A 21-year-old man died in a haunted house in Hong Kong after being hit by a moving coffin, the amusement park's officials say. The man, surnamed Cheung, was hit by a coffin on Saturday at an attraction called Buried Alive at Hong Kong's Ocean Park. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Man dies at haunted house attraction
A 21-year-old has died after reportedly being struck by a mechanical object while walking through a haunted house attraction in Hong Kong. The man, identified only by his surname Cheung, was found unconscious five minutes after entering the Buried Alive ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Regulator’s IPO Setback Doesn’t Mean It’s Backing Down
Hong Kong’s securities regulator may have failed to win public support for a larger oversight role in the city’s stock listings, but that doesn’t mean it’s backing down. The Securities and Futures Commission is seen pushing ahead with efforts to ... ( read original story ...)
Why are Hong Kong’s expats still down in the dumps about living in the city?
Eco warrior Jo Wilson has lived in Hong Kong with her family for 21 years, but she feels so depressed about the city’s environmental situation that she is increasingly splitting her time between here and her home in Britain. The founder of environmental ... ( read original story ...)
Siu Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island labelled worst paying area for domestic helpers amid campaign for wage increase
Employers living in Siu Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island’s northeast side pay the lowest salaries in the city to domestic helpers, a survey has found. The average rate in the area was HK$4,315, just HK$5 above the minimum salary, it was revealed. At the other ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong singer and actress Josie Ho is making new music
To say that Josie Ho has been busy is an understatement. The Hong Kong singer and actress is putting out new music, touring Asia and has shot a new travel show on TLC. Together with her indie rock band, "Josie and the Uni Boys," Ho is releasing seven new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ framework under pressure – Britain
HONG KONG (Reuters) - “Important areas” of Hong Kong’s “One Country, Two Systems” framework are coming under growing pressure, illustrated by developments such as reports of mainland security officials operating in the autonomous city ... ( read original story ...)
Refinancing Looms for HNA’s Hong Kong Projects
Sign up here to receive our newsletter. When HNA Group Co., the Chinese conglomerate that’s been buying up companies worldwide, spent $3.5 billion in Hong Kong earlier this year on land for its first luxury real estate development, it had no problems get ... ( read original story ...)
What must Hong Kong do to rein in surging home prices?
Hong Kong’s home prices may be surging from one record high to another, but the prospect of reining them in over the next decade may not be as far-fetched as sceptics make it out to be, according to experts. Price corrections however, will also depend on ... ( read original story ...)
Nothing wrong with Hong Kong independence posters as long as no advocacy: university head
Putting up posters to discuss Hong Kong independence in universities is acceptable as long as the material does not advocate it, according to the head of a tertiary institution embroiled in the recent banner row. Leonard Cheng Kwok-hon, president of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IT chiefs having trouble finding talent, poll shows
The government may struggle to implement its “smart city” initiatives, with Hong Kong’s chief information officers saying they are finding it increasingly hard to hire IT workers, according to a poll by an international recruiter. In the survey by US ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mobile operators declare price war in bid for new customers as Apple launches iPhone X
China Mobile, one of the four major mobile operators in Hong Kong, cut its monthly package fee by 25 per cent on Tuesday – the last one to jump into the price war ahead of the latest iPhone launch. CSL fired the first shot last week by offering discounts ... ( read original story ...)
‘Not question of freedom of speech’: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam takes aim at independence banners and malicious posters
Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday said the posting of malicious or pro-independence messages on university noticeboards was not a question of freedom of speech, but a constitutional issue of respect for the “one country, two systems” governing formula ... ( read original story ...)
‘Nazis are not welcome here’ protests greet Steve Bannon as Trump’s fired alt-right aide gives speech in Hong Kong to Communist-owned bank – and the press are banned
Steve Bannon was greeted by protesters accusing him of being a racist and a Nazi as he arrived in Hong Kong Tuesday for his first public speech since leaving the White House. The firebrand former aide was speaking at an event hosted by an arm of a ... ( read original story ...)