A 61-year-old man is dead after being knocked down and attacked by a pig in the Hong Kong slaughterhouse where he worked, police told news outlets. Police told local news outlet HK01 that the man, ...
‘We’re trying to connect’: black hip hop artists in Hong Kong reach out to home-grown acts through their events company
As two black men, Wesley Jamison and Christopher Onoja get validation on the Hong Kong hip hop scene but feel ‘impostor syndrome’ as foreigners. They counter that by putting on shows with local acts.
Beijing’s grip on Hong Kong tightens
From press freedom to the judicial system, Beijing is seeking to erode the traditional political rights that once made Hong Kong the only free Chinese city. The big picture: Hong Kong's pro-democracy ...
HSBC names new trade COO, reorganises Asia and Americas leadership
HSBC has implemented a raft of people changes within its global trade and receivables finance (GTRF) business, including the appointment of a chief operating officer (COO) and changes to its Asia and ...
We are reversing brain drain, insists Hong Kong chief
As the chief secretary of Hong Kong wished the city a happy Lunar New Year he revealed another cause for celebration: 5,800 people had applied to the city’s To ...
2 Hong Kong tourists injured in Japan after rental car crashes into tunnel wall
Japanese media say pair in their 20s were taken to hospital, but their conditions were deemed not life threatening.
And they’re off! Year of the Rabbit races gallop to HK$2 billion-plus turnover for Hong Kong Jockey Club, biggest result for more than 25 years
Amount falls short of the HK$2.54 billion recorded in June 1997, but Hong Kong Jockey Club chief 'delighted' by result. Crowds flock to Sha Tin and Happy Valley racecourses with more than 84,000 ...
Consumption vouchers again for Hong Kong? Won’t help revive economy, say experts
Finance minister Paul Chan has yet to decide whether to issue fresh round of consumption vouchers, with this year's budget to be delivered on February 22 Economist Simon Lee says some voucher ...
China NFT platforms expand into Hong Kong in face of compliance risks on mainland
NFT platforms in China are expanding into Hong Kong to offset compliance risk for an industry that remains in a legal grey area on the Chinese mainland.
Hong Kong industrial rents register a 3.7% increase for full-year 2022
Warehouse vacancy increased slightly to 3.3%. In H2 2022, warehouse rents in Hong Kong were up 2.0% HOH, which was less significant compared to H1 2022. The severe inflation in Europe and America ...
Mercury to drop to around 10°C in Hong Kong on Jan 25
It will be cold in the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year on Wednesday with temperatures dropping to around 10°C in the urban areas, the Hong Kong Observatory said on Tuesday (Jan 24).
‘Heavenly banking’: religious racketeers dupe Hong Kong woman to deposit US$25,000 into ‘account on the other side’
A brainwashing Hong Kong religious racket has lured a woman from the city into “depositing” US$25,000 into a “bank in Heaven”.
Flower sales bloom as Hong Kong celebrates Chinese New Year with most COVID-19 restrictions dropped
After years of muted celebrations caused by COVID-19 restrictions, Chinese New Year in Hong Kong is blooming again. Flower sales are up, with farms and florists ...
Legislation to block overseas lawyers from Hong Kong national security trials could be in force within 6 months, justice secretary says
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam pledges to listen to 'constructive opinions' from legal profession and public before amendments made Lam speaks out just days after Bar Association warns against blanket ...