Hong Kong’s No 2 official has denied allegations that the government is targeting former financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah by demanding that he provide information regarding his failure to declare his participation in a TV programme. Chief ... ( read original story ...)
Former CEO, 66, drowns during Hong Kong triathlon event on Lantau Island
A 66-year-old former CEO drowned during a Hong Kong triathlon event on Lantau Island on Sunday. Martin So was unconscious when he was lifted from waters near Sunny Bay MTR station at about 8am. He was taken to North Lantau Hospital, where he was declared dead. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Possible For Breeze
Healy Racing Photos Librisa Breeze could now tackle the Hong Kong Sprint following his victory on Champions Day at Ascot. Trainer Dean Ivory finally bagged a first Group One win on the biggest stage as Robert Winston partnered the grey to beat a classy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Exchange bids goodbye
(AFP photo) HONG KONG, China — In its heyday in the 1980s ... Market information spread quickly and clients would call in for the latest news, Cheung remembers. But despite apparent chaos, Cheung says there was a “culture of trust”. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Racing: G2 Premier Bowl Handicap
Hong Kong’s two highest-rated gallopers lead a strong team of four from the Size yard, with the high-class Amazing Kids (129lb) and D B Pin (116lb) also in the field of 11. Champion jockey Joao Moreira has sided with Thewizardofoz, prompting speculation ... ( read original story ...)
Cashing out: The end of Hong Kong’s historic trading floor
Hong Kong (AFP) - In its heyday in the 1980s ... Market information spread quickly and clients would call in for the latest news, Cheung remembers. But despite apparent chaos, Cheung says there was a "culture of trust". On slower days, traders played ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘king of judicial reviews’ to quit city and legal battles after HK$40 million in fees and just one win
After losing all but one of more than 30 legal challenges against policies he thought unfair and having incurred HK$40 million in fees, Hong Kong’s “king of judicial reviews” has decided to call it a day. But Kwok Cheuk-kin, 78, said it was more his ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Outbound Travelers Keen on Short-haul and Exotic Destinations
Less interest in Europe and North America Travelzoo Hong Kong has also recommended over 100 deals to Europe and North America during the six months. The collective performance of the two continents is as good as Thailand. "With news about terrorist attacks ... ( read original story ...)
Divers take home prizes for snaps of Hong Kong’s underwater world
A group of 36 certified divers-cum-photographers were presented with awards on Saturday for their outstanding sub-aqua snaps around Hong Kong waters. The Hong Kong Underwater Photo and Video Competition, co-organised by the government’s Agriculture ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested in Hong Kong for calmly shoving cleaner onto rail track
A man from Southeast Asia was arrested in Hong Kong on Saturday morning for pushing a cleaner onto a rail track in the town of Yuen Long. The incident was captured on CCTV footage that has since gone viral and which appears to show the 59-year-old female ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Hong Kong’s high-rise prostitution ring
From the outside, it looks no different to the skyscrapers that surround it. Looking up, its dishevelled 22-floor facade camouflages itself with its neighbours in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay, despite the suburb’s reputation for its luxury malls and boutiques. ( read original story ...)
Filmmaker Wong Kar-wai becomes first Hong Kong director to win Lumière Award
Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, director of Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love, has been honoured with a prestigious award at a major film festival in Lyon, France. Wong became the first local director to win the Lumière Award – often ... ( read original story ...)
Boosting R&D in Hong Kong requires more than just funds, scientists say
Hong Kong scientists have cast doubt on the government’s vision for the city as an“international hub for scientific research” but claim its pledge to double spending on research and development is a step in the right direction. This would contribute ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to roll out electronic identification in two years to boost e-transactions
The government’s HK$100 million plan to issue “electronic identification” for Hong Kong residents to allow easier access to online public and commercial services parallels a similar plan unveiled 17 years ago that never took off as hoped. The Post ... ( read original story ...)