A Hong Kong truck driver narrowly escaped injury on Monday when he fled his vehicle on a busy highway after it suddenly began billowing dense smoke. The man was driving along the Tsuen Wan-bound section of the West Kowloon Corridor in Cheung Sha Wan when ... ( read original story ...)
Fourth runway for Hong Kong unlikely, airport chief says
Hong Kong is unlikely to get a fourth runway after its third airstrip is completed by 2024, even as Asian cities race to boost flight capacity to meet surging demand for air travel, the man running one of the world’s busiest airports has said. ( read original story ...)
Answer to Hong Kong housing crisis lies in prefabricated container homes, says lead consultant on Sham Shui Po project
The man supervising Hong Kong’s first social housing project using prefabricated container homes believes it could ultimately be the solution to solving the city’s housing crisis. Stephen Lai Yuk-fai, the managing director of Rider Levett Bucknall ... ( read original story ...)
Sex harassment rife in Hong Kong churches, survey suggests
A survey of Hong Kong Christians has thrown up at least another 55 sexual harassment cases in churches, half of them allegedly committed by pastors or church leaders. The survey, released on Sunday by the Hong Kong Christian Council, came after pastor Ngai ... ( read original story ...)
McKinsey’s Kevin Sneader on rebooting the consultancy
Leading McKinsey, which advises the world’s biggest corporations ... San Francisco and back home to Hong Kong, where he lives with his wife, Amy, and their two daughters. “I’m five foot five, so I fit in an aeroplane seat,” he quips, “So for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s leader to meet China vice-premier in Beijing to discuss city’s role in creation of new Silicon Valley
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will meet China’s vice-premier Han Zheng on Tuesday to discuss Beijing’s plan to transform the city, Macau and nine mainland cities into an economic and innovation powerhouse to rival Silicon Valley. ( read original story ...)
Second Hong Kong film on mainland China’s ‘709’ human rights crackdown shows lives of families seeking asylum in US
Jin’s plight and thoughts, along with other untold stories of how several “709 wives” escaped China with their young children to seek asylum in the US, are documented in a film produced by two independent Hong Kong journalists to mark the third ... ( read original story ...)
Egyptian Coptic Christian couple went on hunger strike at Hong Kong immigrant detention centre after alleged abuse
A Coptic Christian couple who say they are fleeing persecution in Egypt have accused Hong Kong immigration authorities of mistreatment, amid a spate of allegations submitted to local lawyers concerning similar cases at the city’s largest centre for ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong eyes Asian expansion
Hoping to take advantage of the growing wealth in Asia, BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd is looking to expand its presence in the region. The bank has risen to join the top 20 biggest private lenders in Asia just four years after it entered the financial industry. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s elderly prisoner population has nearly doubled in past decade, and jails are struggling to cope
Hong Kong prisons are struggling to cope with an ageing population after the number of elderly inmates almost doubled in the past decade, placing tremendous pressure on manpower. Figures obtained by the Post show the number of prisoners aged 60 and above ... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi seeks to raise up to $6 billion in Hong Kong IPO
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. plans to raise up to $6 billion in one of the biggest global stock market debuts in recent years as it tries to become a worldwide hardware-and-services brand alongside Apple, Google and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s electric dream a step closer as China’s demands drive carmakers across the border
Hong Kong wants to lure new business to the city by turning itself into a production hub for electric vehicle manufacturers – at the expense of its rivals north of the border. A rise in the cost of a production licence on the mainland, which now costs ... ( read original story ...)
Xiaomi seeks to raise up to $6.1 billion in Hong Kong IPO
Xiaomi Corp. plans to raise up to $6.1 billion in one of the biggest global stock market debuts as it tries to become a worldwide brand alongside Apple, Google and Amazon. The initial public offering in Hong Kong would value the Beijing-based company at as ... ( read original story ...)
Outgoing Hong Kong science park boss Fanny Law has ‘no regrets’ but admits she might been blunt giving views to those in power
News this month of her stepping down as head of the science ... Law said the future of developing innovation and technology in the city depended on finding and retaining talent. “Hong Kong has good scientists. We also have young people devoted to science. ( read original story ...)