The 37-year-old former equity broker says his family will join him in the UK in July as he attempts to make a name for himself on the PDC Tour. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s post-2019 lost generation
Neither of the East nor of the West, sadly, our rebellious youth are like a clean slate on which people and governments with an agenda are only too happy to write their own messages and overwrite ... ( read original story ...)
As Covid-19 crisis keeps visitors away, Hong Kong’s battered travel agents run out of options, hope for financial relief
Hong Kong travel agents to close last year, while others downsized or began sharing premises to cut costs and carry on. “We never imagined business for the whole of 2020 would stop like that. It’s ... ( read original story ...)
Undeveloped 1.3 acres in Hong Kong sells for $935M
Wharf Holdings led a consortium of investors on a record-breaking land purchase, showing the confidence some developers have in Hong Kong’s market. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plans to start Covid-19 vaccination in early March; also plans money flow scrutiny of Chinese officials
Hong Kong can start vaccinations for Covid-19 in early March if everything goes as planned, the city’s Civil Service Secretary Patrick Nip said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest 72-year-old woman over suspected animal cruelty after video of dog abuse emerges
Hong Kong police have arrested a 72-year-old woman over suspected cruelty to animals after receiving a tip-off about a video in which a dog was seen tied to a tree branch and being swung around. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: low-income cross-border families want cheaper coronavirus tests, quarantine-free access to mainland to unite with relatives
Cross-border families on low incomes who are separated by Covid-19 travel restrictions have urged the Hong Kong and central governments to lift the 14-day quarantine requirement and provide cheaper ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong welfare minister rejects calls for a temporary unemployment fund to help jobless through the pandemic
Hong Kong's welfare chief has rejected fresh calls for a temporary unemployment fund to support those out of work, after predicting the city's jobless rate would soon surpass 7 per cent. Secretary for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s finance minister signals there will be no cash handout in his coming budget, despite surge in stamp duty revenue
In rallying call, Paul Chan urges Hong Kong enterprises to harness economic opportunities despite Sino-US tensions he predicts will endure under Biden presidency. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong plans stricter money laundering checks on Chinese officials
Chinese mainland officials who stash ill-gotten wealth in Hong Kong will face fresh scrutiny over their financial affairs under a planned tightening of money laundering regulations in the territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: Covid-19 daily caseload drops to 12, while officials warn against misplaced optimism
But authorities caution fewer screenings expected over Lunar New Year holiday when people reluctant to visit doctors and most private clinics are closed. ( read original story ...)
Made in Hong Kong was once world-famous. But now it’s disappearing from Australian shops
Despite a resurgence in buying Made in Hong Kong products, experts say it's difficult for the label to reclaim its glory days of the 1980s. ( read original story ...)
Plagued by dwindling harvests and shrinking shellfish, Hong Kong oyster farmers turn to conservation group for answers
Now they are counting on a scientific study of Deep Bay, in Lau Fau Shan, to help turn the tide and ensure they can continue selling their sun-dried “golden oysters” and protect the shellfish habitat ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: closed under social-distancing measures, dying bars urge authorities to let them restart business as pandemic eases
Lan Kwai Fong Group chairman Allan Zeman says bars are on ‘life support’ and ‘will do anything the government wants’ in order to restart their business. ( read original story ...)