Henderson Land Development will invest a total of HK$113 billion ($14.5 billion) to build an iconic landmark with 1.6 million square feet (148,645 square meters) of office and retail space in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will offer extra shots to high-risk residents next week.
Hong Kong has said that it will offer free additional doses of Covid vaccines to residents with a higher risk of illness starting on Nov. 11. Cancer patients, organ transplant rec ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong record runner Harry Loasby coaches youngsters to focus on fulfilment not performance, after growing tired of bureaucracy
Harry Loasby hopes happy runners will make fast runners as he founds Buffalo Running Company to focus on youth. ( read original story ...)
Starbucks Hong Kong Is Now Serving Up Vegan Seafood
Starbucks Hong Kong has just added a new plant-based option to its menu, collaborating with Green Monday’s food tech arm OmniFoods for the dish. The new offer ... ( read original story ...)
3 children injured as 2 buffaloes ram into pupils on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island
Incident captured in 24-second clip shows adult buffalo chasing another as they head towards a group of pupils at a car park near Pui O. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong judges strike down government bid to expand protest prosecutions
Hong Kong’s highest court has quashed an attempt by the city’s prosecutors to charge people for rioting or illegal assembly even if they are not physically present at the scene. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Top Court Narrows Scope for Charging Protesters
The city’s highest court ruled against the government in a landmark rioting case, a decision likely to draw greater scrutiny from Beijing of the Chinese territory’s British-style justice system amid a ... ( read original story ...)
Google doodle honours Charles K Kao, Hong Kong’s only Nobel laureate and the father of fibre optics
Kao laid the groundwork for the development of modern communications with his seminal work on fibre optics in the 1960s. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Update: Hong Kong reports 7 new imported COVID-19 cases
Out of the newly reported cases, six were found to carry mutant strains, while the viral load of one case is insufficient for a mutation test, the CHP said. ( read original story ...)
Mainland China Passengers to Be Segregated at Hong Kong Airport
Passengers traveling from mainland China will be segregated at Hong Kong’s airport, in a move aimed at convincing the Chinese government to reopen the border with the city. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Covid-Vaccine Maker Clover Biopharma Set for Hong Kong Debut
China’s Clover Biopharmaceuticals is set to debut on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on Friday as it races to win regulatory approval and begin shipments of its Covid-19 vaccine. Though founded in ... ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong Court Rules Against Government Bid to Expand Riot Prosecutions
Hong Kong's top court on Thursday quashed attempts by the city's government to prosecute people for rioting or illegal assembly even without being present at the scene - a ruling lawyers described as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s unique history with currency may prove valuable for crypto
The city’s monetary authority is currently studying the feasibility of retail digital cash, and one of the design options laid out in a technical white paper looks promising. ( read original story ...)
Warburg-Backed Hong Kong Firm That Uses AI for Drug Discovery Files for U.S. IPO
Insilico Medicine, a Hong Kong-based company that uses artificial intelligence to drive drug discovery, filed confidentially for a U.S. initial public offering last week, according to people familiar ... ( read original story ...)