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Budget 2025: HK$1 billion set aside to set up AI research institute
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-hk1-billion-set-aside-to-set-up-ai-research-institute/
Budget 2025: HK$1.2 billion earmarked to boost tourism as city aims to woo visitors from Middle East and ASEAN
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-hk1-2-billion-earmarked-to-boost-tourism-as-city-aims-to-woo-visitors-from-middle-east-and-asean/
US-born Eileen Gu’s US$6.6m training budget censored on Chinese internet
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/us-born-eileen-gus-us6-6m-training-budget-censored-on-chinese-internet/
Budget 2025: Hong Kong to put commercial land sales on hold amid high vacancy rates, weak property market
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-hong-kong-to-put-commercial-land-sales-on-hold-amid-high-vacancy-rates-weak-property-market/
Budget 2025: Hong Kong to cap use of HK$2 transport scheme for elderly and disabled to 240 trips per month
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-hong-kong-to-cap-use-of-hk2-transport-scheme-for-elderly-and-disabled-to-240-trips-per-month/
Budget 2025: Public transport subsidy cut back as threshold upped to HK$500
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-public-transport-subsidy-cut-back-as-threshold-upped-to-hk500/
Budget 2025: Hong Kong considers legalisation of basketball gambling
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-hong-kong-considers-legalisation-of-basketball-gambling/
Budget 2025: Hong Kong opposition party calls off traditional demo at gov’t HQ citing ‘immense pressure’
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-hong-kong-opposition-party-calls-off-traditional-demo-at-govt-hq-citing-immense-pressure/
Cancelled Digital Art Fair failed to secure ‘mega-events’ funding, gov’t says
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/25/cancelled-digital-art-fair-failed-to-secure-mega-events-funding-govt-says/
Verdict for Jimmy Lai’s nat. security trial expected in October, Apple Daily’s liquidation proceeding to follow
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/24/verdict-for-jimmy-lais-nat-security-trial-expected-in-october-apple-dailys-liquidation-proceeding-to-follow/
Ex-McDonald’s construction consultant charged with bribery after allegedly accepting luxury watch from contractors
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/24/ex-mcdonalds-construction-consultant-charged-with-bribery-after-allegedly-accepting-luxury-watch-from-contractors/
Nearly 200 countries to discuss UN climate science report at Hangzhou meeting
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/24/nearly-200-countries-to-discuss-un-climate-science-report-at-hangzhou-meeting/
EU ‘deeply concerned’ over ‘narrowing space’ for Hong Kong civil society, cites Democratic Party’s plan to disband
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/24/eu-deeply-concerned-over-narrowing-space-for-hong-kong-civil-society-cites-democratic-partys-plan-to-disband/
Hong Kong and Singapore lead Asia’s drive to cash in on crypto boom
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/23/hong-kong-and-singapore-lead-asias-drive-to-cash-in-on-crypto-boom/
Catering cancel culture: Why do mystery hotel breakdowns plague Hong Kong fundraising events?
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/22/catering-cancel-culture-why-do-mystery-hotel-breakdowns-plague-hong-kong-fundraising-events/
Budget 2025: Hong Kong taxpayers will see lower tax reduction in 2025-26
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-hong-kong-taxpayers-will-see-lower-tax-reduction-in-2025-6/
China’s Xi Jinping urges ‘calm’ response to challenges ahead of key meeting
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/chinas-xi-jinping-urges-calm-response-to-challenges-ahead-of-key-meeting/
Budget 2025: Fines for traffic offences, parking meter fees to rise
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-fines-for-traffic-offences-parking-meter-fees-to-rise/
Budget 2025: Pay freeze for gov’t employees, inc. civil servants, judges, and chief executive
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-pay-freeze-for-govt-employees-inc-civil-servants-judges-and-chief-executive/
Budget 2025: Hong Kong airport tax to rise from HK$120 to HK$200
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-hong-kong-airport-tax-to-rise-from-hk120-to-hk200/
Budget 2025: Hong Kong logs estimated HK$87.2 billion deficit, will cut spending by 7% over coming 3 years
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/budget-2025-hong-kong-logs-estimated-hk87-2-billion-deficit-will-cut-spending-by-7-over-coming-3-years/
LIVE: Hong Kong Budget 2025
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/live-hong-kong-budget-2025/
3 arrested for scalping Kai Tak opening ceremony tickets
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/26/3-arrested-for-scalping-kai-tak-opening-ceremony-tickets/
Take-offs and landings at Hong Kong airport reach post-pandemic high, but figures still fall short of 2019
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/25/take-offs-and-landings-at-hong-kong-airport-reach-post-pandemic-high-but-figures-still-fall-short-of-2019/
North Koreans endure years of forced labour, abuse on Chinese ships: report
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/24/north-koreans-endure-years-of-forced-labour-abuse-on-chinese-ships-report/
25% of 130 suspected ‘space oil’ patients treated in Hong Kong public hospitals last year were minors – authorities
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/24/25-of-130-suspected-space-oil-patients-treated-in-hong-kong-public-hospitals-last-year-were-minors-authorities/
Hong Kong Disneyland records first profit in 9 years, lawmaker says
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/24/hong-kong-disneyland-records-first-profit-in-9-years-lawmaker-says/
Budget 2025: Well-off Hong Kong daunted by record deficits
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/23/budget-2025-well-off-hong-kong-daunted-by-record-deficits/
An ‘escape’ from the world: As Hong Kong bans ‘space oil’ drug, social workers urge care for teen mental health
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/23/an-escape-from-the-world-as-hong-kong-bans-space-oil-drug-social-workers-urge-care-for-teen-mental-health/
Panama court to hear challenge to canal concession granted to Hong Kong’s CK Hutchinson Holdings
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/22/panama-court-to-hear-challenge-to-canal-concession-granted-to-hong-kongs-ck-hutchinson-holdings/