The recovery in Hong Kong’s tourism and shopping industries gained momentum in April, with double-digit growth in visitor numbers and retail sales. The city’s tourist arrivals rose 11 per cent for April on a year earlier, meaning a third month of large ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Chinese woman accused of taking photos in Hong Kong court admits snapping and uploading them but denies she was in contempt
The trial of a mainland Chinese woman accused of taking photographs during a Hong Kong court hearing related to the city’s 2014 pro-democracy Occupy protests began on Thursday, with two key eyewitnesses giving accounts of her actions. The two pupil ... ( read original story ...)
If asked to hand over a Chinese fugitive, Hong Kong should consult Beijing, former security minister Regina Ip says
Hong Kong should consult the central government if asked to hand over a Chinese fugitive to another country, the city’s former security minister said on Thursday, in a debate over its refusal to turn over a hacker to US authorities last year. ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG | China factory activity rises to 8-month high in upbeat sign
HONG KONG — Chinese factory activity grew at its fastest rate in eight months on stronger demand, a survey showed Thursday, in a positive sign for the world’s No. 2 economy despite trade tensions with the U.S. The official purchasing managers’ index ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, gay people prescribed prayers and no sex as a ‘cure’
HONG KONG (Thomson Reuters Foundation ... Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, property rights, climate change and resilience. ( read original story ...)
US business leaders bullish about Hong Kong’s future despite concerns over erosion of city’s freedoms under Chinese rule
Most US companies in Hong Kong believe there has been an erosion of the city’s “one country, two systems” form of government, a survey by one of the city’s largest business chambers revealed on Wednesday. However, while there was also a feeling ... ( read original story ...)
Pictures taken in Hong Kong courtroom found on phone seized from mainland Chinese woman accused of flouting photography rule
Three photos showing counsel and respondents in a legal case were found on the mobile phone seized from a mainland Chinese woman accused of courtroom photography, though she told a Hong Kong judge on Wednesday that Jesus believed she did not take them. ( read original story ...)
Woman living in Hong Kong public housing loses HK$26.4 million in love scam as online fraudsters strike again
A 56-year-old woman living in public housing has become the biggest victim of online love scams in Hong Kong, losing HK$26.4 million (US$3.3 million) in just 18 months. The victim, who is a supervisor in the accounts department of a local trading company ... ( read original story ...)
China leaned on Hong Kong not to hand fugitive to U.S., State Department says
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, rejected a request last year to surrender a fugitive into the custody of the United States, at China’s behest. In an annual report on the Asian financial hub this week ... ( read original story ...)
Second-hottest day ever for month of May in Hong Kong as mercury hits 38.6 degrees in countryside
Hong Kong experienced one of its hottest days ever in May, with bright sunshine and the sweltering heat on Tuesday sending the mercury up to 38.6 degrees Celsius in some parts of the countryside. The maximum temperature recorded at the Observatory in Tsim ... ( read original story ...)
In a first, Hong Kong refused US extradition bid following Beijing request, State Department report says
Hong Kong’s leader refused to hand over a fugitive to the US following a request by mainland authorities in the first such case since the city’s handover from Britain to China, American officials have revealed. The US Department of State stated in an ... ( read original story ...)
Automated bathing device helps elderly shower safely and earns inventor Spirit of Hong Kong award nomination
Now a team of bathroom automation specialists in Hong Kong is looking to address the problem. Samuel Hui Sing-kwong and his team have developed a device that can automate the entire process, which comprises rinsing, temperature control and soaping. ( read original story ...)
$1.7 Billion Bet Shows Hong Kong Developers’ on Hunt for Land in China
A bidding frenzy followed by a record price for a piece of commercial land in China is another sign that Hong Kong developers are pushing into the mainland. “There is not much room for further expansion in commercial real estate in Hong Kong,” said ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends MTR chief Frederick Ma after his comments on train derailment draw fire
Hong Kong’s leader defended her former peer Frederick Ma Si-hang on Tuesday, saying the MTR Corporation chairman had not meant his controversial remarks about not giving the media more details on a derailment during tests for the new express rail link to ... ( read original story ...)