The Immigration Department under the Hong Kong Government confirmed on Sunday that a Hong Kong resident was on the missing Malaysina fight bound for Beijing.
China's fire department has warned the public to only buy fireworks from authorized sellers and set them off in specified places, ahead of the annual Spring Festival firework feast.
Hong Kong's Social Welfare Department Tuesday launched the Guangdong Scheme, under which eligible Hong Kong elderly people aged 65 or above who live in Guangdong province will receive the monthly allowance of 1,135 HK dollars (about 146 U.S. dollars) without the need to return to Hong Kong each year.
Firefighters located 165 people, including 150 survivors, within 72 hours after a 7.0-magnitude quake hit southwest China on Saturday, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Tuesday.