The three candidates vying to be Hong Kong's next leader squared off in a feisty debate in front of hundreds of voters who peppered them with questions. They wrangled over policy proposals for the semiautonomous Chinese city and took jabs at each other at ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong set to pick leader anointed by Beijing
HONG KONG — The three candidates vying to be Hong Kong's next leader squared off in a feisty debate in front of hundreds of voters who peppered them with questions. They wrangled over policy proposals for the semiautonomous Chinese city and took jabs at ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Startup Quikspaces Turns Unused Office Space Into Cash
HONG KONG, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- All businesses have experienced the headache of looking for office space, and for many, the process of having to deal with aggressive brokers and outdated classified websites is inefficient and painful. Startups ... ( read original story ...)
Art for art's sake: Calls for Hong Kong to get more creative
Hong Kong will see a creative surge as Art Basel comes to town, but there's a push for a more permanent change to the visual landscape of the city better known for its business hustle than its art scene. Asia's largest art fair unveils its first preview ... ( read original story ...)
Distraught Hong Kong villagers battle to save their homes
A month after her family received the eviction news, Ko's mother suffered a stroke ... peppered with banners decrying corruption and displacement. The rural areas of Hong Kong are dominated by a political network known as the "kuk", who are represented ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong prosecutors to follow up allegation that police officer had sex with Korean during anti-vice operation
The Department of Justice on Monday expressed concern over an allegation that a police officer had sex with a Korean make-up artist during an anti-vice operation in Hong Kong. The claim emerged earlier this month in Kowloon City Court after Lee Jung-ha ... ( read original story ...)
China-Hong Kong “bond connect” has dual benefits
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - China's plan to allow Hong Kong and mainland investors to trade each other's debt is good news for the Special Administrative Region. By making it easier for foreigners to trade onshore bonds, the tie-up means Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Pan-democrat support builds for Hong Kong chief executive candidate John Tsang as election looms
John Tsang Chun-wah’s campaign for the Hong Kong’s top job received another strong boost on Monday with the Democratic Party announcing its support for the former financial secretary less than a week before the chief executive election. “All our ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong restaurants will just pass on waste charges to diners, businessman warns
“A lot of times it was leftover food by customers, and this is something we cannot control.” Simon Wong Ka-wo, president of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades, agreed. “In Hong Kong, restaurants host banquets totalling 8,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government finally sets up office for chief executive-elect after controversy over cost
... the Office of the Chief Executive-elect after its controversial decision to site the temporary office in Hong Kong’s most expensive business area. It will be led by former postmaster general Jessie Ting Yip Yin-mei, who Internet users said looked ... ( read original story ...)
Bar review: J.Boroski, Hong Kong
J.Boroski is the Hong Kong outpost of a popular Bangkok cocktail bar by the same name, with both interiors designed by Aussie Ashley Sutton (of Iron Fairies Bangkok and Ophelia Hong Kong fame). Despite only opening a few years ago, the cocktails at the ... ( read original story ...)
Week in pictures: Hong Kong
Last week has been busy for the Hong Kong’s drinks industry. The drinks business Hong Kong hosted the inaugural Asian Masters Cabernet Sauvignon competition, Berry Bros & Rudd held a Rhone 2015 en primeur tasting, Ned Goodwin MW flew in for an animated ... ( read original story ...)
$60-million ‘Pink Star’ diamond goes back on sale in April
The diamond was presented by Sotheby’s in London ahead of the auction in Hong Kong on April 4. In November 2013, a Geneva auction of the stone fetched a world record $83-million but the buyer, New York-based diamond cutter Isaac Wolf, could not pay up ... ( read original story ...)
Fashion renaissance: from slick city to hip Hong Kong
Soulless supermalls housing luxury labels, traditional suit tailors, and markets full of cheap designer knock-offs, Hong Kong's flaccid fashion scene has long struggled to compete with the sartorial cool of Tokyo's Harajuku, or the street style of Hongdae ... ( read original story ...)