The Hong Kong Observatory said tropical cyclone Roke had made landfall at Sai Kung East Country Park at 10am on Sunday, less than an hour after a typhoon warning signal No 8 was issued. A spokesman said Roke was expected to move westwards across the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s 2017 growth forecast could be lifted by half a percentage point, finance chief says
Hong Kong’s economy is growing faster than expected and the government could raise its forecast for the year by half a percentage point from the original 2 to 3 per cent, the city’s finance chief said on Saturday. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong charity’s ‘kindness walks’ a step in right direction to help homeless
Jeff Rotmeyer is on a mission to change the lives of Hong Kong’s homeless. The 40-year-old English teacher at a local school, who lives with his wife and seven-year-old daughter in North Point, first witnessed the extent of the number of the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
West Brom in Hong Kong: Six things we’ve learned so far
West Bromwich Albion 's oriental adventure draws to a close this weekend. The players and coaching staff have spent the best part of a week in Hong Kong to prepare for and compete in the Premier League Asia Trophy. Albion's involvement in the competition ... ( read original story ...)
Out with the old in Hong Kong’s Hollywood Road as the antiques trade falls on hard times
Walking down the western tip of Hollywood Road is a step back into a Hong Kong that has long since been replaced by gleaming skyscrapers and high-end restaurants. It is home to an array of eclectic antiques shops that each contribute their own unique ... ( read original story ...)
Fewer than 10 doctors answer appeal for help from Hong Kong public hospitals struggling against flu surge
Fewer than 10 doctors from the Hong Kong Health Department have volunteered to work at overcrowded public hospitals on their days off to help battle a surge in summer flu patients, the city’s health minister said, three days after the government appealed ... ( read original story ...)
UK’s new chief judge could become first ever woman on Hong Kong’s top court
Hong Kong’s top court could soon get its first female judge, after its UK counterpart appointed its first ever female president. Lady Hale made history on Friday by becoming the third president of the UK’s Supreme Court since its inception in 2009 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s 2017 growth forecast could be revised up by half a percentage point, finance chief says, eyeing recovery
Hong Kong’s economy is improving at a rate faster than expected and the government could revise upwards its growth forecast for the year by half a percentage point from the original 2 to 3 per cent, the city’s finance chief said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tackles world’s first case of patient contracting Japanese encephalitis through blood transfusion
Hong Kong health authorities are tackling the world’s first case of a patient contracting the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, Japanese encephalitis (JE), through a blood transfusion. The 52-year-old man was fighting for his life at Queen Mary ... ( read original story ...)
Lease deal likely to end stand-off over joint immigration checkpoint for rail link from Hong Kong to mainland China
Hong Kong is expected to lease space inside the future high-speed rail terminus at West Kowloon to mainland Chinese authorities to implement a plan for a joint immigration checkpoint, under a deal to be announced as early as next week. The proposal will ... ( read original story ...)
Owner of Hong Kong’s priciest mansion completes US$530m purchase of Canary Wharf office
Cheung Kei Group, the property developer owned by the owner of Hong Kong’s most expensive mansion, has completed its £410 million (US$530 million) purchase of a landmark 12-story office building in London’s Canary Wharf, in the biggest real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Swiss Re pioneers parametric typhoon business interruption cover
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the large primary commercial insurance arm of the global reinsurance player, has launched an innovative new parametric insurance product designed to protect Hong Kong businesses against business interruption caused by typhoon ... ( read original story ...)
Fly Qantas business class using American Airlines points
It's a way to fly Qantas business class from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane to Singapore, Hong Kong or Tokyo for only $2,000 return. Also on the menu: a $2,000 business class round-trip from Sydney to Shanghai, Beijing or Bangkok. This isn’t some shonky ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Business School Is Readying International MBA Students For Careers In China
80-to-85% of MBA grads from Hong Kong’s CUHK Business School land jobs in Asia each year. Over 1,000 CUHK MBA alumni work in China. Michael Czoske joined CUHK with experience working for engineering companies across the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. ( read original story ...)