A controversial plan to convert part of Hong Kong's historic Fanling golf course into public housing on Wednesday has been resisted by international golfing stars but praised by housing campaigners. T... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to partially develop historic golf course for housing
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong earmarked a slice of its historic Fanling golf course for public housing on Wednesday, a controversial plan which exposed the city's dramatic social divide and was resisted ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong intends to jail vaping offenders
He quickly became hooked, smoking 15 a day for more than a decade. Like so many other smokers, Hong Kong-based Chan didn't savor his addiction. He wanted to quit smoking cigarettes, but struggled to e... ( read original story ...)
Fortune tellers, letter writers and the last of Hong Kong’s traditional trades
Hopefully that helps conserve this place." "I tell people the whole truth according to what I see, even if it's bad news." Mahjong, a four-player game of skill and strategy, has been popular in Hong K... ( read original story ...)
What Type Of Shareholder Owns The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited’s (HKG:3)?
Help shape the future of investing tools and receive a $20 prize! A look at the shareholders of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (HKG:3) can tell us which group is most powerful. ( read original story ...)
China Unveils Plan to Tie Hong Kong, Macau Closer to Mainland
The plan, issued by Xinhua News Agency late Monday, said the government will seek to turn the area into a leading global innovation hub, boost infrastructure connectivity between cities, strengthen Ho... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland narrows loss to HK$54m
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort reported today that the company reduced its net loss by HK$291 million to HK$54 million for the year ended September 28, 2018. This represented an 84 percent improvement fr... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong serves as crossroads for criminal wildlife trade
HONG KONG — It was after dark on a Tuesday evening in December 2017 when the vans pulled onto Island House Lane, a placid side street of residential complexes and community garden plots in the suburba... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland pulls in 6.7m visitors
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort said attendance at the theme park grew by 8 percent form the year before to 6.7 million. Locals accounted for 40 percent of visitors and mainlanders made up 34 percent. Vis... ( read original story ...)
Have Insiders Been Buying Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited (HKG:423) Shares?
So we’ll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited (HKG:423). It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board ... ( read original story ...)
Male privilege: The rural Hong Kong men who have special rights
Hong Kong (AFP) - Sitting in the spacious courtyard of an 18th-century ancestral hall belonging to his clan, William Liu defiantly rejects a lucrative birthright that his special status as one of Hong ... ( read original story ...)
E-cigarettes, facing Hong Kong ban: a healthy way to quit tobacco or a risk in themselves?
Vaping could soon be all but banned in Hong Kong. Under a change to the law set to face its first reading at the Legislative Council next Wednesday, anyone who imports, makes, sells or promotes new sm... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong plays key role in helping mother of young woman killed in Taiwan seek justice for daughter
Beijing’s main representative outfit in Hong Kong, the liaison office, played a key role in helping the mother of a young woman killed in Taiwan, whose case prompted the government to propose amending ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong transport subsidy scheme launches with minor hiccups for tap-and-go Octopus card top-ups at stores
A new transport subsidy scheme in Hong Kong enabling commuters to earn rebates on their Octopus cards kicked off on Saturday with some hiccups at kiosks in convenience stores. Under the Public Transpo... ( read original story ...)