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Second policy statement coming soon on digital assets

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan signalled on Friday that the government will soon release the second edition of the policy statement on the development of digital assets as part of efforts to capitalise on rising interest in such financial products. The policy statement will focus on the integration of financial services as well as innovation, he noted. Chan made the remarks at the Caixin Summer Summit 2025 in Admiralty, saying it is essential to explore ways of utilising digital finance to better support the development of the real economy, including in finance and cross-border financial services. "Financial innovation is where we must win to become a financial powerhouse," he told participants. "We have introduced the licensing system for digital asset trading platforms and stablecoin, and are advancing regulatory arrangements for custody and over-the-counter trading. "This month, we will release the second policy statement on the development of digital assets in Hong Kong, focusing on the integration of financial services and innovation, as well as the expansion of application scenarios for digital assets." Chan also said the Hong Kong interbank offered rate might remain low for a period of time – due to a surge in capital inflows to the city as global investors scale back on US dollar-denominated asset holdings and reallocate their investment portfolios. He said the city offers a stable environment for investors amid complicated geopolitical landscape, adding that the government is also proactively attracting more leading mainland enterprises to list in the SAR to support their overseas expansion plans.…

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Airlines scramble to stay out of new war area

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Airlines cleared out of the airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan on Friday after Israel launched attacks on targets in Iran, Flightradar24 data showed, with carriers scrambling to divert and cancel flights to keep passengers and crew safe. Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport was closed until further notice, and Israel's air defence units stood at high alert for possible retaliatory strikes from Iran. Israeli flag carrier El Al Airlines said it had suspended flights to and from Israel. Iranian airspace has been closed until further notice, according to state media and notices to pilots. As reports of strikes on Iran emerged, a number of commercial flights by airlines including Dubai's Emirates, Lufthansa and Air India were flying over Iran. Air India, which overflies Iran for its Europe and North American flights, said several flights were being diverted or returned to their origin, including ones from New York, Vancouver, Chicago and London. Emirates and Lufthansa did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Iraq early on Friday closed its airspace and suspended all traffic at its airports, Iraqi state media reported. Eastern Iraq near the border with Iran contains one of the world's busiest air corridors, with dozens of flights crossing between Europe and the Gulf, many on routes from Asia to Europe, at any one moment. Flights steadily diverted over central Asia or Saudi Arabia, flight tracking data showed. Jordan, which sits between Israel and Iraq, closed its airspace several hours after the Israeli campaign began. "The situation is still emerging – operators should use a high degree of caution in the region at this time," according to Safe Airspace, a website run by Opsgroup, a membership-based organisation that shares flight-risk information. Several flights due to land in Dubai were diverted early on Friday. An Emirates flight from Manchester to Dubai was diverted to Istanbul and a flydubai flight from Belgrade diverted to Yerevan, Armenia. Budget carrier flydubai said it had suspended flights to Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Iran and Israel and a number of other flights had been cancelled, rerouted or returned to their departure airports. Qatar Airways cancelled its two scheduled flights to Damascus on Friday, Flightradar24 data shows. Airspace in the Middle East last year was crossed daily by 1,400 flights to and from Europe, Eurocontrol data show. (Reuters)…

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Motorcyclist killed in Tsing Sha Highway collision

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A motorcyclist died early on Friday after being struck by a medium goods van on Tsing Sha Highway. Police received a report at about 8.39am that a motorcyclist travelling towards Kowloon was hit just before entering Nam Wan Tunnel. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene. The 66-year-old van driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death. Around an hour earlier, a five-vehicle collision occurred on Tsing Ma Bridge during the morning rush hour, with one car ending up on top of a taxi after being rear-ended. The force was notified at around 7.36am of the crash involving four cars and a taxi on the airport-bound fast lane. Police said three drivers were transported to Yan Chai Hospital after sustaining minor injuries in the chest, foot and neck.…

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Trump appeals 'extraordinary' National Guard ruling

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The Trump administration slammed a judge's "extraordinary intrusion" on presidential powers after he ruled that the decision to send the California National Guard to protest-hit Los Angeles was "illegal". The ruling by US District Judge Charles Breyer ordering Donald Trump to return control of the reserve force to California's governor Gavin Newsom infringes on the president's authority as commander-in-chief, the Department of Justice said in an emergency appeal on Thursday. The administration has asked the court to rule on its appeal within hours. Newsom, however, was quick to celebrate the victory – a much-needed win in just one of several fronts that wealthy, Democratic California is currently fighting against the White House. "Donald Trump will be relieved of his command at noon tomorrow," Newsom said in televised comments after Breyer's ruling was issued. "He is not a monarch, he is not a king, and he should stop acting like one," the 57-year-old Democrat said. Protests over the immigration crackdown first began in Los Angeles on Friday, and were largely confined to just a few blocks of the sprawling city. Damages include vandalism, looting, clashes with law enforcement and several torched driverless taxis. Trump, who has repeatedly exaggerated the scale of the unrest, deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 US Marines to Los Angeles despite the objections of local officials, claiming that the city was "burning" and they had lost control. It was the first time since 1965 that a US president deployed the National Guard over the wishes of a state's governor. Critics have accused Trump of a power grab. (AFP)…

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'Coming public flats popular due to urban locales'

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The Housing Authority on Friday said it expects the more than 2,700 flats set to be rolled out soon under the Green Form Subsidised Home Ownership Scheme will be popular among buyers. The subsidised units, including 2,576 new flats at Wang Chi Court in Kowloon Bay, will be rolled out in the third quarter of 2025. Speaking on RTHK, the chairwoman of the authority's subsidised housing committee, Cleresa Wong, said the flats will be sold at a 40 percent discount to market value, and that the prices were set after taking into consideration people’s affordability. “The estate is in urban areas, located on Wang Chiu Road in Kowloon Bay, with convenient transport nearby," she said. "It is also within a well-developed community, so I believe the flats will be popular.” Kowloon East lawmaker Frankie Ngan said the scheme will benefit tenants affected by the Choi Hung Estate clearance. “For residents who have lived at Choi Hung Estate for decades, it’s a good opportunity to purchase a home this time as the new estate is only a street away from their previous community,” he said. Lawmaker Tony Tse from the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape sector said people on higher incomes will have more incentive to purchase the subsidised units instead of renting now that the legislature has passed a bill criminalising serious abuse of public housing.…

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LA raids fury spirals as Democrat senator handcuffed

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California's stand-off with US President Donald Trump's administration ratcheted up after a sitting US senator was on Thursday handcuffed and forcibly removed from a press conference on immigration raids that have spurred days of protests. The shocking incident, which came after the Republican president sent troops into Los Angeles over the objections of local and state officials, was swiftly slammed by furious Democrats who said it "reeks of totalitarianism". Video footage shows Senator Alex Padilla, a Democrat, being pushed from the room at a federal building in Los Angeles as he tried to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the raids. "I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary," he said as two men grappled with him in front of journalists. Footage filmed by Padilla's staff outside the room shows the senator being pushed to the ground and handcuffed. Democratic-led California is currently embroiled in battles with the White House on several fronts, with Governor Gavin Newsom branding Trump "dictatorial" as his lawyers prepared to face off with the administration over the deployment of 4,700 troops to the city. "If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question... you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day labourers out in the Los Angeles community," Padilla said later. The incident "reeks of totalitarianism," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, calling for an investigation. "Trump and his shock troops are out of control," Newsom posted on social media, while Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass called the incident "abhorrent". The White House hit back, claiming it was a "theater-kid stunt" and claiming without evidence that Padilla "lunged toward Secretary Noem". Noem slammed Padilla's interruption as "inappropriate." A Homeland Security spokesman said she later met with the senator for 15 minutes. Noem was addressing reporters after almost a week of protests in Los Angeles ignited by the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. (AFP)…

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Israel launches attack on 'nuclear sites' in Iran

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Israel on Friday said it had carried out attacks on Iranian nuclear targets to block Tehran from developing atomic weapons, with reports from Iran saying the strikes have resulted in casualties, including the chief of the country’s Revolutionary Guard Hossein Salami. The official IRNA news agency said residential buildings in the Iranian capital Tehren were hit, naming neighbourhoods in multiple locations in the capital. State TV reported that children were among those killed in the attack on Tehran. Reports also say blasts were heard in Natanz city in Iran's central province of Isfahan, where a key nuclear site is located. "Loud explosions were heard in Natanz", which hosts one of the main uranium enrichment facilities, state TV reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attack on Iran would continue for as long as it takes. "This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat," Netanyahu said in a video statement, naming the operation "Rising Lion". "We struck at the heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment programme. We targeted Iran's main enrichment facility at Natanz... We also struck at the heart of Iran's ballistic missile programme," he said, adding that Israel had also hit Iranian nuclear scientists "working on the Iranian bomb". Reuters quoted an unnamed Israeli defence official as saying that the strikes have likely killed members of Iran's general staff, including the chief of staff and several senior nuclear scientists. In the wake of the attack, Israel declared a state of emergency, closing its airspace, with Defence Minister Israel Katz saying retaliatory action from Tehran was possible following the operation. "Following the State of Israel's preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future," Katz said. An Israeli military official added that the Israeli army believed that Iran had the ability to strike Israel "any minute". Air traffic was halted at Tehran's main international airport Imam Khomeini, while neighbouring Iraq has also closed its airspace and suspended all flights at all airports, state media reported. The Chinese embassy in Iran told Chinese citizens in the country that the security situation is “severe and complicated”, and urged them to pay close attention to developments and further enhance security awareness. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, meanwhile, warned Iran not to respond to Israeli strikes by hitting American bases, saying Washington was not involved. "We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region," Rubio said in a statement. "Let me be clear: Iran should not target US interests or personnel." The strikes on Iran came hours after US President Donald Trump publicly said Israel should not do so, saying that this would ruin chances for a peacefully negotiated solution. A sixth round of talks over Tehran's nuclear program had been scheduled between the United States and Iran on Sunday in Oman. "Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense," Rubio said, without offering support or criticism of the strikes by the close US ally. However, the top Democrat on the US Senate Armed Services Committee sharply criticised Israel for the strikes, accusing it of putting the region and American forces at risk. "Israel's alarming decision to launch airstrikes on Iran is a reckless escalation that risks igniting regional violence," Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island said in a statement. (Agencies) _____________________________ Last updated: 2025-06-13 HKT 10:19…

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One survivor after Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad

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A London-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, leaving one known survivor from 242 on board, with the jet smashing into buildings housing doctors and their families. Witnesses saw bodies being recovered from the crash site, and the back of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner hanging over the edge of a building it hit around lunchtime. "The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after Air India's flight 171 crashed shortly after taking off. The bodies of passengers and victims on the ground were among 204 recovered so far, city police commissioner GS Malik said, while medics were treating dozens who were injured in the city. While everyone aboard the flight was initially feared killed, state health official Dhananjay Dwivedi said "one survivor is confirmed" and had been hospitalised. A building was left ablaze after the crash, with thick black smoke billowing into the air, and a section of the plane on the ground. "One half of the plane crashed into the residential building where doctors lived with their families," said Krishna, a doctor who did not give his full name. "The nose and front wheel landed on the canteen building where students were having lunch," he said. Krishna said he saw "about 15 to 20 burnt bodies," while he and his colleagues rescued around 15 students. India's civil aviation authority said there were 242 people aboard, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew. Air India said there were 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and a Canadian on board the flight bound for London's Gatwick airport. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the scenes from the crash were "devastating," while the country's King Charles said he was "desperately shocked." The plane issued a mayday call and "crashed immediately after takeoff", the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. Ahmedabad, the main city of India's Gujarat state, is home to around eight million people and the busy airport is surrounded by densely packed residential areas. "When we reached the spot there were several bodies lying around and firefighters were dousing the flames," said resident Poonam Patni. "Many of the bodies were burned," she said. Witnesses saw medics using a cart to load bodies into an ambulance, while a charred metal bed frame stood surrounded by burnt wreckage. The plane came down in an area between a hospital and the city's Ghoda Camp neighbourhood. The airport was shut, with all flights "suspended until further notice," its operator said. US planemaker Boeing said it was in touch with Air India and stood "ready to support them" over the incident, which a source close to the case said was the first crash for a 787 Dreamliner. The UK and US air accident investigation agencies announced they were each dispatching teams to support their Indian counterparts. The airline's chairman, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, said an emergency centre had been set up with a support team for families seeking information. Tata Group, owners of Air India, offered financial aid of 10 million rupees (US$117,000) to "the families of each person who has lost their life in this tragedy," as well as promising to cover the medical expenses of those injured. Experts said it was too early to speculate on what may have caused Thursday's crash. "It is very unlikely that the plane was overweight or carrying too much fuel," said Jason Knight, senior lecturer in fluid mechanics at the University of Portsmouth. "The aircraft is designed to be able to fly on one engine, so the most likely cause of the crash is a double engine failure. The most likely cause of a double engine failure is a bird strike." (AFP)…

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HK 'ready to fully support overseas push by NEV firms'

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The chief executive said on Thursday the SAR will strengthen its capital market to fully support the development of new energy vehicle (NEV) companies from the mainland. Speaking at the International Automotive & Supply Chain Expo at AsiaWorld-Expo, John Lee said that in terms of production and consumption, the nation's NEV market is the largest in the world. "Hong Kong's international capital market and world-leading professional services can provide financing and overseas promotional services for the mainland's new energy vehicle firms," he said. "The city can also help foreign companies enter the enormous mainland market." Hong Kong, Lee said, will fully support the nation's work in promoting global cooperation in the industry's supply and manufacturing chains, as well as building an efficient logistics system. The government has attracted strategic companies, such as in the artificial intelligence and smart driving technology fields, to set up in Hong Kong over the past two years, and the chief executive said they can collaborate with NEV firms to promote new quality productive forces. Lee also said the administration will lead the green industries to boost sustainable development. By fostering the development of NEVs, such as subsidising private enterprises to install quick-charging facilities, he said the government is aiming to put in place sufficient charging facilities for 160,000 electric vehicles. The number of EVs at the end of last year was around 110,000.…

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Stay alert against security risks: Paul Lam

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Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said on Thursday the public needs to be vigilant against national security risks at all times as the country and the SAR are subject to constant foreign attacks. In the opening of an exhibition marking the 5th anniversary of the promulgation of the National Security Law, Lam said the public should never forget the painful lessons of 2019 when national security was under serious threat. The justice chief stressed that as stated in the security law, every Chinese – including those in Hong Kong – are obliged to safeguard the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity. "Chinese people attach importance to walking the walk and not just talking the talk," Lam said. "As national security is closely related to the personal well-being of all of us, it's only natural that we take up the responsibility of safeguarding national security." Speaking at the same ceremony, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said there have been 326 arrests in national security-related cases as of the end of May, of which 165 people were convicted. He said it's encouraging that officers have received more than 920,000 reports of suspected national security breaches on a hotline. Separately, in an interview with Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, Lam stressed that the legal regime safeguarding national security will need to be improved constantly to guard against new types of potential risks. The justice secretary went on to say that public awareness of national security has clearly increased. Meanwhile, Tang told Sing Tao Daily and Ta Kung Pao that as the SAR is relatively inexperienced in terms of safeguarding national security, members of the disciplined forces must strengthen their awareness, knowledge and a sense of responsibility in this regard. He said they'll go on exchange tours on the mainland and learn more from their counterparts.…

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49 killed in South African flooding, children missing

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The death toll from flooding in eastern parts of South Africa has risen to 49, including four children on a school bus that was swept away, a provincial governor said on Wednesday. Heavy rainfall, snow and cold winds have particularly affected areas of the Eastern Cape province, with most of the country experiencing brutal winter weather conditions since last week. "As of now, the stats have escalated to 49" deaths, Eastern Cape premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane told reporters, citing police figures. The dead included four children on a school minibus taxi carrying 13 people that was swept away by a flood near the city of Mthatha, Mabuyane said. "Sadly, four of those learners have been confirmed to be deceased, together with the driver and the conductor of the minibus taxi," he said. "Four learners are still missing and are still being looked for." Three others had been found alive, he said. Mabuyane did not give details of the other victims of the severe winter storm and said the situation was evolving. (AFP)…

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AI to help tackle illegal occupation of parking spaces

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Transport minister Mable Chan on Wednesday said the government will use artificial intelligence to help tackle the illegal occupation of parking spaces. She told lawmakers that a two-month trial by the end of the year will involve using AI image sensors on parking meters at spaces considered to be blackspots for occupation problems. The minister said the sensors will help the authorities manage the parking spaces better. Financial services lawmaker Robert Lee asked whether the government could follow the mainland's example in installing surveillance cameras to see who is occupying spaces. Chan said transport officials and the police will look at whether cameras could be installed. "In mainland cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, they have installed CCTV cameras above street parking meters. That helps with identifying licence plates," the minister said. "If we were to install cameras, we would have to look into the benefits and effectiveness of doing so." Chan said the government is also open to increasing fines for those repeatedly caught occupying parking spaces illegally. The minister also said that 15,000 new public and private parking spaces have been created in the past three years. Another 12,000 to be introduced in the next couple of years will bring the total across the city to more than 850,000, she said.…

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Local impact 'to shape southbound car scheme'

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Transport chief Mable Chan said on Wednesday that authorities will take public sentiment and acceptance into consideration when they eventually introduce a scheme allowing cars from Guangdong into urban areas in Hong Kong. Chan has been discussing the southbound travel scheme with her Guangdong counterparts, and the aim is for details to be announced this year. The scheme involves two stages – the first allowing Guangdong drivers to drive to a carpark on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, with the second phase expanded to include urban areas. Speaking at a Legislative Council meeting, the secretary for transport and logistics said the scheme will be rolled out in an orderly manner – when the risks and impact on locals are under control. Officials, she said, will assess traffic conditions on the mega bridge and the capacity of nearby roads, and traffic will be diverted away during peak hours. Efforts will also be made to require Guangdong drivers to comply with local rules and regulations to ensure safety and to purchase a third-party insurance in Hong Kong. As the scheme reciprocates the northbound programme for Hong Kong cars, there'll also be a quota for mainland vehicles coming here. The DAB's Ben Chan expressed concerns about Hong Kong's ability to accommodate the extra traffic given a shortage of parking spaces. In response, Mable Chan said that while parking is also a top priority, it's not something that should hold the scheme up. "We can't stand still just because there aren't enough land and car parking space," she said. "When we implement the southbound scheme, especially when it stretches to cover the urban areas, we will do so in an orderly manner. "There'll be a quota for southbound vehicles to ensure the scheme will be safe and make things convenient for travellers. "We will also consider public acceptability." Chan went on to say that different sectors, such as retail, catering and tourism, have to work together with the government so as to ensure that the scheme can boost local consumption. For his part, transport sector lawmaker Frankie Yick from the Liberal Party said officials need to ensure that no mainland drivers would come to Hong Kong to provide illegal car hailing services. He proposed immigration officers be empowered to check whether vehicles are being driven by southbound car scheme applicants. Mable Chan said officials will consider this issue in a serious manner but also don't want to make Guangdong drivers feel there are too many restrictions.…

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'More mainland listings an unstoppable trend'

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The financial secretary said on Wednesday more mainland firms are expected to get listed in the SAR this year. Paul Chan's remarks came after mainland battery giant CATL made its debut on the Hong Kong stock market last month, when it raised at least HK$35 billion in the world's largest initial public offering this year. Speaking at the Bloomberg Invest event in Admiralty, Chan said the central government has been encouraging companies to expand globally and that the current geopolitical situation has made it more difficult for tech stocks to go to the United States to get listed. "This outbound [expansion] of mainland companies, this is a trend, unstoppable, and I think this is good also for the region, because by realigning their industry chain, the supply chain, they will also stimulate the growth of the region," he said. "And Asia, as you know, particularly this part of Asia, is a major global engine for growth, given the Chinese economy, growing steadily on a sustained basis, also becomes a stabilizer in terms of the current sometimes pretty uncertain and volatile global market." Chan also expects the stock market to stay strong this year, which, he said, will also support the domestic consumption market. Separately, Chan said the government will not intervene in the market amid a weakening of the US dollar. Given that the direction of capital flow can change quickly, he said, it is crucial to ensure financial security. "At the moment, with this influx of capital, the interest rate is indeed very low," Chan said, which is "good for our homeowners and good for businesses as well. "So I think put the seatbelt on but, at the same time, take advantage of this ample liquidity."…

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'HK in talks with mainland to expand data exchanges'

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