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5-year plan to boost livelihoods, policy address to set out concrete measures: John Lee

Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to improve residents’ livelihoods through long-term strategies in the city’s first five-year plan, with concrete measures to be set out in the coming policy address. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the administration would continue to uphold its people-oriented governance philosophy, focus on residents’ needs and push Hong Kong forward. His remarks came ahead of September 16, when he will unveil Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and deliver...

Hong Kong open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease: labour chief

Hong Kong open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease: labour chief Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui also says revamped heat warning system would have triggered stronger alerts on two exceptionally hot days in August Hong Kong labour authorities are open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease, the city’s labour chief has said, acknowledging the revamped heat warning system would have triggered stronger alerts on two exceptionally hot days last month. Commissioner...

‘Adjectives keep changing’: Kharge attacks PM Modi over ‘Naraz Fufa’ jibe at Cong

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of turning his address at Delhi University's SRCC into "yet another political campaign" instead of facing questions from the youth. In a social media post on X, Kharge also attacked PM Modi for giving the opposition "a new adjective every" year, calling it his "modus operandi" to hide his own failures. ji visited Delhi University's SRCC yesterday.