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Residents tell of fears of being stranded due to poor drainage

On Friday's Backchat, we're talking about housing. A Housing Authority committee has decided to plug a loophole that had previously allowed public housing tenants to apply for Home Ownership Scheme flats – even if they own a private home. The prominent case of a murder suspect found to own a subsidised flat despite also owning a luxury property on Kadoorie Hill had brought attention to the issue. Now, anyone who has owned a property within a two-year period is banned from buying a subsidised flat. So what does this all mean? How will this affect the waiting time for public housing? After...

Saudia Cargo has awarded a multi-station contract to Worldwide Flight Service (WFS), which significantly extends cargo handling services across major key airport gateways in Europe and the United States of America.

A Russian artist based in Hong Kong has expressed surprise over the public outcry after government workers painted over one of his colourful cat murals. The artwork – of a ginger cat wearing a fluorescent pink crown – by an artist known as “Vladimir” added a splash of colour to an otherwise drab wall near the Ting Kau Bridge which...

HONG KONG, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadis has confirmed attendance as a key event sponsor at the ReThink Sustainable Business Forum and Solutions Expo, hosted on October 5 and 6, 2022