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South China Morning Post
26-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong ombudsman imposes further restrictions on archived report access
Further restrictions have been imposed on accessing past investigation reports from the Office of the Ombudsman, which have been taken offline under a new policy, with authorities now only permitting the public to view a maximum of six documents during each pre-booked 1½-hour session. When the Post tested the new arrangement by pre-booking a session to view reports at the office on Monday, no catalogue of past reports was provided for reference. This makes it difficult for the public to identify which past reports are available for inspection. The office's recent removal of all investigation reports published before April 2023 from its website has drawn criticism from lawmakers and scholars, who lamented that the move represented a backward step in transparency and contradicted the office's role in improving public access to government information. From last Tuesday, members of the public have been required to complete a form to apply to view specific old investigation reports in person at the office in Sheung Wan. Monday was the first day the office provided viewing sessions to successful applicants. The Post reporter who attended a pre-booked session on Monday afternoon was escorted to a designated room equipped with a surveillance system. Notices on the wall stipulated rules for users. 'Users should view information within the area designated by the office for a session of 1.5 hours and may only request to view a maximum of six documents each time,' the notice read.
South China Morning Post
22-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- South China Morning Post
Tiny Island creative director Alexis Holm opens up to PostMag
The wellness ritual you can't live without? I drop my eight-year-old son off at school just before 8am and go to House of Fitness, a boutique gym on Possession Street in Sheung Wan. I could go to a cheaper gym, but this one is between my son's school and the office, so it's convenient. The most conversation-sparking object at home? Roomba , our robot vacuum cleaner. We have one at home called Rob and another in the office called Bob. People always comment on Rob, whether he's running over the dog or not doing his job properly. Alexis Holm's dog, Mei Mei, with Rob, the Roomba vacuum cleaner. Photo: Jocelyn Tam A scent that immediately brings you joy? Trudon makes a candle called Spiritus Sancti. It has a light incense smell and gives me the feeling of something old, magnificent and calm. It's like being in a church. Your favourite city and the first thing you do there?
South China Morning Post
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 23-25
Pop-ups and seasonal menus, a special supper with a performance – the weather may be heating up as we inch closer to summer, but these Hong Kong restaurants will keep us busy dining indoors this weekend. Visit the 100 Top Tables Guide 2025 for more suggestions on where to eat in Hong Kong and Macau. Friday, May 23 Honjo unveils new seasonal lunch menu. Photo: Handout Honjo's new lunch menu is here to perk up your weekdays with a reimagined seasonal bento set. Consisting of an appetiser, main course and dessert, guests can build their own bento with dishes such as karaage, flank robata and creamy crème brûlée. Whether you're seeking a quick escape with colleagues or a refined business lunch, Honjo is here to satisfy any midday Japanese food cravings Where: 1/F, 77-91 Queen's Road West, Sheung Wan When: Lunchtime on weekdays Price: HK$198 per person
South China Morning Post
20-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Mainland Chinese tourists miss the point of Hong Kong restaurant's infamously curt service
The influential Chinese social media platform RedNote – also known as Xiaohongshu – can easily make a business and has turned some Hong Kong restaurants into must-see attractions for visitors from mainland China. But can users of the platform also break a business? This past month, a minor online tempest brewed when mainland Chinese tourists who dined at Kau Kee, a Hong Kong beef brisket noodle joint on Gough Street in Sheung Wan, complained about the experience they had while patronising the tiny venue. The negative comments ranged from the noodles and brisket being hard and inedible to dismissive staff who ignored the frustrated guests' complaints. It seems enough users concurred with the reviews that a local news site reporting on the social media controversy called it a 'firestorm'. People queue to eat at Kau Kee on Gough Street in Sheung Wan in 2018. Photo: Shutterstock I'm not on RedNote and I don't read Chinese very well, so I can't say exactly how severe the storm of comments was. But people expressing extreme opinions online is nothing new. For every positive review, there's a contrarian trying to stand out by rage-posting negative and nasty words.
South China Morning Post
17-05-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
High-speed ferry with 300 aboard hits pier in Hong Kong, no injuries reported
Some 300 passengers and crew members on board a high-speed ferry escaped injury after the vessel hit the pier in Sheung Wan as it was about to set off on the voyage from Hong Kong to Macau on Saturday, police said. The incident took place shortly after 3.30pm at the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan. It involved a TurboJet high-speed ferry Universal MK 2005. Images circulating online showed that the bow of the vessel was slightly damaged and subsequently covered with a large cloth. 'A passenger on board called police and said the ferry hit the pier when it was just about to set sail to Macau,' a police spokesman said. 'Initial information [we received] is that there were 289 passengers and crew members on board, and there was no report of injury,' the spokesman added. The Fire Services Department also deployed three ambulances to stand by.
