Hong Kong will on Monday report a decline in quarterly gross domestic product from a year earlier, even though the economy improved from the previous three months, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Oscar-winning director Malcolm Clarke releases documentary series offering different take on city’s 2019 unrest, says he is not ‘working for the Chinese …
Hong Kong Returns comprises 10 short films aimed at showing audiences how unrest could have been an organised effort influenced by foreign forces Clarke says his goal is to advocate a gentler and more ... ( read original story ...)
Officials seize more than 280 pieces of ivory from Hong Kong shop, biggest haul since trade banned last year
More than 280 pieces of suspected ivory have been seized from a Hong Kong shop, government officials has announced. ( read original story ...)
Tiger Global-backed Hong Kong start-up SleekFlow targets US$300 million valuation as social e-commerce grows
The firm offers a platform that lets merchants integrate messages, orders and transactions coming from a range of social media platforms SleekFlow last month raised US$8 million in a series A funding ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities to investigate after massive screen falls during concert, injures dancers
Hong Kong officials say they will open an investigation into the concert accident where a giant video screen fell down onto the stage and injured two dancers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong must brace for geopolitical ‘worst-case scenario’, finance chief warns, with over 150 Chinese firms at risk of US delisting
More than 150 Chinese companies are now on a provisional line-up of firms to be removed from American exchanges under a 2020 law Paul Chan says certain geopolitical factors are difficult to predict ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens to be held in Nov after 3-year COVID break
Hong Kong's popular international Rugby Sevens event will take place in November, the city's Rugby Union said on Saturday, the first time in more than three years after the event was postponed due to ... ( read original story ...)
Mirror concert mishap caused by snapped metal cord, Hong Kong officials reveal after giant screen crashes onto dancers on stage
One of two metal cords suspending a massive screen had snapped at the concert of popular Hong Kong boy band Mirror, causing the structure to crash onto the stage below and hit two dancers in a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong buyers flock to Novo Land in Tuen Mun in pre-emptive move ahead of city’s first prime rate increase in four years
Buyers on Saturday snatched up 78 per cent of the 336 units on offer at Sun Hung Kai's Novo Land development in Tuen Mun Demand was fuelled by steep discounts offered by the developer and speculation ... ( read original story ...)
HKMA buys HK$1.92 billion from market as currency hits weak side of trading band
Hong Kong's de-facto central bank bought HK$1.923 billion ($245 million) from the market in New York trading hours to stop the local currency weakening and breaking its peg to the U.S. dollar.The Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to explore ‘all options’ on land supply, including use of green belts, John Lee says as environment minister points to development-conservation balance
Government to focus on different land supply options before considering developing fringes of country parks, says chief executive Conservation is about more than just designating land for protection, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong weighs cutting Covid-19 hotel quarantine to five days or less
During the two-day home isolation period that follows, visitors will be required to use a yellow health code. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
One Dancer Still Critical After Hong Kong Concert Incident
One of the two dancers injured by a falling LED screen at a Mirror concert in Hong Kong has been discharged from hospital. The other remains in a critical condition. Hong Kong authorities are now ... ( read original story ...)
Old Hong Kong bakeries are dying, go while you still can – buy an egg tart or pineapple bun before they all disappear
Happy Cake Shop in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district is closing after 45 years in business - it's the latest 'mom and pop' shop in the city to shut The city will soon run out of independent shops, small ... ( read original story ...)