Authorities reviewing options for dealing with thorny right of abode issue.

Social welfare advocates have put forward a series of suggestions aimed at improving the welfare system, in the hope of moving the government to address strategic planning on pressing social issues.

The suspension of Ngong Ping Cable Car will be extended for at least another two months to replace all seven sets of bearings, the cable car company said on Friday.

Many needy ineligible for tax relief measures.

The Community Care Fund will step in to assist needy people earning too little to benefit from tax relief measures in this year's budget.

The government has moved to allay fears that city streets were about to become even more congested with cars from across the border.