As local primary and secondary schools will soon incorporate money management into their curriculum, experts and students explain why this move is crucial.
Hong Kong depositors can rest easier with new rules
In a confidence-boosting measure, Hong Kong banks will later this year guarantee that HK$800,000 per depositor is fully protected, up from the current HK$500,000 The savings safety net is about to be ...
Hong Kong football coach Jorn Andersen open to ‘interesting offers’, unhappy at FA’s Asian Cup no-shows
Jorn Andersen is considering his future as Hong Kong head coach, after receiving “interesting offers” from elsewhere after the national team’s Asian Cup finals exploits last month. The Norwegian ...
The trees and plants in Hong Kong left over from post-war squatter settlements, when 1.5 million fled China’s civil war and Communist takeover
Between 1946 and 1952 – the Chinese civil war having resumed with full ferocity after the temporary pause that the Sino-Japanese war had allowed – more than a million and a half people decamped to ...
Deep Dive: Hong Kong introduces new Article 23 legislation, more than 20 years after first attempt
The previous bill was withdrawn in 2003 after massive public outcry, but the new proposal is expected to pass with less resistance.
Hong Kong to replace median household income as sole indicator of poverty level, welfare chief says
The way poverty is measured in city is to change, with a more sophisticated formula to replace median household income drawn up before year-end.
Hong Kong police arrest 2 tourists from Spain after finding HK$120 million in cocaine at hotel room
The two suspects, 47-year-old Dominican man and 44-year-old Colombian man, both holding Spanish passports, linked to transnational smuggling syndicate, police say.
‘Paint Beautiful Hong Kong’ art project brightens dull walls with vibrant murals to revive spirits, bring people together
Inspired by a mural in Kowloon Tong, businesswoman Vikky Tam launched her art project that uses volunteers to help paint scenes celebrating local life in spots across Hong Kong.
Hong Kong to get first-ever double-decker bus powered by hydrogen in 1 month; tests without passengers have begun
Bus has undergone a 200km trial and completed several refuelling operations; a training programme for drivers has also been rolled out.
Refugee families from Hong Kong tell of the hate they experienced relocating to Blackpool during Covid-19 era
Two refugee families who relocated from Hong Kong to Blackpool have told of the abuse they faced, including being blamed for Covid-19. When Cheng moved to Blackpool in 2021, he came with the hope of ...
Hong Kong’s ‘Chubby Hearts’ will go on… as 12-metre art piece returns to Central after weather forced ‘short break’
Hong Kong Design Centre says art piece is back after high speed winds forced organisers to take down art piece by British designer Anya Hindmarch.
Pacific Century Group downplays FWD stake sale, says IPO will come at ‘opportune time’
FWD Group, a Hong Kong-based insurance business controlled by Richard Li Tzar-kai, said Li would maintain his control of the company amid speculation it was considering a potential stake sale.
Hong Kong and other Greater Bay Area cities pledge even more cooperation as Beijing’s cross-border powerhouse plan marks fifth anniversary
Stronger links are being forged between the financial sectors in Hong Kong and other Greater Bay Area cities, the city's Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po and a mainland provinc ...
Hong Kong Observatory forecasts warmer weather, high humidity next week before temperatures expected to hit 14 degrees Celsius
Humidity levels expected to reach 100 per cent over next five days, before temperatures gradually cool down to low of 14 degrees Celsius in the following week.