Strong winds blew over Hong Kong on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Barijat moved closer to the city but all attention was focused on a larger threat – Super Typhoon Mangkhut – barrelling towards the Sout... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces itself for Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest tropical storm in decades
HONG KONG: Hong Kong was on Thursday (Sep 13) preparing for Super Typhoon Mangkhut, predicted to make landfall this weekend. It may be the strongest ever tropical storm to lash the city in decades, th... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Vancouver researchers argue shark-fin soup must be abandoned to prevent shark extinction
According to Hong Kong government data, shark fin exports to mainland China ... study co-author and Sea Around Us principal investigator Daniel Pauly stated in a news release. “This overexploitation h... ( read original story ...)
China’s top official in Hong Kong says his office must act as ‘guardian’ of ‘one country, two systems’ policy
Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs has pledged to adopt an “innovative and creative” attitude in coping with difficulties that arise in the special administrative regions, w... ( read original story ...)
Super Typhoon Mangkhut: Hong Kong ramps up preparations, with clearer picture of storm’s direction possible by Friday
Hong Kong will have a clearer idea by Friday at the earliest whether it will face the full force of Super Typhoon Mangkhut this weekend. As of Thursday night, forecasters in the city and around the re... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police chief Stephen Lo to stay in job for extra year despite reaching retirement age as there is no one to replace him
Hong Kong’s police chief Stephen Lo Wai-chung has had his contract extended for another year, despite the fact he will reach the mandatory retirement age in November. The government announced the move ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces for upcoming “strongest-ever” super typhoon
HONG KONG, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong is preparing for a super typhoon that is predicted to land this weekend and may be the strongest ever in the city since records began. The upcoming Super Typh... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Play Host to International Cricket Tournament Featuring Mainland China, Japan and Korea
HONG KONG, Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- This week marks the start of the Cricket East Asia Cup, that is taking place in three venues across Hong Kong from the 13 th to 16 th September. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club lease allows government to evict it at just three months’ notice
Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club can be asked to vacate its premises at three months’ notice if the building is “not being used to the satisfaction” of the government, according to the lease, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s dengue fever outbreak on the wane
Hong Kong’s dengue fever scare appeared to be petering out on Wednesday with no local infections reported for more than a week, but medical experts warned the threat of imported cases remained. In the ... ( read original story ...)
The future of Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong (CNN) — Though bigger and swankier airports continue to open around the globe every year, the 20-year-old Hong Kong International Airport is still regarded as one of the best -- and most pro... ( read original story ...)
Super Typhoon Mangkhut: Hong Kong and Philippines storm ‘could impact 43 million people’
A “super typhoon” is hurtling towards the Philippines and Hong Kong. Up to 43.3 million people could be affected by Super Typhoon Mangkhut as agencies warned of a “high humanitarian impact”. It has be... ( read original story ...)
Restriction on Hong Kong barristers taking second job set to be eased under proposed changes to Bar Association Code of Conduct
The rule on second careers made the news in 2015 when barrister Albert Leung Sze-ho challenged ... ruling that the freedom under Article 33 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, only meant ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s No. 2 Tech IPO Is Said to Draw Tepid Retail Demand
Meituan Dianping, the Chinese restaurant review and delivery giant, received a tepid response from individual investors for a Hong Kong initial public offering that’s seeking to raise as much as $4.4 ... ( read original story ...)