The Hong Kong Police informed HKNEWS over the phone that they received two phone calls yesterday, 8 October, about an overseas Filipino domestic worker seeking help. One phone call was received at about 17:36 from a Filipino female caller informing the Police that she saw a note from the window of a neighboring building. Written in the note is t...
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Hong Kong (OWWA-HK) is going to hold a webinar at 2:00 pm. tomorrow, 25 September (Sunday) for the Launching of Kabayani TeleMed Helpline, free online consultation for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). A timely kumustahan sa Hong Kong that will feature health issues and conc...
[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://hongkongnews.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220909192913580.mp4"][/video] Hong Kong is illuminated by spectacular lantern displays to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. At Victoria Park, local paper craft master Hui Ka-hung's seven-meter-tall Chinese vessel lantern Happy Duo u...
Starting tomorrow, September 7 until 12, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will hold the 2022 Mid-Autumn Lantern Displays to enhance the festive atmosphere and to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). At three venues, Victoria Park, Tung Chung Man Tu...
The Mid-Autumn Festival this year falls on September 10 (Saturday) and the full moon will occur right before the moonrise that night. A bright and clear moon will be observable at night during the Mid-Autumn Festival period if weather permits. To facilitate moon watching by the public, the times of moonrise, transit, moonset, and full moon...
ILOILO CITY – Life in the sugarcane industry is not always sweet but small players and stakeholders in Iloilo persevere as it has been "the most favorable crop" that has sustained the province even through this pandemic. The sugarcane industry is almost a PHP10-billion industry in Iloilo taking into account the fuel, fertiliz...
HK Dept of Health: Prevention and management of suicide Recently, one of our compatriots took her life by hanging herself. From the initial investigation by the Hong Kong police, a suicide note was found. Financial difficulty was said to be the reason for her suicide. The Filipino community poured their prayers into our lost kababa...
[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://hongkongnews.com.hk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Stop-being-racist-Hong-Kong_-include-foreign-domestic-workers-in-the-consumption-voucher-scheme-2.mp4"][/video] In a 4-minute video posted on Youtube, Alastair Man of SCMP strongly commented that not including the 400,000 foreign domestic workers (FDWs) ...
Pinagdiriwang ng mga Filipino ang Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa tuwing buwan ng Agosto. Sa Hong Kong, ang Konsulado Panlahat ng Pilipinas at Sentro Rizal ay nakiki-isa sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa sa temang “Filipino at katutubong Wika: Kasangkapann sa Pagtuklas at Paglikha.” At para sa pagdiriwang, may hinandang programa ang Kon...
The heat is on, but don't let this get in the way of having a fun weekend! For some, a nice air-conditioned exhibit venue might just be what you're looking for. Showcasing what might be the Hong Kong Science Museum's biggest exhibits yet, The Big 8 Dinosaur Revelation is a display of not only some of the most famous dinosaurs but also of the cru...
