Macao is slapping a levy on junket operators that threatens to "kill" the casino hub's once-thriving VIP business, industry insiders say. The city has started enforcing a 5% tax on the commissions ...
Hong Kong court makes landmark ruling protecting transgender rights
Hong Kong's top court on Monday ruled that the policy of barring transgender people from changing their gender shown on ID cards unless they undergo full sex reassignment surgery violates their rights ...
Hong Kong to unveil measures to offset environmental impact of Lantau Tomorrow Vision in second half of 2023, official says
Head of project’s Sustainable Lantau Office says environmental alleviation measures for 1,000-hectare reclamation project will be announced in the second half of this year.
HKTDC: Hong Kong Ready For Business Delegation Arrives In Riyadh – Mid-East.Info
– 30-strong Delegation to explore opportunities with govt. and business community of Saudi Arabia – HK's strengths in finance, technology, sus ...
Hong Kong Opposition in Court as Landmark National-Security Trial Opens
Politicians and activists face up to life in prison, as Hong Kong’s government launches a marketing blitz aimed at restoring the city’s reputation as a business hub.
Disney’s Hong Kong service drops ‘Simpsons’ episode with ‘forced labor’ reference
Walt Disney Co has cut an episode from the hit cartoon series "The Simpsons" that contains a reference to "forced labour camps" in China from its streaming service in Hong Kong, according to a check ...
HKTDC: Hong Kong ready for business; Delegation arrives in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia - HK's strengths in finance, technology, sustainability to facilitate Kingdom's strategic development Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - ACN Newswire - - A delegation of business leaders from the ...
Subversion trial for Hong Kong political activists opens
Some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists have gone on trial in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists go on trial in landmark national security case
Hong Kong’s largest national security law trial opened on Monday with 47 of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy activists facing up to life imprisonment in a landmark case that could spell the end ...
Hong Kong’s Biggest Security Trial Set to Start in Test for City
The mass trial of prominent pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong gets underway Monday in the city’s largest national security case to date and a test of the rule of law that has underpinned the ...
In Pictures: Hong Kong fabric traders face material losses as they bid farewell to decades-old market
Tammy Ho put on a brave face for the farewell photograph. But as the sign on her family’s fabric stall was taken down, she was silent and tearful. The deep red characters “Shun Cheong Piece Good” were ...
Hong Kong’s talent exodus to Singapore: can it be reversed and is ‘a new wave of expats’ inbound?
Those who’ve left may not return, but insiders say Hong Kong’s status as a gateway to mainland China will attract ‘a new wave of expats’ following the money – as Singapore battles rising inflation and ...
“Hello Hong Kong” Launched with 500,000 Free Air Tickets and City-Wide Offers
Hong Kong is sending its greatest welcome to the world with 500,000 free air tickets, as well as city-wide offers covering “Hong Kong Goodies” visitor consumption vouchers, to entice travellers to com ...
Misery at tills as Hong Kong’s retail figures drop 0.9 per cent in 2022, but experts predict uptick in second half of this year
Retail sales amounted to HK$349.9 billion last year, while total volume fell by 3.4 per cent over 2021's figures. Experts say expected increase in visitors as pandemic curbs finally end should bode ...