[Top news for Feb 21, 2025] HK$2 transport scheme, panda bus, Kai Tak tickets

RTHK's main evening news podcast that brings you the top stories from Hong Kong and around the world. Tune in every weekday. Follow RTHK English News on the following platforms: Website: https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rthk_enews/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTHKEnglishNews X: https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/ 0:00 Intro 1:02 Daily cap, reduced discounts mulled for HK$2 scheme 2:08 HKU head hopes funding cuts will be moderate 3:20 Post-production suits Kai Tak opening better: govt 5:14 Lawmakers support tram fare increases 7:11 Citybus unveils panda-themed open-top bus 9:05 'Robust sports dispute resolution system essential' 9:52 School bus driver dies in Ma On Shan crash 10:14 'App-based therapy effective in treating depression, insomnia' 12:56 Hong Kong stocks surge to three-year high 13:25 Standard Chartered announces new share buyback 14:32 Philippine police arrest hundreds during a gaming centre raid 15:48 Chinese extricated from Myanmar scam centres fly home from Thailand 18:58 Vice Premier to hold video call with US Treasury Secretary 19:33 Trump lashes out at Brics group 20:43 Tensions grow between US and Ukraine 22:44 Israel slams Hamas for not returning body of hostage 23:24 Pope reaches one-week mark in hospital for pneumonia 24:44 Cuba sells high octane gas exclusively in US dollars 26:22 Sports update: ice hockey and football #hongkong #budget #$2scheme #elderly #transport #welfare #hku #university #education #tram #panda #travel #carcrash #depression #insomnia #stocks #standardchartered #scamfarm #china #trump #brics #tariff #ukraine #israil #hamas #gaza #pope #sports