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Missing Ex-Magistrate Found

The body of Tam Hop-hon, a retired magistrate, was found after he went missing for four days. He was reported missing not long after he was discharged from the hospital, and his body was found in Ma On Shan near the Sha Tin Sports Association Cycling Park. It is not yet determined whether or not foul play is involved.

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COVID-19

Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk

The Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating seven additional #COVID19 cases, of which six are imported and one is epidemiologically linked with a local case

news.gov.hk7 COVID-19 cases foundThe Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating seven additional COVID-19 cases, of which six are imported and one is epidemiologically linked with a local case.

Coronavirus in Hong Kong

• New cases: 7 (1 local case)

• Total cases: 11,859 cases so far (65 active cases, 210 total deaths, 11,584 total recovered)

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In other news…

One of the Salvation Army’s schools in the city received a complaint about a teacher and the principal telling a Muslim student to remove their headscarf. The student was allegedly told that their headscarf was ‘unhygienic’.

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Old Hong Kong

The interior of a tea-house, Hong Kong, 1868/1871. Photo: John Thomson.

Check out these Old photos of HK from 1868-72. They were taken by Scottish photographer John Thomson, who travelled throughout China and HK.

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