Month: July 2022

Hong Kong appears to be in a class of its own when it comes to the extremes of wealth and poverty Although not in the 'billionaire excess' category, civil servants have nevertheless largely cruised ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Noodle disappeared from the culinary scene because of the pandemic and fans who loved their fragrant chilli oil and tender beef brisket ... ( read original story ...)

How can Hong Kong reverse this economic downturn? What is our path forward? The pandemic’s economic toll is most evident in the retail, restaurant and hotel industries. Three years ago, they employed ... ( read original story ...)

About a quarter of Hong Kong secondary school leavers who want to go to university are planning to study in mainland China, while two fifths would consider T ... ( read original story ...)

When he was alive, the graffiti of Tsang Tsou-choi, or the “King of Kowloon,” was considered peculiar and personal. In a radically changed city, his mostly vanished art now has a political charge. ( read original story ...)

Since the mass protests that rumbled for months in Hong Kong in 2019, challenging China's grip over the financial hub, authorities have cracked down on the city's pro-democracy ac ... ( read original story ...)

Justice minister Paul Lam says stricter bail standards will not only apply to Beijing's national security law but also those charged under future locally-drafted legislation Lam also compares US ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong need not copy mainland China’s tough Covid-19 policies as it enjoys wide latitude under the “one country, two systems” principle, the new health minister has said, as he forecast that ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong lawmakers have highlighted fully reopening the borders with mainland China and the rest of the world as a top demand in their first informal exchange with the city’s leader and his senior ... ( read original story ...)

The rest of the world has opened up, and that is the way to go for Hong Kong, says Ovolo Hotels founder Girish Jhunjhnuwala Hotel rates in Hong Kong are about 35 per cent lower than in 2019, while ... ( read original story ...)

Owners of 75-year-old wood factory seek two-year grace period to allow the facility to process about 1,000 tons of timber it has on hand ... ( read original story ...)

Amid otherwise neutral tones, a neon-orange sticker asserts its presence. A fixture of the chipboard desk that runs the length of the windowsill, it marks a distance of 1.5 metres from the wall – the ... ( read original story ...)

Organisation admits members had personally provided support for Tsang Chi-kin, 21, who survived being shot in the chest during a violent protest in 2019 It denies allegations of crowdfunding and ... ( read original story ...)