Nearly 80 per cent of 4,800 Uber drivers polled in Hong Kong are worried that a strict quota or high licensing fees under coming new regulations for ride-hailing platforms will threaten their livelihoods. The results of the poll conducted by platform operator Uber in June were revealed on Tuesday, just days after Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan announced that a highly anticipated regulatory proposal would be submitted to the legislature before the end of the month. Currently, it is illegal in Hong Kong for private vehicle drivers to accept paid customers without a hire-car permit, but ride-hailing platforms such as Uber, Tada, Amap, and Didi Chuxing operate such services without regulation. Amap is operated by Alibaba Group Holding, which also owns the South China Morning Post. These platforms, however, have faced objections from the city’s taxi drivers, who have raised concerns about stiff competition and loss of earnings...

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Hong Kong’s retail industry will experience mixed fortunes in coming months, as rising unemployment threatens to dent consumer spending even as the economy and household incomes improve and tourist numbers surge, according to CBRE. “Right now, there is positive news and negative news in the market,” said Lawrence Wan, senior director and head of advisory and transaction services for retail at property consultancy CBRE Hong Kong. “Shops keep on closing down, but at the same time we see there is a leasing velocity, especially from the F&B [food and beverage] segment opening new restaurants.” Retail sales in the city expanded by 2.4 per cent from a year ago to HK$31.3 billion (US$3.99 billion) in May, according to official data, halting a 14-month contraction. The boost was mainly attributed to growth in visitors during mainland China’s Labour Day “golden week” holiday. The city’s gross domestic product jumped by a stronger than...

(有片) 【孫玉菡三周年專訪 │ 未來重點工作之一是構建動態高風險資料庫】 香港文匯報訊 (記者 張弦) 香港人口持續高齡化，65歲及以上長者佔總人口比例已升至23%，推算2046年進一步升至36%，對安老服務及照顧者支援的需求只會愈來愈大。 香港特區政府勞工及福利局局長孫玉菡近日在接受香港文匯報專訪時強調，特區政府一直以「居家安老為主、院舍服務為輔」為安老政策方針，優化養老服務設施及提升服務品質，包括加強社區支援網路、持續增加本地院舍供應，以及為長者購買內地醫保等。他表示，未來其中一項重點工作是構建動態高風險資料庫，運用大數據及早識別風險較高的單老、雙老家庭或殘疾人士家庭，期望做到悲劇發生前已介入並為其提供所需協助。 他透露，已釐清當中或涉及的私隱問題，會盡快整合分散在不同部門、機構的社福服務相關數據資料及醫療紀錄，實現資訊互通。 Facebook

Around 4,200 transitional homes will be sufficient to meet the temporary housing needs of tenants displaced under new rules that could require 33,000 subpar subdivided flats to undergo major renovations, Hong Kong officials have said. Undersecretary for Housing Victor Tai Sheung-shing told lawmakers on Monday that the government would set aside up to 20 per cent of its 21,000 transitional homes for tenants affected by coming subdivided flat regulations. Under the regulations, only subdivided flats meeting official standards will be accredited as “basic housing units” and be allowed to remain on the rental market. The bill is expected to pass by the end of October and gives time for owners to register from next March, as well as fix their properties by the end of February 2030. Tai said some tenants of the city’s 110,000 existing subdivided flats could look for basic housing units, as only 30 per cent of...

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Hundreds of people have flocked to the Hong Kong waterfront to catch a final glimpse of the Shandong aircraft carrier and its fleet as they conclude their five-day port call to the city, with the No 2 official saying the visit has boosted residents’ national pride. During his speech on Monday, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said the port call, which was part of the celebration marking the 28th anniversary of the city’s handover to China, had demonstrated the country’s care and staunch support for the city. “[It] gives Hong Kong residents a precious opportunity to see with their own eyes the country’s first independently designed, built and equipped aircraft carrier, and to feel the strength of the country’s military power and progress of its scientific development up close, enhancing our national confidence and pride,” Chan said. The senior official also said the visits, exchanges and seminars held during the...

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LGBTQ organisations in Hong Kong have called for “real consultations” on a government-proposed framework to recognise same-sex partnerships, even as widespread opposition from lawmakers threatens to derail the plan. The groups said on Sunday that the reaction from legislators was “not surprising” but the “hostility” had prompted some people to leave the city altogether. In a paper submitted to the legislature last week, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau proposed allowing same-sex couples to apply to have their relationship recognised in Hong Kong if they had first registered it in another jurisdiction. While the framework was in accordance with a landmark ruling by the Court of Final Appeal in 2023, lawmakers in the Legislative Council hit out at the plan, fuelling speculation that it could hit a dead end. So far, at least 41 members of the 89-strong legislature – including those from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and...

（有片）【揮舞國旗大哥阿兵登上山東艦　先做了這件事】 大公文匯全媒體報道：還記得7月3日在玉桂山上揮舞五星紅旗，迎接我國首艘國產航母山東艦的大哥們嗎？他們的事跡在大公文匯全媒體、點新聞報道後，引起了全網轟動，之後人民日報、新華社、中新社、北京時間等多家媒體紛紛跟進報道，這份「中國式浪漫」感動全網。 不少網友留言希望大哥能登上山東艦，「就憑大哥這份愛國心，也應該請他去航母看一看」。大公文匯、點新聞經過多方努力，終於幫助港人阿兵、朱先生兩位大哥實現了登上山東艦參觀的夢想。在乘坐艦載機同款「最牛電梯」登上山東艦甲板的過程中，阿兵幾度哽咽。登上甲板後，阿兵做的第一件事就是給父親打視頻電話，告訴父親自己現在正在山東艦航母上。 阿兵說，他沒能搶到山東艦的參觀票，但是7月3日他去玉桂山揮舞國旗迎接山東艦編隊訪港，這一事跡經過大公文匯全媒體、點新聞等媒體廣泛報道後，引起全網關注。之後，大公文匯、點新聞經過多方努力，幫助阿兵實現了登上山東艦參觀的夢想。阿兵向父親和奶奶展示了山東艦航母甲板上的場景，並且拍下了自己、父親和奶奶同山東艦航母同框的照片，通過照片見證了祖國的強大。在此過程中，阿兵亦表達對全國網友和媒體，特別是感謝大公文匯全媒體和點新聞的全力協調，感謝大家一起努力，把他送到了山東艦的甲板上。 在香港生活多年的阿兵說，他老家來自河南，出身軍人世家，他的爺爺、叔叔、伯伯都是軍人，父親是一名人民警察。他說是他的家庭把他養大，讓他能在香港好好生活。阿兵說，父親因為沒有當過兵而感到遺憾，同時也為自己身為一名人民警察而感到驕傲，他也為自己有這樣一位父親而感到自豪。 （大公文匯全媒體記者李俊、程程報道　視頻攝製：子言、程程、蘇婷） Facebook