Plus, it’s delicious. A place in Albany serving up all your Chinese favorites, in house or to-go, is Hong Kong Cafe. We can all say a big thank you to the Chinese immigrants of the 1800s who populariz... ( read original story ...)
Call for action on Hong Kong moneylenders forcing Indonesian and Filipino domestic helpers to hand over passports
Diplomats from Indonesia and the Philippines on Friday urged Hong Kong authorities to take firm action against people who hold domestic helpers’ passports. They said they were “deeply concerned” about ... ( read original story ...)
Shadow banking – ‘a time bomb in the making’
It's not empty talk or something that can be totally ruled out, given the exponential growth in the shadow banking business in Hong Kong mortgage market over the years. There's also the popular percep... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance minister plays down fears about impact of China-US trade war, saying cost to city will be limited
Hong Kong’s finance minister on Saturday said the short-term impact on the city of China’s escalating trade war with the United States would be limited to a dip in growth of just 0.1 or 0.2 of a perce... ( read original story ...)
Two men die after truck slams into Hong Kong village house
Hong Kong police were on Friday investigating whether a driver who ploughed a truck into a village house earlier in the day, killing himself and another man, had deliberately crashed into the building ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airport Authority on course for HK$57.6 billion passenger tax windfall, but won’t say what it plans to do with extra cash
A tax that Hong Kong airport passengers pay to help fund a third runway is on course to raise billions more than the HK$26 billion (US$3.3 billion) initially projected. The Airport Authority, which ma... ( read original story ...)
Rights lawyers slam Hong Kong plans to tighten asylum procedures, calling proposals ‘wholly unreasonable’
Human rights lawyers have slammed plans by Hong Kong officials to tighten procedures for asylum applications, describing the proposals as “wholly unreasonable”. A security panel at the city’s legislat... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong heatwave left city’s poorest reduced to tears and fighting off depression as temperatures soared in oven-like homes
The oppressive heatwave that left Hong Kong sweltering for much of May reduced some of the city’s poorest residents to tears and left others fighting off bouts of depression, a new survey has revealed ... ( read original story ...)
Generation: Helping Hong Kong’s youth discover a different path to success
July 6, 2018 – When Generation, the global youth-employment non-profit founded by McKinsey, was planning its expansion into new geographies, Hong Kong was probably not at the top of its list. On paper ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong investor buys axed Qld government fish breeding project and picks up the profits
A Queensland Government-funded aquaculture project axed as part of the Newman government's public service cuts five years ago has been saved by a Hong Kong business. It is the second time the world le... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government will double size of planned public annuity scheme if demand surges, finance chief says
Hong Kong’s government would double the size of a public annuity scheme for pensioners if the strong initial interest in the offer translated into oversubscription, the city’s financial chief said on ... ( read original story ...)
Hidden Hong Kong: 6 fascinating places even regular visitors may miss
Our first tour is a walk through Old Town Central, which is where Hong Kong got its start. Our guide from the tour company Walk in Hong Kong has lived here all her life and we met in a leafy park that ... ( read original story ...)
INFINITI LAB Toronto Startup SmartTones Fast-Tracked to Global Accelerator in Hong Kong
INFINITI LAB Toronto also releases report finding that Canadians are most looking forward to the enhanced safety and cost saving benefits associated with smart city and automotive technologies Nine st... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong schools get International Baccalaureate exam results, 38 pupils bagging full marks
Recognised by many universities, it offers an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and has been in Hong Kong since 1988. According to the International Baccalaureate ... ( read original story ...)