The Securities and Futures Commission has put up guard rails but Hong Kong still lacks a cohesive education and protection ecosystem to underpin the regulation Last year's cryptocurrency winter had ...
Hong Kong customs chief calls for stronger oversight on OTC crypto shops amid JPEX scandal
In the wake of the recent JPEX virtual asset platform scandal, Hong Kong's top customs official has pressed the need for more robust regulation of ...
Hong Kong cabbies call plan for premium taxi fleet unfair to small operators, unworkable due to lack of drivers
Some operators say criteria for running fleets numbering in hundreds too demanding and cater only to two powerful players.
Hong Kong’s Crackdown on Littering: A Global Trend in Upholding Environmental Hygiene
A crisp Sunday morning in Hong Kong marked more than the dawn of a new day. It raised the curtain on the city's revised Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) Regulation. From this day on, ...
Hong Kong pop star Coco Lee laid to rest in central China’s Wuhan
Hong Kong-American pop singer Coco Lee, who died in July, was laid to rest at a famous mausoleum in Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei province, on Saturday. Lee’s ashes arrived at Wuhan ...
Hong Kong education fair takes aim at 200,000 students in neighbouring Guangdong province
Organisers say they are targeting Hong Kong students living over border and professionals arriving under talent recruitment scheme, adding city needs more pupils.
Peter Wong Confident on HK’s Ability to Recover from Financial Malaise
Peter Wong, chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, said he remains highly confident on Hong Kong's ability to recover from its current predicament, stating ... Peter Wong, chairman ...
Hong Kong authorities trying to capture 1.5-metre long wild boar after it runs into flower store, bites shopkeeper
Hong Kong authorities were trying to capture a wild boar after it ran into a flower store and bit a shopkeeper on Saturday morning. Police received a report at 9.21am that a 1.5-metre (3.3 foot) long ...
Hong Kong’s Haughey sets new mark in 50m freestyle, McKeown becomes first woman to hold every backstroke world record
Siobhan Haughey lowers personal best time while claiming silver in sprint race won by Sarah Sjostrom at World Cup stop in Budapest. Australia’s Kaylee McKeown becomes first woman to hold every ...
Hong Kong policy address 2023: will rolling back stamp duties lift Hong Kong’s housing market out of the doldrums?
Developers and market observers urge the government to rescind the decade-old debilitating stamp duties to lift property prices and boost transactions Hong Kong's property prices have fallen by nearly ...
Does Hong Kong need expats back? Absolutely – foreign talent enhances our competitiveness, and diversity makes our city better
The government's efforts to attract back expatriates under various talent schemes after so many left the city have not been very effective We need to understand the fundamental reasons behind the slow ...
When a watch shop robber asked a Hong Kong judge for the death penalty instead of making him do time
A man convicted of robbing a Hong Kong watch shop in 1962 asked the judge to sentence him to be hanged, saying he was a police informer and would be killed if he went to prison. He got 10½ years in ...
‘The Movie Emperor’ Review: Andy Lau Plays Vain Version of Himself in Hong Kong Megastar Meta-Satire
Or maybe just the admiration of his peers, considering how few stars are willing to poke fun at their own image, much less entertain the question of what might happen if their fans were to turn on ...
Hong Kong’s ‘immigrant DNA’ allows city to thrive as ‘super-connector’, seminar celebrating SCMP’s 120th anniversary hears
Hong Kong’s edge as Asia’s ‘super-connector’ with the world, combined with its resilience and adaptability, place the city in position to thrive in an uncertain world, said guests and panellists at a ...