People looking for jobs in Hong Kong’s financial services sector are starting 2024 on a cautious note because of several rounds of lay-offs in the industry, stalled deal making and the stock market ...
Hong Kong Activist: Proposed Law Could Worsen Religious Liberty, Persecute Catholics
A religious-freedom advocate from Hong Kong is warning that proposed legislation could further restrict religious liberty and lead to the persecution of the Catholic Church and other Christians.
CEO of a $19 billion UK bank with business in Hong Kong since the Victorian age sees a ‘lack of confidence’ unraveling China’s economy
CEO of a $19 billion UK bank with business in Hong Kong since the Victorian age sees a ‘lack of confidence’ unraveling China’s economy ...
Mainland Chinese make day trips to Hong Kong with focus on saving cash as city loses allure to southern rivals
Tourists are coming over border armed with social media suggestions on how to see city's key attractions in under 24 hours while spending as little as 300 yuan Strong Hong Kong dollar is putting city ...
In Hong Kong, abandoned villages have been reclaimed by nature
Thick roots tumble across a dilapidated house, the snake-like trunks of a banyan tree framing where the front door once stood. Its walls have been hollowed by decades of typhoons, monsoons and summer ...
Hong Kong district councillors juggle demands of serving enlarged wards, some say it’s hard to make ends meet
New Hong Kong district councillor Ken Fung Pui-yin developed a major headache doing his sums after beginning his four-year term on January 1. He needed an office in his Tuen Mun East constituency. He ...
Hong Kong Lunar New Year bounce boosts restaurants, but 1 owner says he will close outlets because of gloomy economic outlook
On the first day of the Year of the Dragon, an estimated 44,000 revellers were drawn by the return of the annual Lunar New Year parade, lining the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui to enjoy the extravaganza of ...
Old Hong Kong has no future? Good, merge it with Shenzhen
The status of the city as an outpost of the imperial West, and as a wedge against mainland China after 1997, has come to an end. Its bright future is to be another Chinese city, but not just Someone ...
Hong Kong clocks 540,000 trips by tourists in first 3 days of Lunar New Year break, but fails to measure up with outgoing journeys
Immigration figures show 1.1 million outgoing trips by residents recorded over the same period, an average of 355,000 per day so far.
Quality of Hong Kong International Sale excites: ‘we’ve got a much more consistent line of top-end horses’
It’s little more than a month before this year’s Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS) and executive manager Danny Rolston is getting excited about the quality of this year’s ...
Latham & Watkins cuts off its Hong Kong lawyers from international databases
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Hong Kong airport ranks fourth for passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific region, city urged to find ‘tourism niche’
City’s airport comes fourth behind first-placed Singapore, Incheon in South Korea and Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok Analysts say city must ‘find its niche’ to attract tourists back amid national economic ...
Hong Kong actress Charmaine Sheh wows netizens with her singing
It is not the first time Charmaine Sheh has demonstrated her vocal prowess, yet the Hong Kong actress continues to impress with her singing ability. Sheh, 48, shared the stage on Feb 10 with Chinese ...
Year of the Dragon: ZA Bank, Citigroup, HSBC, BOCHK lavish Hong Kong staff with fat lai see packets, other goodies
A Post poll of 10 lenders found that this year’s packets range from HK$100 (US$12.82) to HK$1,000, with bank employees also set to enjoy hampers full of treats, lucky draws and even extra time off.