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[Recap] A mainland Chinese man has been arrested in connection with a daylight robbery involving one billion yen (HK$50 million) in Sheung Wan.

[Recap] HK’s Fire Services Department held a funeral with full honours on Friday for firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died in the line of duty in a blaze at Wang Fuk Court last month.

[Recap] TikTok said Thursday it has signed a joint venture deal with investors that would allow the company to maintain operations in the United States and avoid a ban threat over its Chinese ownership.

[Recap] Hong Kong authorities have condemned a recent report by Amnesty International accusing local prisons of being "rife with violence and inhumane treatment."

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[Recap] A HK man convicted on charges of sedition and insulting the national anthem has won his appeal and will not have to serve the remainder of his training centre order.

Mainland Chinese man arrested for alleged 1 billion yen robbery in Sheung Wan. In full:

In Pictures: Hong Kong holds full-honours funeral for firefighter who died in Tai Po blaze. In full:

Before arriving at the garden, the fire engine turned hearse carrying his casket stopped at Sha Tin Fire Station, where Ho had been stationed. The station rang a bell at around 11.40am, signalling the end of his final shift as part of the funeral rites. Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Firefighters dressed in ceremonial garb, with some wearing helmets, paid their respects, as Ho’s casket was lowered into the ground at Gallant Garden, the city's cemetery for civil servants who die in the line of duty. Ho’s own helmet was buried along with the casket. Photos:

Hong Kong firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who lost his life tackling a massive blaze in Tai Po last month, was laid to rest at Gallant Garden on Friday after a funeral with the highest honours. Ho’s family, his girlfriend, and top government officials attended the funeral ceremony.

The week-long, once-in-a-decade thanksgiving festival came to a climax on Thursday night: https://t.co/fcpUsEVDEe Video: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Kam Tin’s HK$20 million illuminated bamboo theatre has entered the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest temporary bamboo altar. Surrounded by flags and featuring a tin roof, the five-storey pavilion is the centrepiece of the centuries-old Jiao festival.

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The hearse then headed to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the fire site where Ho died. It was to proceed next to Sha Tin Fire Station, where Ho had been stationed, before reaching Gallant Garden in Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery, where civil servants who die in the line of duty are

Ho, 37, was among the 160 people who lost their lives in the fire at the residential complex. Chief Executive John Lee and other top officials - including Chief Secretary Eric Chan, Financial Secretary Paul Chan, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam, Secretary for Security Chris Tang,

Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department held a funeral with full honours on Friday for firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died in the line of duty in a blaze at Wang Fuk Court last month. A fire engine converted into a hearse, carrying Ho's casket, departed from the Universal Funeral