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Chinese airlines to hike fuel surcharges on domestic flights
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (383+ words) Unlock all member benefits as a yearly donor. Several Chinese airlines, including national carrier Air China, said they will raise their fuel surcharges on domestic flights from Sunday as the war in the Middle East drives up oil prices globally....
HKFP Lens: Museum of History opens revamped ‘Hong Kong Story’ exhibition with new focus on China ‘roots’
15+ hour, 24+ min ago (489+ words) Unlock all member benefits as a yearly donor. The Hong Kong Museum of History has reopened its permanent exhibition with a new theme on the city's shared "roots" with mainland China, nearly six years after it was closed for revamp....
Chinese robotaxis stall in apparent ‘malfunction,’ police say
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (366+ words) Unlock all member benefits as a yearly donor. A string of self-driving robotaxis owned by Chinese internet giant Baidu stalled in central China, stranding passengers'after an apparent "system malfunction, police said Wednesday. Local authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, began receiving…...
Green light for new 3.5-km, 6-station transit system linking Kai Tak MTR and cruise terminal along former runway
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (247+ words) Unlock all member benefits as a yearly donor. The Chief Executive in Council has approved the Smart & Green Mass Transit System in Kai Tak (SGMTS-KT), a 3.5-kilometre feeder service linking the former runway to the MTR network. The SGMTS-KT will…...
All Hong Kong taxis must now accept at least 2 forms of e-payment
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (392+ words) Unlock all member benefits as a yearly donor. All Hong Kong taxis must accept at least two forms of e-payment from Wednesday. The methods must include one QR code e-payment option, such as WeChat Pay HK, and at least one…...
China expresses ‘gratitude’ after 3 ships transit Hormuz strait
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (370+ words) Unlock all member benefits as a yearly donor. Beijing expressed "gratitude" on Tuesday as it said three Chinese ships had transited the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has all but closed during the war in the Middle East. Two…...
All airline passengers limited to 2 power banks
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (327+ words) Unlock all member benefits as a yearly donor. Travellers are now limited to bringing no more than two power banks on board flights, following new rules set by the global aviation authority. Passengers are also now officially banned from using…...
Exclusive: Dilapidated dredger stranded off Lamma Island all year, owner faces fine over late report
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (416+ words) A 54-metre dredger has been stranded off a rural Lamma Island beach all year, with the owners facing prosecution for failing to report the incident. The 50-year-old Sea Diamond, a dilapidated cutter section dredger, was partly submerged when HKFP visited…...
High hopes at China’s gateway to North Korea as trains resume
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (772+ words) Now retired, Wang Meili wants to see the world " including North Korea, the reclusive nation that lies across the river from her lifelong home in northeastern China. North Korea has long kept tight control over foreign visitors, and effectively sealed…...
Book trade navigates red lines; reaction to Tai Po fire hearings
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (145+ words) Welcome to HKFP Monitor. This week, we focus on how the city's embattled book industry has been navigating political red lines. We also round up local media's reactions to the hearings into the fatal Wang Fuk Court blaze. Hong Kong's…...