Cathay Pacific issues travel alert as Super Typhoon Bavi disrupts East China flights
HK Express cancels Taiwan and Ningbo services after upgrading of Typhoon Bavi warning
Super Typhoon Bavi prompts travel warnings and flexible ticketing options for Hong Kong flyers
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Typhoon Bavi prompts airlines in Hong Kong to cancel Taiwan and Okinawa flights and offer free ticket changes
Super Typhoon Bavi has forced Hong Kong Airlines to cancel multiple Taipei and Okinawa flights for 10-11 July, while Cathay Pacific is waiving rebooking and rerouting fees for tickets involving Taiwan and six East-China cities. Travellers must change tickets before 12 July and complete trips by 31 August. Businesses should expect wider supply-chain and passenger-flow disruption across the region.
Hong Kong court jails middleman in bogus-marriage visa fraud case
A 58-year-old facilitator has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for arranging a sham marriage designed to secure Hong Kong residency for a Mainland Chinese woman. The Immigration Department warns that all fraudulent residence statuses will be nullified and further arrests may follow, underlining the city’s tough stance on immigration fraud.