Hong Kong Airlines, the Chek Lap Kok-based member of the Hainan Airlines family, launched longhaul flights to Auckland in early November, and four weeks later I tried out their cheap business class to see how it was bedding in. Booking five months out, I ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s shop cats immortalised in new photography book from Sai Ying Pun photographer Marcel Heijnen
The whimsical life of Hong Kong’s shop cats is showcased in a new book by a Dutch photographer after his portraits gathered thousands of fans worldwide on Instagram. Marcel Heijnen’s book includes scores of portraits of the city’s felines keeping ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shops struggling to make cash tills ring as Christmas nears on fewer mainland tourists and online competition, analysts say
Hong Kong’s retailers are facing an uphill battle to entice customers into their stores a week before Christmas in the final present buying rush, consumer analysts have said. The local retail market has been plagued by a dip in sales this year ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is preparing to choose a new leader
CHIEF executives of Hong Kong have never basked in public adoration. The first one under Chinese rule, Tung Chee-hwa, resigned after a massive public outcry against his policies. The second, Donald Tsang, ended his term with allegations swirling around him ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fire department apologises over leak of fire-fighting foam into stream
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department apologised for causing concern as it confirmed a massive spill of foam found in a stream in Tseung Kwan O earlier this month was caused by a “human error” in one of its simulation drills. But firefighter training ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to hold individuals to account with new financial rules
HONG KONG Hong Kong's financial firms must register managers responsible for the day-to-day running of regulated activities in an effort to make individuals more accountable, its securities regulator said on Friday. People with overall management oversight ... ( read original story ...)
Sigfox is coming to Hong Kong
To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Sigfox and Thinxtra are working together to roll out Sigfox’s networks in Hong Kong, according to IoT Business News. The low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) provider will be leveraging the network operating ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank volunteers bring Christmas stories to life
A group of energetic children immediately went quiet as a Hang Seng Bank employee in a green jacket walked up to the stage holding his arms above his head to form a triangle. “Christmas Tree!” the 20 children, aged four to eight, shouted as they sat ... ( read original story ...)
As it happened: Hong Kong stocks hit 4-month closing low after Fed raises rate; insurers and property shares tumble
While local banking stocks like Hang Seng Bank and Bank of China Hong Kong are expected to gain from the rate , most of them didn’t perform well this morning because “the (benchmark) index performance is too bad”, he said. The US interest rate rise ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' dream of better life
But her future is uncertain as her refugee parents fight for a new life abroad after they sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong. The story of how impoverished refugees helped Snowden evade authorities in 2013 only emerged in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gets temporary face-lift from selfie IPO
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Hong Kong police hunt for trio who robbed couple in house at knifepoint
Police are treating the case as theft. Hong Kong’s most expensive residential areas, including The Peak and Repulse Bay, have been targeted by burglars this year. In the first eight months of the year, some 1,179 reports of burglaries across the city ... ( read original story ...)
Regina Ip revives divisive issues, including Article 23, as she enters Hong Kong chief executive race
Lawmaker and former minister Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee on Thursday announced her intention to revive two of Hong Kong’s most contentious political issues – democratic reform and national security legislation – as she launched her campaign for the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Property Shares Turn Toxic as Mortgage Costs Spike
Hong Kong’s property developers are fast falling out of favor among investors as surging mortgage costs and punitive taxes threaten to choke home sales. A gauge of real estate companies traded on the city’s stock market has tumbled 13 percent this ... ( read original story ...)