Hong Kong’s gender imbalance and societal pressure on women to get married are among factors being blamed for a rise in online dating scam cases, which have increased fourfold in the city in just three years. Last year, 114 cases of online dating fraud ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong closes off tax loophole for property investors
Hong Kong's government is tightening property rules for the second time since November as investors have snapped up multiple units in one shot to qualify for lower tax rates. The new rules, intended to prevent the purchasing of several properties in one ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s barking deer still dying in catchwater drain which activists exposed two years ago
Hong Kong’s barking deer are still dying and being injured in the same concrete-lined catchwater drain that the South China Morning Post revealed was harming the animals two years ago. The concrete structure between Tong Fuk and Shek Pik on Lantau Island ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bank Stocks Fall as Property Tax Loophole Closed
Shares in Hong Kong banks sagged in Wednesday trading after the city’s government brought in new measures to try and rein in runaway house prices. On Tuesday the financial hub’s leader Leung Chun-ying announced that local first-time buyers would be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fines Coutts bank for violating terrorist rules
Hong Kong — The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Tuesday it had ordered the local branch of private bank Coutts to pay a fine of HK$7m ($900,800) for breaching anti-money-laundering and counterterrorism rules. The authority said the move followed an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs officer and wife sue Apple Dailyfor HK$45 million over ‘defamatory’ reports
A customs officer and his wife are suing Apple Daily for more than HK$45 million over what they claim was an “offensive portrayal” of them in a story about a confrontation at a Tin Shui Wai park. In a writ filed at the High Court on Wednesday, Taiga ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-led investment group to spend 1 billion yuan on medical facilities in Guangdong
An investment group led by former Hong Kong finance minister Antony Leung Kam-chung will pump at least 1 billion yuan (HK$1.13 billion) into a Shenzhen-based medical group as a pioneering move to participate in the Greater Bay Area plan, an integration ... ( read original story ...)
Travel News: ‘Travel beggars’ appear in poorest parts of Hong Kong, outraging critics
Hong Kong’s panhandlers and buskers may be seeing more competition from foreigners. This week, international news outlets reported on the rise of “beg-packers” across Southeast Asia. The trend in which travellers fund their trips by playing music ... ( read original story ...)
World Track Cycling Championships: Aussie Team Pursuit riders shine in Hong Kong to slay ghosts of Rio
THE pain of Rio is beginning to fade for Australia’s new-look track cycling team that started its road to redemption with team pursuit gold and silver at the world championships in Hong Kong on Thursday night. The men were just outside the world record ... ( read original story ...)
Qantas flight to Hong Kong leaves 15 hurt after 'stick-shaker' warning activated
The Aviation Herald reported that plane was about to enter a holding pattern about 60 nautical miles south-east of Hong Kong at the time and was travelling between 340 knots and 290 knots. ( read original story ...)
Salman Khan all set to lead a galaxy of B-Town stars to Hong Kong
Hong Kong is gearing up to witness a star-studded affair this weekend ... performances from celebrities like Bipasha Basu and Prabhudeva. In an interview with a news channel, the 'Sultan' actor said that the concert was proof of how large the Indian ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong wows all once more as Chris Knight looks back on the 'grandaddy of them all'
Today he looks back on Hong Kong Historically Fiji have always dominated the Hong Kong Sevens and 2017 was no exception. The Olympic Champions claimed their first tournament victory of the season with a pulsating 22-0 victory over South Africa in the final. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Face Fiji, Canada and Russia at Singapore Rugby Sevens
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) has confirmed the final 13-man sevens squad to compete in this weekend's Singapore Sevens (15-16 April). As Asian Sevens champions, Hong Kong were invited by World Rugby to participate as the 16th team in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong girl barred from liver donation thanks donor after ‘successful’ last-minute transplant
Alex Lam Chi-yau, chairman of Hong Kong Patients’ Voices, said: “Psychological assessment should be more thorough… for example maybe three psychological experts are needed and the person won’t be allowed to donate even if one expert disagrees.” ( read original story ...)