[Hong Kong, 23 July 2018] The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH), owner and operator of The Peninsula Hotels, hosted an award ceremony on 23 July at the newly renovated The Peninsula Beijing, ... ( read original story ...)
As China’s vaccine crisis unfolds, Hong Kong needs ‘urgent policy’ against ‘coming influx’ of visitors seeking jabs
Hong Kong urgently requires a policy to ensure local children receive necessary vaccines before an influx of mainlanders drives up demand in the coming months, experts have said. The warning from doct... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Property Bears Rear Their Heads (Yet Again)
Hong Kong’s property market has a habit of humbling the bears, shattering predictions that the laws of gravity must eventually prevail. But, now, a crosscurrent of headwinds -- from a slowing Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds protest over Hong Kong’s move to ban separatist political party
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters on Saturday rallied against the government's attempt to ban a political party, saying it dealt the most serious threat to the city' ... ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong racist? Prejudice against ethnic minorities, especially Africans, undermines city’s claim to be truly international
Lok is president of the Hong Kong African Association which she hopes will be allowed to convert an abandoned school in their village into an activity centre. Despite approval by the Town Planning Boa... ( read original story ...)
China threatens to ban Hong Kong’s independence-minded party
"Hong Kong has freedom of association, but that right is not without restriction," Lee said at a news conference. Most people in the city of 7.3 million do not support independence. Beijing has repeat... ( read original story ...)
Pro-independence Hong Kong party faces possible ban
Chan said he suspected the proposed ban is related to a trip he made to Taiwan earlier this month, when he held a news conference with politicians there to talk about the human rights situation in Hon... ( read original story ...)
In a first, Chinese-ruled Hong Kong moves to ban separatist group
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Tuesday kick-started a process which could lead to a ban on a group that promotes secession from China, the first time since the former British colony's return to Ch... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong May Ban Political Party That Seeks Independence From China
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday they were considering banning a political party that advocates the city’s independence from China, an aggressive move against separatist sentiments t... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong men look for sex on WeChat, end up scammed out of HK$10 million in six months
About 300 Hong Kong men seeking sex services lost nearly HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) in just six months, to swindlers posing as foreign women studying in the city, prompting police to issue a scam ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian teacher banned from Hong Kong kindergarten amid child molestation charges
A Canadian teacher accused of molesting two girls at a Hong Kong kindergarten has been banned from returning to the school while facing criminal charges over the alleged incident. Robert Scott Johnson ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s schoolchildren are stressed out – and their parents are making matters worse
Hong Kong children are stressed, not only because of long hours of studying, frequent testing, and too much homework, but also because of pushy and demanding parents. I was shocked by a recent news re... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court will hear application to temporarily ban controversial checkpoint plan before cross-border rail link opens
A Hong Kong court will next month hear an application to temporarily ban a controversial joint-checkpoint plan for the new cross-border express rail link, ahead of its expected opening in September. T... ( read original story ...)
PHOTOS: Hong Kong’s mass housing complexes
The booming population -- along with record-high housing prices in major cities like Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai -- has prompted the development of "mass housing" complexes. Many people are also t... ( read original story ...)