022-05-19 16:37 -
Hong Kong can continue path to normalcy provided severe illness ratio remains stable, says expert
confirmed patients develop only mild or no symptoms, the city's anti-epidemic measures should not again be tightened, microbiologist Ho Pak-leung said. ? Starting Thursday, restaurants were able to stay open for dining-in services until mid...
2022-05-19 16:35 -
Covid may induce severe inflammatory bone loss, HKU research finds
Coronavirus infection can cause inflammatory activation of bone resorption cells, leading to severe bone loss during the acute and post-recovery phases of Covid-19, research conducted by the medical school of the University of Hong Kong has...
2022-05-19 16:33 -
Chief Exec-elect to propose closed loop system for mainland travel
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive-elect John Lee plans to propose a closed-loop system to facilitate quarantine-free business travel between the city and mainland China, Sing Tao reported, citing people it didn’t identify.
2022-05-19 16:32
