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Hong Kong Today
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RTHK's morning news programme. Weekdays 6:30 - 8:00
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Janice Wong and Carol Musgrave2024-06-04
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Govt launches new hospitality campaign
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Hong Kong has launched a campaign to promote good hospitality in the SAR and provide better services to visitors. As Chloe Feng reports, top officials hope to make courtesy and good services a priority in all sectors after noting a few cases of tourists being treated rudely:
Expert hopes courtesy drive will improve attitudes
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A hospitality expert has welcomed a government initiative to encourage everyone to be polite to tourists, saying it is not just for people in the industry to give visitors a warm welcome. Dennis Wong from the Vocational Training Council told Elvis Yu that he hoped the drive would train people to adopt a better attitude and improve services for tourists:
Call for AI-assisted tourism measures
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Representatives from the catering, hotel and retail industry have urged the government to implement new measures, including the use of AI, to boost consumption and tourism. As Hailey Yip reports, they are also urging these sectors to be more involved with the SAR's mega events:
Trade rep wants mega events everywhere
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Simon Wong, president of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades, told Hailey Yip that the government should also consider holding mega events in different parts of the SAR so more businesses could benefit:
Water bill rise to come gradually
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Plans are in the pipeline to raise water bills. The government said it had not fixed a date and indicated any increase would be introduced gradually. But this did not reassure the laundry and catering sectors. Damon Pang reports:
Three arrested over moving dead body
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Three people have been arrested in connection with the unlawful movement of a body outside a factory building in To Kwa Wan. Elvis Yu reports:
One more arrested under domestic national security law
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National security police say they have arrested one more person on suspicion of "offences in connection with seditious intention" under the Basic Law Article 23 national security legislation. Kelly Yu reports:
UK intelligence accused of recruiting Chinese 'spies'
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British intelligence has been accused of recruiting a Chinese couple as spies. The woman reportedly worked in a core government unit. Aaron Tam reports:
FS: Hong Kong's economy set to grow amid geopolitics
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Financial Secretary Paul Chan says Hong Kong's economy will continue to grow despite the challenges caused by geopolitical tensions and changes in consumption patterns. He revealed that talks were underway with mainland authorities on measures to give the local economy a shot in the arm. Kelly Yu reports:
Stock market starts June with gains
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Hong Kong's stock market has started the month with a bang, making up for the losses seen last week. The Hang Seng Index gained nearly 1.8 percent to 18,403 on the first trading session for June, while the Tech Index also saw healthy gains of 2.5 percent. The rallies followed a private report showing that China's services sector rose more than expected last month. Dickie Wong, Executive Director of Research at Kingston Securities, said the gains came on the back of various factors and warned that the benchmark could still be volatile in the near future. He spoke to Chloe Feng:
Finance expert says stock market playing catch-up
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A financial analyst says Monday's rally was just the markets playing catch-up. Alex Wong, director of Alex KY Wong Asset Management, said sentiment stabilised after markets were oversold last week. He also told Chloe Feng that people over-reacted to rumours that WeChat Pay was being asked to reduce its market share:
Claudia Sheinbaum becomes first female Mexican president
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History has been made in Mexico over electing its first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum won by a landslide in a country where gender-based violence is rampant. Jacqueline Guico reports:
Exit polls show big win for Indian PM in election
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After seven phases of voting over more than two months, ballots will finally be counted in India's marathon general election on Tuesday. Exit polls point to a big win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu-nationalist BJP. Election authorities in the country say almost 650 million votes have been cast, a record for any election, anywhere. RTHK's correspondent in Delhi, Murali Krishnan, described the main opposition - the INDIA Alliance - as failing to strike a chord with voters. He spoke to Annemarie Evans:
Four more hostages held by Hamas in Gaza die
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Military officials in Israel say they have learned of the deaths of four more hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. They said intelligence shows the four were killed in the southern city of Khan Younis while Israeli forces were operating there some months ago. Frank Yung reports:
Seoul plans UN security council meeting on Pyongyang
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South Korea has announced plans to convene a public meeting of the United Nations Security Council this month to discuss human rights abuses in North Korea. Seoul's UN envoy said the humanitarian situation in the North was closely linked to Pyongyang's development of weapons of mass destruction. Frank Yung reports:
Chinese gymnasts limber up for Paris Olympics
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Athletes are no strangers to pressure, and Chinese gymnasts gearing up for the Paris Olympics are no exceptions. So how do they cope as they strive for success? In our series on the national team preparing for the upcoming Games, Hailey Yip takes a look at how some of the country's top gymnasts get ready, both physically and mentally, to shine:
Djokovic faces knee injury in French Open
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After battling into the quarterfinals, Novak Djokovic has sparked concerns about an injured knee for the rest of his French Open title defence. The top seed said he briefly considered pulling out midway through his five-set fourth-round win over Francisco Cerundolo. Steve Dunthorne reports:
Google's AI web search fails, gives odd answers
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Google says its AI web search feature has messed up. It said the AI Overviews function can give odd or inaccurate answers to questions that people ask its search engine, like how many rocks they should eat, or how to make cheese stick to pizza. Why did the system fail and is it going to be an easy fix? Violet Wong and Raj Shroff find out in Tech Tuesday: