A 5,170 sqm site on Fat Kwong Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, will be tendered in Q2 FY2026-27, expected to yield 250 flats and include social welfare facilities. Development Secretary Bernadette Linn stated the move balances housing supply and market stability.
Hong Kong labour unions are calling for increased risk assessments and safety measures following a surge in industrial accidents, with 62 reported in the first half of the year, including 24 fatalities. Recent incidents include a worker killed by a toppled excavator and another by a road roller.
A 50-year-old woman died and three others were hospitalised after a fire broke out in an 11th-floor flat at Valiant Court in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. Authorities stated the blaze, which was quickly extinguished, was caused by a malfunctioning power strip.
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new campus in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. The campus, themed 'A Hub for Community Health and Wellness,' will focus on teaching and research in health sciences and interdisciplinary education, aiming to nurture professionals and serve the community.
Hong Kong authorities are investigating a suspicious fire that broke out in a residential flat, after a man died when he fell from a building and an elderly woman was overcome due to heavy smoke. Police received a report of the fire on Friday at around 7pm at a flat in Royal Garden, Ho Man Tin. Firefighters arrived at the scene, used a ladder to access the flat, and put out the blaze about 30 minutes later. During the incident, a man fell from the sixth floor of a building onto the car park,...
MTR Corporation has opened its first Integrated Wheelset Maintenance Centre at Ho Man Tin siding, a HK$300 million (US$38.3 million) facility capable of processing 1,500 wheelsets annually through automation. The centre will reduce labour-intensive maintenance from over three days to just 10 hours, serving the Tuen Ma and East Rail lines.
