Johannesburg - The notorious Hong Kong in-flight “organised criminals”, who apparently rob sleeping passengers, are believed to have been behind thefts allegedly perpetrated aboard an SAA flight this ... ( read original story ...)
Give Hong Kong chief executive power to grant workers post-typhoon day off, lawmakers urge
Hong Kong’s two rival political camps put aside their differences on Thursday to lobby the government for a law empowering the city’s leader to give workers the day off after extreme weather such as r... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Dollar Could Get All Shook Up as Cash Pool Shrinks
Prepare for even greater swings in the Hong Kong dollar and funding costs in the city, as a shrinking pool of liquidity amplifies moves in interest rates. Hong Kong’s one-week interbank borrowing cost ... ( read original story ...)
Online scammers bet it pays to be a Hong Kong politician as more fake Facebook profiles uncovered impersonating high-profile names
Hong Kong politicians are seemingly in high demand, at least among online scammers. The city’s former commerce minister Greg So Kam-leung has joined ex-lawmaker James Tien Pei-chun by becoming the sec... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong star Andy Lau voices support for land reclamation in promotional video
Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau Tak-wah has thrown his support behind an idea to reclaim 2,200 hectares of land for housing to the east of Lantau Island, in a new video by the think tank that proposed th... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bishop fears Chinese Catholic ‘suppression’ to continue despite Vatican pact
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s leading Catholic cleric said on Wednesday that he feared continued suppression of Catholics in mainland China despite a landmark accord struck last month between the ... ( read original story ...)
Living on a boat in Hong Kong: you can’t forget to buy sugar, everything must be planned and you may need a sampan to get to shore
Going by Hong Kong’s astronomical property prices, airline worker David Jones (not his real name) scored the deal of a lifetime. For HK$2 million (US$255,000), he bought a 1,500 sq ft Aberdeen propert... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘chief resilience officer’ could speed up recovery from typhoons and other major incidents, global advocacy group says
Hong Kong should follow in the footsteps of Singapore, Kyoto and dozens of other cities by creating an official post tasked with strengthening responses to shocks and stresses from typhoons to pandemi... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader optimistic about future of high-speed rail link with mainland China, as record 78,000 catch trains on National Day
The newly opened high-speed railway connecting Hong Kong with mainland China is bound to “become more attractive”, even though passenger numbers have been lower than anticipated, Chief Executive Carri... ( read original story ...)
Security guards who stopped pro-independence protesters entering government forecourt were reasonable, says Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam
Hong Kong’s leader has said it was “reasonable” to stop protesters holding pro-independence banners entering the forecourt of government headquarters after a rally on Monday. Chief Executive Carrie La... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong August Retail Sales Growth Picks up on Tourism Boost
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's retail sales grew at a faster pace in August compared with the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday, although the outlook remains overshadowed by ... ( read original story ...)
Short Sellers Reload in Hong Kong as Stocks, Currency Slump
Everything from the Sino-U.S. trade dispute and higher interest rates has made negative sentiment the flavor of the year in Hong Kong, where stocks have just clocked a fifth straight monthly decline. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong malls switch from targeting luxury buyers to feeding hungry shoppers
But there is one area where digital outlets cannot hope to compete: food and drink. Because of this, shopping centres in Hong Kong have been allocating more space to meet the needs of hungry shoppers. ... ( read original story ...)
Almost quarter of plastic bottles washed up on Hong Kong beaches come from Coca-Cola Company
Almost a quarter of plastic bottles washed up on Hong Kong beaches come from the Coca-Cola Company, according to a survey by a local green group, which is urging producers to take responsibility for t... ( read original story ...)