Today he looks back on Hong Kong Historically Fiji have always dominated the Hong Kong Sevens and 2017 was no exception. The Olympic Champions claimed their first tournament victory of the season with a pulsating 22-0 victory over South Africa in the final. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Face Fiji, Canada and Russia at Singapore Rugby Sevens
The Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) has confirmed the final 13-man sevens squad to compete in this weekend's Singapore Sevens (15-16 April). As Asian Sevens champions, Hong Kong were invited by World Rugby to participate as the 16th team in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong girl barred from liver donation thanks donor after ‘successful’ last-minute transplant
Alex Lam Chi-yau, chairman of Hong Kong Patients’ Voices, said: “Psychological assessment should be more thorough… for example maybe three psychological experts are needed and the person won’t be allowed to donate even if one expert disagrees.” ( read original story ...)
CS opens anniversary expo
Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung launched the roving exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at D•PARK in Tsuen Wan today. Under the theme "Together • Progress • Opportunity", the exhibition will ... ( read original story ...)
Prada sees revival in Hong Kong, China markets after reporting 2016 profit drop
Prada SpA said it is now firmly back on track for growth after reporting a recovery of its business in Hong Kong and mainland China last year. The Hong Kong-listed company also vowed to make all its brands, from Miu Miu to Church’s, ready for order on ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Hong Kong Finance Group entered into loan agreement for amount of hk$20.0 mln
April 13 Hong Kong Finance Group Ltd : * Loan agreement was entered into between hk finance as lender and customer d as borrower * HK finance granted a secured loan in principal amount of hk$20.0 million to borrower for a term of twelve months Source text ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong man admits to sexually assaulting adopted daughter, 11, in bunk bed shared by family
A pest controller admitted in a Hong Kong court on Thursday that he sexually assaulted his 11-year-old adopted daughter on four occasions in a bunk bed shared by the family. His relatives and friends called for leniency as they wrote in mitigation that he ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong section of mega-bridge to open by end of the year
The Hong Kong section of the multibillion-dollar bridge linking the city to Zhuhai and Macau is on track for completion by the end of this year, as three sections of a key 12km highway, which will eventually lead to the bridge, will be fully connected this ... ( read original story ...)
15 injured in ‘serious’ stall alert incident on Qantas flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong
FIFTEEN passengers were injured on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong after a serious stall alert last Friday, it has just emerged. Authorities will now begin a serious incident investigation after a ‘stick shaker’ warning activated on the ... ( read original story ...)
'Phoney': official Hong Kong song marking 1997 British handover panned
If the mandarins in the Hong Kong government are to be believed, the city is “shining ever brighter… up on the world stage” and they are “astounding the world as we always have”. But the overly sunny picture painted in a new song released by the ... ( read original story ...)
Planned rules to shake up Asia wealth managers' fee-sharing business
HONG KONG Hong Kong and Singapore are set to launch new disclosure rules for wealth managers on what they are paid by funds to sell their products, moves aimed at revealing conflicts of interest but which could disrupt a business that generates billions of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks pare back losses at midday; Tencent hits record, Cathay Pacific also rises
Hong Kong stocks pared back losses to end the morning session slightly lower on Thursday, as gains in Cathay Pacific Airways and Tencent helped to buoy the index, in spite of a cautious tone after US stocks ended lower in overnight trade. The Hang Seng ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks jump as Xi-Trump call soothes North Korea fears
Hong Kong stocks enjoyed a late surge on Wednesday to erase earlier losses, after China’s President reportedly called for a peaceful resolution of the North Korean security crisis in a phone call to his American counterpart. The Hang Seng Index shot up ... ( read original story ...)
Fifteen Qantas passengers injured in 'serious' mid-air incident during flight to Hong Kong
The drama unfolded about 110km south east of Hong Kong last Friday after flight QF29 took off from Melbourne. The 'stick-shaker' device causes the aircraft's control stick to vibrate noisily to warn the pilot of an imminent stall. It takes a physical ... ( read original story ...)