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Couple who survived Tai Po fire await trial for fraud, cannot leave Hong Kong

A couple who survived the deadly Tai Po blaze last year have been barred from leaving Hong Kong pending trial for allegedly obtaining more than HK$330,000 (US$42,000) in government-guaranteed loans by overstating the decline in revenue of their decoration business. Former Wang Fuk Court residents Jason Kong Cheung-fat, 65, and Rosanna Cheung Yeuk-lan, 62, appeared in Sha Tin Court on Tuesday to…

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Couple who survived Tai Po fire await trial for fraud, cannot leave Hong Kong

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9,400 nurses to storm Nairobi for mega demos as strike persists

Thousands of nurses and midwives from across Kenya are set to converge in Nairobi on Thursday, September 3, 2026, for a major procession over their grievances, as the ongoing health workers’ dispute…

  • 9,400 nurses from Kenya's 47 counties plan to demonstrate in Nairobi on September 3, 2026.
  • Demonstration aims to address health workers' dispute over agreed terms and conditions of service.

·peopledaily.digital

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