BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Migrant Workers has launched an expanded campaign against illegal recruitment and human trafficking in the mountainous Cordillera region, signing agreements with local governments and taking its warnings directly into schools following a major...
A strong cold front moving across southern China will deliver a significant temperature plunge to Hong Kong this weekend, the Hong Kong Observatory said Wednesday.
The front is expected to reach the coast on Saturday, accompanied by strengthening northerly winds...
Hong Kong authorities said Wednesday that intensive mosquito-control operations along the closed Tsing Yi Nature Trails will continue for at least another week to 10 days following a cluster of locally acquired chikungunya fever cases.
Five people are suspected to...
The Philippine Supreme Court has permanently blocked the transfer of 89.9 billion pesos ($1.5 billion) in surplus funds from the state health insurer PhilHealth to the National Treasury and ordered the return of 60 billion pesos already remitted, in...
After an out of season warm beginning to December, Hong Kong is bracing for a dramatic cooldown next weekend as a strong winter cold front moves south across China, the Hong Kong Observatory said Monday.
The leading edge of the...
The Hong Kong government is providing a range of benefits to foreign domestic helpers affected by the Tai Po fire, including financial assistance, medical support, accommodation, and assistance with documentation.
For Deceased Victims' Families
Families of foreign domestic helpers who died in...
The Hong Kong Government has rolled out a comprehensive package of special subsidies for victims of the devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, with a dedicated HK$20,000 one-off payment specifically earmarked for foreign domestic helpers (FDHs)...
Hong Kong’s home affairs secretary promised Sunday that the government will provide free temporary housing to all residents displaced by a deadly fire that ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po last week, with accommodation guaranteed for as long...
At least two Indonesian domestic workers were killed and seven others remained unaccounted for Saturday after a fierce five-alarm fire ripped through a public housing block in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, authorities and migrant advocacy groups said.
The Consulate...
Donations for survivors of the deadly Tai Po housing estate fire surged to HK$800 million (US$102 million) in less than a day, officials said Friday, as the government rolled out an expanded package of funeral assistance, cash aid and...
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