Category: NEWS

Worker News grew out of the dock worker strike in 2013, one of the biggest labour movements in Hong Kong in the past decade. At the time, dock workers at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal went on strike for 40 days over work conditions and wages against ... ( read original story ...)

The foreword to Hong Kong’s national anthem bill will “mention the promotion of patriotic spirit”, similar to what is in the mainland law, the city’s constitutional and mainland affairs chief said on Friday. Patrick Nip Tak-kuen said this to ... ( read original story ...)

The South China Morning Post has been recognised for excellence in news and business writing and page design by the Newspaper Society of Hong Kong, winning top prizes in those categories in the 2017 Hong Kong News Awards. Senior reporter Phila Siu bagged ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's top court has appointed former Supreme Court chief justice Beverley McLachlin to sit as a non-permanent common-law judge on the Court of Final Appeal. McLachlin, who recently retired from Canada's Supreme Court, will take up her new role once ... ( read original story ...)

In what is being seen as a move to highlight the importance of the national constitution for Hong Kong and Macau, bureaucrat Shen Chunyao ... as head of both the Basic Law committees of the two cities, state news agency Xinhua reported. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has launched an action plan to step up the fight against human trafficking and protection for 370,000 foreign domestic helpers in the city, the No 2 official announced on Wednesday, amid repeated criticism by the United States and human rights ... ( read original story ...)

As pop superstars Bruno Mars and Katy Perry will no doubt show during their springtime concerts in Hong Kong, one thing counts above all others when you’re up on stage. That’s to have a great time and make sure the audience does too. Achieving that ... ( read original story ...)

In an interview with Bloomberg News in June, the HKEX chief said additional trading links, including those for ETFs, derivatives and commodities, would see Hong Kong become a “global deployment center’’ for Chinese wealth. He added that the IPO link ... ( read original story ...)

Concerns over further political vetting in Hong Kong elections mounted on Tuesday as a mainland official said city residents who call for an end to “one-party dictatorship” in China might be disqualified from running for local office. Chen Sixi ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has witnessed the launch of a news aggregator app called ‘Hong Kong Headline’. The mobile app has sparked chatter that it could pose a threat to traditional media, particularly the free newspaper Headline Daily. The new ‘Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Whilst the SFC has in the past issued warnings to companies, today’s news marks the first intervention to shut down an ICO in Hong Kong. Black Cell Technology are developing a mobile-based food marketplace named Krops, which they believe will simplify ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s taxi driver alliance on Tuesday dug in its heels over ride-hailing services, claiming that police had promised to come down harder on Uber and warning that if enforcement was lax, cabbies would act to “defend” their rights. The ... ( read original story ...)

After years of cushy rental deals from the government, Hong Kong’s elite sports clubs operating 27 facilities will have to stump up one-third of the market value of each site to renew their leases – but this rule will only kick in nine years later in 2027. ( read original story ...)

Li Ka-shing’s retirement marks end of era for empire builders New generation now faces pressure to run conglomerates wisely The retirement of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing marks another milestone in a vast wealth transfer now underway from a scrappy ... ( read original story ...)